2015–16 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
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
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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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
Star ratings : 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:
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 09, 2016
Schedule
[ 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