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

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2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jay Joyner (interim HC)
  • Jamal Brown
  • Darren Corbett
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
Seasons
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. Alexander resigned as head on January 26, 2016.[1] Assistant coach Jay Joyner took over on interim basis.[2] 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.

On March 7, the interim tag was removed and Joyner was named head coach.[3]

Previous season[edit]

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.[4]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 January 8, 2016.

Roster[edit]

2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Joshea Singleton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Kestrel Heights School Kinston, North Carolina
G 2 Sam Hunt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Jacksonville Univ Greensboro, North Carolina
F 3 Ede Egharevba 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Mack Prep Academy Queens, New York
F 4 Nick Reese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS So Westchester Los Angeles, California
F 5 Jamin Lackey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Los Angeles Valley CC Los Angeles, California
G 10 Arturs Bremers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbia State CC Sigulda, Latvia
G 11 James Whitaker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So I.C. Norcom Portsmouth, Virginia
G 12 Ahmad Abdullah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Knightdale HS Raleigh, North Carolina
G 13 Austin Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Believe Prep Academy Queens, New York
F 15 Amari Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Southern Durham HS Durham, North Carolina
G/F 20 Deion James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Empire HS Tucson, Arizona
F 21 Julien Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Manteo HS Nags Head, North Carolina
G 23 Denzel Keyes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Kinston HS Kinston, North Carolina
F/C 24 Mike Owona 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr NW Kansas Tech Bel Air, Maryland
F 32 Bruce Beckford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Kinston HS Kinston, North Carolina
F 34 Khary Doby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Riverdale Baptist HS Upper Marlboro, Maryland
C 44 Steven Burrough 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Harding University HS Charlotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 09, 2016

Schedule[edit]

[5]

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 L 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[edit]

  1. ^ "BREAKING: Cy Alexander Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at NC A&T - HoopDirt". HoopDirt. January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Cy Alexander Resigns As NC A&T's Men's Basketball Coach". azcentral. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jay Joyner Named Men's Basketball Coach At A&T". NCATAggies.com. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Aggies MBB Hires Brown As An Assistant". www.ncataggies.com. NC A&T Sports Information. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball".
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