2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :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:
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) 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) 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 Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2015 *7:00 pm
Dominican (CA) W 82–52 Lawlor Events Center 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 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 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 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 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 Wichita, KS
Mountain West regular season
12/30/2015 6:00 pm, RTRM
at New Mexico
L 76–88 8–5
The Pit Albuquerque, NM
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, RTRM
Wyoming W 71–68 9–5
Lawlor Events Center (6,317)Reno, NV
01/06/2016 7:00 pm
at Fresno State
L 63–85 9–6
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
01/09/2016 11:00 am
at Air Force
W 86–63 10–6
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, MWN
Boise State L 67–74 10–7
Lawlor Events Center (7,564)Reno, NV
01/20/2016 6:00 pm
at Wyoming
W 75–69 11–7
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU
UNLV W 65–63 12–7
Lawlor Events Center (11,341)Reno, NV
01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU
San Diego State L 54–57 12–8
Lawlor Events Center (6,250)Reno, NV
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, RTRM
at Utah State
W 89–84 13–8
Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, MWN
at Colorado State
L 67–76 13–9
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM
Air Force W 72–52 14–9
Lawlor Events Center (5,624)Reno, NV
02/13/2016 4:00 pm
Fresno State W 77–72 15–9
Lawlor Events Center (6,750)Reno, NV
02/17/2016 7:00 pm
at San Jose State
W 61–55 16–9
Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
02/20/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV
L 91–102 OT
16–10
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM
Utah State W 73–68 17–10
Lawlor Events Center (6,527)Reno, NV
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, RTRM
Colorado State W 87–80 OT
18–10
Lawlor Events Center (4,018)Reno, NV
03/02/2016 6:00 pm, MWN
at Boise State
L 57–76 18–11
Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
03/05/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM
New Mexico L 66–71 18–12
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 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 .
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