2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (4th year)
Assistant coach	Jay Joyner (interim HC)
Assistant coach	Jamal Brown
Assistant coach	Darren Corbett
Home arena	Corbett Sports Center

2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hampton †	13	–	3	.813	21	–	11	.656
South Carolina State	12	–	4	.750	19	–	15	.559
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	17	–	17	.500
Bethune-Cookman	10	–	6	.625	14	–	18	.438
Savannah State	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
North Carolina Central	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
North Carolina A&T	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
Md. Eastern Shore	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
Howard	6	–	10	.375	12	–	20	.375
Morgan State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	22	.290
Coppin State	6	–	10	.375	9	–	22	.290
Delaware State	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219
Florida A&M*	4	–	12	.250	8	–	21	.276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2016 MEAC Tournament winner As of March 18, 2016;

The 2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies were led by fourth year head coach Cy Alexander until his resignation on January 29, then led by interim head coach Jay Joyner the remainder of the season. They played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 record in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost to Coppin State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.

Previous Season

The Aggies finished the season 9-23, 6-10 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. On July 10, 2015, it was announced that Jamal Brown was hired as an assistant coach.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Bryan Akinkugbe	5	C	6'9"	225	Senior	Bowie, MD	Graduated
Waylan Siverand	33	G	6'7	190	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Jerome Simmons	0	C/F	6'8	225	Sophomore	Jacksonville, NC	Transferred to Winston-Salem State (DIV-II)
Trey Brown	1	G	6'3	195	Junior		Left the Team

Class of 2015 signees

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ede Egharevba '	Queens, NY	Albany University	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
Ede Egharevba '	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Deion James SF	Tucson, AZ	Empire HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 9, 2015
Deion James SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Mike Owona '	Bel Air, MD	Northwest Kansas Technical College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
Mike Owona '	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Joshea Singleton '	Kinston, NC	Bucknell University	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
Joshea Singleton '	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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 2016-01-08.

Roster

2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	1	Singleton, JosheaJoshea Singleton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	5.0 !GS	Kestrel Heights School	Kinston, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Hunt, SamSam Hunt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Jacksonville Univ	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	3	Egharevba, EdeEde Egharevba	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Mack Prep Academy	Queens, New York
3.5 !F	4	Reese, NickNick Reese	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Westchester	Los Angeles, California
3.5 !F	5	Lackey, JaminJamin Lackey	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Los Angeles Valley CC	Los Angeles, California
1.5 !G	10	Bremers, ArtursArturs Bremers	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Columbia State CC	Sigulda, Latvia]]
1.5 !G	11	Whitaker, JamesJames Whitaker	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.5 !RS So	I.C. Norcom	Portsmouth, Virginia
1.5 !G	12	Abdullah, AhmadAhmad Abdullah	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Knightdale HS	Raleigh, North Carolina
1.5 !G	13	Williams, AustinAustin Williams	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Believe Prep Academy	Queens, New York
3.5 !F	15	Hamilton, AmariAmari Hamilton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Southern Durham HS	Durham, North Carolina
2.5 !G/F	20	James, DeionDeion James	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Empire HS	Tucson, Arizona
3.5 !F	21	Johnson, JulienJulien Johnson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Manteo HS	Nags Head, North Carolina
1.5 !G	23	Keyes, DenzelDenzel Keyes	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kinston HS	Kinston, North Carolina
4.5 !F/C	24	Owona, MikeMike Owona	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	NW Kansas Tech	Bel Air, Maryland
3.5 !F	32	Beckford, BruceBruce Beckford	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kinston HS	Kinston, North Carolina
3.5 !F	34	Doby, KharyKhary Doby	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Riverdale Baptist HS	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
5.0 !C	44	Burrough, StevenSteven Burrough	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Harding University HS	Charlotte, North Carolina

Head coach

Cy Alexander (Catawba)

Assistant coach(es)

Jay Joyner (South Carolina State)
Jamal Brown (South Carolina State)
Darren Corbett (North Carolina A&T)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 09, 2016

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm		at Purdue Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic	L 40–81	0–1	Mackey Arena (1,057) West Lafayette, IN
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Florida Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic	L 54–104	0–2	O'Connell Center (8,605) Gainesville, FL
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm		Roanoke College	L 87–94	0–3	Corbett Sports Center (643) Greensboro, NC
11/21/2015* 7:30 pm		vs. Buffalo Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 68–86	0–4	Mohegan Sun Arena (4,507) Uncasville, CT
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm		vs. Niagara Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 72–73	0–5	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,813) Uncasville, CT
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Virginia Tech	L 60–90	0–6	Cassell Coliseum (4,464) Blacksburg, VA
11/28/2015* 1:00 pm		at North Dakota State	L 56–77	0–7	Scheels Arena (2,052) Fargo, ND
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm		Northern Kentucky	W 74–63	1–7	Corbett Sports Center (546) Greensboro, NC
12/02/2015* 7:30 pm		UNC Greensboro	W 77–68	2–7	Corbett Sports Center (1,832) Greensboro, NC
12/05/2015 4:00 pm		Howard	W 66–63	3–7 (1–0)	Corbett Sports Center (1,638) Greensboro, NC
12/07/2015 7:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 80–74	4–7 (2–0)	Corbett Sports Center (1,094) Greensboro, NC
12/13/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina	L 60–71	4–8	Williams Arena (4,151) Greenville, NC
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 61–47	5–8	Corbett Sports Center (467) Greensboro, NC
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm		at Toledo	L 62–95	5–9	Savage Arena (4,006) Toledo, OH
12/30/2015* 4:00 pm		Kent State	L 60–61	5–10	Corbett Sports Center (1,015) Greensboro, NC
01/05/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at USC Upstate	L 68–78	5–11	Hodge Center (423) Spartanburg, SC
01/09/2016 4:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 68–75	5–12 (2–1)	Tiger Arena (1,240) Savannah, GA
01/11/2016 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	L 85–92	5–13 (2–2)	SHM Memorial Center (578) Orangeburg, SC
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		Hampton	L 62–79	5–14 (2–3)	Corbett Sports Center (1,543) Greensboro, NC
01/18/2016 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	L 68–75	5–15 (2–4)	Corbett Sports Center (1,206) Greensboro, NC
01/25/2016 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	L 55–57	5–16 (2–5)	Memorial Hall (1,084) Dover, DE
01/27/2016 7:30 pm		at Coppin State Postponed from 1/23/16	L 68–73	5–17 (2–6)	Physical Education Complex (443) Baltimore, MD
01/30/2016 4:00 pm		Savannah State	W 63–62	6–17 (3–6)	Corbett Sports Center (1,461) Greensboro, NC
02/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Charlotte	L 72–92	6–18	Corbett Sports Center (1,081) Greensboro, NC
02/06/2016 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	W 67–63 ^OT	7–18 (4–6)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,116) Durham, NC
02/13/2016 4:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 75–68	8–18 (5–6)	Corbett Sports Center (1,063) Greensboro, NC
02/15/2016 7:30 pm		Bethune-Cookman	L 77–83 ^OT	8–19 (5–7)	Corbett Sports Center (823) Greensboro, NC
02/22/2016 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	L 51–72	8–20 (5–8)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,009) Baltimore, MD
02/27/2016 6:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 77–70 ^OT	9–20 (6–8)	Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
02/29/2016 7:30 pm		at Bethune-Cookman	L 52–65	9–21 (6–9)	Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
03/03/2016 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	W 87–93	10–21 (7–9)	Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC
MEAC Tournament
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(6)	vs. (11) Coppin State First Round	L 91–98 ^2OT	10–22	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Aggies MBB Hires Brown As An Assistant". www.ncataggies.com. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
↑ http://www.ncataggies.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=24500&SPID=74518&SPSID=593455

North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball

Venues	Moore Gymnasium (1952–1978) Corbett Sports Center (1978–present)

Rivalries	North Carolina Central

People	Head coaches

Seasons	Records lost pre-1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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