# 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.

## 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

| 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. |||||