2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach Mark Byington (4th year)
Assistant coach Andrew Wilson
Assistant coach Larry Dixon
Assistant coach Ben Betts
Home arena Hanner Fieldhouse
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arkansas State 0 0       6 1   .857
South Alabama 0 0       5 1   .833
Little Rock 0 0       5 2   .714
Louisiana–Lafayette 0 0       4 2   .667
Texas–Arlington 0 0       5 3   .625
Georgia State 0 0       3 2   .600
Georgia Southern 0 0       3 3   .500
Texas State 0 0       3 3   .500
Troy 0 0       3 3   .500
Appalachian State 0 0       2 4   .333
Louisiana–Monroe 0 0       2 4   .333
Coastal Carolina 0 0       2 5   .286
2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
As of December 4, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama.

Roster

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Glenn, MontaeMontae Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Carrollton, Georgia
G 1 Boykins, DevonteDevonte Boykins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Forest City, North Carolina
G 2 Hughes, MikeMike Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Smith, IkeIke Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Brown, TookieTookie Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Madison, Georgia
F 5 Gladden, B.J.B.J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Allsmiller, JakeJake Allsmiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
F 11 O'Connell, ShawnShawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Roswell, Georgia
G 12 McRae, AubreyAubrey McRae 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
G 13 Jackson, QuanQuan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Simmons, CoyeCoye Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 21 Holder, JamesJames Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gwinnett, Georgia
G 24 Wimberly, BrandonBrandon Wimberly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Macon, Georgia
F 25 Georgiev, DavidDavid Georgiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Skopje, Macedonia
G 30 Hamilton, JaredJared Hamilton  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 33 Bullock, DominiqueDominique Bullock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Valdosta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Lees–McRae W 106–51 
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,501)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State L 79–81  0–1
PNC Arena (16,226)
Raleigh, NC

11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 92–43  1–1
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,628)
Statesboro, GA

11/20/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Mercer
Savannah Invitational
L 67–80  1–2
Hawkins Arena (3,508)
Macon, GA

11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Akron
Savannah Invitational
L 67–75  1–3
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,457)
Akron, OH

11/25/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Florida A&M
Savannah Invitational
W 83–72  2–3
Savannah Civic Center (491)
Savannah, GA

11/26/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Radford
Savannah Invitational
W 65–64  3–3
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA

12/01/2016*
2:30 pm
at Savannah State W 94–75  4–3
Tiger Arena (3,708)
Savannah, GA

12/04/2016*
3:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

12/09/2016*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota   
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast   
Alico Arena 
Fort Myers, FL

12/15/2016*
at FIU   
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL

12/20/2016*
11:00 am
at Winthrop   
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC

12/22/2016*
4:00 pm
Fisk   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Conference regular season

12/31/2016
12:30 pm
Georgia State   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

01/07/2017
5:00 pm
Troy   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

01/09/2017
7:00 pm
South Alabama   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

01/14/2017
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette   
Cajundome 
Lafayette, LA

01/16/2017
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe   
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA

01/21/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

01/28/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama   
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL

01/30/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

02/04/2017
5:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

02/11/2017
at Coastal Carolina   
HTC Center 
Conway, SC

02/13/2017
 ESPN3
at Appalachian State   
Holmes Center 
Boone, NC

02/18/2017
5:00 pm
Texas State   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
UT Arlington   
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA

02/25/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State   
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR

02/27/2017
7:30 pm, ASN
at Little Rock   
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR

03/04/2017
2:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State   
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament

03/08/2017–
03/12/2017

vs.    
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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