2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida A&M in the MEAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Norfolk State.

2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rio Pitt
  • Trevor Deloach
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NC Central 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 17 17   .500
Morgan State 11 5   .688 14 16   .467
Hampton 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Savannah State* 10 6   .625 13 16   .448
MD Eastern Shore 9 7   .563 14 20   .412
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Delaware State 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 24   .250
Bethune–Cookman 6 10   .375 10 22   .313
Howard 5 11   .313 10 24   .294
Florida A&M 5 11   .313 7 23   .233
North Carolina A&T 1 15   .063 3 29   .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Coppin State and Norfolk State to advance to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Grand Canyon.

Preseason

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The Bulldogs were picked to finish in second place in the preseason MEAC poll.[1] Eric Eaves was named to the preseason All-MEAC first team and Edward Stephens was named to the second team.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 0 Earnest "LB" Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Alexandria, Virginia
G 1 Edward Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
F 2 Tashombe Riley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Orangeburg, South Carolina
G 3 Greg Mortimer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Savannah, Georgia
F 5 Ozante Fields 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Denmark, South Carolina
G 10 James "JJ" Richardson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Darlington, South Carolina
G 11 Janai Raynor Powell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 20 Bobby Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Kingstree, South Carolina
F 21 David Bottenberg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Rockville, Maryland
G 22 Eric Eaves 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Columbia, South Carolina
F 24 Ian Kinard 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Clinton, South Carolina
F 34 Jaylen Reid 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Rock Hill, South Carolina
F 35 Damani Applewhite 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina
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*
9:30 pm
at Wichita State L 39–85  0–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
St. Andrews W 93–76  1–1
SHM Memorial Center (392)
Orangeburg, SC
11/18/2016*
6:30 pm
at South Carolina
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 50–92  1–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,159)
Columbia, SC
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Syracuse
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 59–101  1–3
Carrier Dome (17,073)
Syracuse, NY
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 57–73  1–4
Hart Center (1,554)
Worcester, MA
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Monmouth
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 62–86  1–5
Hart Center (530)
Worcester, MA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Voorhees W 90–85  2–5
SHM Memorial Center (412)
Orangeburg, SC
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) L 46–82  2–6
Watsco Center (6,489)
Coral Gables, FL
12/10/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 76–83  2–7
Reed Arena (6,934)
College Station, TX
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Clemson L 65–93  2–8
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,333)
Clemson, SC
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Furman W 69–67  3–8
Timmons Arena (1,008)
Greenville, SC
12/22/2016*
10:00 pm, TheW.tv
at No. 19 Saint Mary's L 47–74  3–9
McKeon Pavilion (2,813)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville L 85–89  3–10
Swisher Gymnasium (450)
Jacksonville, FL
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017
7:30 pm
at Coppin State L 59–75  3–11
(0–1)
Physical Education Complex (580)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 78–74  4–11
(1–1)
SHM Memorial Center (392)
Orangeburg, SC
01/16/2017
7:30 pm
Savannah State L 82–86  4–12
(1–2)
SHM Memorial Center (488)
Orangeburg, SC
01/21/2017
4:00 pm
Delaware State W 74–64  5–12
(2–2)
SHM Memorial Center (608)
Orangeburg, SC
01/23/2017
7:30 pm
Morgan State L 75–77  5–13
(2–3)
SHM Memorial Center (432)
Orangeburg, SC
01/25/2017
7:30 pm
at Hampton W 68–66  6–13
(3–3)
Hampton Convocation Center (3,214)
Hampton, VA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 69–92  6–14
(3–4)
Hytche Athletic Center (1,461)
Princess Anne, MD
01/30/2017
7:30 pm
at Howard W 77–68  7–14
(4–4)
Burr Gymnasium (2,703)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
4:00 pm
Norfolk State L 62–65  7–15
(4–5)
SHM Memorial Center (312)
Orangeburg, SC
02/06/2017
7:30 pm
Hampton L 64–93  7–16
(4–6)
SHM Memorial Center (487)
Orangeburg, SC
02/11/2017
4:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 62–85  7–17
(4–7)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,639)
Durham, NC
02/13/2017
7:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 72–65  8–17
(5–7)
Corbett Sports Center (1,006)
Greensboro, NC
02/15/2017
8:00 pm
at Norfolk State L 70–81  8–18
(5–8)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012)
Norfolk, VA
02/18/2017
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 84–79  9–18
(6–8)
SHM Memorial Center (380)
Orangeburg, SC
02/25/2017
4:00 pm
Florida A&M W 75–64  10–18
(7–8)
SHM Memorial Center (503)
Orangeburg, SC
03/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Savannah State L 88–95  10–19
(7–9)
Tiger Arena (2,300)
Savannah, GA
MEAC tournament
03/07/2017
6:00 pm
(7) vs. (10) Florida A&M
First round
L 78–82 OT 11–19
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/06/2017
(7) vs. (2) Norfolk State
Quarterfinals
L 88–93 OT 11–20
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ a b "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".