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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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
!colspan=9 style="background:#228B22; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#228B22; color:#FFFFFF;"|SWAC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#228B22; color:#FFFFFF;"| SWAC tournament
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