2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 46th basketball season for USF and the fourth as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by interim head coach Murry Bartow. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the AAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to UConn.

201617 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
201617 record7–23 (1–17 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUSF Sun Dome
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944  305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889  306  .833
Houston126 .667  2111  .656
UCF117 .611  2412  .667
Memphis99 .500  1913  .594
UConn99 .500  1617  .485
Tulsa810 .444  1517  .469
Temple711 .389  1616  .500
East Carolina612 .333  1518  .455
Tulane315 .167  625  .194
South Florida117 .056  723  .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Bulls were led by head coach Orlando Antigua for the first 13 games of the season until he was fired amid academic fraud allegations.[1][2] On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.

On July 20, 2016, Oliver Antigua, assistant coach and brother to head coach Orlando Antigua, resigned due to NCAA academic fraud allegations.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Perry1F/C6'8"242JuniorBartow, FLDismissed from the team due violation of team rules[5]
Roddy Peters3G6'3"192RS SophomoreDistrict Heights, MDDismissed from the team; transferred to Lincoln Memorial[6]
Nehemias Morillo5G6'5"180SeniorSantiago, Dominican RepublicGraduated
Jaleel Cousins15C6'10"265SeniorMobile, ALGraduated
Angel Nunez22F6'8"202SeniorWashington Heights, NYGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Isaiah Manderson1C6'10"255JuniorBronx, NYTransferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manderson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Malik Martin5F6'11"220JuniorMiami, FLTransferred from USC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Baxter
#17 SF
Gainesville, FL Oldsmar Christian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Malik Fitts
SF
La Verne, CA Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Mike Bibby Jr.
#56 PG
Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Andres Feliz
SG
Orlando, FL West Oaks Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jahmal McMurray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Topeka, Kansas
    F 1 Isaiah Manderson (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) JrTexas Tech Bronx, New York
    F 5 Malik Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrUSC Miami, Florida
    G 10 Michael Bibby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrShadow Mountain High School Phoenix, Arizona
    G 11 Jake Bodway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrBloomington Jefferson High School Bloomington, Minnesota
    G 13 Geno Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrPenn State Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    G 14 Henry Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrSeminole High School Seminole, Florida
    F 15 Yito Alvarado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS FrUniversity School of NSU San Juan, Puerto Rico
    F 21 Tulio Da Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS FrArlington Country Day School Formiga, Brazil
    F 24 Malik Fitts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)237 lb (108 kg) FrBrewster Academy Rancho Cucamonga, California
    G 25 Troy Holston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOldsmar Christian School Queens, New York
    C 33 Ruben Guerrero 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Marbella, Spain
    F 35 Bo Zeigler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrDetroit Community School Detroit, Michigan
    F 42 Luis Santos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)266 lb (121 kg) SoSunrise Christian High School Bronx, New York
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Nova Southeastern W 72–64 
    USF Sun Dome 
    Tampa, FL
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Florida A&M W 84–73  1–0
    USF Sun Dome (3,106)
    Tampa, FL
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Elon L 61–74  1–1
    USF Sun Dome (2,206)
    Tampa, FL
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Rider W 70–65  2–1
    USF Sun Dome (2,639)
    Tampa, FL
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Florida Atlantic L 62–78  2–2
    FAU Arena (1,474)
    Boca Raton, FL
    11/28/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Kennesaw State W 71–69  3–2
    USF Sun Dome (2,196)
    Tampa, FL
    12/01/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Troy W 80–74  4–2
    Trojan Arena (876)
    Troy, AL
    12/03/2016*
    4:00 pm
    at George Washington L 67–68  4–3
    Charles E. Smith Center (2,288)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/12/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Bethune-Cookman W 79–73 OT 5–3
    USF Sun Dome (2,207)
    Tampa, FL
    12/17/2016*
    1:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 16 South Carolina L 66–77  5–4
    USF Sun Dome (2,489)
    Tampa, FL
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Illinois L 48–59  5–5
    USF Sun Dome (2,129)
    Tampa, FL
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Delaware W 81–53  6–5
    USF Sun Dome (2,398)
    Tampa, FL
    AAC regular season
    12/28/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    at East Carolina L 49–60  6–6
    (0–1)
    Williams Arena (4,163)
    Greenville, NC
    12/31/2016
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    Houston L 56–70  6–7
    (0–2)
    USF Sun Dome (2,353)
    Tampa, FL
    01/07/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPNews
    at SMU L 65–84  6–8
    (0–3)
    Moody Coliseum (6,769)
    Dallas, TX
    01/11/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Tulane L 67–82  6–9
    (0–4)
    USF Sun Dome (2,608)
    Tampa, FL
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Memphis L 56–62  6–10
    (0–5)
    FedEx Forum (11,955)
    Memphis, TN
    01/17/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    at UCF L 64–86  6–11
    (0–6)
    CFE Arena (5,765)
    Orlando, FL
    01/21/2017
    1:00 pm, ESPNews
    Tulsa L 67–79  6–12
    (0–7)
    USF Sun Dome (2,614)
    Tampa, FL
    01/25/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    UConn L 61–80  6–13
    (0–8)
    USF Sun Dome (3,238)
    Tampa, FL
    01/29/2017
    4:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 19 Cincinnati L 53–94  6–14
    (0–9)
    Fifth Third Arena (12,576)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNews
    Memphis L 75–85  6–15
    (0–10)
    USF Sun Dome (2,563)
    Tampa, FL
    02/05/2017
    1:00 pm, ASN
    at Temple L 74–83  6–16
    (0–11)
    Liacouras Center (5,824)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UConn L 51–97  6–17
    (0–12)
    Gampel Pavilion (6,114)
    Storrs, CT
    02/11/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    East Carolina W 64–57  7–17
    (1–12)
    USF Sun Dome (2,901)
    Tampa, FL
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 18 Cincinnati L 54–68  7–18
    (1–13)
    USF Sun Dome (2,679)
    Tampa, FL
    02/18/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulane L 71–94  7–19
    (1–14)
    Devlin Fieldhouse (1,038)
    New Orleans, LA
    02/23/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNews
    at Tulsa L 68–82  7–20
    (1–15)
    Reynolds Center (3,849)
    Tulsa, OK
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPNU
    UCF L 56–59  7–21
    (1–16)
    USF Sun Dome (3,120)
    Tampa, FL
    03/05/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPNU
    Temple L 60–72  7–22
    (1–17)
    USF Sun Dome (2,509)
    Tampa, FL
    AAC Tournament
    03/08/2017
    9:00 pm, ESPNNews
    (11) at (6) UConn
    First round
    L 66–77  7–23
    XL Center (4,874)
    Hartford, CT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

    1. "Struggling South Florida fires coach Antigua". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    2. "South Florida fires Orlando Antigua amid academic fraud investigation". UPI. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    3. "South Florida hires Brian Gregory as head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
    4. "USF, NCAA investigate men's basketball program; assistant Oliver Antigua resigns". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    5. "Chris Perry, team's No. 2 scorer, kicked off USF". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
    6. "USF dismisses point guard Roddy Peters". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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