2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State ASU Wordmark.png 150 Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 15–15 13–5 Montez Robinson 1st Terrance Chatman Alexander Ireland Cabral Huff Davey Whitney Complex The 2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by first year head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Braves finished the season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25197254/four-schools-given-postseason-ban-for-poor-apr-scores-in-ncaa-report Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report CBSSports.com 2016-11-07 Previous season The Braves finished the 2014–15 season 6–26, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Texas Southern. On January 6, 2015, head coach Luther Riley took a personal leave of absence.http://www.clarionledger.com/story/jacksonstatesports/2015/01/06/alcorn-state-luther-riley-taking-personal-leave-of-absence/21352747/ Alcorn State's Luther Riley taking personal leave of absence The Clarion Ledger 2016-11-07 Assistant coach Shawn Pepp led the Braves in Riley's absence. On March 23, 2015, it was announced that Riley's expiring contract would not be renewed.http://www.alcornsports.com/news/2015/3/23/MBB_0323150224.aspx?path=mbball Alcorn Basketball Coaches Contracts Not Extended Alcorn State University 2016-11-07 On April 27, 2015, Montez Robinson was named head coach.http://thecampuschronicleasu.com/alcorn-hires-robinson-as-new-mens-basketball-coach/ Alcorn Hires Robinson as New Men's Basketball Coach 2015-04-29 THE CAMPUS CHRONICLE en-US 2016-11-07 Roster NumberNamePositionHeightYearHometown 0 Tyrel Hunt Forward 6–5 Junior Queens, New York 1 Malachy Onwudiegwu Guard 6–2 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 2 Shawn Willett Guard 6–3 Freshman Palm Bay, Florida 3 Tamarcio Wilson Guard 6–2 Senior Lexington, Mississippi 4 DeAndré Davis Forward 6–7 Junior Spotsylvania, Virginia 10 Devanté Hampton Guard 6–1 Senior Memphis, Tennessee 11 Juwan Henderson Guard 5–9 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia 12 Rahamanh Katumbusi II Guard 6–2 Freshman Chicago, Illinois 22 TyQuayion Smith Forward 6–6 Freshman Jackson, Louisiana 23 Keynan Pittman Forward 6–10 Senior Wilmington, North Carolina 24 Reginald Johnson Forward 6–5 Sophomore Monroe, Louisiana 30 Marquis Vance Forward 6–7 Junior Tchula, Mississippi 35 Octavius "Trey" Brown Forward 6–8 Senior Ruleville, Mississippi Schedule http://alcornsports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=97&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Alcorn State Braves| Exhibition 11/12/2015 7:30 pm yes Tougaloo Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 3,521 122–117 2OT |- !colspan=9 style=Alcorn State Braves| Non-conference regular season 11/19/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Grand Canyon GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ Cox7 4,720 46–79 0–1 11/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 6,005 66–88 0–2 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 1,194 65–97 0–3 11/24/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Oakland American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 103 84–51 0–4 11/28/2015 12:00 pm yes yes Florida A&M American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX Corpus Christi Coastal Classic 168 71–73 0–5 11/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 17,472 70–112 0–6 12/05/2015 4:30 pm yes yes Mercer Hawkins Arena Macon, GA BTN 2,963 43–68 0–7 12/14/2015 7:30 pm yes Blue Mountain Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 58 68–60 1–7 12/19/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Tennessee State Verties Sails Gymnasium Nashville, TN HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic 176 76–81 1–8 12/21/2015 6:00 pm yes yes UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 904 47–70 1–9 12/30/2015 4:00 pm yes Louisiana College Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 51 81–69 2–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Alcorn State Braves|SWAC regular season 01/02/2016 5:30 pm yes Prairie View A&M William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX 322 73–70 3–9 1–0 01/04/2016 7:30 pm yes Texas Southern H&PE Arena Houston, TX 1,245 74–58 3–10 1–1 01/09/2016 5:30 pm Jackson State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,821 71–80 OT 3–11 1–2 01/11/2016 7:30 pm Grambling State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 954 69–53 4–11 2–2 01/16/2016 4:00 pm yes Mississippi Valley State Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS 2,982 93–87 3OT 5–11 3–2 01/18/2016 7:30 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR 2,689 73–65 6–11 4–2 01/23/2016 5:30 pm Alabama A&M Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,459 63–58 7–11 5–2 01/25/2016 7:30 pm Alabama State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,439 77–72 8–11 6–2 01/30/2016 5:30 pm yes Southern F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA 1,982 64–75 8–12 6–3 02/06/2016 5:30 pm yes Jackson State Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS 3,099 72–64 9–12 7–3 02/08/2016 7:30 pm yes Grambling State Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA 821 66–63 10–12 8–3 02/13/2016 5:30 pm Mississippi Valley State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS   72–71 OT 11–12 9–3 02/15/2016 7:30 pm Arkansas–Pine Bluff Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,213 79–60 12–12 10–3 02/20/2016 6:00 pm yes Alabama A&M Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL 1,237 62–58 13–12 11–3 02/22/2016 5:00 pm yes Alabama State Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL   59–73 13–13 11–4 02/27/2016 5:30 pm Southern Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,275 70–56 14–13 12–4 03/03/2016 7:30 pm Prairie View A&M Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS 1,295 81–64 15–13 13–4 03/05/2016 5:30 pm Texas Southern Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS   66–76 15–14 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Alcorn State Braves| SWAC tournament 03/09/16 2:30 pm yes 2 Mississippi Valley State 7 Toyota Center Houston, TX 61–64 339 15–15 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Alcorn State Braves basketball seasons Alcorn State