2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by seventh year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena, with two home games at the Showare Center and CBI games at the Connolly Center, and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record15–17 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones
  • Lance LaVetter
  • Darren Talley
Home arenaKeyArena
Showare Center
Connolly Center
Seasons
2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Mexico State 13 1   .929 23 11   .676
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
Cal State Bakersfield 11 3   .786 24 9   .727
Seattle 7 7   .500 15 17   .469
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 12 18   .400
UMKC 4 10   .286 12 19   .387
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 4 10   .286 8 22   .267
Chicago State 0 14   .000 4 28   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Redhawks finished the season 18–16, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the WAC tournament where they lost to New Mexico State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine in the first round and Colorado in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Loyola–Chicago.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Isiah Umipig 1 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Federal Way, WA Graduated
Emerson Murray 2 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Vancouver, BC Graduated
Theo Turner 10 C 7'0" 245 RS Freshman Middlesbrough, England Transferred to Berry
Shore Adenekan 15 F 6'9" 240 Senior London, England Graduated
David Trimble 25 G 6'1" 185 Junior Yakima, WA Left the team for personal reasons
Luis Bidart 33 G 6'0" 195 RS Junior São Paulo, Brazil Left the team for personal reasons
Jarrell Flora 35 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Bremerton, WA Graduated

2015 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Spurgeon
SF
Sherwood, OR Lakeridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malik Montoya
SG
Seattle, WA Federal Way High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 31, 2014 
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 August 28, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandan Westendorf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Kentridge HS
Big Bend CC
Auburn, WA
G 2 Malik Montoya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 11 Deshaun Sunderhaus 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Rockdale County HS Conyers, GA
G 12 Jadon Cohee 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Walnut Grove Secondary Langley, BC
G 13 Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Shorecrest HS Shoreline, WA
G 14 Jack Shaughnessy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Etowah HS Woodstock, GA
G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR
F 21 William Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr IMG Acad.
Huntsville HS
Huntsville, AL
G 23 Manroop Clair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Hawaii
Huntington Prep
Vancouver, BC
C 24 Jack Crook 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Loreto College Manchester, England
F 30 Zack Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Loreto Academy Manchester, England
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
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 56–58  0–1
KeyArena (3,450)
Seattle, WA
11/15/2015*
2:00 pm
Sacramento State L 65–77  0–2
KeyArena (1,754)
Seattle, WA
11/17/2015*
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 70–76  0–3
Reese Court (2,177)
Cheney, WA
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 58–52  1–3
KeyArena (3,129)
Seattle, WA
11/25/2015*
6:00 pm
Great Falls W 58–48  2–3
Showare Center (575)
Kent, WA
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N
at California L 52–66  2–4
Haas Pavilion (9,423)
Berkeley, CA
12/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 61–70  2–5
KeyArena (1,213)
Seattle, WA
12/06/2015*
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 84–72  3–5
KeyArena (1,276)
Seattle, WA
12/13/2015*
5:00 pm
at UAB L 73–79  3–6
Bartow Arena (3,587)
Birmingham, AL
12/17/2015*
6:00 pm
Northwest Indian W 98–36  4–6
Showare Center (468)
Kent, WA
12/20/2015*
6:00 pm
San Jose State W 67–64  5–6
KeyArena (1,275)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 68–79  5–7
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,921)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
UC Davis W 80–75  6–7
KeyArena (1,370)
Seattle, WA
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 50–88  6–8
KeyArena (1,383)
Seattle, WA
WAC regular season
01/07/2016
5:05 pm
at UMKC L 69–84  6–9
(1–0)
Municipal Auditorium (1,147)
Kansas City, MO
01/09/2016
12:05 pm
at Chicago State W 66–50  7–9
(1–1)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (560)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2016
7:30 pm, ASN
Cal State Bakersfield L 52–79  7–10
(1–2)
KeyArena (1,622)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 60–68  7–11
(1–3)
KeyArena (1,365)
Seattle, WA
01/23/2016
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 70–59  8–11
(2–3)
KeyArena (1,752)
Seattle, WA
01/28/2016
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 73–62  9–11
(3–3)
UCCU Center (2,629)
Orem, UT
01/30/2016
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon W 59–57  10–11
(4–3)
GCU Arena (6,987)
Phoenix, AZ
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Chicago State W 59–56  11–11
(5–3)
KeyArena (1,527)
Seattle, WA
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
UMKC W 65–55  12–11
(6–3)
KeyArena (2,260)
Seattle, WA
02/12/2016
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 60–71  12–12
(6–4)
KeyArena (2,546)
Seattle, WA
02/18/2016
5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 57–67  12–13
(6–5)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,435)
Edinburg, TX
02/20/2016
6:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 57–70  12–14
(6–6)
Pan American Center (4,669)
Las Cruces, NM
02/27/2016
7:00 pm
Utah Valley W 72–69  13–14
(7–6)
KeyArena (2,767)
Seattle, WA
03/05/2016
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 71–93  13–15
(7–7)
Icardo Center (1,661)
Bakersfield, CA
WAC tournament
03/10/2016
7:00 pm
(3) vs. (6) Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Quarterfinals
W 75–52  14–15
Orleans Arena (1,472)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2016
8:30 pm
(3) vs. (2) Cal State Bakersfield
Semifinals
L 47–72  14–16
Orleans Arena (1,729)
Paradise, NV
CBI
03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Idaho
First round
W 68–63  15–16
Connolly Center[2] (999)
Seattle, WA
03/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Vermont
Quarterfinals
L 54–73  15–17
Connolly Center (999)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "M. Basketball – 2015–16 Schedule". GoSeattleU.
  2. ^ Allen, Percy (March 16, 2016). "Seattle U gets past Idaho in CBI opener". Seattle Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.