2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–22 (6–10 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Elwyn McRoy
  • Jake Morton
  • Jay McMillian
Home arenaPhysical Education Complex
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 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T in the first round of the MEAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to South Carolina State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Trevon Seymore Forward 6–4 170 Junior Waterbury, Connecticut
2 Lawrence Fejokwu Center 6–9 218 Senior Lagos, Nigeria
3 Joshua Treadwell Forward 6–5 205 Junior Newark, New Jersey
5 James Sylvester Guard 6–0 170 Junior Toronto, Ontario, Canada
10 Christian Kessee Guard 6–2 180 Junior Las Vegas, Nevada
12 Terry Harris, Jr. Forward 6–8 205 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
15 Blake Simpson Forward 6–7 230 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio
20 Derek Armstrong Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Hempstead, New York
21 Lucian Brownlee Guard 6–2 165 Freshman Lawnside, New Jersey
22 Keith Shivers Guard 6–4 195 Junior Upper Marlboro, Maryland
24 Izais Hicks Forward 6–8 200 Junior Staten Island, New York
32 Mufaro Murinda Forward 6–7 195 Junior Pomona, California
54 Jerimyiah Batts Forward 6–8 265 Junior Jenkintown, Pennsylvania

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 Eastern Kentucky L 80–107  0–1
 McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
11/15/2015*
5:00 pm, BTN 		at Iowa L 68–103  0–2
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,350)
Iowa City, IA
11/18/2015*
12:00 pm 		Goldey–Beacom W 80–73  1–2
 Physical Education Complex (1,213)
Baltimore, MD
11/23/2015*
7:30 pm 		Chestnut Hill W 92–75  2–2
 Physical Education Complex (560)
Baltimore, MD
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm 		Towson L 77–81  2–3
 Physical Education Complex (1,201)
Baltimore, MD
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm 		at Akron L 71–77  2–4
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,903)
Akron, OH
12/05/2015
4:00 pm 		Hampton L 71–74  2–5
(0–1) 		Physical Education Complex (768)
Baltimore, MD
12/07/2015
7:30 pm 		Norfolk State L 56–88  2–6
(0–2) 		Physical Education Complex (588)
Baltimore, MD
12/09/2015*
8:00 pm, FSKC 		at Kansas State L 58–83  2–7
 Bramlage Coliseum (11,409)
Manhattan, KS
12/12/2015*
1:00 pm 		at Fordham L 55–92  2–8
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,331)
Bronx, NY
12/18/2015*
10:00 pm 		at San Francisco L 93–96 OT 2–9
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,142)
San Francisco, CA
12/19/2015*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 51–84  2–10
 Haas Pavilion (9,437)
Berkeley, CA
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm 		Eastern Michigan L 62–73  2–11
 Physical Education Complex (813)
Baltimore, MD
12/28/2015*
9:00 pm, FS1 		at Creighton L 77–102  2–12
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,137)
Omaha, NE
12/30/2015*
8:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 11 Iowa State L 84–104  2–13
 Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
Ames, IA
01/09/2016
4:00 pm 		at Howard L 63–72  2–14
(0–3) 		Burr Gymnasium (1,502)
Washington, D.C.
01/16/2016
4:00 pm 		at Bethune-Cookman W 62–54  3–14
(1–3) 		Moore Gymnasium (698)
Daytona Beach, FL
01/18/2016
8:00 pm 		at Florida A&M W 70–66  4–14
(2–3) 		Teaching Gym (Florida A&M) (2,789)
Tallahassee, FL
01/27/2016
7:30 pm 		North Carolina A&T
Postponed from 1/23/16 		W 73–68  5–14
(3–3) 		Physical Education Complex (443)
Baltimore, MD
01/30/2016
4:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 81–83 OT 5–15
(3–4) 		Physical Education Complex (455)
Baltimore, MD
02/01/2016
7:30 pm 		at Morgan State L 43–83  5–16
(3–5) 		Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,878)
Baltimore, MD
02/06/2016
4:00 pm 		at South Carolina State L 83–88  5–17
(3–6) 		SHM Memorial Center (403)
Orangeburg, SC
02/08/2016
8:00 pm 		at Savannah State L 63–72  5–18
(3–7) 		Tiger Arena (1,211)
Savannah, GA
02/13/2016
4:00 pm 		Howard W 90–66  6–18
(4–7) 		Physical Education Complex (1,200)
Baltimore, MD
02/15/2016
7:30 pm 		Delaware State L 67–71  6–19
(4–8) 		Physical Education Complex (533)
Baltimore, MD
02/18/2016
7:30 pm 		North Carolina Central
Postponed from 1/25/16 		W 71–60  7–19
(5–8) 		Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
02/22/2016
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Norfolk State L 77–85  7–20
(5–9) 		Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,083)
Norfolk, VA
02/27/2016
4:00 pm 		Morgan State
Homecoming 		L 72–74 OT 7–21
(5–10) 		Physical Education Complex (2,887)
Baltimore, MD
03/03/2016
7:30 pm 		at Delaware State W 72–62  8–21
(6–10) 		Memorial Hall (1,236)
Dover, DE
MEAC tournament
03/07/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(11) vs. (6) North Carolina A&T
First round 		W 98–91 2OT 9–21
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/10/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(11) vs. (3) South Carolina State
Quarterfinals 		L 80–90  9–22
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".