# 2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Coppin State Eagles men's basketball team represented Coppin State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Michael Grant, played their home games at the Physical Education Complex 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 North Carolina A&T in the first round of the MEAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to South Carolina State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Trevon Seymore | Forward | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| 2 | Lawrence Fejokwu | Center | 6–9 | 218 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria |
| 3 | Joshua Treadwell | Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Junior | Newark, New Jersey |
| 5 | James Sylvester | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 10 | Christian Kessee | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 12 | Terry Harris, Jr. | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Junior | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 15 | Blake Simpson | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Sophomore | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 20 | Derek Armstrong | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Hempstead, New York |
| 21 | Lucian Brownlee | Guard | 6–2 | 165 | Freshman | Lawnside, New Jersey |
| 22 | Keith Shivers | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Junior | Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
| 24 | Izais Hicks | Forward | 6–8 | 200 | Junior | Staten Island, New York |
| 32 | Mufaro Murinda | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Junior | Pomona, California |
| 54 | Jerimyiah Batts | Forward | 6–8 | 265 | Junior | Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 80–107 | 0–1 | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 68–103 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,350) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/18/2015* 12:00 pm | | Goldey–Beacom | W 80–73 | 1–2 | Physical Education Complex (1,213) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/23/2015* 7:30 pm | | Chestnut Hill | W 92–75 | 2–2 | Physical Education Complex (560) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | | Towson | L 77–81 | 2–3 | Physical Education Complex (1,201) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/02/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Akron | L 71–77 | 2–4 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,903) Akron, OH |
| 12/05/2015 4:00 pm | | Hampton | L 71–74 | 2–5 (0–1) | Physical Education Complex (768) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/07/2015 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | L 56–88 | 2–6 (0–2) | Physical Education Complex (588) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/09/2015* 8:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State | L 58–83 | 2–7 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,409) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/12/2015* 1:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 55–92 | 2–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,331) Bronx, NY |
| 12/18/2015* 10:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 93–96 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,142) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 51–84 | 2–10 | Haas Pavilion (9,437) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | L 62–73 | 2–11 | Physical Education Complex (813) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/28/2015* 9:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 77–102 | 2–12 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,137) Omaha, NE |
| 12/30/2015* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 11 Iowa State | L 84–104 | 2–13 | Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA |
| 01/09/2016 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 63–72 | 2–14 (0–3) | Burr Gymnasium (1,502) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 62–54 | 3–14 (1–3) | Moore Gymnasium (698) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/18/2016 8:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 70–66 | 4–14 (2–3) | Teaching Gym (Florida A&M) (2,789) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/27/2016 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T Postponed from 1/23/16 | W 73–68 | 5–14 (3–3) | Physical Education Complex (443) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (3–4) | Physical Education Complex (455) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/01/2016 7:30 pm | | at Morgan State | L 43–83 | 5–16 (3–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,878) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 83–88 | 5–17 (3–6) | SHM Memorial Center (403) Orangeburg, SC |
| 02/08/2016 8:00 pm | | at Savannah State | L 63–72 | 5–18 (3–7) | Tiger Arena (1,211) Savannah, GA |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | | Howard | W 90–66 | 6–18 (4–7) | Physical Education Complex (1,200) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | | Delaware State | L 67–71 | 6–19 (4–8) | Physical Education Complex (533) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/18/2016 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Central Postponed from 1/25/16 | W 71–60 | 7–19 (5–8) | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| 02/22/2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Norfolk State | L 77–85 | 7–20 (5–9) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,083) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | | Morgan State Homecoming | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 7–21 (5–10) | Physical Education Complex (2,887) Baltimore, MD |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 72–62 | 8–21 (6–10) | Memorial Hall (1,236) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) North Carolina A&T First round | W 98–91 $^{2OT}$ | 9–21 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/10/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (3) South Carolina State Quarterfinals | L 80–90 | 9–22 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||