2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–22 (4–14 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Wojcik (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Lepore Rodney Tention Tyler Ojanen
Home arena	Event Center Arena

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

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 2–28, 0–18 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim, California. They earned last place from not defeating any team they were against in the tournament. They failed to defeat a Division I opponent. Due to APR penalties, San Jose State was ineligible for postseason tournament play, including the Mountain West tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Rashad Muhammad	0	G	6'6"	170	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Miami (FL)
Jordan Baker	1	G	6'4"	195	RS Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Dismissed from team
Jaleel Williams	2	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Killen, TX	Graduated
Darryl Gaynor II	5	G	6'2"	165	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to the College of Southern Idaho
Devante Wilson	22	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Muskogee, OK	Graduated
Matt Pollard	35	C	7'0"	260	Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to Midwestern State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Gary Williams, Jr.	2	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Oakland, CA	Junior college transfer from Indian Hills.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Clarke PF	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Vista HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 29, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Cody Schwartz PF	De Pere, WI	West De Pere HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 7, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Ryan Welage SG	Greensburg, IN	Greensburg Community HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Gary Williams, Jr. PG	Oakland, CA	Indian Hills CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 21, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jaycee Hillsman SF	Chicago, IL	Don Bosco Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 6, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.

Roster

2015–16 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaycee Hillsman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL G 2 Gary Williams, Jr. (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Castlemont HS Indian Hills CC Oakland, CA F 4 Brandon Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ridgeway HS Memphis, TN C 10 Ivo Basor (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Watsonville HS Monterey Peninsula CC Watsonville, CA G 11 Danny Mahoney (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Serra HS San Mateo, CA F 14 Frank Rogers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Salinas HS Cabrillo CC San Francisco Salinas, CA G 15 Brandon Clarke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Desert Vista HS Phoenix, AZ G 21 Jalen James (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So La Lumiere School Chicago, IL G 23 Princeton Onwas (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Seven Lakes HS Navarro JC Utah Houston, TX F 24 Ryan Singer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Heritage HS Massanutten Military Academy Littleton, CO C 25 Leon Bahner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr CJD Königswinter Bonn, Germany F 32 Ryan Welage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Greensburg HS Greensburg, IN F 33 Cody Schwartz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr West De Pere HS West De Pere, WI C 41 Ashtin Chastain 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Norco HS Norco, CA	Head coach Dave Wojcik (Loyola) Assistant coach(es) Mike Lepore (Wake Forest) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Tyler Ojanen (California Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 pm	Pacific Union	W 112–59		Event Center Arena  San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm	Idaho	L 54–74	0–1	Event Center Arena (1,327) San Jose, CA
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm	Montana	W 64–61	1–1	Event Center Arena (1,231) San Jose, CA
11/20/2015* 7:05 pm	at Montana State	L 69–81	1–2	Worthington Arena (1,806) Bozeman, MT
11/25/2015* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Toledo Great Alaska Shootout Quarterfinals	L 74–89	1–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,340) Anchorage, AK
11/27/2015* 1:00 pm, CBSSN	vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout consolation round	W 76–67	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,379) Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015* 3:00 pm	at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game	W 91–87	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,419) Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm	Antelope Valley	W 90–60	4–3	Event Center Arena (1,105) San Jose, CA
12/05/2015* 7:00 pm	at Santa Clara	L 75–78	4–4	Leavey Center (1,676) Santa Clara, CA
12/08/2015* 5:00 pm, FS2	at Marquette	L 62–80	4–5	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,696) Milwaukee, WI
12/13/2015* 2:00 pm	Montana State	L 83–91	4–6	Event Center Arena (1,116) San Jose, CA
12/20/2015* 6:00 pm	at Seattle	L 64–67	4–7	KeyArena (1,275) Seattle, WA
12/22/2015* 12:00 pm	Life Pacific	W 128–66	5–7	Event Center Arena (1,236) San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 7:00 pm	Utah State	L 71–80	5–8 (0–1)	Event Center Arena (1,417) San Jose, CA
01/02/2016 11:00 am	at Air Force	L 57–64	5–9 (0–2)	Clune Arena (1,131) Colorado Springs, CO
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at San Diego State	L 62–77	5–10 (0–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/09/2016 2:00 pm	Colorado State	L 84–85 OT	5–11 (0–4)	Event Center Arena (1,470) San Jose, CA
01/13/2016 7:00 pm	Wyoming	W 62–55	6–11 (1–4)	Event Center Arena (1,395) San Jose, CA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm, MWN	at Fresno State	L 74–81	6–12 (1–5)	Save Mart Center (6,457) Fresno, CA
01/20/2016 6:00 pm	at Boise State	L 69–94	6–13 (1–6)	Taco Bell Arena (5,992) Boise, ID
01/23/2016 2:00 pm, MWN	New Mexico	L 64–83	6–14 (1–7)	Event Center Arena (1,633) San Jose, CA
01/27/2016 6:00 pm	at Colorado State	L 66–74	6–15 (1–8)	Moby Arena (3,582) Fort Collins, CO
01/30/2016 2:00 pm	Air Force	W 75–54	7–15 (2–8)	Event Center Arena (2,169) San Jose, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 pm	Fresno State	W 65–53	8–15 (3–8)	Event Center Arena (2,324) San Jose, CA
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UNLV	L 61–64	8–16 (3–9)	Thomas & Mack Center (11,647) Paradise, NV
02/13/2016 4:00 pm, RTRM	at New Mexico	L 58–74	8–17 (3–10)	The Pit (13,411) Albuquerque, NM
02/17/2016 7:00 pm	Nevada	L 55–61	8–18 (3–11)	Event Center Arena (1,560) San Jose, CA
02/21/2016 1:00 pm, CBSSN	San Diego State	L 56–78	8–19 (3–12)	Event Center Arena (3,317) San Jose, CA
02/27/2016 6:00 pm	at Utah State	L 70–88	8–20 (3–13)	Smith Spectrum (9,437) Logan, UT
03/02/2016 6:00 pm	at Wyoming	L 78–81	8–21 (3–14)	Arena-Auditorium (6,617) Laramie, WY
03/05/2016 2:00 pm, MWN	Boise State	W 68–63	9–21 (4–14)	Event Center Arena (1,759) San Jose, CA
Mountain West tournament
03/09/2016 4:00 pm, MWN	vs. Colorado State First round	L 60–81	9–22	Thomas & Mack Center (5,970) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.