2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Eagles wordmark.svg 175 Ohio Valley Conference East Division OVC 23–14 11–5 Sean Woods 4th Dylan Howard Preston Spradlin Derrick Tilmon Ellis Johnson Arena CBI Runner-up The 2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Sean Woods, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 23–14, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena, Duquesne, and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada where they lost 2 games to 1. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Malik Maitland Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Daytona Beach, Florida 3 Corban Collins Guard 6–3 190 RS–Junior High Point, North Carolina 4 Ty'Quan Bitting Forward/Center 6–9 220 Junior Winston-Salem, North Carolina 5 Miquel Dicent Guard 6–3 155 Sophomore Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 10 Anthony Elechi Forward/Center 6–8 235 Senior Elmont, New York 11 Keion Alexander Forward/Center 6–9 210 Junior Brooklyn, New York 13 Lamontray Harris Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky 14 Jared Ravenscraft Guard 6–2 210 RS–Senior Morehead, Kentucky 15 DeJuan Marrero Forward 6–6 190 RS–Junior Gary, Indiana 21 Wes Noble Forward 6–5 190 RS–Freshman Jackson, Kentucky 22 Xavier Moon Guard 6–2 165 Junior Goodwater, Alabama 23 Treshaad Williams Forward 6–5 235 Junior Nashville, Georgia 25 Ronnye Beamon Forward 6–5 195 Junior Calumet City, Illinois 31 Lyonell Gaines Forward 6–6 220 RS–Senior Louisville, Kentucky 32 Brent Arrington Guard 6–3 190 RS–Senior Halethorpe, Maryland Schedule http://msueagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=116&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule no 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000099; color:#FFD51D;"| Exhibition 11/03/2015 7:00 pm yes no Asbury Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 107–57 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000099; color:#FFD51D;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 7:45 pm yes no Cincinnati Christian Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,367 87–51 1–0 11/16/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 4,698 66–67 1–1 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Northern Kentucky BB&T Arena Highland Heights, Kentucky 2,798 64–56 2–1 11/24/2015 7:00 pm yes no Marshall Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 3,432 85–61 3–1 11/28/2015 4:00 pm yes no Southern Miss Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,775 61–46 4–1 12/02/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, Missouri 5,071 FSMW 60–46 5–1 12/05/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 17,472 BTN 59–92 5–2 12/13/2015 4:00 pm yes yes no Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh Gotham Classic 7,065 ESPN3 62–72 5–3 12/17/2015 9:00 pm yes yes no Eastern Washington Reese Court Cheney, Washington Gotham Classic   Postponedhttp://msueagles.com/news/2015/12/16/MBB_1216155131.aspx?path=mbball Eastern Washington Gotham Classic Game Postponed 12/20/2015 4:00 pm yes no Western Carolina Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky Gotham Classic 2,153 60–52 6–3 12/23/2015 1:00 pm yes yes no Davidson John M. Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina Gotham Classic 4,561 77–81 6–4 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes no Green Bay Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,634 72–78 6–5 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no East Tennessee State Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, Tennessee 2,650 72–75 6–6 01/02/2016 3:00 pm yes no Murray State CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky 3,125 CBSSN 57–62 6–7 0–1 01/07/2016 6:00 pm no Southeast Missouri State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,010 96–69 7–7 1–1 01/09/2016 6:00 pm no UT Martin Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 3,045 64–58 8–7 2–1 01/14/2016 8:00 pm yes no SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,547 70–67 OT 8–7 3–2 01/16/2016 4:15 pm yes no Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,369 82–84 OT 9–8 3–2 01/21/2016 7:00 pm no Tennessee Tech Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,735 81–74 10–8 4–2 01/23/2016 1:00 pm no Jacksonville State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 3,870 ASN 74–78 10–9 4–3 01/27/2016 7:45 pm no Austin Peay Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,765 75–65 11–9 5–3 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes no Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 3,900 70–67 12–9 6–3 02/04/2016 8:00 pm yes no Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee 1,559 67–73 12–10 6–4 02/06/2016 8:30 pm yes no Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 6,312 76–77 12–11 6–5 02/11/2016 7:00 pm no Eastern Kentucky Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 4,214 CBSSN 61–50 13–11 7–5 02/13/2016 12:00 pm no Belmont Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 3,845 CBSSN 78–77 14–11 8–5 02/16/2016 7:00 pm yes no St. Catharine Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,511 105–66 15–11 02/18/2016 7:00 pm no Tennessee State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,800 66–61 16–11 9–5 02/25/2016 7:00 pm yes no Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 2,567 69–59 17–11 10–5 02/27/2016 5:30 pm yes no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama 975 82–71 18–11 11–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000099; color:#FFD51D;"|Ohio Valley tournament 03/03/2016 9:00 pm yes no Murray State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 1,545 75–62 19–11 03/04/2016 9:30 pm yes no UT Martin Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals 2,167 ESPNU 70–83 19–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000099; color:#FFD51D;"| CBI 03/15/2016 7:00 pm yes yes no Siena Times Union Center Albany, New York First round 2,061 84–80 20–12 03/21/2016 7:00 pm yes no Duquesne Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky Quarterfinals 1,387 82–72 21–12 03/23/2016 7:00 pm yes yes no Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio Semifinals 3,712 77–72 22–12 03/28/2016 8:30 pm yes no Nevada Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky Finals – Game 1 4,187 ESPNU 86–83 23–12 03/30/2016 9:00 pm yes yes no Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Finals – Game 2 7,431 ESPNU 68–77 23–13 04/01/2016 9:00 pm yes yes no Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Finals – Game 3 9,043 ESPNU 82–85 OT 23–14 no Eastern Time References Category:Morehead State Eagles men's basketball seasons Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State Eagles men's basketball Morehead State Eagles men's basketball