2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

2015–16 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	15–15 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Montez Robinson (1st year)
Assistant coach	Terrance Chatman
Assistant coach	Alexander Ireland
Assistant coach	Cabral Huff
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex

2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern	16	–	2		.889			18	–	15		.545
Alcorn State*	13	–	5		.722			15	–	15		.500
Jackson State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Southern †	11	–	7		.611			22	–	13		.629
Alabama State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11		.389			7	–	24		.226
Alabama A&M	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			8	–	25		.242
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	27		.229
Grambling State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	24		.226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2016 SWAC Tournament winner

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 head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Braves finished the season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC 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.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown
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

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/12/2015* 7:30 pm		Tougaloo	W 122–117 2OT		Davey Whitney Complex (3,521) Lorman, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox7		at Grand Canyon	L 46–79	0–1	GCU Arena (4,720) Phoenix, AZ
11/22/2015* 7:00 pm		at UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 66–88	0–2	Don Haskins Center (6,005) El Paso, TX
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		at Portland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 65–97	0–3	Chiles Center (1,194) Portland, OR
11/24/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Oakland Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 84–51	0–4	American Bank Center (103) Corpus Christi, TX
11/28/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Florida A&M Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	L 71–73	0–5	American Bank Center (168) Corpus Christi, TX
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 70–112	0–6	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
12/05/2015* 4:30 pm, BTN		at Mercer	L 43–68	0–7	Hawkins Arena (2,963) Macon, GA
12/14/2015* 7:30 pm		Blue Mountain	W 68–60	1–7	Davey Whitney Complex (58) Lorman, MS
12/19/2015* 4:00 pm		vs. Tennessee State HBCU Heritage Hardwood Classic	L 76–81	1–8	Verties Sails Gymnasium (176) Nashville, TN
12/21/2015* 6:00 pm		at UT Martin	L 47–70	1–9	Skyhawk Arena (904) Martin, TN
12/30/2015* 4:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 81–69	2–9	Davey Whitney Complex (51) Lorman, MS
SWAC regular season
01/02/2016 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 73–70	3–9 (1–0)	William J. Nicks Building (322) Prairie View, TX
01/04/2016 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 74–58	3–10 (1–1)	H&PE Arena (1,245) Houston, TX
01/09/2016 5:30 pm		Jackson State	L 71–80 OT	3–11 (1–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,821) Lorman, MS
01/11/2016 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 69–53	4–11 (2–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (954) Lorman, MS
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 93–87 3OT	5–11 (3–2)	Leflore County Civic Center (2,982) Greenwood, MS
01/18/2016 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–65	6–11 (4–2)	K. L. Johnson Complex (2,689) Pine Bluff, AR
01/23/2016 5:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 63–58	7–11 (5–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,459) Lorman, MS
01/25/2016 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 77–72	8–11 (6–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,439) Lorman, MS
01/30/2016 5:30 pm		at Southern	L 64–75	8–12 (6–3)	F. G. Clark Center (1,982) Baton Rouge, LA
02/06/2016 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	W 72–64	9–12 (7–3)	Williams Assembly Center (3,099) Jackson, MS
02/08/2016 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 66–63	10–12 (8–3)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (821) Grambling, LA
02/13/2016 5:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 72–71 OT	11–12 (9–3)	Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
02/15/2016 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 79–60	12–12 (10–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,213) Lorman, MS
02/20/2016 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 62–58	13–12 (11–3)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,237) Huntsville, AL
02/22/2016 5:00 pm		at Alabama State	L 59–73	13–13 (11–4)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome  Montgomery, AL
02/27/2016 5:30 pm		Southern	W 70–56	14–13 (12–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,275) Lorman, MS
03/03/2016 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 81–64	15–13 (13–4)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,295) Lorman, MS
03/05/2016 5:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 66–76	15–14 (13–5)	Davey Whitney Complex  Lorman, MS
SWAC Tournament
03/09/16 2:30 pm	(2)	vs. (7) Mississippi Valley State	L 61–64	15–15	Toyota Center (339) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.