# 2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 11–18, 6–12 in conference and finished in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Christopher Thomas | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Alabaster, Alabama |
| 3 | Jacob Perry | Guard | 5–10 | 180 | Senior | Huntsville, Alabama |
| 4 | Justin Colvin | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 10 | Rakiya Battle | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Madison, Alabama |
| 11 | Matthew Cotton | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 12 | Marcus Merriweather | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | Pinson, Alabama |
| 20 | Zachary Jackson | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Pinson, Alabama |
| 22 | Tyler Davis | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Madison, Alabama |
| 23 | Ladarius Tabb | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Newbern, Alabama |
| 24 | Arthur Wade | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Meridian, Mississippi |
| 30 | Adrian Edwards | Forward | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 33 | Baryn Houston | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Senior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 34 | Jesse Johnson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
| 35 | Nicholas West | Forward | 6–10 | 215 | Senior | LaGrange, Georgia |
| 41 | Rashawn Green | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Madison, Alabama |
| 42 | Quinterian McConico | Center/Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 44 | Mohamed Sherif | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 230 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 45 | Brontae Harris | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Freshman | Cullman, Alabama |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | W 68–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,126) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | Southeast Missouri State | W 74–56 | 2–0 | Elmore Gymnasium (2,300) Huntsville, AL |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | Oakwood | W 97–89 | 3–0 | Elmore Gymnasium (2,642) Huntsville, AL |
| 11/24/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | W 73–69 | 4–0 | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,019) Jacksonville, AL |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Murray State | L 61–63 | 4–1 | CFSB Center (2,356) Murray, KY |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 58–75 | 4–2 | Chaifetz Arena (5,419) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/16/2015* 8:00 pm, FCS | | at WKU | L 70–79 | 4–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,109) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 70–91 | 4–4 | Ford Center (4,746) Evansville, IN |
| 12/29/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Ball State | L 62–63 | 4–5 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,356) Muncie, IN |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| 01/02/2016 5:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 78–81 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 (0–1) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (150) Grambling, LA |
| 01/04/2016 7:30 pm | | at Jackson State | L 66–67 | 4–7 (0–2) | Williams Assembly Center (617) Jackson, MS |
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 85–70 | 5–7 (1–2) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 01/11/2016 7:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | L 73–79 | 5–8 (1–3) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 01/16/2016 5:00 pm | | at Alabama State | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (2–3) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL |
| 01/23/2016 5:00 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 58–63 | 6–9 (2–4) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,459) Lorman, MS |
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm | | at Southern | L 52–73 | 6–10 (2–5) | F. G. Clark Center (1,001) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/30/2016 6:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 83–69 | 7–10 (3–5) | Elmore Gymnasium (574) Huntsville, AL |
| 02/01/2016 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | L 66–71 | 7–11 (3–6) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 02/06/2016 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 71–66 | 8–11 (4–6) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,402) Pine Bluff, AR |
| 02/08/2016 7:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 64–66 | 8–12 (4–7) | Leflore County Civic Center (762) Greenwood, MS |
| 02/13/2016 6:00 pm | | Alabama State | L 68–74 | 8–13 (4–8) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 02/20/2016 6:00 pm | | Alcorn State | L 58–62 | 8–14 (4–9) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,237) Huntsville, AL |
| 02/22/2016 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 78–66 | 9–14 (5–9) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| 02/27/2016 7:30 pm | | at Texas Southern | L 54–77 | 9–15 (5–10) | H&PE Arena (2,342) Houston, TX |
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 65–85 | 9–16 (5–11) | William J. Nicks Building (683) Prairie View, TX |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | Grambling State | L 58–65 | 9–17 (5–12) | Elmore Gymnasium (673) Huntsville, AL |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 54–51 | 10–17 (6–12) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,112) Huntsville, AL |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2016 8:30 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Arkansas–Pine Bluff First Round | W 61–53 | 11–17 | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| 03/09/16 4:30 pm | (8) | vs. (1) Texas Southern Quarterfinals | L 69–77 | 11–18 | Toyota Center Houston, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||