2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	18–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Murphy (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Brown; Kevin Mondro; Benny White;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

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
LaMonta Stone II #56 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

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

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

Rob Murphy (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Brown (Wayne State (MI))
Kevin Mondro (Detroit Mercy)
Benny White (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

^ "Top 25 MAC Basketball Players: #2 Raven Lee (G- Eastern Michigan Eagles)". Hustle Belt. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[1] "Top 25 MAC Basketball Players: #2 Raven Lee (G- Eastern Michigan Eagles)". Hustle Belt. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
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