2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 13–18 (8–10 Big Sky)
Head coach Tyler Geving (7th year)
Assistant coach Jeff Hironaka
Assistant coach Jase Coburn
Assistant coach Michael Plank
Home arena Peter Stott Center
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
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     5 24   .172
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
2016 Big Sky 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, WA Graduated
Iziahiah Sweeney 10 G 6'3" 170 Freshman Compton, CA Transferred to Panola College
Tim Douglas 11 G 5'10" 160 RS Senior Cerriots, CA Graduated
Kyler Shula 12 G 5'10" 170 Junior Puyallup, WA Graduated
Tiegbe Bamba 13 F 6'10" 205 Senior Sarcelles, France Graduated
Dorian Cason 21 C 6'7" 250 Junior Fontana, CA Transferred
DaShaun Wiggins 23 G 6'2" 190 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Sebastian Suarez 30 G 6'4" 210 Senior Ancud, Chile Graduated
Joel King 34 G 6'3" 185 Senior Lacey, WA Graduated
Brandon Cataldo 44 C 6'10" 285 Senior Rainier, OR Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Isaiah Pineiro 0 F 6'6" 185 Sophomore Auburn, CA Junior college transferred from Sierra College
Cameron Forte 5 F 6'7" 220 Senior Tempe, AZ Transferred from Georgia. Forte will be eligible to play immediately since Forte graduated from Georgia.
DeSean Parsons 13 G 6'7" 190 Junior Sacramento, CA Junior college transferred from Salt Lake Community College
Evan Garrison 14 G 5'10" Junior Tigard, OR Junior college transferred from Clark College.
Donivine Stewart 20 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Peoria, IL 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, TX Junior college transferred Western Wyoming Community College
Khari Holloway 23 G 6'2" Junior Jackson, MS Junior college transferred from Mesa Community College

2015 incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Armani Collins
SG
San Francisco, CA Stuart Hall High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 15, 2015 
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:

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

2015–16 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Pineiro, IsaiahIsaiah Pineiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Placer
Sierra College
Auburn, CA
G 1 Gengler, ZachZach Gengler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Silverton Silverton, OR
C 2 Spickerman, CollinCollin Spickerman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jesuit
Clark College
Portland, OR
G 3 Collins, ArmaniArmani Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Stuart Hall San Francisco, CA
F 5 Forte, CameronCameron Forte 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr McClintock
Georgia
Temple, AZ
G 10 Davydov, DanielDaniel Davydov (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Seattle Academy Bellevue, WA
G 11 Robinson, CalaenCalaen Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Corona del Sol
Arizona State
Tempe, AZ
G 12 White, BryceBryce White 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Benson Tech
Chemeketa CC
Portland, OR
G/F 13 Parsons, De'SeanDe'Sean Parsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Grant Union
Salt Lake CC
Sacramento, CA
G 14 Garrison, EvanEvan Garrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tigard
Clark College
Tigard, OR
F 15 Tucker, BraxtonBraxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Spanaway Lake
North Idaho College
Tacoma, WA
G 20 Stewart, DonivineDonivine Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Limestone
SIU Edwardsville
Peoria, IL
C 21 Okonkwo, NamdiNamdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westwind Prep
Western Wyoming CC
Dallas, TX
G 23 Holloway, KhariKhari Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mountain Pointe
Mesa CC
Jackson, MS
F 30 Bryant, AustinAustin Bryant (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Murrieta Valley Murrieta, CA
F 34 Leunen, MontieMontie Leunen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westview
Shasta College
Portland, OR
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, OR
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:00 PM
at Grand Canyon L 72–82  0–1
GCU Arena (7,249)
Phoenix, AZ

11/13/2015*
7:05 PM
Pacific Lutheran W 105–60  1–1
Peter Stott Center (536)
Portland, OR

11/22/2015*
12:00 PM
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 79–61  2–1
UTRGV Fieldhouse (523)
Edinburg, TX

11/25/2015*
7:00 PM
at Nevada L 73–76  2–2
Lawlor Events Center (5,890)
Reno, NV

11/28/2015*
7:05 PM
Multnomah W 100–82  3–2
Peter Stott Center (512)
Portland, OR

12/02/2015*
7:05 PM
Portland L 72–78  3–3
Peter Stott Center (785)
Portland, OR

12/05/2015*
1:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State L 67–91  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,806)
Pullman, WA

12/12/2015*
5:00 PM
at SIU Edwardsville L 64–74  3–5
Vadalabene Center (1,268)
Edwardsville, IL

12/17/2015*
7:05 PM
Cal State Northridge L 71–77  3–6
Peter Stott Center (412)
Portland, OR

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM
at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–78  3–7
Icardo Center (1,006)
Bakersfield, CA

12/29/2015*
7:05 PM
Cal State Fullerton W 89–82  4–7
Peter Stott Center (426)
Portland, OR
Big Sky regular season

01/02/2016
7:05 PM
Sacramento State W 76–68  5–7
(1–0)
Peter Stott Center (485)
Portland, OR

01/07/2016
1:05 PM
at Montana L 66–79  5–8
(1–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,451)
Missoula, MT

01/09/2016
6:00 PM
at Montana State W 77–70  6–8
(2–1)
Worthington Arena (2,233)
Bozeman, MT

01/14/2016
7:05 PM
Weber State L 58–73  6–9
(2–2)
Peter Stott Center (838)
Portland, OR

01/16/2016
7:05 PM
Idaho State L 70–73  6–10
(2–3)
Peter Stott Center (739)
Portland, OR

01/23/2016
7:05 PM
at Sacramento State W 81–63  7–10
(3–3)
Colberg Court (1,058)
Sacramento, CA

01/28/2016
6:05 PM
at Eastern Washington L 83–112  7–11
(3–4)
Reese Court (1,617)
Cheney, WA

01/30/2016
7:00 PM
at Idaho L 55–56  7–12
(3–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,546)
Moscow, ID

02/04/2016
7:05 PM
Montana State W 83–68  7–13
(3–6)
Peter Stott Center (623)
Portland, OR

02/06/2016
7:05 PM
Montana L 80–82  7–14
(3–7)
Peter Stott Center (1,045)
Portland, OR

02/11/2016
6:00 PM
at Idaho State L 71–88  8–14
(4–7)
Holt Arena (2,602)
Pocatello, ID

02/13/2016
6:00 PM
at Weber State L 78–87  8–15
(4–8)
Dee Events Center (6,798)
Ogden, UT

02/18/2016
7:05 PM
Idaho L 74–80  8–16
(4–9)
Peter Stott Center (920)
Portland, OR

02/20/2016
7:05 PM
Eastern Washington W 107–91  9–16
(5–9)
Peter Stott Center (633)
Portland, OR

02/25/2016
5:00 PM
at North Dakota L 77–80  9–17
(5–10)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,734)
Grand Forks, ND

02/27/2016
6:00 PM
at Northern Colorado W 89–86  10–17
(6–10)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,290)
Greeley, CO

03/03/2016
7:05 PM
Northern Arizona W 89–81  11–17
(7–10)
Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, OR

03/05/2016
7:05 PM
Southern Utah W 88–86  12–17
(8–10)
Peter Stott Center (622)
Portland, OR
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, NV

03/10/2016
12:05 pm
(8) vs. (1) Weber State
Quarterfinals
L 74–78  13–18
Reno Events Center (1,206)
Reno, NV
*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.
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