2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by second year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlers finished the season 8–21, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in last place. Due to failing to meet APR requirements, the Rattlers were banned from postseason play including the MEAC tournament.

2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–21 (4–12 MEAC)
Head coach	Byron Samuels (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Lamont Franklin Willie Jones Bruce Martin
Home arena	Teaching Gym

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

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Francois Lewis	Forward	6–9	220	Freshman	Orlando, Florida
1	Nick Severado	Guard	6–8	190	Freshman	Savannah, Georgia
2	Treavann Warren	Forward	6–8	235	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia
3	Craig Bowman	Guard	6–3	175	Sophomore	St. Petersburg, Florida
4	Elijah Mays	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Orlando, Florida
5	Jerran Foster	Guard	5–9	180	Senior	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
10	Johnathan Spicer	Forward	6–4	185	Sophomore	Miami, Florida
11	Malcolm Bernard	Forward	6–6	190	Junior	Middleburg, Florida
12	Jordan Jackson	Forward	6–10	225	Sophomore	Roy, Washington
13	Christian Wise	Guard	5–9	155	Freshman	Tampa, Florida
15	Mario Karailiev	Center	6–9	230	Sophomore	Montana, Bulgaria
21	Justin Ravenal	Guard	6–1	175	Freshman	Lithonia, Georgia
24	Tre Anderson	Guard	6–2	170	Freshman	Tallahassee, Florida
25	Jonathan Tshiteya	Guard	5–10	170	Freshman	Liège, Belgium
35	Isaiah Omoregie	Forward	6–7	225	Freshman	Tampa, Florida

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm	Johnson (FL)	W 103–71	1–0	Teaching Gym (893) Tallahassee, FL
11/15/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Southern Illinois Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 51–81	1–1	SIU Arena (4,119) Carbondale, IL
11/18/2015* 7:00 pm	Thomas	W 70–68	2–1	Teaching Gym (1,071) Tallahassee, FL
11/21/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Houston	L 52–97	2–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,163) Houston, TX
11/24/2015* 9:00 pm	at UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 54–72	2–3	Don Haskins Center (6,682) El Paso, TX
11/27/2015* 3:30 pm	vs. Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 62–72	2–4	American Bank Center (176) Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	W 73–71	3–4	American Bank Center (168) Corpus Christi, TX
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State	L 41–61	3–5	KSU Convocation Center (2,058) Kennesaw, GA
12/05/2015 6:00 pm	South Carolina State	L 67–79	3–6 (0–1)	Teaching Gym (890) Tallahassee, FL
12/12/2015 4:00 pm	Samford	L 67–86	3–7	Teaching Gym (593) Tallahassee, FL
12/15/2015 7:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 67–64	4–7	Teaching Gym (383) Tallahassee, FL
12/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida	L 70–87	4–8	UNF Arena (1,618) Jacksonville, FL
12/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Jacksonville	L 66–68	4–9	Swisher Gymnasium (537) Jacksonville, FL
12/29/2015 7:00 pm	at FIU	L 45–65	4–10	FIU Arena (923) Miami, FL
01/05/2016 7:00 pm	Savannah State	W 61–58	5–10 (1–1)	Teaching Gym (1,398) Tallahassee, FL
01/09/2016 6:00 pm	at Norfolk State	L 56–77	5–11 (1–2)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,167) Norfolk, VA
01/11/2016 7:00 pm	at Hampton	W 71–65 OT	5–12 (1–3)	Hampton Convocation Center (3,456) Hampton, VA
01/16/2016 6:00 pm	Morgan State	W 72–65	6–12 (2–3)	Teaching Gym (2,679) Tallahassee, FL
01/18/2016 8:00 pm	Coppin State	L 66–70	6–13 (2–4)	Teaching Gym (2,789) Tallahassee, FL
01/30/2016 4:00 pm	at Bethune-Cookman	L 56–88	6–14 (2–5)	Moore Gymnasium (1,090) Daytona Beach, FL
02/01/2016 8:00 pm	North Carolina Central	L 63–81	6–15 (2–6)	Teaching Gym (1,738) Tallahassee, FL
02/08/2016 8:00 pm	Delaware State	W 96–95 2OT	7–15 (3–6)	Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
02/13/2016 4:00 pm	at North Carolina A&T	L 68–75	7–16 (3–7)	Corbett Sports Center (1,063) Greensboro, NC
02/15/2016 7:30 pm	at North Carolina Central	L 74–79	7–17 (3–8)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,478) Durham,, NC
02/20/2016 4:00 pm	Bethune-Cookman	L 54–55	7–18 (3–9)	Teaching Gym (6,211) Tallahassee, FL
02/22/2016 7:30 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore Postponed from 1/25/16	W 81–80 2OT	8–18 (4–9)	Hytche Athletic Center (1,134) Princess Anne, MD
02/24/2016 7:30 pm	at Howard Postponed from 1/23/16	L 53–63	8–19 (4–10)	Burr Gymnasium (950) Washington, D.C.
02/27/2016 6:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	L 70–77 OT	8–20 (4–11)	Teaching Gym (2,116) Tallahassee, FL
03/03/2016 8:00 pm	at Savannah State	L 40–52	8–21 (4–12)	Tiger Arena (2,420) Savannah, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.