2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record13–19 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Skinkis
  • Chuck Taylor
  • Eric Wilson
Home arenaMcLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
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

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "LIU-Brooklyn rallies past NC Central 78-77 in final minutes". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.