2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	27–8 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Shay; Brian Collins; Brooks Savage;
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee as of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Mercer, Samford and UNC Greensboro to win the SoCon tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the East region. There they lost in the first round to Florida.

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Furman	14	–	4	.778	23	–	12	.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Samford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
VMI	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

Previous season

The Buccaneers finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals before losing to Oakland in the semifinals.

Roster

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	T.J. Cromer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Albany, Georgia
G	1	Devontavius Payne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Carbondale, Illinois
G	2	Julian Walters	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Madison, Wisconsin
F	3	David Burrell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	4	Jason Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
C	5	Peter Jurkin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Juba, South Sudan
F	10	Isaac Banks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	11	Desonta Bradford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Humboldt, Tennessee
F	12	Hanner Mosquera-Perea	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Istmina, Colombia
G	13	A.J. Merriweather	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
G	14	Kanayo Obi-Rapu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	23	Dillon Reppart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Johnson City, Tennessee
G	24	Jermaine Long	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	40	Tevin Glass	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Norcross, Georgia

Head coach

Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Shay
Brian Collins
Brooks Savage

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 4:00 pm		Mars Hill	W 104–67		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,541) Johnson City, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Fordham	W 96–59	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309) Johnson City, TN
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		Detroit	W 107–78	2–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026) Johnson City, TN
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm		at UNC Wilmington	L 59–68	2–1	Trask Coliseum (4,032) Wilmington, NC
11/25/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. Milwaukee Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 86–62	3–1	Sanford Pentagon (626) Sioux Falls, SD
11/26/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 71–59	4–1	Sanford Pentagon (1,688) Sioux Falls, SD
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. UC Irvine Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 72–66	5–1	Sanford Pentagon (291) Sioux Falls, SD
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Lees–McRae Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 85–80	6–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,574) Johnson City, TN
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		Limestone	W 85–57	7–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,435) Johnson City, TN
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		at Dayton	L 61–75	7–2	UD Arena (13,017) Dayton, OH
12/14/2016* 9:00 pm, SECN		at Mississippi State	W 67–65	8–2	Humphrey Coliseum (6,479) Starkville, MS
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		at Morehead State	W 78–68	9–2	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,812) Morehead, KY
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Tennessee	L 68–72	9–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Savannah State	W 92–71	10–3	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,768) Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		VMI	W 102–75	11–3 (1–0)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,051) Johnson City, TN
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at The Citadel	W 115–71	12–3 (2–0)	McAlister Field House (1,207) Charleston, SC
01/07/2017 4:30 pm		at Mercer	W 67–58	13–3 (3–0)	Hawkins Arena (3,739) Macon, GA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 79–83	13–4 (3–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,112) Johnson City, TN
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		Western Carolina	W 75–52	14–4 (4–1)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,342) Johnson City, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Furman	L 62–75	14–5 (4–2)	Timmons Arena (1,609) Greenville, SC
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		Wofford	W 79–72	15–5 (5–2)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (4,034) Johnson City, TN
01/25/2017 8:00 pm		at Samford	W 96–86 ^2OT	16–5 (6–2)	Pete Hanna Center (2,012) Homewood, AL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		Chattanooga	W 76–71	17–5 (7–2)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		at VMI	W 81–71	18–5 (8–2)	Cameron Hall (1,094) Lexington, VA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Wofford	L 76–79	18–6 (8–3)	Benjamin Johnson Arena (1,497) Spartanburg, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		The Citadel	W 90–69	19–6 (9–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,845) Johnson City, TN
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		Mercer	W 88–71	20–6 (10–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (5,225) Johnson City, TN
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Samford	W 79–77	21–6 (11–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,623) Johnson City, TN
02/18/2017 5:00 pm		at Chattanooga	W 65–51	22–6 (12–3)	McKenzie Arena (6,402) Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Furman	W 93–81 ^OT	23–6 (13–3)	Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,149) Johnson City, TN
02/25/2017 7:00 pm		at Western Carolina	W 68–52	24–6 (14–3)	Ramsey Center (3,015) Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2017 7:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 66–72	24–7 (14–4)	Greensboro Coliseum (3,833) Greensboro, NC
SoCon tournament
03/04/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Mercer Quarterfinals	W 73–66	25–7	U.S. Cellular Center (5,127) Asheville, NC
03/05/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (7) Samford Semifinals	W 81–72	26–7	U.S. Cellular Center (5,079) Asheville, NC
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	(3)	vs. (1) UNC Greensboro Championship	W 79–74	27–7	U.S. Cellular Center (6,400) Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017* 3:00 pm, truTV	(13 E)	vs. (4 E) No. 20 Florida First Round	L 65–80	27–8	Amway Center (15,037) Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

^ "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".

[1] "Men's Basketball | Schedule | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".

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