2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–27 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach	Andre Payne (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Eric Strothers; Adaiah Curry; Darion Harris;
Home arena	Leflore County Civic Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern	16	–	2	.889	18	–	15	.545
Alcorn State*	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Jackson State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Southern †	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Alabama State	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Prairie View A&M	7	–	11	.389	7	–	24	.226
Alabama A&M	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	8	–	25	.242
Mississippi Valley State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	27	.229
Grambling State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	24	.226
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2016 SWAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by second year head coach Andre Payne, were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Due to continued renovations to their normal home stadium, the Harrison HPER Complex, they played their home games at the Leflore County Civic Center in Greenwood, Mississippi. They finished the season 8–27, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They defeated Grambling State and Alcorn State to advance to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Jackson State.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Vacha Vzaughn	Forward	6–4	210	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
1	Marcus Romain	Guard	6–2	174	Junior	Brooklyn, New York
2	Ronald Strother, Jr.	Forward	6–5	175	Freshman	Birmingham, Alabama
3	Damian Young	Forward	6–3		Junior	Grayson, Georgia
5	Rashaan Surles	Guard	6–4	175	Junior	Flossmoor, Illinois
10	Ta'Jay Henry	Forward	6–4	215	Junior	Queens, New York
11	Kylan Phillips	Guard	5–11	164	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
12	Kevin Portillo	Forward	6–5	228	Sophomore	Miami, Florida
13	Jabari Alex	Forward	6–4	188	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
15	Dwain Whitfield	Forward	6–6	230	Sophomore	Forrest City, Arkansas
20	Dusan Langura	Guard	6–3	183	Sophomore	Romont, Switzerland
22	Michael Matlock	Forward	6–6	221	Junior	Memphis, Tennessee
23	Latrell Love	Center	6–5	218	Senior	Minneapolis, Minnesota
24	Isaac Williams	Guard	6–4	181	Junior	Powder Springs, Georgia
32	Bennett Davis	Center	6–9	275	Junior	Raymond, Mississippi
	Vintavious Coppage	Forward	6–7	184	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee
	Thomas Oglesby	Guard	5–10	170	Freshman	Atlanta, Georgia
	James Pierce	Guard	6–1	172	Freshman	Houston, Texas
	John Sanders	Guard	6–1	190	Junior	Brandon, Mississippi

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm		at Nebraska	L 51–97	0–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Air Force Air Force Classic	L 64–65	0–2	Clune Arena (1,129) Colorado Springs, CO
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm		at New Mexico State Air Force Classic	L 46–85	0–3	Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox7		at Grand Canyon	L 60–94	0–4	GCU Arena (4,613) Phoenix, AZ
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 68–75	0–5	Marriott Center (15,467) Provo, UT
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm		vs. Robert Morris Air Force Classic	L 64–67	0–6	Eblen Center (755) Cookeville, TN
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm		at Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic	L 64–101	0–7	Eblen Center (605) Cookeville, TN
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm		at Duquesne	L 77–91	0–8	Palumbo Center (1,079) Pittsburgh, PA
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 79–86	0–9	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,133) Durham, NC
12/06/2015* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	L 72–84	0–10	KeyArena (1,276) Seattle, WA
12/12/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 60–95	0–11	Ford Center (4,251) Evansville, IN
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 48–78	0–12	Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,704) Evanston, IL
12/17/2015* 11:30 am		at North Texas	L 74–87	0–13	The Super Pit (2,180) Denton, TX
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm		at Hawaii	L 48–77	0–14	Stan Sheriff Center (5,431) Honolulu, HI
SWAC regular season
01/04/2016 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 66–60	1–14 (1–0)	Leflore County Civic Center (1,468) Greenwood, MS
01/09/2016 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 74–75 ^OT	1–15 (1–1)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (872) Montgomery, AL
01/11/2016 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 79–73	2–15 (2–1)	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
01/16/2016 4:00 pm		Alcorn State	L 87–93 ^3OT	2–16 (2–2)	Leflore County Civic Center (2,982) Greenwood, MS
01/18/2016 7:30 pm		Southern	L 54–67	2–17 (2–3)	Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS
01/23/2016 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 60–75	2–18 (2–4)	H&PE Arena (2,468) Houston, TX
01/25/2016 7:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 76–73	3–18 (3–4)	William J. Nicks Building (958) Prairie View, TX
01/30/2016 4:00 pm		Jackson State	L 62–77	3–19 (3–5)	Leflore County Civic Center (1,998) Greenwood, MS
02/01/2016 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 72–59	4–19 (4–5)	Leflore County Civic Center (932) Greenwood, MS
02/06/2016 4:00 pm		Alabama State	L 62–72	4–20 (4–6)	Leflore County Civic Center (793) Greenwood, MS
02/08/2016 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 66–64	5–20 (5–6)	Leflore County Civic Center (762) Greenwood, MS
02/13/2016 5:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 71–72 ^OT	5–21 (5–7)	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/15/2016 5:00 pm		at Southern	L 64–97	5–22 (5–8)	F. G. Clark Center (599) Baton Rouge, LA
02/20/2016 4:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 67–98	5–23 (5–9)	Harris Arena (898) Moorehead, MS
02/22/2016 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 61–63	5–24 (5–10)	Leflore County Civic Center (549) Greenwood, MS
02/27/2016 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 49–60	5–25 (5–11)	Williams Assembly Center (2,193) Jackson, MS
02/29/2016 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 58–57	6–25 (6–11)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,752) Grambling, LA
03/05/2016 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 71–78	6–26 (6–12)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,999) Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC tournament
03/08/2016 2:30 pm	(7)	vs. (10) Grambling State First round	W 87–73	7–26	Toyota Center Houston, TX
03/09/16 2:30 pm	(7)	vs. (2) Alcorn State Quarterfinals	W 64–61	8–26	Toyota Center (339) Houston, TX
03/11/16 2:30 pm	(7)	vs. (3) Jackson State Semifinals	W 74–68	8–27	Toyota Center (776) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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