2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2015–16 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Runner-up
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015–16 record23–14 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont124 .750  2012  .625
Tennessee State115 .688  2011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .688  1912  .613
Morehead State115 .688  2314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .375  1516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250  823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .625  2015  .571
Murray State106 .625  1714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .563  1317  .433
Austin Peay79 .438  1818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188  622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125  524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
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

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2015*
7:00 pm
Asbury W 107–57 
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:45 pm
Cincinnati Christian W 87–51  1–0
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,367)
Morehead, Kentucky
11/16/2015*
8:00 pm
at Illinois State L 66–67  1–1
Redbird Arena (4,698)
Normal, Illinois
11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Northern Kentucky W 64–56  2–1
BB&T Arena (2,798)
Highland Heights, Kentucky
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Marshall W 85–61  3–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,432)
Morehead, Kentucky
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
Southern Miss W 61–46  4–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,775)
Morehead, Kentucky
12/02/2015*
8:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis W 60–46  5–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,071)
St. Louis, Missouri
12/05/2015*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Indiana L 59–92  5–2
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 62–72  5–3
Petersen Events Center (7,065)
Pittsburgh
12/17/2015*
9:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
Gotham Classic
Reese Court 
Cheney, Washington
12/20/2015*
4:00 pm
Western Carolina
Gotham Classic
W 60–52  6–3
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,153)
Morehead, Kentucky
12/23/2015*
1:00 pm
at Davidson
Gotham Classic
L 77–81  6–4
John M. Belk Arena (4,561)
Davidson, North Carolina
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm
Green Bay L 72–78  6–5
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,634)
Morehead, Kentucky
12/30/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 72–75  6–6
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,650)
Johnson City, Tennessee
01/02/2016
3:00 pm, CBSSN
at Murray State L 57–62  6–7
(0–1)
CFSB Center (3,125)
Murray, Kentucky
01/07/2016
6:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 96–69  7–7
(1–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,010)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/09/2016
6:00 pm
UT Martin W 64–58  8–7
(2–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,045)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/14/2016
8:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 70–67 OT 8–7
(3–2)
Vadalabene Center (1,547)
Edwardsville, Illinois
01/16/2016
4:15 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 82–84 OT 9–8
(3–2)
Lantz Arena (1,369)
Charleston, Illinois
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 81–74  10–8
(4–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/23/2016
1:00 pm, ASN
Jacksonville State L 74–78  10–9
(4–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,870)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/27/2016
7:45 pm
Austin Peay W 75–65  11–9
(5–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,765)
Morehead, Kentucky
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 70–67  12–9
(6–3)
McBrayer Arena (3,900)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/04/2016
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 67–73  12–10
(6–4)
Curb Event Center (1,559)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/06/2016
8:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 76–77  12–11
(6–5)
Gentry Complex (6,312)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Eastern Kentucky W 61–50  13–11
(7–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,214)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/13/2016
12:00 pm, CBSSN
Belmont W 78–77  14–11
(8–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,845)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/16/2016*
7:00 pm
St. Catharine W 105–66  15–11
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,511)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/18/2016
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 66–61  16–11
(9–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,800)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/25/2016
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 69–59  17–11
(10–5)
Eblen Center (2,567)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/27/2016
5:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 82–71  18–11
(11–5)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (975)
Jacksonville, Alabama
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/03/2016
9:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Quarterfinals
W 75–62  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,545)
Nashville, Tennessee
03/04/2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. UT Martin
Semifinals
L 70–83  19–12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,167)
Nashville, Tennessee
CBI
03/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at Siena
First round
W 84–80  20–12
Times Union Center (2,061)
Albany, New York
03/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Duquesne
Quarterfinals
W 82–72  21–12
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,387)
Morehead, Kentucky
03/23/2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio
Semifinals
W 77–72  22–12
Convocation Center (3,712)
Athens, Ohio
03/28/2016*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Nevada
Finals – Game 1
W 86–83  23–12
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,187)
Morehead, Kentucky
03/30/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada
Finals – Game 2
L 68–77  23–13
Lawlor Events Center (7,431)
Reno, Nevada
04/01/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nevada
Finals – Game 3
L 82–85 OT 23–14
Lawlor Events Center (9,043)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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