2015–16 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2015–16 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by tenth year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They defeated Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round of the MEAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Hampton.

2015–16 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record9–22 (6–10 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ellerby
  • Larry Stewart
  • Hans Desir
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
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

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Donte Pretlow Guard 6–0 190 Senior Baltimore, Maryland
3 Rasean Simpson Guard 6–6 200 Senior San Diego, California
4 Cliff Cornish Forward 6–9 240 RS–Junior Baltimore, Maryland
5 Andre Horne, Jr. Guard 6–3 190 Junior Newark, Delaware
10 Antonio Gillespie Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Memphis, Tennessee
11 Clive "C.J." Vaughan, Jr. Guard 6–2 185 Sophomore Aurora, Illinois
12 Jamar Redmond Guard 6–3 200 Sophomore Roselle, New Jersey
13 Tyler Streeter Guard 6–4 185 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
21 Kyle Thomas Forward 6–7 200 Junior Owings Mills, Maryland
22 Phillip Carr Forward 6–8 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
23 Andrew Hampton Forward 6–4 200 Senior Germantown, Maryland
32 Martez Cameron Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
33 Jeremiah Curtis Forward 6–8 230 Sophomore Stephens City, Virginia
34 Cedric Blossom Forward 6–6 230 Senior Columbia, Maryland
42 Anthony Tate Guard 5–11 165 Freshman Fort Washington, Maryland
44 Anthony "A.J." Vernon Forward 6–9 340 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 6 Virginia L 48–86  0–1
John Paul Jones Arena (14,034)
Charlottesville, VA
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at Towson L 61–69  0–2
SECU Arena (2,351)
Towson, MD
11/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 48–79  0–3
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,968)
Norfolk, VA
11/21/2015*
4:00 pm
at Campbell W 59–54  1–3
Gore Arena (1,637)
Buies Creek, NC
11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Goldey–Beacom W 66–62  2–3
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (873)
Baltimore, MD
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
at High Point L 72–82  2–4
Millis Center (1,005)
High Point, NC
12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
at Wagner L 61–62  2–5
Spiro Sports Center (1,143)
Staten Island, NY
12/06/2015*
5:30 pm, ASN
at No. 17 Cincinnati L 66–87  2–6
Fifth Third Arena (6,126)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2015*
1:00 pm
Manhattan L 66–78  2–7
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (126)
Baltimore, MD
12/23/2015*
7:00 pm
Rider L 49–71  2–8
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (128)
Baltimore, MD
12/28/2015*
1:00 pm
UC Riverside L 72–81  2–9
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (79)
Baltimore, MD
12/31/2015*
4:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 68–80  2–10
Icardo Center (776)
Bakersfield, CA
01/02/2016*
10:30 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 74–88  2–11
Matadome (876)
Northridge, CA
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
Hampton L 80–83 OT 2–12
(0–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (306)
Baltimore, MD
01/09/2015
4:00 pm
Delaware State W 63–58  3–12
(1–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,109)
Baltimore, MD
01/11/2016
7:30 pm, Harry T Hawk
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 65–69  3–13
(1–2)
Hytche Athletic Center (671)
Princess Anne, MD
01/16/2016
6:00 pm
at Florida A&M L 65–72  3–14
(1–3)
Teaching Gym (2,679)
Tallahassee, FL
01/18/2016
7:30 pm
at Bethune-Cookman L 50–62  3–15
(1–4)
Moore Gymnasium (863)
Daytona Beach, FL
01/30/2015
4:00 pm
Howard W 83–63  4–15
(2–4)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,508)
Baltimore, MD
02/01/2015
7:30 pm
Coppin State W 83–43  5–15
(3–4)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,878)
Baltimore, MD
02/06/2016
6:00 pm
at Savannah State L 49–57  5–16
(3–5)
Tiger Arena (2,671)
Savannah, GA
02/08/2016
7:30 pm
at South Carolina State L 78–82  5–17
(3–6)
SHM Memorial Center (416)
Orangeburg, SC
02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 73–79  5–18
(3–7)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,561)
Norfolk, VA
02/15/2016
7:00 pm
at Hampton L 79–87  5–19
(3–8)
Hampton Convocation Center (5,123)
Hampton, VA
02/20/2015
4:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 59–73  5–20
(3–9)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,104)
Baltimore, MD
02/22/2015
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T W 72–51  6–20
(4–9)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,009)
Baltimore, MD
02/24/2015
7:00 pm
Norfolk State W 89–72  7–20
(5–9)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (857)
Baltimore, MD
02/27/2015
4:00 pm
at Coppin State W 74–72 OT 8–20
(6–9)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,887)
Baltimore, MD
03/03/2015
7:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore L 71–80  8–21
(6–10)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,126)
Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
03/08/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Maryland Eastern Shore
First Round
W 65–58  9–21
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/09/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (1) Hampton
Quarterfinals
L 81–83  9–22
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule - Morgan State Athletics".