# 2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2015–16 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by second year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Rattlers finished the season 8–21, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in last place. Due to failing to meet APR requirements, the Rattlers were banned from postseason play including the MEAC tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Francois Lewis | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
| 1 | Nick Severado | Guard | 6–8 | 190 | Freshman | Savannah, Georgia |
| 2 | Treavann Warren | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 3 | Craig Bowman | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 4 | Elijah Mays | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Junior | Orlando, Florida |
| 5 | Jerran Foster | Guard | 5–9 | 180 | Senior | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 10 | Johnathan Spicer | Forward | 6–4 | 185 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
| 11 | Malcolm Bernard | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Middleburg, Florida |
| 12 | Jordan Jackson | Forward | 6–10 | 225 | Sophomore | Roy, Washington |
| 13 | Christian Wise | Guard | 5–9 | 155 | Freshman | Tampa, Florida |
| 15 | Mario Karailiev | Center | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Montana, Bulgaria |
| 21 | Justin Ravenal | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Freshman | Lithonia, Georgia |
| 24 | Tre Anderson | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | Tallahassee, Florida |
| 25 | Jonathan Tshiteya | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Liège, Belgium |
| 35 | Isaiah Omoregie | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Freshman | Tampa, Florida |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Johnson (FL) | W 103–71 | 1–0 | Teaching Gym (893) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/15/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Illinois Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 51–81 | 1–1 | SIU Arena (4,119) Carbondale, IL |
| 11/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Thomas | W 70–68 | 2–1 | Teaching Gym (1,071) Tallahassee, FL |
| 11/21/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 52–97 | 2–2 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,163) Houston, TX |
| 11/24/2015* 9:00 pm | at UTEP Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 54–72 | 2–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,682) El Paso, TX |
| 11/27/2015* 3:30 pm | vs. Abilene Christian Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | L 62–72 | 2–4 | American Bank Center (176) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 11/28/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Alcorn State Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | W 73–71 | 3–4 | American Bank Center (168) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Kennesaw State | L 41–61 | 3–5 | KSU Convocation Center (2,058) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/05/2015 6:00 pm | South Carolina State | L 67–79 | 3–6 (0–1) | Teaching Gym (890) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/12/2015 4:00 pm | Samford | L 67–86 | 3–7 | Teaching Gym (593) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/15/2015 7:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 67–64 | 4–7 | Teaching Gym (383) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at North Florida | L 70–87 | 4–8 | UNF Arena (1,618) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Jacksonville | L 66–68 | 4–9 | Swisher Gymnasium (537) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/29/2015 7:00 pm | at FIU | L 45–65 | 4–10 | FIU Arena (923) Miami, FL |
| 01/05/2016 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 61–58 | 5–10 (1–1) | Teaching Gym (1,398) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 56–77 | 5–11 (1–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,167) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm | at Hampton | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 5–12 (1–3) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,456) Hampton, VA |
| 01/16/2016 6:00 pm | Morgan State | W 72–65 | 6–12 (2–3) | Teaching Gym (2,679) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/18/2016 8:00 pm | Coppin State | L 66–70 | 6–13 (2–4) | Teaching Gym (2,789) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | L 56–88 | 6–14 (2–5) | Moore Gymnasium (1,090) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/01/2016 8:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 63–81 | 6–15 (2–6) | Teaching Gym (1,738) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/08/2016 8:00 pm | Delaware State | W 96–95 $^{2OT}$ | 7–15 (3–6) | Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 68–75 | 7–16 (3–7) | Corbett Sports Center (1,063) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 74–79 | 7–17 (3–8) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,478) Durham,, NC |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | L 54–55 | 7–18 (3–9) | Teaching Gym (6,211) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/22/2016 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore Postponed from 1/25/16 | W 81–80 $^{2OT}$ | 8–18 (4–9) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,134) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/24/2016 7:30 pm | at Howard Postponed from 1/23/16 | L 53–63 | 8–19 (4–10) | Burr Gymnasium (950) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/27/2016 6:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 70–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–20 (4–11) | Teaching Gym (2,116) Tallahassee, FL |
| 03/03/2016 8:00 pm | at Savannah State | L 40–52 | 8–21 (4–12) | Tiger Arena (2,420) Savannah, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||