# 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.

## Roster

| 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

| 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. ||||||