2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by seventh year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–18 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPeter Stott Center
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State153 .833269  .743
Montana144 .7782112  .636
Idaho126 .6672113  .618
Idaho State117 .6111615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .5561816  .529
North Dakota108 .5561716  .515
Montana State99 .5001417  .452
Portland State810 .4441318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .3891021  .323
Sacramento State612 .3331417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167524  .172
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Vikings finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Gary Winston0G6'0"190SeniorWalla Walla, WashingtonGraduated
Iziahiah Sweeney10G6'3"170FreshmanCompton, CaliforniaTransferred to Panola College
Tim Douglas11G5'10"160RS SeniorCerritos, CaliforniaGraduated
Kyler Shula12G5'10"170JuniorPuyallup, WashingtonGraduated
Tiegbe Bamba13F6'10"205SeniorSarcelles, FranceGraduated
Dorian Cason21C6'7"250JuniorFontana, CaliforniaTransferred
DaShaun Wiggins23G6'2"190SeniorBronx, New YorkGraduated
Sebastian Suarez30G6'4"210SeniorAncud, ChileGraduated
Joel King34G6'3"185SeniorLacey, WashingtonGraduated
Brandon Cataldo44C6'10"285SeniorRainier, OregonGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Isaiah Pineiro0F6'6"185SophomoreAuburn, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Sierra College
Cameron Forte5F6'7"220SeniorTempe, ArizonaTransferred from Georgia. Forte will be eligible to play immediately since Forte graduated from Georgia.
DeSean Parsons13G6'7"190JuniorSacramento, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College
Evan Garrison14G5'10"JuniorTigard, OregonJunior college transferred from Clark College.
Donivine Stewart20G6'0"195RS SeniorPeoria, IllinoisTransferred from SIU Edwardsville. Stewart will be eligible to play immediately since Stewart graduated from SIU Edwardsville.
Namdi Okonkwo21C7'0"202JuniorDallas, TexasJunior college transferred Western Wyoming Community College
Khari Holloway23G6'2"JuniorJackson, MississippiJunior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armani Collins
SG
San Francisco Stuart Hall High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 13, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrell Henderson
#78 SG
Chandler, Arizona Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Rumel
C
Tucson, Arizona Rincon High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Aug 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Isaiah Pineiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPlacer
Sierra College
Auburn, California
G 1 Zach Gengler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSilverton Silverton, Oregon
C 2 Collin Spickerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrJesuit
Clark College
Portland, Oregon
G 3 Armani Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrStuart Hall San Francisco, California
F 5 Cameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrMcClintock
Georgia
Tempe, Arizona
G 10 Daniel Davydov (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSeattle Academy Bellevue, Washington
G 11 Calaen Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrCorona del Sol
Arizona State
Tempe, Arizona
G 12 Bryce White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBenson Tech
Chemeketa CC
Portland, Oregon
G/F 13 De'Sean Parsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGrant Union
Salt Lake CC
Sacramento, California
G 14 Evan Garrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrTigard
Clark College
Tigard, Oregon
F 15 Braxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSpanaway Lake
North Idaho College
Tacoma, Washington
G 20 Donivine Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrLimestone
SIU Edwardsville
Peoria, Illinois
C 21 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrWestwind Prep
Western Wyoming CC
Dallas, Texas
G 23 Khari Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMountain Pointe
Mesa CC
Jackson, Mississippi
F 30 Austin Bryant (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMurrieta Valley Murrieta, California
F 34 Montie Leunen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWestview
Shasta College
Portland, Oregon
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
11/06/2015*
7:05 pm
Lewis & Clark W 101–85 
Peter Stott Center (403)
Portland, Oregon
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 72–82  0–1
GCU Arena (7,249)
Phoenix, Arizona
11/13/2015*
7:05 pm
Pacific Lutheran W 105–60  1–1
Peter Stott Center (536)
Portland, Oregon
11/22/2015*
12:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 79–61  2–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (523)
Edinburg, Texas
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 73–76  2–2
Lawlor Events Center (5,890)
Reno, Nevada
11/28/2015*
7:05 pm
Multnomah W 100–82  3–2
Peter Stott Center (512)
Portland, Oregon
12/02/2015*
7:05 pm
Portland L 72–78  3–3
Peter Stott Center (785)
Portland, Oregon
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 67–91  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,806)
Pullman, Washington
12/12/2015*
5:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 64–74  3–5
Vadalabene Center (1,268)
Edwardsville, Illinois
12/17/2015*
7:05 pm
Cal State Northridge L 71–77  3–6
Peter Stott Center (412)
Portland, Oregon
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–78  3–7
Icardo Center (1,006)
Bakersfield, California
12/29/2015*
7:05 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 89–82  4–7
Peter Stott Center (426)
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
7:05 pm
Sacramento State W 76–68  5–7
(1–0)
Peter Stott Center (485)
Portland, Oregon
01/07/2016
1:05 pm
at Montana L 66–79  5–8
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
Missoula, Montana
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
at Montana State W 77–70  6–8
(2–1)
Worthington Arena (2,233)
Bozeman, Montana
01/14/2016
7:05 pm
Weber State L 58–73  6–9
(2–2)
Peter Stott Center (838)
Portland, Oregon
01/16/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho State L 70–73  6–10
(2–3)
Peter Stott Center (739)
Portland, Oregon
01/23/2016
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 81–63  7–10
(3–3)
Colberg Court (1,058)
Sacramento, California
01/28/2016
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 83–112  7–11
(3–4)
Reese Court (1,617)
Cheney, Washington
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Idaho L 55–56  7–12
(3–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,546)
Moscow, Idaho
02/04/2016
7:05 pm
Montana State W 83–68  7–13
(3–6)
Peter Stott Center (623)
Portland, Oregon
02/06/2016
7:05 pm
Montana L 80–82  7–14
(3–7)
Peter Stott Center (1,045)
Portland, Oregon
02/11/2016
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 71–88  8–14
(4–7)
Holt Arena (2,602)
Pocatello, Idaho
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Weber State L 78–87  8–15
(4–8)
Dee Events Center (6,798)
Ogden, Utah
02/18/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho L 74–80  8–16
(4–9)
Peter Stott Center (920)
Portland, Oregon
02/20/2016
7:05 pm
Eastern Washington W 107–91  9–16
(5–9)
Peter Stott Center (633)
Portland, Oregon
02/25/2016
5:00 pm
at North Dakota L 77–80  9–17
(5–10)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 89–86  10–17
(6–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290)
Greeley, Colorado
03/03/2016
7:05 pm
Northern Arizona W 89–81  11–17
(7–10)
Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, Oregon
03/05/2016
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 88–86  12–17
(8–10)
Peter Stott Center (622)
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016
12:05 pm
(8) vs. (9) Northern Colorado
First Round
W 74–67  13–17
Reno Events Center (1,311)
Reno, Nevada
03/10/2016
12:05 pm
(8) vs. (1) Weber State
Quarterfinals
L 74–78  13–18
Reno Events Center (1,206)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

References

  1. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Viks. Portland State University. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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