2015β16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8β27 (6β12 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Leflore County Civic Center |
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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 β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ArkansasβPine 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2016 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2015β16 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2015β16 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 8β27, 6β12 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.
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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0 | Vacha Vzaughn | Forward | 6β4 | 210 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
1 | Marcus Romain | Guard | 6β2 | 174 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
2 | Ronald Strother, Jr. | Forward | 6β5 | 175 | Freshman | Birmingham, Alabama |
3 | Damian Young | Forward | 6β3 | Junior | Grayson, Georgia | |
5 | Rashaan Surles | Guard | 6β4 | 175 | Junior | Flossmoor, Illinois |
10 | Ta'Jay Henry | Forward | 6β4 | 215 | Junior | Queens, New York |
11 | Kylan Phillips | Guard | 5β11 | 164 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee |
12 | Kevin Portillo | Forward | 6β5 | 228 | Sophomore | Miami, Florida |
13 | Jabari Alex | Forward | 6β4 | 188 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
15 | Dwain Whitfield | Forward | 6β6 | 230 | Sophomore | Forrest City, Arkansas |
20 | Dusan Langura | Guard | 6β3 | 183 | Sophomore | Romont, Switzerland |
22 | Michael Matlock | Forward | 6β6 | 221 | Junior | Memphis, Tennessee |
23 | Latrell Love | Center | 6β5 | 218 | Senior | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
24 | Isaac Williams | Guard | 6β4 | 181 | Junior | Powder Springs, Georgia |
32 | Bennett Davis | Center | 6β9 | 275 | Junior | Raymond, Mississippi |
Vintavious Coppage | Forward | 6β7 | 184 | Freshman | Memphis, Tennessee | |
Thomas Oglesby | Guard | 5β10 | 170 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia | |
James Pierce | Guard | 6β1 | 172 | Freshman | Houston, Texas | |
John Sanders | Guard | 6β1 | 190 | Junior | Brandon, Mississippi |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Nebraska | L 51β97 | 0β1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
11/19/2015* 7:00 pm |
at
Air Force Air Force Classic |
L 64β65 | 0β2 |
Clune Arena (1,129) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm |
at
New Mexico State Air Force Classic |
L 46β85 | 0β3 |
Pan American Center (4,346) Las Cruces, NM | |||||||
11/23/2015* 7:00 pm, Cox7 |
at Grand Canyon | L 60β94 | 0β4 |
GCU Arena (4,613) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm, BYUtv |
at BYU | L 68β75 | 0β5 |
Marriott Center (15,467) Provo, UT | |||||||
11/28/2015* 7:00 pm |
vs.
Robert Morris Air Force Classic |
L 64β67 | 0β6 |
Eblen Center (755) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm |
at
Tennessee Tech Air Force Classic |
L 64β101 | 0β7 |
Eblen Center (605) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Duquesne | L 77β91 | 0β8 |
Palumbo Center (1,079) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
12/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 79β86 | 0β9 |
McLendonβMcDougald Gymnasium (1,133) Durham, NC | |||||||
12/06/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Seattle | L 72β84 | 0β10 |
KeyArena (1,276) Seattle, WA | |||||||
12/12/2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Evansville | L 60β95 | 0β11 |
Ford Center (4,251) Evansville, IN | |||||||
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Northwestern | L 48β78 | 0β12 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,704) Evanston, IL | |||||||
12/17/2015* 11:30 am |
at North Texas | L 74β87 | 0β13 |
The Super Pit (2,180) Denton, TX | |||||||
12/29/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Hawaii | L 48β77 | 0β14 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,431) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
01/04/2016 7:30 pm |
ArkansasβPine Bluff | W 66β60 | 1β14 (1β0) |
Leflore County Civic Center (1,468) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
01/09/2016 7:30 pm |
at Alabama State | L 74β75 OT | 1β15 (1β1) |
DunnβOliver Acadome (872) Montgomery, AL | |||||||
01/11/2016 7:30 pm |
at Alabama A&M | W 79β73 | 2β15 (2β1) |
Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL | |||||||
01/16/2016 4:00 pm |
Alcorn State | L 87β93 3OT | 2β16 (2β2) |
Leflore County Civic Center (2,982) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
01/18/2016 7:30 pm |
Southern | L 54β67 | 2β17 (2β3) |
Leflore County Civic Center Greenwood, MS | |||||||
01/23/2016 7:30 pm |
at Texas Southern | L 60β75 | 2β18 (2β4) |
H&PE Arena (2,468) Houston, TX | |||||||
01/25/2016 7:30 pm |
at Prairie View A&M | W 76β73 | 3β18 (3β4) |
William J. Nicks Building (958) Prairie View, TX | |||||||
01/30/2016 4:00 pm |
Jackson State | L 62β77 | 3β19 (3β5) |
Leflore County Civic Center (1,998) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
02/01/2016 7:30 pm |
Grambling State | W 72β59 | 4β19 (4β5) |
Leflore County Civic Center (932) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
02/06/2016 4:00 pm |
Alabama State | L 62β72 | 4β20 (4β6) |
Leflore County Civic Center (793) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
02/08/2016 7:30 pm |
Alabama A&M | W 66β64 | 5β20 (5β6) |
Leflore County Civic Center (762) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
02/13/2016 5:30 pm |
at Alcorn State | L 71β72 OT | 5β21 (5β7) |
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS | |||||||
02/15/2016 5:00 pm |
at Southern | L 64β97 | 5β22 (5β8) |
F. G. Clark Center (599) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/20/2016 4:00 pm |
Texas Southern | L 67β98 | 5β23 (5β9) |
Harris Arena (898) Moorehead, MS | |||||||
02/22/2016 7:30 pm |
Prairie View A&M | L 61β63 | 5β24 (5β10) |
Leflore County Civic Center (549) Greenwood, MS | |||||||
02/27/2016 5:30 pm |
at Jackson State | L 49β60 | 5β25 (5β11) |
Williams Assembly Center (2,193) Jackson, MS | |||||||
02/29/2016 7:30 pm |
at Grambling State | W 58β57 | 6β25 (6β11) |
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,752) Grambling, LA | |||||||
03/05/2016 7:30 pm |
at ArkansasβPine Bluff | L 71β78 | 6β26 (6β12) |
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 87β73 | 7β26 |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | ||||||
03/09/16 2:30 pm |
(7) | vs. (2) Alcorn State Quarterfinals |
W 64β61 | 8β26 |
Toyota Center (339) Houston, TX | ||||||
03/11/16 2:30 pm |
(7) | vs. (3) Jackson State Semifinals |
W 74β68 | 8β27 |
Toyota Center (776) Houston, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |