2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

They 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

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Montae Glenn	Forward	6–8	230	Sophomore	Carrollton, Georgia
1	Devonte Boykins	Guard	6–2	180	Junior	Forest City, North Carolina
2	Mike Hughes	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3	Ike Smith	Guard	6–4	195	Sophomore	Gainesville, Florida
4	Tookie Brown	Guard	5–11	180	Sophomore	Madison, Georgia
5	B.J. Gladden	Forward	6–6	210	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina
10	Jake Allsmiller	Guard	6–5	185	Junior	Nashville, Tennessee
11	Shawn O'Connell	Forward	6–8	210	RS–Sophomore	Roswell, Georgia
12	Aubrey McRae	Guard	6–3	185	RS–Sophomore	Augusta, Georgia
13	Quan Jackson	Guard	6–4	180	Freshman	Tallahassee, Florida
14	Coye Simmons	Forward	6–8	240	Junior	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
21	James Holder	Guard	6–1	175	Senior	Gwinnett, Georgia
24	Brandon Wimberley	Guard	6–1	170	Junior	Macon, Georgia
33	Dominique Bullock	Guard	5–11	183	Senior	Valdosta, Georgia
	Jared Hamilton	Guard	6–4	190	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at NC State	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Coastal Georgia	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
11/20/2016* 7:00 pm	at Mercer Savannah Invitational	Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at Akron Savannah Invitational	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Florida A&M Savannah Invitational	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Radford Savannah Invitational	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA
12/01/2016* 2:30 pm	at Savannah State	Tiger Arena Savannah, GA
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
12/09/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016*	at FIU	FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/20/2016* 11:00 am	at Wintrhop	Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
12/22/2016* 4:00 pm	Fisk	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016 12:30 pm	Georgia State	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017 5:00 pm	Troy	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/09/2017 7:00 pm	South Alabama	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/14/2017 8:15 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/16/2017 8:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Appalachian State	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Coastal Carolina	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/28/2017 8:00 pm	at South Alabama	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
01/30/2017 8:00 pm	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/04/2017 5:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Lafayette	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/11/2017	at Coastal Carolina	HTC Center Conway, SC
02/13/2017	at Appalachian State	Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/18/2017 5:00 pm	Texas State	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/20/2017 7:00 pm	UT Arlington	Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/25/2017 8:00 pm	at Arkansas State	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2017 7:30 pm	at Little Rock	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
03/04/2017 2:15 pm	at Georgia State	GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2017– 03/12/2017	vs.	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=122&path=mbball

[1] ttp://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=122&path=mbball

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v t e Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–1955) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–1969) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–2024) Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture and lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25