The 2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They defeated Howard in the first round of the MEAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Norfolk State.
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 13–19 (7–9 MEAC) |
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| Home arena | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
edit| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 0 | Dante Holmes | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1 | Jay Copeland Jr. | Forward | 6–7 | 255 | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia |
| 2 | A.J. Lynch | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Mobile, Alabama |
| 3 | Rashawun Madison | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 4 | Kevin Crawford II | Guard | 6–1 | 150 | Junior | Blythewood, South Carolina |
| 10 | C.J. Wiggins | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Richmond, Virginia |
| 11 | Patrick Cole | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Newark, New Jersey |
| 12 | Jeremiah Ingram | Guard | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 13 | Enoch Hood | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 20 | Jamal Ferguson | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 22 | Kyle Benton | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Junior | Long Beach, California |
| 23 | Nate Allen | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Toledo, Ohio |
| 25 | Marius McAllister | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Sophomore | Durham, North Carolina |
| 35 | Dajuan Graf | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Junior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Clemson | L 40–74 | 0–1 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,742) Greenville, SC | |||||||
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm |
Allen | W 78–54 | 1–1 |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,176) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 11/22/2015* 12:00 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | L 77–78[2] | 1–2 |
Barclays Center (1,274) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| 11/24/2015* 7:30 pm |
at Quinnipiac | L 59–69 | 1–3 |
TD Bank Sports Center (713) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| 11/27/2015* 7:30 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | L 50–71 | 1–4 |
Thomas Assembly Center (4,227) Ruston, LA | |||||||
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 86–79 | 2–4 |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,133) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 12/05/2015 4:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 70–59 | 3–4 (1–0) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,056) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 12/07/2015 7:30 pm |
Howard | L 69–71 | 3–5 (1–1) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,226) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 12/14/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Marshall Global Sports Classic |
L 73–92 | 3–6 |
Cam Henderson Center (4,178) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Houston Global Sports Classic |
L 65–73 | 3–7 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,342) Houston, TX | |||||||
| 12/21/2015* 4:30 pm |
vs. Southern Global Sports Classic |
L 63–68 | 3–8 |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* |
vs. Eastern Illinois Global Sports Classic |
W 57–52 | 4–8 |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm |
Montreat | W 107–68 | 5–8 |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (687) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 12/31/2015* 2:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Mississippi State | L 48–71 | 5–9 |
Humphrey Coliseum (2,016) Starkville, MS | |||||||
| 01/04/2016* 8:00 pm |
East Tennessee State | L 68–72 | 5–10 |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (881) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 01/06/2016* 7:00 pm |
Johnson & Wales–Charlotte | W 78–70 | 6–10 |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (805) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm |
at South Carolina State | L 75–91 | 6–11 (1–2) |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
| 01/11/2016 8:00 pm |
at Savannah State | W 69–46 | 7–11 (2–2) |
Tiger Arena (1,230) Savannah, GA | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm |
Norfolk State | L 79–88 | 7–12 (2–3) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,236) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Hampton | L 79–80 | 7–13 (2–4) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,065) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm |
at Delaware State Postponed from 1/23/16 |
L 60–71 | 7–14 (2–5) |
Memorial Hall (1,371) Dover, DE | |||||||
| 02/01/2016 8:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 81–63 | 8–14 (3–5) |
Teaching Gym (1,738) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | L 63-67 | 8-15 (3-6) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm |
at Bethune-Cookman | W 90–66 | 9–15 (4–6) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 79–74 | 10–15 (5–6) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,478) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 02/18/2016 7:30 pm |
at Coppin State Postponed from 1/25/16 |
L 60–71 | 10–16 (5–7) |
Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm |
at Morgan State | W 73–59 | 11–16 (6–7) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,104) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm |
at Bethune-Cookman | L 61–69 | 11–17 (6–8) |
Moore Gymnasium (881) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm |
at Savannah State | W 61–44 | 12–17 (7–8) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,427) Durham, NC | |||||||
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | L 87–93 | 12–18 (7–9) |
Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (10) Howard First round |
W 68–66 | 13–18 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| 03/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(7) | vs. (2) Norfolk State Quarterfinals |
L 47–66 | 13–19 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. | |||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".
- ^ "LIU-Brooklyn rallies past NC Central 78-77 in final minutes". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.