2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winthrop † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Asheville | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 18 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Big South tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Nick McDevitt, play their home games at Kimmel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference.
Previous season
They finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 0 | Donovan Gilmore | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 2 | Alec Wnuk | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Junior | Cary, North Carolina |
| 3 | Asante Monadjemi | Forward | 6–6 | Junior | Durham, North Carolina | |
| 5 | Justin Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| 10 | Kevin Vannatta | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| 11 | Jonathan Baehre | Forward | 6–9 | 190 | Freshman | Hesse, Germany |
| 12 | Raekwon Miller | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Marion, North Carolina |
| 13 | David Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Cary, North Carolina |
| 14 | Ahmad Thomas | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Junior | Danville, Virginia |
| 21 | Giacomo Zilli | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Senior | Udine, Italy |
| 22 | Malik Smith | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Freshman | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 25 | Jacob Casper | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Senior | Asheville, North Carolina |
| 31 | MaCio Teague | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 32 | Will Weeks | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 33 | Drew Rackley | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | New Concord, Ohio |
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/05/2016* 7:00 pm |
Montreat | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
at VCU | Siegel Center Richmond, VA | |||||||||
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | |||||||||
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm |
at USC Upstate | Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC | |||||||||
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm |
Siena CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Furman CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
Timmons Arena Greenville, SC | |||||||||
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS | |||||||||
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm |
Brevard | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm |
at Coastal Carolina | HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Elon | Alumni Gym Elon, NC | |||||||||
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm |
Warren Wilson | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 12/17/2016* 4:30 pm |
Western Carolina | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm |
UNC Greensboro | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 12/22/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Ohio State | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
| Big South Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| 12/29/2016 |
at Radford | Dedmon Center Radford, Virginia | |||||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm |
Gardner–Webb | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 01/03/2017 7:00 pm |
at Liberty | Vines Center Lynchburg, VA | |||||||||
| 01/07/2016 2:00 pm |
High Point | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 01/11/2016 7:00 pm |
Longwood | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 01/14/2016 5:30 pm |
at Charleston Southern | CSU Field House North Charleston, SC | |||||||||
| 01/19/2016 6:30 pm |
at Winthrop | Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC | |||||||||
| 01/21/2016 4:30 pm |
Campbell | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 01/26/2016 |
at Presbyterian | Templeton Center Clinton, SC | |||||||||
| 01/28/2016 12:00 pm |
Radford | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 02/01/2016 7:00 pm |
Charleston Southern | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 02/04/2016 |
at High Point | Millis Athletic Center High Point, NC | |||||||||
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm |
Winthrop | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 02/11/2016 5:00 pm |
at Longwood | Willett Hall Farmville, VA | |||||||||
| 02/15/2016 7:00 pm |
Presbyterian | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| 02/18/2016 2:00 pm |
at Campbell | Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC | |||||||||
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm |
at Gardner–Webb | Paul Porter Arena Boiling Springs, NC | |||||||||
| 02/25/2016 12:00 pm |
Liberty | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC | |||||||||
| Big South Tournament | |||||||||||
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||