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
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	15–17 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach	Cameron Dollar (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Jones Lance LaVetter Darren Talley
Home arena	KeyArena Showare Center Connolly Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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 due to personal reasons
Luis Bidart	33	G	6'0"	195	RS Junior	São Paulo, Brazil	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jarrell Flora	35	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Bremerton, WA	Graduated

2015 incoming recruits

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

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 Cameron Dollar (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jones (Azusa Pacific) Lance LaVetter (Northern Arizona) Darren Talley (Chapman) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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

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.