2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Akron.

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record18–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brown
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Benny White
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
2016 MAC tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Eagles finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster Changes edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mike Talley 1 G 6'0" 176 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Anali Okoloji 3 F 6'8" 232 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Olalekan Ajayi 12 F/C 6'11" 245 Junior Winston-Salem, NC Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Karrington Ward 14 F 6'7" 186 Senior Lockport, IL Graduated
Ali Farhat 20 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Dearborn, MI Transferred to Wayne State
Jerome Hunter 21 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated
Mike Samuels 30 C 6'11" 285 RS Junior Bushkill, PA Graduated

Incoming Transfers edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Willie Mangum 10 G 6'1" 200 Junior Richmond, VA Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College
Quaran Jones 21 C 6'6" 230 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Findlay. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Ty Toney 32 G 6'2" 185 Junior Alpharetta, GA Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College
Nick Madray 35 F 6'9" 215 Junior Mississauga, ON Transferred from Binghamton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Madray will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2015 edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
LaMonta Stone II
#56 PG
River Rouge, MI River Rouge High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Feb 21, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

Preseason Accolades edit

Hustle Belt Top 25 Players[1]

  • #2 Raven Lee

West Division Preseason All-MAC

  • Raven Lee

Lou Henson Preseason Player of the Year Award Watch List

  • Raven Lee

Roster edit

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Raven Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Tim Bond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So City College HS Baltimore, MD
C 2 James Thompson IV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Parkview Baptist Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 LaMonta Stone II 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr River Rouge Bowling Green, OH
F 4 Brandon Nazione 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Howell
Des Moines Area CC
Howell, MI
G/F 5 Jodan Price 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Detroit Country Day
DePaul
Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Willie Mangum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Marshall
San Jacinto College
Richmond, VA
G 12 Daryl Kirkland (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Muskegon Grand Rapids, MI
G 13 Trent Perry (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Independence Franklin, TN
F 15 Jordan Nobles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Canton Canton, MI
F 21 Quaran Jones (I)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ecrose
Findlay
Dearborn Heights, MI
G 22 Jordan Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Chandler Park Academy
Oakland CC
Detroit, MI
G 25 Ethan Alvano 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Corona Corona, CA
G 32 Ty Toney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Alpharetta
Georgia Highlands College
Alpharetta, GA
F 35 Nick Madray (I)   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Stephen Lewis/Findlay Prep
Binghamton
Mississauga, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule edit

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
11:04 am, ESPN3
Vermont W 70–50  1–0
Convocation Center (3,307)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 81–91  1–1
Athletics Center O'rena (3,808)
Rochester, MI
11/21/2015*
11:04 am, ESPN3
Siena Heights W 79–34  2–1
Convocation Center (1,135)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/23/2015*
7:01 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Michigan State L 65–89  2–2
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Marygrove W 108–64  3–2
Convocation Center (714)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/28/2015*
2:04 pm, ESPN3
Madonna W 79–63  4–2
Convocation Center (626)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha W 80–73  5–2
Baxter Arena (1,739)
Omaha, NE
12/05/2015*
12:01 pm, BTN
at Penn State L 70–81  5–3
Bryce Jordan Center (10,303)
University Park, PA
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rochester College W 86–58  6–3
Convocation Center (729)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/12/2015*
12:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3
at No. 19 Louisville L 53–86  6–4
KFC Yum! Center (20,649)
Louisville, KY
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Coppin State W 73–62  7–4
Physical Education Complex (813)
Baltimore, MD
12/28/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 88–73  8–4
Convocation Center (1,415)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/02/2016*
12:04 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 77-82  8–5
Convocation Center (1,081)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
01/06/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 99–80  9–5
(1–0)
McGuirk Arena (2,207)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/09/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 63–80  9–6
(1–1)
Convocation Center (1,349)
DeKalb, IL
01/12/2016
7:04 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 81–69  10–6
(2–1)
Convocation Center (1,333)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/16/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 79–84  10–7
(2–2)
Convocation Center (1,280)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/19/2016
7:00 pm
at Akron L 88–92  10–8
(2–3)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,839)
Akron, OH
01/23/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 87-88 2OT 10-9
(2-4)
Convocation Center (1,067)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/26/2016
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 58–73  10–10
(2–5)
MAC Center (3,858)
Kent, OH
01/30/2016
2:00 pm
at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 86–94  10–11
(2–6)
University Arena (3,115)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/02/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 94–69  11–11
(3–6)
Convocation Center (779)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/06/2016
3:30 pm
at Buffalo L 70–80  11–12
(3–7)
Alumni Arena (3,417)
Amherst, NY
02/09/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 71–56  12–12
(4–7)
Convocation Center (1,233)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/13/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 75–70  13–12
(5–7)
Convocation Center (1,059)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/16/2016
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 64–86  13–13
(5–8)
Convocation Center (6,212)
Athens, OH
02/20/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 91–85  14–13
(6–8)
Convocation Center (1,636)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/23/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 73–62  15–13
(7–8)
Convocation Center (928)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/27/2016
2:00 pm
at Ball State L 79–115  15–14
(7–9)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,353)
Muncie, IN
03/01/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 75–71  16–14
(8–9)
Convocation Center (993)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Toledo W 75–71  17–14
(9–9)
Savage Arena (4,633)
Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
03/07/2016
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(8) (9) Toledo W 69–60  18–14
Convocation Center (1,556)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/10/2016
12:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) Akron L 63–65  18–15
Quicken Loans Arena (2,217)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References edit