2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
College Basketball Invitational champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–14 (10–8 MW)
Head coach
  • Eric Musselman (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Doug Stewart
  • Jay Morris
  • Jermaine Kimbrough
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2015–16 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 10   .737
Fresno State † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714
Boise State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Nevada 10 – 8   .556 24 – 14   .632
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531
Colorado State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
UNLV 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
Wyoming 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
San Jose State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State 2 games to 1 to become the CBI champions.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished season 9–22, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV. At the end of the season, head coach David Carter was fired. He compiled a record of 98–97 in six seasons.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stelios Papafloratos 10 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Athens, Greece Transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State
Patrick Conroy 11 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Novato, CA Walk-on, left the team
Michael Perez 23 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Ronnie Stevens, Jr. 33 F/C 6'8" 230 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marcus Marshall 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Saint Paul, MN Transferred from Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Marshall will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jordan Caroline 14 F 6'6" 235 Sophomore Champaign, IL Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caroline will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lindsey Drew
PG 		Los Angeles, CA Fairfax HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Cameron Oliver (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Grant HS Sacramento, CA
G 1 Marqueze Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bishop Alemany HS Mission Hills, CA
G 2 Tyron Criswell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Omaha Benson HS
Central CC 		Omaha, NE
C 3 AJ West 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Create Charter
Monroe College 		Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Kaileb Rodriguez 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr ThunderRidge HS
Sheridan College 		Highlands Ranch, CO
G 10 Marcus Marshall (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Johnson Sr. HS
Missouri State 		Saint Paul, MN
F 12 Elijah Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Rainier Beach HS Seattle, WA
G 14 Lindsey Drew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 15 DJ Fenner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA
F 20 Robyn Missa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lutheran HS Berlin, Germany
G 21 Eric Cooper, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So IMG Academy Long Beach, CA
F 24 Jordan Caroline (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Montverde Academy
Southern Illinois 		Champaign, IL
F 34 Lucas Stivrins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr North Pointe Prep
Pratt CC 		Scottsdale, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		Dominican (CA) W 82–52 
Lawlor Events Center (2,139)
Reno, NV
11/06/2015*
7:00 pm 		Alaska–Fairbanks W 84–53 
Lawlor Events Center (3,543)
Reno, NV
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm 		vs. Coastal Carolina
Rainbow Classic 		W 73–56  1–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,259)
Honolulu, HI
11/15/2015*
4:00 pm 		vs. Montana State
Rainbow Classic 		W 83–62  2–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,271)
Honolulu, HI
11/17/2015*
1:00 am, ESPN2 		at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic/College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon 		L 75–76  2–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,471)
Honolulu, HI
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm 		at Pacific W 85–82 2OT 3–1
 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,169)
Stockton, CA
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm 		Portland State W 76–73  4–1
 Lawlor Events Center (5,890)
Reno, NV
11/28/2015*
6:00 pm 		at Cal State Fullerton L 66–75  4–2
 Titan Gym (905)
Fullerton, CA
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm 		Holy Names W 108–57  5–2
 Lawlor Events Center (4,896)
Reno, NV
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 62–66  5–3
 Gill Coliseum (4,891)
Corvallis, OR
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm 		Fresno Pacific W 119–70  6–3
 Lawlor Events Center (5,014)
Reno, NV
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm 		Drake
MW–MVC Challenge 		W 79–71  7–3
 Lawlor Events Center (5,541)
Reno, NV
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm 		Santa Clara W 72–69  8–3
 Lawlor Events Center (5,813)
Reno, NV
12/22/2015*
5:00 pm 		at Wichita State L 69–98  8–4
 Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015
6:00 pm, RTRM 		at New Mexico L 76–88  8–5
(0–1) 		The Pit (13,247)
Albuquerque, NM
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, RTRM 		Wyoming W 71–68  9–5
(1–1) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,317)
Reno, NV
01/06/2016
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State L 63–85  9–6
(1–2) 		Save Mart Center (5,315)
Fresno, CA
01/09/2016
11:00 am 		at Air Force W 86–63  10–6
(2–2) 		Clune Arena (1,352)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/13/2016
7:00 pm, MWN 		Boise State L 67–74  10–7
(2–3) 		Lawlor Events Center (7,564)
Reno, NV
01/20/2016
6:00 pm 		at Wyoming W 75–69  11–7
(3–3) 		Arena-Auditorium (4,959)
Laramie, WY
01/23/2016
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UNLV W 65–63  12–7
(4–3) 		Lawlor Events Center (11,341)
Reno, NV
01/27/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		San Diego State L 54–57  12–8
(4–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,250)
Reno, NV
01/30/2016
6:00 pm, RTRM 		at Utah State W 89–84  13–8
(5–4) 		Smith Spectrum (9,659)
Logan, UT
02/06/2016
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Colorado State L 67–76  13–9
(5–5) 		Moby Arena (4,018)
Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2016
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Air Force W 72–52  14–9
(6–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (5,624)
Reno, NV
02/13/2016
4:00 pm 		Fresno State W 77–72  15–9
(7–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,750)
Reno, NV
02/17/2016
7:00 pm 		at San Jose State W 61–55  16–9
(8–5) 		Event Center Arena (1,560)
San Jose, CA
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV L 91–102 OT 16–10
(8–6) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,640)
Paradise, NV
02/24/2016
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Utah State W 73–68  17–10
(9–6) 		Lawlor Events Center (6,527)
Reno, NV
02/28/2016
2:00 pm, RTRM 		Colorado State W 87–80 OT 18–10
(10–6) 		Lawlor Events Center (4,018)
Reno, NV
03/02/2016
6:00 pm, MWN 		at Boise State L 57–76  18–11
(10–7) 		Taco Bell Arena (8,495)
Boise, ID
03/05/2016
7:00 pm, RTRM 		New Mexico L 66–71  18–12
(10–8) 		Lawlor Events Center (7,191)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/10/2016
2:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. New Mexico
Quarterfinals 		W 64–62  19–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,279)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. San Diego State
Semifinals 		L 55–67  19–13
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,036)
Paradise, NV
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Montana
First round 		W 79–75  20–13
 Lawlor Center (4,524)
Reno, NV
03/21/2016*
10:00 pm 		Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals 		W 85–70  21–13
 Lawlor Center (6,053)
Reno, NV
03/23/2016*
7:00 pm 		Vermont
Semifinals 		W 86–72  22–13
 Lawlor Center (6,133)
Reno, NV
03/28/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Morehead State
Finals – Game 1 		L 83–86  22–14
 Ellis Johnson Arena (4,187)
Morehead, KY
03/30/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Morehead State
Finals – Game 2 		W 77–68  23–14
 Lawlor Center (7,431)
Reno, NV
04/01/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Morehead State
Finals – Game 3 		W 85–82 OT 24–14
 Lawlor Center (9,043)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "NEVADAWOLFPACK.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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