2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball

Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	2–6 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Byron Samuels (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Lamont Franklin
Assistant coach	Alphonza Kee
Assistant coach	Bruce Martin
Home arena	Teaching Gym

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Bethune–Cookman	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Florida A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Savannah State*	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Norfolk State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Hampton	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
North Carolina A&T	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
South Carolina State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Delaware State	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Howard	0	–	0	–	0	–	5	.000
Md. Eastern Shore	0	–	0	–	0	–	5	.000
Coppin State	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	.000
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

The 2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represents Florida A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Byron Samuels, play their home games at the Teaching Gym and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 8–21, 4–12 record in MEAC play to finish last in the conference. They were ineligible for the postseason due to APR violations.

Roster

2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Williams, DesmondDesmond Williams	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Atmore, Alabama
1.5 !G	1	Severado, NickNick Severado	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Savannah, Georgia
3.5 !F	2	Warren, Trey-CaryTrey-Cary Warren	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norfolk, Virginia
1.0 !PG	3	Bowman, CraigCraig Bowman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Petersburg, Florida
1.5 !G	4	Mays, ElijahElijah Mays	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	5	Core, NasirNasir Core	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa, Florida
5.0 !C	12	Smith, AndrewAndrew Smith	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Johnson City, Tennessee
3.5 !F	14	Dandridge, DerrickDerrick Dandridge	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
1.5 !G	20	Myles, BrendonBrendon Myles	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	21	Ravenel, JustinJustin Ravenel	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Lithonia, Georgia
1.5 !G	22	Barham, MarcusMarcus Barham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Melbourne, Florida
3.5 !F	23	Williams, LeonLeon Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Fayetteville, North Carolina
3.5 !F	30	Austin, RashadRashad Austin	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa, Florida
1.5 !G	32	Johnson, K'JaK'Ja Johnson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Douglasville, Georgia

Head coach

Byron Samuels (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Lamont Franklin (UNC-Wilmington)
Alphonza Kee (Fayetteville State)
Bruce Martin (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Florida	L 73–84	0–1	USF Sun Dome (3,106) Tampa, FL
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm	Trinity Baptist	W 94–62	1–1	Teaching Gym (897) Tallahassee, FL
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm	Johnson (FL)	W 100–91	2–1	Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
11/20/2016* 4:00 pm	at Air Force Savannah Invitational	L 87–62	2–2	Clune Arena (836) Colorado Springs, CO
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Carolina Savannah Invitational	L 62–82	2–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,341) Greenville, NC
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational	L 72–83	2–4	Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm	vs. Stetson	L 90–98	2–5	Savannah Invitational Savannah, GA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Kennesaw State	L 74–76	2–6	Teaching Gym (579) Tallahassee, FL
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm	Southern			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
12/12/2016* 8:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana			University Center Hammond, LA
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm	Jacksonville			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL
12/23/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm	at Howard			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
01/07/2017 6:00 pm	Coppin State			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
01/10/2017 7:00 pm	at Morgan State			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
01/14/2017 6:00 pm	at Savannah State			Tiger Arena Savannah, GA
01/16/2017 4:00 pm	Bethune–Cookman			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
01/23/2017 8:00 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
01/30/2017 7:30 pm	at Morgan State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
02/04/2017 6:00 pm	Howard			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
02/06/2017 8:00 pm	Delaware State			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
02/11/2017 4:00 pm	at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC
02/13/2017 7:30 pm	at North Carolina Central			McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium Durham, NC
02/18/2017 6:00 pm	Norfolk State			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
02/20/2017 8:00 pm	Hampton			Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2017 4:00 pm	at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
03/02/2017 7:00 pm	at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
MEAC Tournament
03/06/2017– 03/11/2017	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.famuathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25300&SPID=80919&SPSID=606609&DB_OEM_ID=25300

Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1963–2009) Teaching Gym (2009–present)

Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	Records lost 1932–1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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