# 2015–16 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2015–16 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by third year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Grand Canyon.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Chace Franklin | Guard | 6–5 | 185 | Junior | Desoto, Texas |
| 2 | Haudrick Hilaire | Guard | 6–1 | 195 | Junior | Guadeloupe |
| 3 | Yettra Specks | Guard | 5–10 | 163 | Junior | Monroe, Louisiana |
| 4 | Anfernee Felton | Guard | 5–9 | 155 | Junior | Clinton, Mississippi |
| 5 | Paris Collins | Guard | 6–4 | 172 | Sophomore | San Antonio, Texas |
| 10 | Raeford Worsham | Guard | 6–4 | 192 | Senior | Waynesboro, Mississippi |
| 11 | Lindsey Hunter, IV | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 12 | Kaven Bernard | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Senior | Napoleonville, Louisiana |
| 13 | Javeres Brent | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 15 | Jalen Manumaleuga | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Pacific Pines, Queensland, Australia |
| 22 | Treshawn Bolden | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 23 | Marcus Love | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 24 | Altez Davis | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Junior | Danville, Illinois |
| 25 | Jesse Love | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 30 | Troy Stancil | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Washington, D.C. |
| 31 | Dontaveon Robinson | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Jackson, Mississippi |
| 33 | Kenneth Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Freeport, Bahamas |
| 35 | Janarius Middleton | Forward | 6–8 | 218 | Junior | Greenwood, Mississippi |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | L 52–80 | 0–1 | Matthew Knight Arena (5,577) Eugene, OR |
| 11/17/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 78–60 | 1–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,933) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 20 Baylor Global Sports Shootout | L 60–77 | 1–2 | Ferrell Center (5,973) Waco, TX |
| 11/22/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Arkansas State Global Sports Shootout | L 69–78 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (789) Jonesboro, AR |
| 11/24/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 1–4 | Eblen Center (779) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/27/2015* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State Global Sports Shootout | W 69–42 | 2–4 | Williams Assembly Center (587) Jackson, MS |
| 11/29/2015* 12:30 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette | L 61–80 | 2–5 | BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,764) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/02/2015* 7:30 pm | | Fisk | W 94–59 | 3–5 | Williams Assembly Center (921) Jackson, MS |
| 12/04/2015* 6:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 88–95 $^{2OT}$ | 3–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (3,504) Ruston, LA |
| 12/12/2015* 5:00 pm | | Blue Mountain | W 75–37 | 4–6 | Williams Assembly Center (497) Jackson, MS |
| 12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 53–64 | 4–7 | Millett Hall (1,119) Oxford, OH |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 67–72 | 4–8 | Convocation Center (5,183) Athens, OH |
| 12/30/2015* 7:30 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 89–66 | 5–8 | Williams Assembly Center (703) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 68–61 | 6–8 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center (799) Jackson, MS |
| 01/04/2016 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 67–66 | 7–8 (2–0) | Williams Assembly Center (617) Jackson, MS |
| 01/09/2016 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | W 80–71 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (3–0) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,821) Lorman, MS |
| 01/11/2016 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 66–74 | 8–9 (3–1) | F. G. Clark Center (1,579) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/16/2016 5:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 65–71 | 8–10 (3–2) | Williams Assembly Center (1,591) Jackson, MS |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 60–57 | 9–10 (4–2) | Williams Assembly Center (1,523) Jackson, MS |
| 01/23/2016 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 60–45 | 10–10 (5–2) | Williams Assembly Center (1,499) Jackson, MS |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 77–62 | 11–10 (6–2) | Leflore County Civic Center (1,998) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/01/2016 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 66–53 | 12–10 (7–2) | K. L. Johnson Complex (2,245) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 02/06/2016 5:30 pm | | Alcorn State | L 64–72 | 12–11 (7–3) | Williams Assembly Center (3,099) Jackson, MS |
| 02/08/2016 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 81–80 | 13–11 (8–3) | Williams Assembly Center (1,391) Jackson, MS |
| 02/13/2016 5:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 60–76 | 13–12 (8–4) | H&PE Arena (2,642) Houston, TX |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | W 80–66 | 14–12 (9–4) | William J. Nicks Building (687) Prairie View, TX |
| 02/20/2016 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | W 61–58 | 15–12 (10–4) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (749) Grambling, LA |
| 02/27/2016 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 60–49 | 16–12 (11–4) | Williams Assembly Center (2,193) Jackson, MS |
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 67–56 | 17–12 (12–4) | Williams Assembly Center (701) Jackson, MS |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | L 54–71 | 17–13 (12–5) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (678) Montgomery, AL |
| 03/05/2016 5:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | L 51–54 | 17–14 (12–6) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,112) Huntsville, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 2:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 69–41 | 18–14 | Toyota Center (1,217) Houston, TX |
| 03/11/2016 2:30 pm | (3) | vs. (7) Mississippi Valley State Semifinals | W 74–68 | 19–14 | Toyota Center (776) Houston, TX |
| 03/12/2016 5:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (4) Southern Championship game | L 53–54 | 19–15 | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/14/2016* 6:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State First round | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 20–15 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (376) Huntsville, TX |
| 03/17/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon Second round | L 54–64 | 20–16 | GCU Arena (7,015) Phoenix, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||