The 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State and San Diego State to be champions of the Mountain West tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Utah.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reaso for departure Emmanuel Owootoah 0 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Toronto, ON Graduate transfer to Lynn Darnell Taylor 1 G 6'3" 205 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Cal State San Marcos Braeden Anderson 2 F 6'9" 225 RS sophomore Okotoks, AB Graduate transfer to Seton Hall Alex Davis 10 F 6'9" 205 Senior Houston, TX Graduated Blake Williams 13 G 6'2" 197 RS sophomore Sacramento, CA Left the team for personal reasons Isaiah Bailey 24 G 6'6" 190 Freshman Compton, CA Dismissed from team for violation of team rules Eugene Artison 35 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Seattle, WA Transferred to College of Southern Idaho
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jaron Hopkins 1 G 6'6" 200 Junior Mesa, AZ Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hopkins had to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility. Jahmel Taylor 5 G 6'0" 170 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor had to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility. Cullen Russo 13 F 6'9" 220 Junior Bloomington, MN Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College Lionel Ellison 15 G 6'1" 190 Junior New Orleans, LA Junior college transferred from Coffeyville Community College Deshon Taylor 21 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred from UMKC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor had to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Had three years of remaining eligibility. Torren Jones 24 F 6'9" 235 Junior Chandler, AZ Junior college transferred from Midland College
Recruiting class of 2015
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results Source
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!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
See also 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs women's basketball team
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