2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

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2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–18 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPeter Stott Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by seventh year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the season 15–14, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Gary Winston 0 G 6'0" 190 Senior Walla Walla, Washington Graduated
Iziahiah Sweeney 10 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Compton, California Transferred to Panola College
Tim Douglas 11 G 5'10" 160 RS Senior Cerritos, California Graduated
Kyler Shula 12 G 5'10" 170 Junior Puyallup, Washington Graduated
Tiegbe Bamba 13 F 6'10" 205 Senior Sarcelles, France Graduated
Dorian Cason 21 C 6'7" 250 Junior Fontana, California Transferred
DaShaun Wiggins 23 G 6'2" 190 Senior Bronx, New York Graduated
Sebastian Suarez 30 G 6'4" 210 Senior Ancud, Chile Graduated
Joel King 34 G 6'3" 185 Senior Lacey, Washington Graduated
Brandon Cataldo 44 C 6'10" 285 Senior Rainier, Oregon Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Isaiah Pineiro 0 F 6'6" 185 Sophomore Auburn, California Junior college transferred from Sierra College
Cameron Forte 5 F 6'7" 220 Senior Tempe, Arizona Transferred from Georgia. Forte will be eligible to play immediately since Forte graduated from Georgia.
DeSean Parsons 13 G 6'7" 190 Junior Sacramento, California Junior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College
Evan Garrison 14 G 5'10" Junior Tigard, Oregon Junior college transferred from Clark College.
Donivine Stewart 20 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Peoria, Illinois Transferred from SIU Edwardsville. Stewart will be eligible to play immediately since Stewart graduated from SIU Edwardsville.
Namdi Okonkwo 21 C 7'0" 202 Junior Dallas, Texas Junior college transferred Western Wyoming Community College
Khari Holloway 23 G 6'2" Junior Jackson, Mississippi Junior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armani Collins
SG
San Francisco Stuart Hall High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrell Henderson
#78 SG
Chandler, Arizona Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Rumel
C
Tucson, Arizona Rincon High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Aug 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • 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 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Isaiah Pineiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Placer
Sierra College
Auburn, California
G 1 Zach Gengler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Silverton Silverton, Oregon
C 2 Collin Spickerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jesuit
Clark College
Portland, Oregon
G 3 Armani Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Stuart Hall San Francisco, California
F 5 Cameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr McClintock
Georgia
Tempe, Arizona
G 10 Daniel Davydov (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seattle Academy Bellevue, Washington
G 11 Calaen Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Corona del Sol
Arizona State
Tempe, Arizona
G 12 Bryce White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Benson Tech
Chemeketa CC
Portland, Oregon
G/F 13 De'Sean Parsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Grant Union
Salt Lake CC
Sacramento, California
G 14 Evan Garrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tigard
Clark College
Tigard, Oregon
F 15 Braxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Spanaway Lake
North Idaho College
Tacoma, Washington
G 20 Donivine Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Limestone
SIU Edwardsville
Peoria, Illinois
C 21 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westwind Prep
Western Wyoming CC
Dallas, Texas
G 23 Khari Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mountain Pointe
Mesa CC
Jackson, Mississippi
F 30 Austin Bryant (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Murrieta Valley Murrieta, California
F 34 Montie Leunen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westview
Shasta College
Portland, Oregon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:05 pm
Lewis & Clark W 101–85 
Peter Stott Center (403)
Portland, Oregon
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 72–82  0–1
GCU Arena (7,249)
Phoenix, Arizona
11/13/2015*
7:05 pm
Pacific Lutheran W 105–60  1–1
Peter Stott Center (536)
Portland, Oregon
11/22/2015*
12:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 79–61  2–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (523)
Edinburg, Texas
11/25/2015*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 73–76  2–2
Lawlor Events Center (5,890)
Reno, Nevada
11/28/2015*
7:05 pm
Multnomah W 100–82  3–2
Peter Stott Center (512)
Portland, Oregon
12/02/2015*
7:05 pm
Portland L 72–78  3–3
Peter Stott Center (785)
Portland, Oregon
12/05/2015*
1:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 67–91  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,806)
Pullman, Washington
12/12/2015*
5:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 64–74  3–5
Vadalabene Center (1,268)
Edwardsville, Illinois
12/17/2015*
7:05 pm
Cal State Northridge L 71–77  3–6
Peter Stott Center (412)
Portland, Oregon
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–78  3–7
Icardo Center (1,006)
Bakersfield, California
12/29/2015*
7:05 pm
Cal State Fullerton W 89–82  4–7
Peter Stott Center (426)
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
7:05 pm
Sacramento State W 76–68  5–7
(1–0)
Peter Stott Center (485)
Portland, Oregon
01/07/2016
1:05 pm
at Montana L 66–79  5–8
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
Missoula, Montana
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
at Montana State W 77–70  6–8
(2–1)
Worthington Arena (2,233)
Bozeman, Montana
01/14/2016
7:05 pm
Weber State L 58–73  6–9
(2–2)
Peter Stott Center (838)
Portland, Oregon
01/16/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho State L 70–73  6–10
(2–3)
Peter Stott Center (739)
Portland, Oregon
01/23/2016
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 81–63  7–10
(3–3)
Colberg Court (1,058)
Sacramento, California
01/28/2016
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 83–112  7–11
(3–4)
Reese Court (1,617)
Cheney, Washington
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Idaho L 55–56  7–12
(3–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,546)
Moscow, Idaho
02/04/2016
7:05 pm
Montana State W 83–68  7–13
(3–6)
Peter Stott Center (623)
Portland, Oregon
02/06/2016
7:05 pm
Montana L 80–82  7–14
(3–7)
Peter Stott Center (1,045)
Portland, Oregon
02/11/2016
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 71–88  8–14
(4–7)
Holt Arena (2,602)
Pocatello, Idaho
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Weber State L 78–87  8–15
(4–8)
Dee Events Center (6,798)
Ogden, Utah
02/18/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho L 74–80  8–16
(4–9)
Peter Stott Center (920)
Portland, Oregon
02/20/2016
7:05 pm
Eastern Washington W 107–91  9–16
(5–9)
Peter Stott Center (633)
Portland, Oregon
02/25/2016
5:00 pm
at North Dakota L 77–80  9–17
(5–10)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 89–86  10–17
(6–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290)
Greeley, Colorado
03/03/2016
7:05 pm
Northern Arizona W 89–81  11–17
(7–10)
Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, Oregon
03/05/2016
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 88–86  12–17
(8–10)
Peter Stott Center (622)
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016
12:05 pm
(8) vs. (9) Northern Colorado
First Round
W 74–67  13–17
Reno Events Center (1,311)
Reno, Nevada
03/10/2016
12:05 pm
(8) vs. (1) Weber State
Quarterfinals
L 74–78  13–18
Reno Events Center (1,206)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2015–16 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Go Viks. Portland State University. 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.