Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

This article is about the men's basketball team at Florida A&M University. The women's team is known as the Lady Rattlers.

Florida A&M Rattlers

2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team

University

Florida A&M University

Conference

MEAC

Location

Tallahassee, FL

Head coach

Byron Samuels (2nd year)

Arena

Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center
(Capacity: 9,639)

Nickname

Rattlers

Colors

Green and Orange

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

1999, 2004, 2007

Conference tournament champions

1991, 1999, 2004, 2007

The Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team is the basketball team that represent Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. Their home arena is the Teaching Gym/Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center, which seats a maximum of 9,639.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Rattlers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1999	First Round	Duke	L 58–99
2004	Opening Round First Round	Lehigh Kentucky	W 72–57 L 76–96
2007	Opening Round	Niagara	L 69–77

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Rattlers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals	North Carolina Central	L 61–78
1959	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Lincoln (MO) North Carolina A&T	W 90–73 L 75–98
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Youngstown State Wittenbert	W 74–60 L 33–35
1978	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Livingston Central Florida	W 72–69 L 78–85

Rattlers in the NBA

References

External links

Basketball Reference

Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1963–2009) Teaching Gym (2009–present)

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	Records lost 1932–1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Florida A&M University

Academics

Colleges & Schools	College of Agriculture and Food Sciences College of Education College of Engineering College of Law College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities College of Science and Technology School of Allied Health Sciences School of Architecture and Engineering Technology School of Business and Industry School of the Environment School of Graduate Studies and Research School of Journalism and Graphic Communication School of Nursing

Associations	State University System of Florida Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Urban 13

Athletics

Sports	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Florida A&M Rattlers Football Men's Basketball Florida Classic

Facilities	Bragg Memorial Stadium Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center Moore–Kittles Field

People	Kellen Winslow Joe Taylor Byron Samuels

Campus

Student life

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Hampton Pirates Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles Savannah State Tigers South Carolina State Bulldogs

Championships & awards	MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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