2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball

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	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Thomas, GentreyGentrey Thomas	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Orangeville HS	East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada
1.5 !G	1	Bland, JaylenJaylen Bland	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cleveland HS Murray State College of the Canyons	Saginaw, MI
1.5 !G	3	Murray, ChanceChance Murray	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Price HS	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	5	Johns, TaylorTaylor Johns	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sacred Heart Prep	San Francisco, CA
1.5 !G	10	Jones, StevenSteven Jones	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Taft HS	Northridge, CA
1.5 !G	11	Sylvester, DJDJ Sylvester	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morse HS	Victorville, CA
3.5 !F	12	Boezeman, RobertRobert Boezeman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Canarias Basketball Academy	Dordrecht, Netherlands
3.5 !F	13	Rhahwire, EricEric Rhahwire	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saddleback Valley Christian	Toronto, Canada
3.5 !F	15	Anderson, BradyBrady Anderson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Jesuit HS	Sacramento, CA
3.5 !F	20	Johnson, SeceanSecean Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Penn Wood HS	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	21	Larrson, AlexAlex Larrson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Södertälje Knights Club Team	Södertälje, Sweden
1.5 !G	22	Thames, MalikMalik Thames	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pleasant Grove	Sacramento, CA
1.5 !G	24	Flippin, KohKoh Flippin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Torrance HS	Torrance, CA
3.5 !F	31	Gomez, PrimivitoPrimivito Gomez	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arroyo HS	El Monte, CA
5.0 !C	32	Djikstra, MennoMenno Djikstra	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !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:

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^[1]	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..

References

↑ "2015-16 Roundball Showcase". RealGM, LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball

Venues	UC Riverside Gymnasium (1954–1994) Student Recreation Center (1994–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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