2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . This was head coach Steve Fisher 's seventeenth season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena . They were members in the Mountain West Conference . They finished the season 28–10, 16–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State and Nevada to advance to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State . As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated IPFW , Washington , and Georgia Tech to advance to the semifinals where they lost to George Washington .
Previous season
The 2014–15 San Diego State Aztecs finished the season with an overall record of 27–9, and 14–4 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for the Mountain West regular season championship with Boise State. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Wyoming.[ 1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an 8-seed in the South Region, where they defeated St. John's in the second round before losing in the Round of 32 to Duke.[ 2]
Departures
2015 recruiting class
In addition to two high school recruits, San Diego State received a commitment from Indiana transfer Max Hoetzel .[ 3] The sophomore wing will sit out the 2015–16 season, after which he will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Roster
2015–16 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Skylar Spencer
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Frederick K.C. Price H.S.
Inglewood, California
F
3
Angelo Chol
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Hoover H.S. /Arizona
San Diego , California
G
4
Dakarai Allen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Sheldon H.S.
Sacramento, California
F
10
Max Hoetzel
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Wilbraham & Monson /Indiana
Calabasas, California
G
11
D'Erryl Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Sheldon H.S.
Sacramento, California
G
12
Trey Kell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
St. Augustine H.S.
San Diego , California
F
13
Winston Shepard
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Findlay Prep
Houston , Texas
F
14
Zylan Cheatham
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr
South Mountain H.S.
Phoenix, Arizona
G
15
Ben Perez (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
USAFA Prep School
San Marcos, California
F
20
Matt Shrigley
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Jr
La Costa Canyon H.S.
Encinitas, California
F
21
Malik Pope
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Laguna Creek H.S.
Sacramento, California
G
22
Parker U'u (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Jr
Jesuit H.S. /Hartford
Sacramento, California
G
23
Montaque Gill–Caesar
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Huntington Prep School /Missouri
Vaughan , Ontario
F
24
Nolan Narain
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
La Lumiere School
Hamilton, Ontario
F
33
Niksha Federico (W)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Cathedral Catholic H.S.
San Diego , California
G
42
Jeremy Hemsley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Damien H.S.
La Verne, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2 *7:00 pm
Cal State San Marcos
W 86–48
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 13 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State MW–MVC Challenge
W 71–60
1–0
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
November 16 *6:30 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Utah College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 76–81
1–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,587)Salt Lake City , UT
November 18 *7:00 pm, FSSD
San Diego Christian
W 71–61
2–1
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
November 21 *7:00 pm, FSSD
Arkansas–Little Rock Las Vegas Invitational
L 43–49
2–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
November 23 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
East Carolina Las Vegas Invitational
W 79–54
3–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
November 26 *9:00 pm, FS1
vs. No. 14 California Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
W 72–58
4–2
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 27 *7:30 pm, FS1
vs. West Virginia Las Vegas Invitational championship
L 50–72
4–3
Orleans Arena (3,245)Paradise, NV
December 1 *7:30 pm, FSSD
at Long Beach State
W 76–72
5–3
Walter Pyramid (4,365)Long Beach, CA
December 6 *2:00 pm, FSSD
vs. San Diego Bill Walton Basketball Festival/City Championship
L 48–53
5–4
Petco Park (10,086)San Diego, CA
December 7 *7:00 pm
Biola
W 73–53
6–4
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
December 10 *7:00 pm
Nicholls State
W 84–47
7–4
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
December 18 *7:00 pm
Grand Canyon
L 45–52
7–5
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
December 22 *8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 Kansas
L 57–70
7–6
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Mountain West regular season
December 30 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Wyoming
W 67–55
8–6 (1–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
January 2 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah State
W 70–67
9–6 (2–0)
Smith Spectrum (8,626)Logan, UT
January 6 7:00 pm, ESPN3
San Jose State
W 77–62
10–6 (3–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
January 13 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State
W 69–62
11–6 (4–0)
Moby Arena (4,018)Fort Collins, CO
January 16 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Boise State
W 56–53
12–6 (5–0)
Taco Bell Arena (10,421)Boise, ID
January 19 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Fresno State
W 73–67 OT
13–6 (6–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
January 23 3:00 pm, CBSSN
Utah State
W 70–55
14–6 (7–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
January 26 8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada
W 57–54
15–6 (8–0)
Lawlor Events Center (6,250)Reno, NV
January 30 5:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV
W 67–52
16–6 (9–0)
Thomas & Mack Center (15,243)Paradise, NV
February 2 8:00 pm, ESPN2
Colorado State
W 69–67
17–6 (10–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
February 6 1:00 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico
W 78–71 OT
18–6 (11–0)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
February 10 8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Fresno State
L 57–58
18–7 (11–1)
Save Mart Center (6,476)Fresno, CA
February 13 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Air Force
W 70–61
19–7 (12–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
February 21 1:00 pm, CBSSN
at San Jose State
W 78–56
20–7 (13–1)
Event Center Arena (3,317)San Jose, CA
February 24 7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wyoming
W 73–61
21–7 (14–1)
Arena-Auditorium (5,408)Laramie, WY
February 27 3:00 pm, CBSSN
Boise State
L 63–66
21–8 (14–2)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
March 1 6:30 pm, CBSSN
at New Mexico
W 83–56
22–8 (15–2)
The Pit (14,540)Albuquerque, NM
March 5 7:00 pm, CBSSN
UNLV
W 92–56
23–8 (16–2)
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 10 12:00 pm, CBSSN
(1)
vs. (9) Utah State Quarterfinals
W 71–65
24–8
Thomas & Mack Center (8,279)Paradise, NV
March 11 6:00 pm, CBSSN
(1)
vs. (5) Nevada Semifinals
W 67–55
25–8
Thomas & Mack Center (8,036)Paradise, NV
March 11 3:00 pm, CBS
(1)
vs. (2) Fresno State Championship game
L 63–68
25–9
Thomas & Mack Center (8,132)Paradise, NV
NIT
March 15 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2)
(7) IPFW First Round – South Carolina Bracket
W 79–55
26–9
Viejas Arena (8,324)San Diego, CA
March 21 *8:30 pm, ESPN2
(2)
(3) Washington Second Round – South Carolina Bracket
W 93–78
27–9
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
March 23 *6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2)
(4) Georgia Tech Quarterfinals – South Carolina Bracket
W 72–56
28–9
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
March 29 *9:00 pm, ESPN
(2)
(4) George Washington Semifinals
L 46–65
28–10
Madison Square Garden (8,298)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics