2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 11–18, 6–12 in conference and finished in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament.

2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record11–18 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coachWillie Hayes (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dexter Holt
  • Mike Smith
Home arenaElmore Gymnasium
2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Southern162 .889  1815  .545
Alcorn State*135 .722  1515  .500
Jackson State126 .667  2016  .556
Southern117 .611  2213  .629
Alabama State99 .500  1417  .452
Prairie View A&M711 .389  724  .226
Alabama A&M612 .333  1118  .379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .333  825  .242
Mississippi Valley State612 .333  827  .229
Grambling State414 .222  724  .226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 SWAC Tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Christopher Thomas Guard/Forward 6–7 210 Junior Alabaster, Alabama
3 Jacob Perry Guard 5–10 180 Senior Huntsville, Alabama
4 Justin Colvin Guard 6–3 180 Senior Lithonia, Georgia
10 Rakiya Battle Guard 6–0 170 Junior Madison, Alabama
11 Matthew Cotton Guard 5–10 185 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
12 Marcus Merriweather Guard 6–1 185 Junior Pinson, Alabama
20 Zachary Jackson Guard 6–4 205 Freshman Pinson, Alabama
22 Tyler Davis Guard 6–3 190 Senior Madison, Alabama
23 Ladarius Tabb Guard/Forward 6–5 190 Senior Newbern, Alabama
24 Arthur Wade Guard 6–4 190 Senior Meridian, Mississippi
30 Adrian Edwards Forward 6–4 195 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana
33 Baryn Houston Guard/Forward 6–7 200 Senior Birmingham, Alabama
34 Jesse Johnson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Memphis, Tennessee
35 Nicholas West Forward 6–10 215 Senior LaGrange, Georgia
41 Rashawn Green Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Madison, Alabama
42 Quinterian McConico Center/Forward 6–8 235 Junior Birmingham, Alabama
44 Mohamed Sherif Forward/Center 6–8 230 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
45 Brontae Harris Guard 5–10 185 Freshman Cullman, Alabama

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane W 68–67 OT 1–0
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,126)
New Orleans, LA
11/19/2015*
7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 74–56  2–0
Elmore Gymnasium (2,300)
Huntsville, AL
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
Oakwood W 97–89  3–0
Elmore Gymnasium (2,642)
Huntsville, AL
11/24/2015*
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 73–69  4–0
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019)
Jacksonville, AL
11/28/2015*
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 61–63  4–1
CFSB Center (2,356)
Murray, KY
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Saint Louis L 58–75  4–2
Chaifetz Arena (5,419)
St. Louis, MO
12/16/2015*
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 70–79  4–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,109)
Bowling Green, KY
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 70–91  4–4
Ford Center (4,746)
Evansville, IN
12/29/2015*
7:00 pm
at Ball State L 62–63  4–5
John E. Worthen Arena (2,356)
Muncie, IN
SWAC regular season
01/02/2016
5:00 pm
at Grambling State L 78–81 OT 4–6
(0–1)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150)
Grambling, LA
01/04/2016
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 66–67  4–7
(0–2)
Williams Assembly Center (617)
Jackson, MS
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 85–70  5–7
(1–2)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
01/11/2016
7:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State L 73–79  5–8
(1–3)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
01/16/2016
5:00 pm
at Alabama State W 80–75 OT 6–8
(2–3)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL
01/23/2016
5:00 pm
at Alcorn State L 58–63  6–9
(2–4)
Davey Whitney Complex (1,459)
Lorman, MS
01/25/2016
7:30 pm
at Southern L 52–73  6–10
(2–5)
F. G. Clark Center (1,001)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/30/2016
6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 83–69  7–10
(3–5)
Elmore Gymnasium (574)
Huntsville, AL
02/01/2016
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 66–71  7–11
(3–6)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
02/06/2016
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 71–66  8–11
(4–6)
K. L. Johnson Complex (1,402)
Pine Bluff, AR
02/08/2016
7:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State L 64–66  8–12
(4–7)
Leflore County Civic Center (762)
Greenwood, MS
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
Alabama State L 68–74  8–13
(4–8)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
02/20/2016
6:00 pm
Alcorn State L 58–62  8–14
(4–9)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,237)
Huntsville, AL
02/22/2016
7:30 pm
Southern W 78–66  9–14
(5–9)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL
02/27/2016
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 54–77  9–15
(5–10)
H&PE Arena (2,342)
Houston, TX
02/29/2016
7:30 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 65–85  9–16
(5–11)
William J. Nicks Building (683)
Prairie View, TX
03/03/2016
7:30 pm
Grambling State L 58–65  9–17
(5–12)
Elmore Gymnasium (673)
Huntsville, AL
03/05/2016
6:00 pm
Jackson State W 54–51  10–17
(6–12)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,112)
Huntsville, AL
SWAC Tournament
03/08/2016
8:30 pm
(8) vs. (9) Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First Round
W 61–53  11–17
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
03/09/16
4:30 pm
(8) vs. (1) Texas Southern
Quarterfinals
L 69–77  11–18
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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