2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Conference Southern Conference
2016–17 record 6–1 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach Steve Forbes (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jason Shay
Assistant coach Brian Collins
Assistant coach Brooks Savage
Home arena Freedom Hall Civic Center
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 0 0       5 1   .833
Chattanooga 0 0       4 2   .667
Mercer 0 0       4 2   .667
UNC Greensboro 0 0       4 2   .667
The Citadel 0 0       3 3   .500
Furman 0 0       3 3   .500
Samford 0 0       3 3   .500
Western Carolina 0 0       2 4   .333
VMI 0 0       1 4   .200
Wofford 0 0       1 5   .167
† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and are of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

They 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 to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

Roster

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Cromer, T.J.T.J. Cromer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Albany, Georgia
G 1 Payne, DevontaviusDevontavius Payne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Carbondale, Illinois
G 2 Walters, JulianJulian Walters 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin
F 3 Burrell, DavidDavid Burrell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 4 Williams, JasonJason Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
C 5 Jurkin, PeterPeter Jurkin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Juba, South Sudan
F 10 Banks, IsaacIsaac Banks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 11 Bradford, DesontaDesonta Bradford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Humboldt, Tennessee
F 12 Mosquera-Perea, HannerHanner Mosquera-Perea 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Istmina, Colombia
G 13 Merriweather, A.J.A.J. Merriweather 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Jackson, Mississippi
G 14 Obi-Rapu, KanayoKanayo Obi-Rapu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Greensboro, North Carolina
G 23 Reppart, DillonDillon Reppart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Johnson City, Tennessee
G 24 Lone, JermaineJermaine Lone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 40 Glass, TevinTevin Glass 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Norcross, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jason Shay
  • Brian Collins
  • Brooks Savage

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2016

Schedule

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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   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Dayton   
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH

12/14/2016*
9:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State   
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS

12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Morehead State   
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY

12/22/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Savannah State   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016
VMI   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at The Citadel   
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC

01/07/2017
at Mercer   
Hawkins Arena 
Macon, GA

01/12/2017
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

01/14/2017
4:00 pm
Western Carolina   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Furman   
Timmons Arena 
Greenville, SC

01/22/2017
2:00 pm
Wofford   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

01/25/2017
8:00 pm
at Samford   
Pete Hanna Center 
Homewood, AL

01/28/2017
4:00 pm
Chattanooga   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at VMI   
Cameron Hall 
Lexington, VA

02/06/2017
7:00 pm
at Wofford   
Benjamin Johnson Arena 
Spartanburg, SC

02/09/2017
7:00 pm
The Citadel   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

02/11/2017
4:00 pm
Mercer   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

02/15/2017
7:00 pm
Samford   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

02/18/2017
5:00 pm
at Chattanooga   
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN

02/22/2017
7:00 pm
Furman   
Freedom Hall Civic Center 
Johnson City, TN

02/25/2017
7:00 pm
at Western Carolina   
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC

02/27/2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro   
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
SoCon Tournament

03/03/2017–
03/06/2017

vs.    
U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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