2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record18–15 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Arlington 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Georgia State 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Texas State 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Troy 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556 20 19   .513
South Alabama 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Little Rock 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Appalachian State 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
Louisiana–Monroe 2 16   .111 9 24   .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Eagles 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

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2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Montae Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Carrollton, Georgia
G 1 Devonte Boykins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Forest City, North Carolina
G 2 Mike Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 3 Ike Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
G 4 Tookie Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Madison, Georgia
F 5 B. J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Jake Allsmiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee
F 11 Shawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Roswell, Georgia
G 12 Aubrey McRae 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Augusta, Georgia
G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida
F 14 Coye Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina
G 21 James Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gwinnett, Georgia
G 24 Brandon Wimberly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Macon, Georgia
F 25 David Georgiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Skopje, Macedonia
G 30 Jared Hamilton   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 33 Dominique 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 and results

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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 L 82–85  4–4
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,519)
Statesboro, GA
12/09/2016*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 49–86  4–5
Williams Arena (8,790)
Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast W 72–59  5–5
Alico Arena (3,057)
Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
at FIU W 75–68  6–5
FIU Arena (639)
Miami, FL
12/20/2016*
11:00 am
at Winthrop L 84–86  6–6
Winthrop Coliseum (2,534)
Rock Hill, SC
12/22/2016*
4:00 pm
Fisk W 106–58  7–6
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,036)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016
12:30 pm
Georgia State W 88–65  8–6
(1–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356)
Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017
5:00 pm
Troy W 86–82  9–6
(2–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,639)
Statesboro, GA
01/09/2017
7:00 pm
South Alabama W 84–79 OT 10–6
(3–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,391)
Statesboro, GA
01/14/2017
8:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette W 81–76  11–6
(4–0)
Cajundome (5,464)
Lafayette, LA
01/16/2017
8:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 62–60  12–6
(5–0)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,542)
Monroe, LA
01/21/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 92–88  13–6
(6–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,938)
Statesboro, GA
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 91–80  14–6
(7–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,527)
Statesboro, GA
01/28/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama L 66–78  14–7
(7–1)
Mitchell Center (2,439)
Mobile, AL
01/30/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 76–83  14–8
(7–2)
Trojan Arena (1,087)
Troy, AL
02/04/2017
5:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–62  15–8
(8–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,859)
Statesboro, GA
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette W 74–70  16–8
(9–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (1,373)
Statesboro, GA
02/11/2017
4:30 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 70–82  16–9
(9–3)
HTC Center (2,050)
Conway, SC
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 78–83  16–10
(9–4)
Holmes Center (1,573)
Boone, NC
02/18/2017
5:00 pm
Texas State W 70–67  17–10
(10–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,281)
Statesboro, GA
02/20/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
UT Arlington L 71–81  17–11
(10–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,573)
Statesboro, GA
02/25/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 72–60  18–11
(11–5)
Convocation Center (4,671)
Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2017
7:30 pm, ASN
at Little Rock L 54–56  18–12
(11–6)
Jack Stephens Center (2,541)
Little Rock, AR
03/04/2017
2:15 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State L 67–72  18–13
(11–7)
GSU Sports Arena (3,854)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
03/15/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Troy
Quarterfinals
L 70–90  18–14
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CBI
03/10/2017*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley
First Round
L 49–74  18–15
Hanner Fieldhouse (603)
Statesboro, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".