# 2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Savannah State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Josue Salaam | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | Junior | San Francisco, California |
| 2 | Diamante Lewis | Forward | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Ocala, Florida |
| 3 | LaRon Smith | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Palm Bay, Florida |
| 5 | Denzel Dulin | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Senior | Queens, New York |
| 10 | Jordan Potts | Guard | 5–10 | 185 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| 11 | Marquel Ingram | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 12 | Quinton Forrest | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Windermere, Florida |
| 15 | Randy Holmes | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 22 | Ricky Johnson | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | Akron, Ohio |
| 23 | Mario Moody | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | East Orange, New Jersey |
| 32 | Ulmer Manzie | Forward | 6–7 | 235 | Freshman | Columbus, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | | Trinity College | W 108–54 | 1–0 | Moore Gymnasium (898) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/16/2015* 8:00 pm | | at UT Martin | W 86–79 | 2–0 | Skyhawk Arena (1,108) Martin, TN |
| 11/21/2015* 6:00 pm | | at Richmond Las Vegas Invitational | L 64–89 | 2–1 | Robins Center (5,635) Richmond, VA |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, RTPT | | at West Virginia Las Vegas Invitational | L 44–97 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (6,196) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/26/2015* 9:00 pm | | vs. Stetson Las Vegas Invitational | L 70–83 | 2–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 11/27/2015* 2:30 pm | | vs. Sam Houston State Las Vegas Invitational | L 46–71 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/03/2015* 7:00 pm | | Trinity Baptist | W 78–49 | 3–4 | Moore Gymnasium (587) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/07/2015 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | W 69–54 | 4–4 (1–0) | Moore Gymnasium (993) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/12/2015* 4:00 pm | | at Akron | L 60–81 | 4–5 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,828) Akron, OH |
| 12/16/2015* 7:30 pm | | The Citadel | L 87–99 | 4–6 | Moore Gymnasium (202) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/19/2015* 7:30 pm | | at Toledo | L 68–102 | 4–7 | Savage Arena (4,029) Toledo, OH |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm | | at UCF | L 96–101 $^{OT}$ | 4–8 | CFE Arena (3,734) Orlando, FL |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Brown | L 73–81 | 4–9 | Pizzitola Sports Center (774) Providence, RI |
| 12/31/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville | L 70–74 | 4–10 | Swisher Gymnasium (273) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Grand Canyon | L 53–74 | 4–11 | GCU Arena (4,719) Phoenix, AZ |
| 01/09/2016 6:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 70–75 | 4–12 (1–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (3,543) Hampton, VA |
| 01/11/2016 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | W 72–70 | 5–12 (2–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,756) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/16/2016 4:00 pm | | Coppin State | L 54–62 | 5–13 (2–2) | Moore Gymnasium (698) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/18/2016 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 62–50 | 6–13 (3–2) | Moore Gymnasium (863) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/23/2016 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 72–74 | 6–14 (3–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (932) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/25/2016 7:30 pm | | at Howard | L 68–70 | 6–15 (3–4) | Burr Gymnasium (1,605) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/30/2016 4:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 88–56 | 7–15 (4–4) | Moore Gymnasium (1,090) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/02/2016 7:30 pm | | Savannah State | W 62–59 | 8–15 (5–4) | Moore Gymnasium (805) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/06/2016 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 85–56 | 9–15 (6–4) | Moore Gymnasium (487) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/13/2016 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 66–90 | 9–16 (6–5) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,362) Durham,, NC |
| 02/15/2016 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 83–77 | 10–16 (7–5) | Corbett Sports Center (823) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/20/2016 4:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 55–54 | 11–16 (8–5) | Teaching Gym (6,211) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/22/2016* 7:30 pm | | at Stetson | W 96–94 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 | Edmunds Center (1,269) DeLand, FL |
| 02/27/2016 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 69–61 | 13–16 (9–5) | Moore Gymnasium (881) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/29/2016 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 62–52 | 14–16 (10–5) | Moore Gymnasium (3,000) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 03/03/2016 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 72–85 | 14–17 (10–6) | SHM Memorial Center (532) Orangeburg, SC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) Savannah State Quarterfinals | L 50–57 | 14–18 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||