2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record 11–18 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach Willie Hayes (5th year)
Assistant coach Dexter Holt
Assistant coach Mike Smith
Home arena Elmore Gymnasium
2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 16 2   .889     18 15   .545
Alcorn State* 13 5   .722     15 15   .500
Jackson State 12 6   .667     20 16   .556
Southern 11 7   .611     22 13   .629
Alabama State 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
Prairie View A&M 7 11   .389     7 24   .226
Alabama A&M 6 12   .333     11 18   .379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 12   .333     8 25   .242
Mississippi Valley State 6 12   .333     8 27   .229
Grambling State 4 14   .222     7 24   .226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 11–18, 6–12 in conference and finished in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Christopher Thomas Guard/Forward 6–7 210 Junior Alabaster, Alabama
3 Jacob Perry Guard 5–10 180 Senior Huntsville, Alabama
4 Justin Colvin Guard 6–3 180 Senior Lithonia, Georgia
10 Rakiya Battle Guard 6–0 170 Junior Madison, Alabama
11 Matthew Cotton Guard 5–10 185 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
12 Marcus Merriweather Guard 6–1 185 Junior Pinson, Alabama
20 Zachary Jackson Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Pinson, Alabama
22 Tyler Davis Guard 6–3 190 Senior Madison, Alabama
23 Ladarius Tabb Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Senior Newbern, Alabama
24 Arthur Wade Guard 6–4 190 Senior Meridian, Mississippi
30 Adrian Edwards Forward 6–4 195 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
33 Baryn Houston Guard/Forward 6–7 200 Senior Birmingham, Alabama
34 Jesse Johnson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
35 Nicholas West Forward 6–10 215 Senior LaGrange, Georgia
41 Rashawn Green Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Madison, Alabama
42 Quinterian McConico Center/Forward 6–8 235 Junior Birmingham, Alabama
44 Mohamed Sherif Forward/Center 6–8 230 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
45 Brontae Harris Guard 5–10 185 Freshman Cullman, Alabama

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane W 68–67 OT 1–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,126)
New Orleans, LA

11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 74–56  2–0
Elmore Gymnasium (2,300)
Huntsville, AL

11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Oakwood W 97–89  3–0
Elmore Gymnasium (2,642)
Huntsville, AL

11/24/2015*
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 73–69  4–0
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019)
Jacksonville, AL

11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 61–63  4–1
CFSB Center (2,356)
Murray, KY

12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 58–75  4–2
Chaifetz Arena (5,419)
St. Louis, MO

12/16/2015*
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 70–79  4–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,109)
Bowling Green, KY

12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 70–91  4–4
Ford Center (4,746)
Evansville, IN

12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
at Ball State L 62–63  4–5
John E. Worthen Arena (2,356)
Muncie, IN
SWAC regular season

01/02/2016
5:00 pm
at Grambling State L 78–81 OT 4–6
(0–1)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150)
Grambling, LA

01/04/2016
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 66–67  4–7
(0–2)
Williams Assembly Center (617)
Jackson, MS

01/09/2016
6:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 85–70  5–7
(1–2)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

01/11/2016
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State L 73–79  5–8
(1–3)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

01/16/2016
5:00 pm
at Alabama State W 80–75 OT 6–8
(2–3)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL

01/23/2016
5:00 pm
at Alcorn State L 58–63  6–9
(2–4)
Davey Whitney Complex (1,459)
Lorman, MS

01/25/2016
7:30 pm
at Southern L 52–73  6–10
(2–5)
F. G. Clark Center (1,001)
Baton Rouge, LA

01/30/2016
6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 83–69  7–10
(3–5)
Elmore Gymnasium (574)
Huntsville, AL

02/01/2016
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 66–71  7–11
(3–6)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

02/06/2016
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–66  8–11
(4–6)
K. L. Johnson Complex (1,402)
Pine Bluff, AR

02/08/2016
7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State L 64–66  8–12
(4–7)
Leflore County Civic Center (762)
Greenwood, MS

02/13/2016
6:00 pm
Alabama State L 68–74  8–13
(4–8)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

02/20/2016
6:00 pm
Alcorn State L 58–62  8–14
(4–9)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,237)
Huntsville, AL

02/22/2016
7:30 pm
Southern W 78–66  9–14
(5–9)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

02/27/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 54–77  9–15
(5–10)
H&PE Arena (2,342)
Houston, TX

02/29/2016
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 65–85  9–16
(5–11)
William J. Nicks Building (683)
Prairie View, TX

03/03/2016
7:30 pm
Grambling State L 58–65  9–17
(5–12)
Elmore Gymnasium (673)
Huntsville, AL

03/05/2016
6:00 pm
Jackson State W 54–51  10–17
(6–12)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,112)
Huntsville, AL
SWAC Tournament

03/08/2016
8:30 pm
(8) vs. (9) Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First Round
W 61–53  11–17
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX

03/09/16
4:30 pm
(8) vs. (1) Texas Southern
Quarterfinals
L 69–77  11–18
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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