2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
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Conference	Big West Conference
2015–16 record	14–19 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach	Dennis Cutts (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Justin Bell
Assistant coach	Keith Wilkinson
Assistant coach	Brett Lauer
Home arena	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center

2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Hawaii †	13	–	3		.813			28	–	5		.848
UC Irvine	13	–	3		.813			28	–	10		.737
Long Beach State	12	–	4		.750			20	–	15		.571
UC Santa Barbara	11	–	5		.688			19	–	14		.576
UC Davis	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
UC Riverside	5	–	11		.313			14	–	19		.424
Cal State Northridge*	5	–	11		.313			10	–	20		.333
Cal Poly	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations
† 2016 Big West Tournament winner

The 2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by third year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the UC Riverside Student Recreation Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to Long Beach State.

Roster

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town G 0 Gentrey Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Orangeville HS East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada G 1 Jaylen Bland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cleveland HS Murray State College of the Canyons Saginaw, MI G 3 Chance Murray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Price HS Los Angeles, CA F 5 Taylor Johns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacred Heart Prep San Francisco, CA G 10 Steven Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Taft HS Northridge, CA G 11 DJ Sylvester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Morse HS Victorville, CA F 12 Robert Boezeman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Dordrecht, Netherlands F 13 Eric Rhahwire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saddleback Valley Christian Toronto, Canada F 15 Brady Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jesuit HS Sacramento, CA F 20 Secean Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Penn Wood HS Philadelphia, PA F 21 Alex Larrson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden G 22 Malik Thames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Pleasant Grove Sacramento, CA G 24 Koh Flippin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr North Torrance HS Torrance, CA F 31 Primivito Gomez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Arroyo HS El Monte, CA C 32 Menno Djikstra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Standdaarbuiten, Netherlands	Head coach Dennis Cutts (Albany (NY)) Assistant coach(es) Justin Bell (UC Riverside) Keith Wilkinson (Southern California) Brett Lauer (UC Irvine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 PM		Point Loma Nazarene	W 70–59		UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (405) Riverside, CA
Non-conference games
11/14/2015* 4:00 PM		William Jessup	W 100–68	1–0	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (2,247) Riverside, CA
11/19/2015* 7:00 PM		Santa Clara	W 77–63	2–0	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (486) Riverside, CA
11/21/2015* 7:00 PM		at San Francisco Roundball Showcase	L 57–58	2–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,641) San Francisco, CA
11/24/2015* 7:00 PM		Delaware State Roundball Showcase	W 81–55	3–1	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (562) Riverside, CA
11/27/2015* 5:00 PM		at Rice Roundball Showcase	L 81–87	3–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,169) Houston, TX
11/29/2015* 12:00 PM		at Lamar Roundball Showcase	W 74–69	4–2	Montagne Center (1,481) Beaumont, TX
12/03/2015* 7:00 PM		Northern Colorado	W 77–66	5–2	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (603) Riverside, CA
12/06/2015* 3:00 PM		at Loyola Marymount	L 76–77	5–3	Gersten Pavilion (1,817) Los Angeles, CA
12/12/2015* 4:00 PM		UNLV	L 62–73	5–4	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,772) Riverside, CA
12/15/2015* 5:00 PM		at Houston Baptist	L 59–72	5–5	Sharp Gymnasium (532) Houston, TX
12/18/2015* 5:00 PM		at Abilene Christian	W 60–56	6–5	Moody Coliseum (1,002) Abilene, TX
12/20/2015* 7:00 PM		Life Pacific	W 95–48	7–5	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (244) Riverside, CA
12/22/2015* 7:00 PM		Denver	W 63–54	8–5	UC Riverside Student Center (373) Riverside, CA
12/28/2015* 10:00 AM		at Morgan State	W 81–72	9–5	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (79) Baltimore, MD
12/30/2015* 4:00 PM		at Ohio	L 59–81	9–6	Convocation Center (5,267) Athens, OH
01/02/2015* 5:00 PM		Cal State Bakersfield	L 48–67	9–7	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (321) Riverside, CA
Conference games
01/07/2016 8:00 PM, ESPN3		Cal State Fullerton	L 73–79	9–8 (0–1)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (818) Riverside, CA
01/09/2016 7:00 PM		at UC Irvine	L 68–84	9–9 (0–2)	Bren Events Center (4,233) Irvine, CA
01/14/2016 7:00 PM		Hawaii	L 71–80	9–10 (0–3)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (1,596) Riverside, CA
01/16/2016 7:30 PM, BigWest.TV		Cal State Northridge	W 75–72	10–10 (1–3)	Matadome (1,103) Northridge, CA
01/21/2016 7:00 PM		at UC Davis	L 55–58	10–11 (1–4)	The Pavilion (2,247) Davis, CA
01/23/2016 4:00 PM		Long Beach State	W 74–72	11–11 (2–4)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (935) Riverside, CA
01/28/2016 7:00 PM		at Cal Poly	W 72–68	12–11 (3–4)	Mott Gym (2,134) San Luis Obispo, CA
01/30/2016 7:00 PM		at Cal State Fullerton	W 81–71	13–11 (4–4)	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
02/03/2016 7:00 PM		at Cal State Northridge	L 71–73	13–12 (4–5)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (884) Riverside, CA
02/6/2016 7:00 PM		UC Davis	L 49–50	13–13 (4–6)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (572) Riverside, CA
02/13/2016 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		Cal Poly	L 78–86	13–14 (4–7)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (625) Riverside, CA
02/18/2015 8:00 PM		UC Santa Barbara	L 55–65	13–15 (4–8)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (665) Riverside, CA
02/25/2016 9:00 PM		at Hawaii	W 77–71	14–15 (5–8)	Stan Sheriff Center (7,957) Honolulu, HI
02/27/2016 4:00 PM		at Long Beach State	L 55–66	14–16 (5–9)	Walter Pyramid (2,804) Long Beach, CA
03/03/2016 7:00 PM		at UC Santa Barbara	L 55v81	14–17 (5–10)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,075) Santa Barbara, CA
03/05/2016 2:00 PM		UC Irvine	L 66–76	14–18 (5–11)	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (766) Riverside, CA
Big West Tournament
03/10/2016 8:30 PM, Prime Ticket	(6)	vs. (3) Long Beach State Quarterfinals	L 74–82	14–19	Honda Center  Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..