2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record20–13 (11–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachRoger Idstrom
Steve Drabyn
Sean Rutigliano
Home arenaAllen Arena
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
North Florida 8 6   .571 15 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 7   .500 17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 14 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 17 16   .515
NJIT 3 11   .214 11 20   .355
Stetson 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bisons finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stetson.

Roster

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2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Rob Marberry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Franklin Road Academy
Western Kentucky
Nashville, TN
G 2 Josh Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Jackson Prep Jackson, MS
G 3 Michael Buckland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy High Point, NC
G 4 Cam Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Independence HS Franklin, TN
G 5 Nathan Moran 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Battle Ground Academy Franklin, TN
G 11 Asa Duvall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Brentwood, TN
F 12 Matt Rose 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lexington Christian Academy
Samford
Lexington, KY
G 20 John Matt Merritt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Lipscomb Academy Nashville, TN
G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Franklin Road Academy Nashville, TN
F 22 Eli Pepper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Caldwell County High School Princeton, KY
G 23 Aaron Korn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Frankton Junior-Senior HS Frankton, IN
G 24 Garrison Mathews 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Franklin HS Franklin, TN
F 25 Kenny Bunton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Walker Valley HS Cleveland, TN
F 32 Brett Wishon 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Fork Union Military Academy Concord, NC
C 55 George Brammeier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bloomingdale HS Brandon, FL
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Sewanee W 96–53  1–0
Allen Arena (1,446)
Nashville, TN
11/13/2016*
3:00 pm
at Morehead State L 75–89  1–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,783)
Morehead, KY
11/15/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Piedmont W 99–70  2–1
Allen Arena (1,067)
Nashville, TN
11/18/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. Saint Peter's
Fordham Showcase
L 77–90  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533)
Bronx, NY
11/19/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Fairleigh Dickinson
Fordham Showcase
L 72–90  2–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
Bronx, NY
11/20/2016*
2:30 pm
at Fordham
Fordham Showcase
L 69–85  2–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003)
Bronx, NY
11/26/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Cincinnati L 68–91  2–5
Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati, OH
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Belmont L 62–64  2–6
Curb Event Center (2,863)
Nashville, TN
12/01/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech W 104–85  3–6
Allen Arena (982)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee State L 71–72  3–7
Allen Arena (1,634)
Nashville, TN
12/06/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Belmont L 76–78 OT 3–8
Allen Arena (2,908)
Nashville, TN
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Morehead State W 98–84  4–8
Allen Arena (1,302)
Nashville, TN
12/15/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Tennessee L 77–92  4–9
Thompson–Boling Arena (11,893)
Knoxville, TN
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 81–79  5–9
Eblen Center (961)
Cookeville, TN
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 99–85  6–9
Eblen Center (1,467)
Cookeville, TN
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri W 81–76  7–9
Mizzou Arena (10,121)
Columbia, MO
01/05/2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Fisk W 126–43  8–9
Allen Arena (647)
Nashville, TN
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 82–79  9–9
(1–0)
Allen Arena (1,025)
Nashville, TN
01/12/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 94–68  10–9
(2–0)
Allen Arena (1,114)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 80–84  10–10
(2–1)
Allen Arena (1,471)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville W 112–95  11–10
(3–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (506)
Jacksonville, FL
01/21/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Florida L 84–90  11–11
(3–2)
UNF Arena (2,107)
Jacksonville, FL
01/25/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate W 84–77  12–11
(4–2)
Allen Arena (1,046)
Nashville, TN
01/28/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 66–62  13–11
(5–2)
Fleisher Center (599)
Newark, NJ
01/30/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 92–80  14–11
(6–2)
G. B. Hodge Center (683)
Spartanburg, SC
02/04/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 87–63  15–11
(7–2)
Allen Arena (1,737)
Nashville, TN
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast W 65–60  16–11
(8–2)
Alico Arena (4,412)
Fort Myers, FL
02/11/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson W 97–85  17–11
(9–2)
Edmunds Center (1,151)
DeLand, FL
02/16/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
North Florida L 82–93  17–12
(9–3)
Allen Arena (1,951)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville W 81–69  18–12
(10–3)
Allen Arena (2,316)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 85–74  19–12
(11–3)
KSU Convocation Center (1,355)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun tournament
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (7) NJIT
Quarterfinals
W 97–66  20–12
Allen Arena (2,456)
Nashville, TN
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(2) (3) North Florida
Semifinals
L 85–91  20–13
Allen Arena (3,011)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[1].

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