The 2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Dave Rose's eleventh season at BYU and the Cougars fifth season in the West Coast Conference. The Cougars once again played their home games at the Marriott Center.
As a result of a scandal surrounding inappropriate benefits received by BYU starting guard Nick Emery from a BYU booster, the NCAA vacated all of BYU's wins for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons with the exception of a 2015 win over Weber State in which Nick Emery did not play.
Before the season
Departures Ten individuals left the BYU program following the 2014–15 season—four players graduated (including BYU's all-time scoring leader Tyler Haws), two others transferred, and three more left for missions and are expected to return in 2017–18. The remaining individual was assistant coach Mark Pope, who left to become the new head coach at Utah Valley. Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 3 G 200 Alpine, UT Graduated. Signed with Obradoiro CAB in Spain (2015). 10 F 200 American Fork, UT LDS mission (returning in 2017) 12 F 185 Highland, UT Graduated. 20 G 195 Las Vegas, NV Graduated. 23 G 190 Orem, UT Graduated. 24 G 200 Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Louisiana–Lafayette. 30 F 190 Orem, UT LDS mission (returning in 2017) 35 C 230 Mission Viejo, CA Transferred to Utah Valley. 41 F 240 Mequon, WI LDS mission (returning in 2017)
Recruiting BYU has one high school graduate joining the school for the 2015–16 season.
2014–15 return missionaries BYU will debut three returned missionaries for the 2015–16 season. Nick Emery, Jakob Hartsock, and Braiden Shaw will all have their debut season for the Cougars after serving missions.
BYU will also see the return of two familiar faces who came to school for one season. Both Cory Calvert & Cooper Ainge return from their missions.
Walk-ons In addition to Cooper Ainge returning from his mission as a walk-on, BYU will be joined by new walk-on Alan Hamson.
Transfers On July 28, 2015, Elijah Bryant announced he would transfer to BYU from Elon. Bryant won the CAA Rookie of the Year title in the 2014–15 season. Bryant will redshirt the 2015–16 season and begin play with BYU as a Redshirt Sophomore in 2016–17.
2015–16 media
Nu Skin Cougar IMG Sports Network
KSL 102.7 FM and 1160 AM- Flagship Station (Salt Lake City/ Provo, UT and ksl.com) BYU Radio- Nationwide (Dish Network 980, Sirius XM 143, and byuradio.org) KTHK- Blackfoot/ Idaho Falls/ Pocatello/ Rexburg, ID KMGR- Manti, UT KSUB- Cedar City, UT KDXU- St. George, UT
Roster (Subject to change)
On November 20, Cooper Ainge, a Guard out of Wellesley, Massachusetts and son of Danny Ainge, announced he would leave the team to focus on his studies. On that same day Alan Hamson announced he would redshirt the current season. On December 14, Cory Calvert announced he was leaving the team for the remainder of the season and would transfer from BYU. On December 21, Jake Toolson was granted a medical leave from the team.
Schedule The 2015–16 schedule begins with a Summer Trip to Spain and features matches against state rivals Utah, Utah State, and Weber State. BYU will also return to Hawaii in 2015 to participate in the Diamond Head Classic. Matches airing on both BYUtv and Root Sports are BYUtv productions for the WCC. BYUtv is producing the game and airing it nationally while WCC Game of the Week affiliates air it regionally.
Asterisk next to a score indicates a win that was forfeited due to NCAA-imposed sanctions (the only win not forfeited was December 5, 2015 against Weber State, in which Nick Emery did not play).
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
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!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| WCC Tournament
!colspan=8 style="background:#002654;"| National Invitation Tournament
Game summaries Eurocolegio Casvi Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin, Corbin Kaufusi Eurocolegio Casvi: Nicol Bermúdez De Castro, Jorg Sánchez Domínguez, Héctor Jiménez Redondo, Eduard Gómez Fernández, Walter Cabral
Albacete Basket Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Zac Seljaas, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi Albacete Basket: Georvys Elias Sayu, Juan Carlos Vilches, Diego Javier Fox Esm, Miguel Raez Cuenca, Jose Maria Lopez
European Basketball Academy Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Jordan Chatman, Nate Austin European Basketball Academy: Not listed
CB Castelldefels Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Jordan Chatman, Corbin Kaufusi CB Castelldefels: Not listed
Papa John's Cougar Tipoff Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Jarom Jordan Starting Lineups: BYU White: Zac Seljaas, Jordan Chatman, Elijah Bryant, Braiden Shaw, Jakob Hartsock BYU Blue: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Jamal Aytes
Exhibition: Arizona Christian Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Jarom Jordan, & Jason Shepherd Starting Lineups: Arizona Christian: Bobby Gray, Brandon Newman, Chris Sterling, Jackson Helms, Mike Navar BYU: Nick Emery, Zac Seljaas, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin
Exhibition: Alaska Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Starting Lineups: Alaska Fairbanks: Alex Duncan, Bangaly Kaba, Joe Slocum, Travante Williams, Almir Hadzisehovic BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Nate Austin
Utah Valley Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom Series History: BYU leads series 1–0 Starting Lineups: Utah Valley: Marcel Davis, Jaden Jackson, Konner Frey, Ivory Young, Andrew Bastien BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Long Beach State Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Brad Daugherty Series history: BYU leads series 6–4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi Long Beach State: Nick Faust, Roschon Prince, Justin Bibbins, A. J. Spencer, Gabe Levin
Adams State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Adams State: EJ Hubbard II, Joe Bell Austin, Shakir Smith, Kendyl Grover, Ante Mioc BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Mississippi Valley State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series history: Series even 1–1 Starting Lineups: Mississippi Valley State: Vacha Vaughn, Damian Young, Ta'Jay Henry, Kylan Phillips, Jabari Alex BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Belmont Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Belmont: Luke Austin, Taylor Barnette, Craig Bradshaw, Evan Bradds, Tyler Hadden BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Utah Broadcasters: Ted Robinson, Bill Walton, & Lewis Johnson Series history: BYU leads series 129–127 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi Utah: Brandon Taylor, Jordan Loveridge, Kenneth Ogbe, Kyle Kuzma, Jakob Poeltl
Weber State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads series 30–10 Starting Lineups: Weber State: Joel Bolomboy, McKay Cannon, Dusty Baker, Jeremy Senglin, Zach Braxton BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Utah State Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series history: BYU leads series 139–92 Starting Lineups: Utah State: Darius Perkins, Shane Rector, Jalen Moore, Chris Smith, Elston Jones BYU: Chase Fischer, Kyle Collinsworth, Jake Toolson, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Colorado Broadcasters: Jim Watson & Lamar Hurd Series History: Colorado leads series 16–6 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi Colorado: Wesley Gordon, Dominique Collier, George King, Josh Scott, Josh Fortune
Central Michigan Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Lauren Francom Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: Central Michigan: Braylon Rayson, Rayshawn Simmons, Chris Fowler, Luke Meyer, John Simons BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi
Harvard Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey & Cory Alexander Series History: BYU leads series 1–0 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Corbin Kaufusi Harvard: Tommy McCarthy, Zena Edosomwan, Corey Johnson, Evan Cummins, Agunwa Okolie
New Mexico Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey & Cory Alexander Series History: BYU leads series 76–55 Starting Lineups: New Mexico: Cullen Neal, Elijah Brown, Obij Aget, Sam Logwood, Tim Williams BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin
Northern Iowa Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey & Cory Alexander Series History: First Meeting Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Northern Iowa: Paul Jesperson, Matt Bohannon, Wes Washpun, Jeremy Morgan, Bennett Koch
Saint Mary's Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams Series History: BYU leads series 11–7 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Saint Mary's: Emmett Naar, Evan Fitzner, Dane Pineau, Calvin Hermanson, Joe Rahon
Pacific Broadcasters: Glen Kuiper & Dan Belluomini Series History: BYU leads series 6–4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Pacific: T.J. Wallace, Alec Kobre, Tonko Vuko, Jacob Lampkin, Ray Bowles
Santa Clara Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams Series History: BYU leads series 24–5 Starting Lineups: Santa Clara: Kai Healy, Jared Brownridge, KJ Feagin, Nate Kratch, Emmanuel Ndumanya BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin
San Francisco Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, & Spencer Linton Series History: BYU leads series 13–7 Starting Lineups: San Francisco: Devin Watson, Uche Ogoegbu, Dont'e Reynolds, Chase Foster, Tim Derksen BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin
Gonzaga Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Brad Daugherty Series History: Gonzaga leads series 8–5 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Gonzaga: Bryan Alberts, Domantas Sabonis, Josh Perkins, Eric McClellan, Kyle Wiltjer
Portland Broadcasters: Tom Glasgow & Francis Williams Series History: BYU leads series 13–1 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Portland: Bryce Pressley, Alex Wintering, Jason Todd, Gabe Taylor, Ray Barreno
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Brad Holland Series History: BYU leads series 8–4 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin LMU: Adom Jacko, Brandon Brown, Steven Haney, Buay Tuach, Shamar Johnson
Pepperdine Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Brad Holland Series History: BYU leads series 9–7 Starting Lineups: BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin Pepperdine: Jeremy Major, Stacy Davis, Kameron Edwards, Lamond Murray Jr., Jett Raines
Loyola Marymount Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams Series History: BYU leads series 9–4 Starting Lineups: LMU: Adom Jacko, Brandon Brown, Steven Haney, Shamar Johnson, David Humphries BYU: Chase Fischer, Nick Emery, Kyle Collinsworth, Kyle Davis, Nate Austin
Pepperdine Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Brad Daugherty Series History: BYU leads series 9–8 Starting Lineups: Pepperdine: Jeremy Major, Stacy Davis, Kameron Edwards, Lamond Murray Jr., Jett Raines