2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2015–16 record 23–14 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach Sean Woods (4th year)
Assistant coach Dylan Howard
Assistant coach Preston Spradlin
Assistant coach Derrick Tilmon
Home arena Ellis Johnson Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750     20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688     20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688     19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688     23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     8 23   .258
West
Tennessee–Martin 10 6   .625     20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625     17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188     6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125     5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena, Duquesne, and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada where they lost 2 games to 1.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Malik Maitland Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Corban Collins Guard 6–3 190 RS–Junior High Point, North Carolina
4 Ty'Quan Bitting Forward/Center 6–9 220 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina
5 Miquel Dicent Guard 6–3 155 Sophomore Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10 Anthony Elechi Forward/Center 6–8 235 Senior Elmont, New York
11 Keion Alexander Forward/Center 6–9 210 Junior Brooklyn, New York
13 Lamontray Harris Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky
14 Jared Ravenscraft Guard 6–2 210 RS–Senior Morehead, Kentucky
15 DeJuan Marrero Forward 6–6 190 RS–Junior Gary, Indiana
21 Wes Noble Forward 6–5 190 RS–Freshman Jackson, Kentucky
22 Xavier Moon Guard 6–2 165 Junior Goodwater, Alabama
23 Treshaad Williams Forward 6–5 235 Junior Nashville, Georgia
25 Ronnye Beamon Forward 6–5 195 Junior Calumet City, Illinois
31 Lyonell Gaines Forward 6–6 220 RS–Senior Louisville, Kentucky
32 Brent Arrington Guard 6–3 190 RS–Senior Halethorpe, Maryland

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Asbury W 107–57 
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Regular season

11/13/2015*
7:45 pm
Cincinnati Christian W 87–51  1–0
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,367)
Morehead, KY

11/16/2015*
8:00 pm
at Illinois State L 66–67  1–1
Redbird Arena (4,698)
Normal, IL

11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky W 64–56  2–1
BB&T Arena (2,798)
Highland Heights, KY

11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Marshall W 85–61  3–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,432)
Morehead, KY

11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
Southern Miss W 61–46  4–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,775)
Morehead, KY

12/02/2015*
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis W 60–46  5–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,071)
St. Louis, MO

12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 59–92  5–2
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN

12/13/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 62–72  5–3
Petersen Events Center (7,065)
Pittsburgh, PA

12/17/2015*
9:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
Gotham Classic
 Postponed[2] 
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA

12/20/2015*
4:00 pm
Western Carolina
Gotham Classic
W 60–52  6–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,153)
Morehead, KY

12/23/2015*
1:00 pm
at Davidson
Gotham Classic
L 77–81  6–4
John M. Belk Arena (4,561)
Davidson, NC

12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Green Bay L 72–78  6–5
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,634)
Morehead, KY

12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 72–75  6–6
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,650)
Johnson City, TN

01/02/2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Murray State L 57–62  6–7
(0–1)
CFSB Center (3,125)
Murray, KY

01/07/2016
6:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 96–69  7–7
(1–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,010)
Morehead, KY

01/09/2016
6:00 pm
UT Martin W 64–58  8–7
(2–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,045)
Morehead, KY

01/14/2016
8:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 70–67 OT 8–7
(3–2)
Vadalabene Center (1,547)
Edwardsville, IL

01/16/2016
4:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 82–84 OT 9–8
(3–2)
Lantz Arena (1,369)
Charleston, IL

01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 81–74  10–8
(4–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735)
Morehead, KY

01/23/2016
1:00 pm, ASN
Jacksonville State L 74–78  10–9
(4–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,870)
Morehead, KY

01/27/2016
7:45 pm
Austin Peay W 75–65  11–9
(5–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,765)
Morehead, KY

01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 70–67  12–9
(6–3)
McBrayer Arena (3,900)
Richmond, KY

02/04/2016
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 67–73  12–10
(6–4)
Curb Event Center (1,559)
Nashville, TN

02/06/2016
8:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 76–77  12–11
(6–5)
Gentry Complex (6,312)
Nashville, TN

02/11/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Eastern Kentucky W 61–50  13–11
(7–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,214)
Morehead, KY

02/13/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Belmont W 78–77  14–11
(8–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,845)
Morehead, KY

02/16/2016*
7:00 pm
St. Catharine W 105–66  15–11
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,511)
Morehead, KY

02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 66–61  16–11
(9–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,800)
Morehead, KY

02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 69–59  17–11
(10–5)
Eblen Center (2,567)
Cookeville, TN

02/27/2016
5:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 82–71  18–11
(11–5)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (975)
Jacksonville, AL
Ohio Valley Tournament

03/03/2016
9:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 75–62  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545)
Nashville, TN

03/04/2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UT Martin
Semifinals
L 70–83  19–12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,167)
Nashville, TN
CBI

03/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at Siena
First round
W 84–80  20–12
Times Union Center (2,061)
Albany, NY

03/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Duquesne
Quarterfinals
W 82–72  21–12
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,387)
Morehead, KY

03/23/2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
Semifinals
W 77–72  22–12
Convocation Center (3,712)
Athens, OH

03/28/2016*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Nevada
Finals – Game 1
W 86–83  23–12
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,187)
Morehead, KY

03/30/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada
Finals – Game 2
L 68–77  23–13
Lawlor Events Center (7,431)
Reno, NV

04/01/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada
Finals – Game 3
L 82–85 OT 23–14
Lawlor Events Center (9,043)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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