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

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.

2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	10–22 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jay Joyner (interim HC) Jamal Brown Darren Corbett
Home arena	Corbett Sports Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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
† 2016 MEAC tournament winner *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations As of March 18, 2016

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

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.^[4]

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ede Egharevba	Queens, NY	Albany University	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Deion James SF	Tucson, AZ	Empire HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Mar 9, 2015
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Mike Owona	Bel Air, MD	Northwest Kansas Technical College	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Joshea Singleton	Kinston, NC	Bucknell University	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

Roster

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 Montrose Christian Academy Silver Spring, Maryland 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 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

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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.