2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners were led by fifth year head coach Rod Barnes and played their home games at the Icardo Center. The Roadrunners competed as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Chicago State, Seattle, and New Mexico State to be champions of the WAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, their first ever appearance, where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball
WAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (11–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Conarroe
  • James Alford
  • Marc Hsu
Home arenaIcardo Center
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State131 .9292311  .676
Grand Canyon*113 .786277  .794
Cal State Bakersfield113 .786249  .727
Seattle77 .5001517  .469
Utah Valley68 .4291218  .400
UMKC410 .2861219  .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley410 .286822  .267
Chicago State014 .000428  .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the season 14–19, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tyrell Corbin2G6'0"185SeniorSalt Lake City, UTGraduated
Javonte Maynor3G6'0"180RS SeniorSnellville, GAGraduated
Dashawn Richmond5G6'3"200JuniorStaten Island, NYTransferred to Iona
Kregg Jones15F6'8"235RS SeniorSaint George, BarbadosGraduated
Abdul Ahmed23C6'10"240RS SeniorLondon, EnglandGraduated
Dee Wallace25G5'10"150RS SeniorOxford, MSGraduated
J. J. Thomas30F6'5"215RS SeniorOpelousas, LAGraduated
Brandon Morris31F6'7"215JuniorLithonia, GALeft the team due to personal reasons

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
RaVonn Posey
C
Milwaukee, WI Sheridan College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Sep 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Dedrick Basile
PG
Houston, TX Trinity Valley Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Justin Pride
PG
Huntsville, AL Columbia State Community College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Justin Hollins
PF
Cypress, TX San Jacinto Community College 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Bradley Christian
PF
Palm Bay, FL Paris Junior College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Justin Davis
SF
San Diego, CA Morse High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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:

Roster

2015–16 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Matt Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrColumbia State CC
Liberty Tech HS
Jackson, MS
G 1 Brent Wrapp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoFairview HS Boulder, CO
G 2 Kyle Ferreira (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
G 3 Darryl Geyen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrThe Village School Houston, TX
G 5 Dedrick Basile 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrTrinity CC
Madison HS
Houston, TX
F 10 Kevin Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrOdessa College
St. John's Military Academy
Queens, NY
F 11 Jaylin Airington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrVentura College
Bowman Leadership Academy
East Chicago, IN
F 12 Ravonn Posey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)280 lb (127 kg) JrSherdian CC
Riverside HS
Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Damiyne Durham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrOakwood HS Houston, TX
F 24 Bray Barnes (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrLiberty HS Bakersfield, CA
F 33 Justin Hollins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrSan Jacinto College
Trent International
Cypress, TX
C 42 Aly Ahmed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrMidland College
Trent International
Alexandria, Egypt
G 51 Justin Pride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrColumbia State CC
Butler HS
Huntsville, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
7:00 pm
Bristol W 108–63 
Icardo Center (818)
Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
San Diego Christian W 93–69  1–0
Icardo Center (901)
Bakersfield, CA
11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Idaho W 68–45  2–0
Icardo Center (1,480)
Bakersfield, CA
11/20/2015*
12:00 pm
Fresno Pacific W 81–68  3–0
Icardo Center (1,946)
Bakersfield, CA
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm
at Wyoming L 64–68  3–1
Arena-Auditorium (4,387)
Laramie, WY
11/29/2015*
5:00 pm, CHN
at Saint Mary's L 59–94  3–2
McKeon Pavilion (2,340)
Moraga, CA
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Idaho L 63–67  3–3
Memorial Gym (563)
Moscow, ID
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 72–55  4–3
Icardo Center (1,001)
Bakersfield, CA
12/12/2015*
3:30 pm
at South Dakota W 77–67  5–3
DakotaDome (2,006)
Vermillion, SD
12/14/2015*
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 69–62  6–3
Icardo Center (975)
Bakersfield, CA
12/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State L 68–76  6–4
Save Mart Center (5,105)
Fresno, CA
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
Menlo W 82–50  7–4
Icardo Center (976)
Bakersfield, CA
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
Portland State W 78–66  8–4
Icardo Center (1,006)
Bakersfield, CA
12/28/2015*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 59–75  8–5
Wells Fargo Arena (6,625)
Tempe, AZ
12/31/2015*
1:00 pm
Morgan State W 80–68  9–5
Icardo Center (776)
Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016*
5:00 pm
at UC Riverside W 67–48  10–5
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (321)
Riverside, CA
WAC regular season
01/09/2016
4:05 pm
at UMKC W 83–72  11–5
(1–0)
Municipal Auditorium (1,786)
Kansas City, MO
01/11/2016
5:05 pm
at Chicago State W 67–56  12–5
(2–0)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (450)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2016
7:30 pm, ASN
at Seattle W 72–52  13–5
(3–0)
KeyArena (1,622)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, ASN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 77–58  14–5
(4–0)
Icardo Center (1,501)
Bakersfield, CA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 67–68 2OT 14–6
(4–1)
Icardo Center (3,880)
Bakersfield, CA
01/28/2016
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 64–70  14–7
(4–2)
GCU Arena (7,119)
Phoenix, AZ
01/30/2016
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 78–74  15–7
(5–2)
UCCU Center (2,952)
Orem, UT
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
UMKC W 77–66  16–7
(6–2)
Icardo Center (1,498)
Bakersfield, CA
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 71–48  17–7
(7–2)
Icardo Center (1,901)
Bakersfield, CA
02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Utah Valley W 91–69  18–7
(8–2)
Icardo Center (1,765)
Bakersfield, CA
02/18/2016
6:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 55–63  18–8
(8–3)
Pan American Center (4,550)
Las Cruces, NM
02/20/2016
5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–57  19–8
(9–3)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,299)
Edinburg, TX
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 77–62  20–8
(10–3)
Icardo Center (3,596)
Bakersfield, CA
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
Seattle W 93–71  21–8
(11–3)
Icardo Center (1,661)
Bakersfield, CA
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
4:30 pm
(2) vs. (7) Chicago State
Quarterfinals
W 79–57  22–8
Orleans Arena (1,472)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:30 pm
(2) vs. (3) Seattle
Semifinals
W 72–47  23–8
Orleans Arena (1,729)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2016
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) New Mexico State
Championship
W 57–54  24–8
Orleans Arena (1,673)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/18/2016*
1:00 pm, TNT
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 7 Oklahoma
First Round
L 68–82  24–9
Chesapeake Energy Arena (15,662)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. "Men's Basketball - 2015-16 Schedule". CSU Bakersfield. 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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