2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. In the OVC Tournament they lost to Murray State in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record14–16 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont151 .938  237  .767
Morehead State106 .625  1416  .467
Jacksonville State97 .563  2015  .571
Tennessee State88 .500  1713  .567
Tennessee Tech88 .500  1220  .375
Eastern Kentucky511 .313  1219  .387
West
UT Martin106 .625  2213  .629
Southeast Missouri St.97 .563  1518  .455
Murray State88 .500  1617  .485
Austin Peay79 .438  1119  .367
Eastern Illinois610 .375  1415  .483
SIU Edwardsville115 .063  624  .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

On November 22, 2016, Morehead State suspended head coach Sean Woods with pay while the school investigated complaints made against Woods.[1] Assistant coach Preston Spradlin was named interim head coach.[2][3] On December 15, two days after Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery in Indiana for allegedly assaulting two of his players during a game versus Evansville, it was announced that Woods had resigned.[4] It was announced that Spradlin would continue as interim coach while the school conducted a nationwide search for a replacement.[5][6] On March 16, 2017, Spradlin was named full-time head coach.[7]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They defeated Murray State in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena, Duquesne, and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada. In the finals, they lost the CIT championship two games to one.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Morehead State was picked to finish third in the East Division of the OVC.[8] Xavier Moon was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.[8]

Roster

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ty'Quan Bitting 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrMount Tabor High School
Angelina College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 1 Treshaad Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrBerrien County
Northwest Florida State College
Nashville, GA
G 2 Jordan Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrCathedral Indianapolis, IN
C 3 Keion Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrKingdom Prep Academy (GA)
Southwest Tennessee CC
Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Miguel Dicent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrCanarias Academy Santo Domingo, DR
F 10 Alonzo Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMorgan Park Chicago, IL
G 11 Malik Maitland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoFather Lopez Catholic Daytona Beach, FL
F 13 Lamontray Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPleasure Ridge Park
Robinson Prep School (NJ)
Louisville, KY
F 15 Dejuan Marrero 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrBowman Academy
Chipola College
Gary, IN
F 21 Wes Noble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoBreathitt County Jackson, KY
G 22 Xavier Moon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrCentral Coosa
Northwest Florida State College
Goodwater, AL
G 23 Malik Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrDundalk Baltimore, MD
F 25 Ronnye Beamon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHammond Bishop Noll (IN)
Kaskaskia College
Calumet City, IL
G 32 Djimon Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 35 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrWings Academy
Cowley CC (TX)
Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon

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

Schedule and results

[9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Cincinnati Christian W 106–63 
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:45 pm, OVC Digital Network
Kentucky Christian W 106–41  1–0
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,865)
Morehead, KY
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network
Lipscomb W 89–75  2–0
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,783)
Morehead, KY
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 77–85  2–1
Cam Henderson Center (5,872)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm
at Evansville L 56–69  2–2
Ford Center (3,836)
Evansville, IN
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Pittsburgh L 63–76  2–3
Petersen Events Center (7,025)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky L 79–84  2–4
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,110)
Morehead, KY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 15 Purdue L 56–90  2–5
Mackey Arena (13,611)
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb L 84–98  2–6
Allen Arena (1,302)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2016*
9:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 86–88  2–7
Reese Court (1,046)
Cheney, WA
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
East Tennessee State L 68–78  2–8
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,812)
Morehead, KY
12/19/2016*
7:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 111–85  3–8
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,505)
Morehead, KY
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 76–85  3–9
Humphrey Coliseum (8,328)
Starkville, MS
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Asbury W 120–77  4–9
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,023)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
7:00 pm
at UT Martin L 77–81 OT 4–10
(0–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,730)
Martin, TN
01/05/2017
7:45 pm
Eastern Illinois W 85–75  5–10
(1–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,591)
Morehead, KY
01/07/2017
4:15 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 73–65  6–10
(2–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,531)
Morehead, KY
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont L 78–84  6–11
(2–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,244)
Morehead, KY
01/14/2017
7:45 pm
Tennessee State W 87–85  7–11
(3–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,858)
Morehead, KY
01/19/2017
8:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 89–82  8–11
(4–2)
Dunn Center (1,767)
Clarksville, TN
01/21/2017
7:45 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 80–54  9–11
(5–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (5,789)
Morehead, KY
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 73–76  9–12
(5–3)
Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, ASN
at Jacksonville State W 72–69  10–12
(6–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,021)
Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017
5:15 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 89–81  11–12
(7–3)
Show Me Center (2,919)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
Murray State W 101–100 OT 12–12
(8–3)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,109)
Morehead, KY
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 67–62  13–12
(9–3)
McBrayer Arena (3,800)
Richmond, VA
02/16/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Tennessee State L 52–64  13–13
(9–4)
Gentry Complex (3,765)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
5:00 pm
at Belmont L 73–89  13–14
(9–5)
Curb Event Center (2,825)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Tennessee Tech W 73–68  14–14
(10–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (3,383)
Morehead, KY
02/25/2017
4:15 pm
Jacksonville State L 61–70  14–15
(10–6)
Ellis Johnson Arena (734)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/02/2017
9:30 pm
(3) vs. (7) Murray State
Quarterfinals
L 69–75  14–16
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "Morehead State suspends coach Sean Woods during investigation". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. "Morehead St. suspends coach amid complaints". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  3. "Woods suspended indefinitely, Spradlin named interim coach". The Morehead News. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. "Sean Woods resigns as Morehead State men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. "STATEMENT ON FUTURE OF MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM". Morehead State University Athletics. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. "Sean Woods resigns as MSU head basketball coach". WKYT. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. "Preston Spradlin Named Morehead State Head Basketball Coach". A Sea Of Blue. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  9. http://msueagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=137
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