2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Lamont Smith's first season at San Diego.[1] The Toreros competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC tournament to Loyola Marymount.

2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record9–21 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Saint Mary's 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
Gonzaga 15 3   .833 28 8   .778
BYU 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Pepperdine 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
San Francisco 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Santa Clara 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Portland 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pacific* 6 12   .333 8 20   .286
San Diego 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Toreros finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Christopher Anderson 00 G 5'7" 150 Senior Anaheim Hills, CA Graduated
Johnny Dee 1 G 6'0" 175 Senior Vista, CA Graduated
Therone Tillett 4 G 5'11" 180 Junior Spokane, WA Left the team for personal reasons
Chris Sarbaugh 5 G 6'3" 200 Junior Spokane, WA Graduated transferred to Idaho
Thomas Jacobs 15 F 6'6" 215 RS Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Adam Gotelli 20 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Stockton, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Forrest Greenwalt 21 G 5'9" 160 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Walk on; didn't return
Nick Kerr 22 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior San Diego, CA Transferred to California
Simi Fajemisin 25 F/C 6'10" 267 RS Senior Lynnwood, WA Graduated

Recruits class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Williams
SG
Plano, TX Hebron High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Alex Floresca
SF
St. Louis, MO Webster Groves High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Olin Carter III
PG
Allen, TX Allen High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Summy
SG
Southlake, TX Carroll High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Oct 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ryan Woolridge
PG
Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 161 lb (73 kg) May 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "San Diego Toreros 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2015 San Diego Toreros Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN 2015 San Diego Toreros Basketball recruits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2015–16 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Khalil Bedart-Ghani 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Loyola Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Tyler Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Hebron Plano, TX
F/C 2 Brandon Perry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS Jr Taft
Cal State Northridge
Fresno, CA
G 3 Olin Carter III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Allen Allen, TX
G 4 Vasa Pusica 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 10 Duda Sanadze 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr XXXX Tbilisi, Georgia
G 11 Marcus Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So MacArthur San Antonio, TX
F 12 Cameron Naubauer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Choate Rosemary Hall Prep Berlin, Germany
F 15 Alex Floresca 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Webster Groves Webster Groves, MO
G 21 Hunter Summy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Carroll Southlake, TX
F 24 Christian Oshita (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Montgomery Torrance, CA
G 30 Ryan Woolridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lake Ridge Mansfield, TX
F 32 Brett Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr University Spokane, WA
C 33 Jito Kok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Sr Canarius Basketball Academy Wageningen, Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015*
6:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal Tech W 95–42 
Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:00 pm, P12N LA
at USC L 45–83  0–1
Galen Center (3,434)
Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 62–74  0–2
University Arena (2,087)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/21/2015*
3:00 pm, BigWest.tv
at Cal State Fullerton L 55–67  0–3
Titan Gym (851)
Fullerton, CA
11/26/2015*
11:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Loyola–Chicago
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
L 57–67  0–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,362)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2015*
1:00 pm, GCI
vs. San Jose State
Great Alaska Shootout consolation
L 67–76  0–5
Alaska Airlines Center (2,379)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015*
1:00 pm, GCI
vs. Drexel
Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game
W 62–59  1–5
Alaska Airlines Center (2,193)
Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Bethesda W 71–56  2–5
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,281)
San Diego, CA
12/06/2015*
2:00 pm, FSSD
vs. San Diego State
City Championship
W 53–48  3–5
Petco Park (10,086)
San Diego, CA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Denver L 47–59  3–6
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,249)
San Diego, CA
12/15/2015*
7:30 pm, TheW.tv
UC Davis W 61–55  4–6
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,964)
San Diego, CA
12/23/2015*
7:00 pm, TheW.tv
Cal State Northridge W 82–63  5–6
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,634)
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
12/31/2015
6:00 pm
at Pacific L 75–77  5–7
(0–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,778)
Stockton, CA
01/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Saint Mary's L 46–79  5–8
(0–2)
McKeon Pavilion (2,185)
Moraga, CA
01/07/2016
7:00 pm, FSSD
San Francisco L 65–73  5–9
(0–3)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,102)
San Diego, CA
01/09/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Santa Clara L 53–65  5–10
(0–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,664)
San Diego, CA
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Portland W 82–71  6–10
(1–4)
Chiles Center (1,592)
Portland, OR
01/16/2016
5:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW
at No. 25 Gonzaga L 52–88  6–11
(1–5)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
01/21/2016
6:00 pm, TWCSN
at Pepperdine L 58–76  6–12
(1–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,030)
Malibu, CA
01/23/2016
3:00 pm, TWCSN
at Loyola Marymount L 63–67  6–13
(1–7)
Gersten Pavilion (3,120)
Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2016
7:30 pm, TWCSN
Pepperdine L 65–75  6–14
(1–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,593)
San Diego, CA
01/30/2016
1:00 pm, TWCSN
Loyola Marymount W 77–69  7–14
(2–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,548)
San Diego, CA
02/04/2015
7:00 pm, FSSD
Pacific W 54–43  8–14
(3–8)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,422)
San Diego, CA
02/06/2016
6:00 pm, FSSD
Saint Mary's L 43–60  8–15
(3–9)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,292)
San Diego, CA
02/11/2016
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 71–74  8–16
(3–10)
Leavey Center (1,428)
Santa Clara, CA
02/13/2016
3:00 pm, CSNCA
at San Francisco L 51–68  8–17
(3–11)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,358)
San Francisco, CA
02/18/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU L 67–69  8–18
(3–12)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (3,056)
San Diego, CA
02/20/2016
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 33–91  8–19
(3–13)
Marriott Center (16,324)
Provo, UT
02/25/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSN
Gonzaga L 60–82  8–20
(3–14)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (4,076)
San Diego, CA
02/27/2016
6:00 pm, TWCSN
Portland W 85–76  9–20
(4–14)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,942)
San Diego, CA
WCC tournament
03/04/2016
6:00 pm, TheW.tv/BYUtv
vs. Loyola Marymount
First round
L 61–64  9–21
Orleans Arena (6,689)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

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