2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by seventh year head coach LeVelle Moton, played their home games at the McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They defeated Howard in the first round of the MEAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Norfolk State.

2015–16 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	13–19 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Skinkis Chuck Taylor Eric Wilson
Home arena	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium

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	Dante Holmes	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Baltimore, Maryland
1	Jay Copeland Jr.	Forward	6–7	255	Senior	Suffolk, Virginia
2	A.J. Lynch	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Mobile, Alabama
3	Rashawun Madison	Guard	6–0	175	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia
4	Kevin Crawford II	Guard	6–1	150	Junior	Blythewood, South Carolina
10	C.J. Wiggins	Guard	5–11	170	Freshman	Richmond, Virginia
11	Patrick Cole	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Newark, New Jersey
12	Jeremiah Ingram	Guard	6–7	210	Senior	Detroit, Michigan
13	Enoch Hood	Forward	6–9	205	Senior	Norfolk, Virginia
20	Jamal Ferguson	Guard	6–5	185	Junior	Norfolk, Virginia
22	Kyle Benton	Forward	6–7	230	Junior	Long Beach, California
23	Nate Allen	Guard	6–4	205	Freshman	Toledo, Ohio
25	Marius McAllister	Guard	6–5	205	Sophomore	Durham, North Carolina
35	Dajuan Graf	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Clemson	L 40–74	0–1	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,742) Greenville, SC
11/16/2015* 8:00 pm		Allen	W 78–54	1–1	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,176) Durham, NC
11/22/2015* 12:00 pm		at LIU Brooklyn	L 77–78	1–2	Barclays Center (1,274) Brooklyn, NY
11/24/2015* 7:30 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 59–69	1–3	TD Bank Sports Center (713) Hamden, CT
11/27/2015* 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 50–71	1–4	Thomas Assembly Center (4,227) Ruston, LA
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 86–79	2–4	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,133) Durham, NC
12/05/2015 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 70–59	3–4 (1–0)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,056) Durham, NC
12/07/2015 7:30 pm		Howard	L 69–71	3–5 (1–1)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,226) Durham, NC
12/14/2015* 7:00 pm		at Marshall Global Sports Classic	L 73–92	3–6	Cam Henderson Center (4,178) Huntington, WV
12/16/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Houston Global Sports Classic	L 65–73	3–7	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,342) Houston, TX
12/21/2015* 4:30 pm		vs. Southern Global Sports Classic	L 63–68	3–8	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/22/2015*		vs. Eastern Illinois Global Sports Classic	W 57–52	4–8	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		Montreat	W 107–68	5–8	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (687) Durham, NC
12/31/2015* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 48–71	5–9	Humphrey Coliseum (2,016) Starkville, MS
01/04/2016* 8:00 pm		East Tennessee State	L 68–72	5–10	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (881) Durham, NC
01/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Johnson & Wales–Charlotte	W 78–70	6–10	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (805) Durham, NC
01/09/2016 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 75–91	6–11 (1–2)	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
01/11/2016 8:00 pm		at Savannah State	W 69–46	7–11 (2–2)	Tiger Arena (1,230) Savannah, GA
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 79–88	7–12 (2–3)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,236) Durham, NC
01/18/2016 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Hampton	L 79–80	7–13 (2–4)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,065) Durham, NC
01/27/2016 7:00 pm		at Delaware State Postponed from 1/23/16	L 60–71	7–14 (2–5)	Memorial Hall (1,371) Dover, DE
02/01/2016 8:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 81–63	8–14 (3–5)	Teaching Gym (1,738) Tallahassee, FL
02/06/2016 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 63-67	8-15 (3-6)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham, NC
02/13/2016 4:00 pm		at Bethune-Cookman	W 90–66	9–15 (4–6)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham, NC
02/15/2016 7:30 pm		at Florida A&M	W 79–74	10–15 (5–6)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,478) Durham, NC
02/18/2016 7:30 pm		at Coppin State Postponed from 1/25/16	L 60–71	10–16 (5–7)	Physical Education Complex  Baltimore, MD
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 73–59	11–16 (6–7)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,104) Baltimore, MD
02/27/2016 4:00 pm		at Bethune-Cookman	L 61–69	11–17 (6–8)	Moore Gymnasium (881) Daytona Beach, FL
02/29/2016 7:30 pm		at Savannah State	W 61–44	12–17 (7–8)	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,427) Durham, NC
03/03/2016 7:30 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 87–93	12–18 (7–9)	Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC
MEAC tournament
03/08/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (10) Howard First round	W 68–66	13–18	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
03/09/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (2) Norfolk State Quarterfinals	L 47–66	13–19	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.