2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–27, 2–16 in SWAC play to finish in last place. They did not qualify for the SWAC Tournament.

2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record2–27 (2–16 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Smith
  • Ondray Wagner
Home arenaElmore Gymnasium
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas Southern162 .889  2312  .657
Alcorn State*135 .722  1814  .563
Grambling State108 .556  1617  .485
Jackson State108 .556  1418  .438
Southern108 .556  1518  .455
Prairie View A&M108 .556  1320  .394
Mississippi Valley State711 .389  725  .219
Alabama State612 .333  823  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .333  725  .219
Alabama A&M216 .111  227  .069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 SWAC Tournament winner

On March 7, head coach Willie Hayes resigned.[1] He finished at Alabama A&M with a six year record of 54–121. On April 12, the school named Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Donnie Marsh the new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 6–12 record in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the first round of the SWAC Tournament before losing to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 2 Christopher Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Alabaster, Alabama
G 3 De'Ederick Petty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bessemer, Alabama
G 4 Ariston Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alexandria, Virginia
G 10 Rakiya Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Harvest, Alabama
G 11 Matthew Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Marcus Merriweather 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pinson, Alabama
G 20 L'Quan Wiltshire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 22 Eugene Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Belleville, Illinois
F 24 Evan Wiley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
F 30 Adrian Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Meridian, Mississippi
F 35 Tracy Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Huntsville, Alabama
G 41 Reginald Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama
F/C 42 Quinterian McConico 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
F/C 44 Mohamed Sherif 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 62–96  0–1
JQH Arena (3,502)
Springfield, MO
11/13/2016*
7:00 pm, SEC Network
at Missouri L 44–99  0–2
Mizzou Arena (3,977)
Columbia, MO
11/17/2016*
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 61–95  0–3
Eblen Center (1,396)
Cookeville, TN
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 55–63  0–4
Reed Green Coliseum (2,202)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 54–91  0–5
CFSB Center (2,401)
Murray, KY
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at UAB L 45–75  0–6
Bartow Arena (3,719)
Birmingham, AL
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 74–79  0–7
Elmore Gymnasium (1,735)
Normal, AL
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Troy L 59–88  0–8
Trojan Arena (765)
Troy, AL
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 79–94  0–9
GSU Sports Arena (1,183)
Atlanta, GA
12/22/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 61–74  0–10
Stroh Center (1,338)
Waco, TX
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 50–80  0–11
University Arena (2,260)
Kalamazoo, MI
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017
7:30 pm
Jackson State L 51–63  0–12
(0–1)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)
Normal, AL
01/04/2017
7:30 pm
Grambling State L 67–79  0–13
(0–2)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
01/07/2017
4:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State W 79–76  1–13
(1–2)
Harrison HPER Complex (2,008)
Itta Bena, MS
01/09/2017
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 65–81  1–14
(1–3)
K. L. Johnson Complex (705)
Pine Bluff, AR
01/14/2017
6:00 pm
Alabama State L 55–57  1–15
(1–4)
Elmore Gymnasium (3,320)
Normal, AL
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
Southern L 52–53  1–16
(1–5)
Elmore Gymnasium (2,123)
Normal, AL
01/23/2017
7:30 pm
Alcorn State L 70–81  1–17
(1–6)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,822)
Normal, AL
01/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M L 65–70  1–18
(1–7)
William J. Nicks Building (824)
Prairie View, TX
01/30/2017
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern L 47–92  1–19
(1–8)
Health and Physical Education Arena (1,038)
Houston, TX
02/04/2017
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State L 66–68  1–20
(1–9)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,965)
Normal, AL
02/06/2017
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 49–65  1–21
(1–10)
Elmore Gymnasium (2,106)
Normal, AL
02/11/2017
5:00 pm
at Alabama State L 89–97 3OT 1–22
(1–11)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (6,285)
Montgomery, AL
02/18/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern L 64–77  1–23
(1–12)
F. G. Clark Center (975)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/20/2017
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State L 59–74  1–24
(1–13)
Davey Whitney Complex (718)
Lorman, MS
02/25/2017
6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 87–74  2–24
(2–13)
Elmore Gymnasium (1,578)
Normal, AL
02/27/2017
7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 64–74  2–25
(2–14)
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL
03/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Jackson State L 64–72  2–26
(2–15)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
03/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Grambling State L 57–78  2–27
(2–16)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (579)
Grambling, LA

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[3][4].

References

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