2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Savannah State.
| 2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 14–18 (10–6 MEAC) |
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| Assistant coach | Rodney Martin Stacy Beckton Chrys Cornelius |
| Home arena | Moore Gymnasium |
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| 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
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 1 | Josue Salaam | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | San Francisco, California |
| 2 | Diamante Lewis | Forward | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Ocala, Florida |
| 3 | LaRon Smith | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Palm Bay, Florida |
| 5 | Denzel Dulin | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Queens, New York |
| 10 | Jordan Potts | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| 11 | Marquel Ingram | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 12 | Quinton Forrest | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Windermere, Florida |
| 15 | Randy Holmes | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 22 | Ricky Johnson | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | Akron, Ohio |
| 23 | Mario Moody | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | East Orange, New Jersey |
| 32 | Ulmer Manzie | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm |
Trinity College | W 108–54 | 1–0 |
Moore Gymnasium (898) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm |
at UT Martin | W 86–79 | 2–0 |
Skyhawk Arena (1,108) Martin, TN | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 6:00 pm |
at Richmond Las Vegas Invitational |
L 64–89 | 2–1 |
Robins Center (5,635) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, RTPT |
at West Virginia Las Vegas Invitational |
L 44–97 | 2–2 |
WVU Coliseum (6,196) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| 11/26/2015* 9:00 pm |
vs. Stetson Las Vegas Invitational |
L 70–83 | 2–3 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/27/2015* 2:30 pm |
vs. Sam Houston State Las Vegas Invitational |
L 46–71 | 2–4 |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist | W 78–49 | 3–4 |
Moore Gymnasium (587) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 12/07/2015 7:30 pm |
South Carolina State | W 69–54 | 4–4 (1–0) |
Moore Gymnasium (993) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 12/12/2015* 4:00 pm |
at Akron | L 60–81 | 4–5 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,828) Akron, OH | |||||||
| 12/16/2015* 7:30 pm |
The Citadel | L 87–99 | 4–6 |
Moore Gymnasium (202) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 12/19/2015* 7:30 pm |
at Toledo | L 68–102 | 4–7 |
Savage Arena (4,029) Toledo, OH | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm |
at UCF | L 96–101 OT | 4–8 |
CFE Arena (3,734) Orlando, FL | |||||||
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Brown | L 73–81 | 4–9 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (774) Providence, RI | |||||||
| 12/31/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Jacksonville | L 70–74 | 4–10 |
Swisher Gymnasium (273) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
| 01/03/2016* 5:00 pm |
at Grand Canyon | L 53–74 | 4–11 |
GCU Arena (4,719) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm |
at Hampton | L 70–75 | 4–12 (1–1) |
Hampton Convocation Center (3,543) Hampton, VA | |||||||
| 01/11/2016 8:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | W 72–70 | 5–12 (2–1) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,756) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm |
Coppin State | L 54–62 | 5–13 (2–2) |
Moore Gymnasium (698) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm |
Morgan State | W 62–50 | 6–13 (3–2) |
Moore Gymnasium (863) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 72–74 | 6–14 (3–3) |
Hytche Athletic Center (932) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm |
at Howard | L 68–70 | 6–15 (3–4) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,605) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm |
Florida A&M | W 88–56 | 7–15 (4–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (1,090) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 02/02/2016 7:30 pm |
Savannah State | W 62–59 | 8–15 (5–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (805) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm |
Delaware State | W 85–56 | 9–15 (6–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (487) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 66–90 | 9–16 (6–5) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham,, NC | |||||||
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | W 83–77 | 10–16 (7–5) |
Corbett Sports Center (823) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 55–54 | 11–16 (8–5) |
Teaching Gym (6,211) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| 02/22/2016* 7:30 pm |
at Stetson | W 96–94 OT | 12–16 |
Edmunds Center (1,269) DeLand, FL | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm |
North Carolina Central | W 69–61 | 13–16 (9–5) |
Moore Gymnasium (881) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm |
North Carolina A&T | W 62–52 | 14–16 (10–5) |
Moore Gymnasium (3,000) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm |
at South Carolina State | L 72–85 | 14–17 (10–6) |
SHM Memorial Center (532) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
| MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(4) | vs. (5) Savannah State Quarterfinals |
L 50–57 | 14–18 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
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