2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	4–19 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Andre Payne (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Eric Strothers
Assistant coach	Adaiah Curry
Assistant coach	Darion Harris
Home arena	Leflore County Civic Center

2015–16 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern	9	–	0	1.000	10	–	11	.476
Southern	7	–	2	.778	15	–	7	.682
Jackson State	7	–	2	.778	12	–	10	.545
Alcorn State*	6	–	3	.667	8	–	12	.400
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	5	.444	4	–	19	.174
Alabama A&M	3	–	6	.333	7	–	11	.389
Grambling State	3	–	6	.333	6	–	15	.286
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	3	–	6	.333	5	–	18	.217
Alabama State	2	–	7	.222	7	–	14	.333
Prairie View A&M	1	–	8	.111	1	–	20	.048
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2016 SWAC Tournament winner As of February 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represents 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, are 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.

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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
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			Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS
02/08/2016 7:30 pm	Alabama A&M			Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS
02/13/2016 5:30 pm	at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/15/2016 5:00 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/20/2016 4:00 pm	Texas Southern			Moorehead, MS
02/22/2016 7:30 pm	Prairie View A&M			Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS
02/27/2016 5:30 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
02/29/2016 7:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
03/05/2016 7:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
SWAC Tournament
03/08/2016– 03/12/2016	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://mvsusports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=64&path=mbball

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball

Venues	Harrison HPER Complex (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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