2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2	.889	23	–	12	.657
Alcorn State*	13	–	5	.722	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	18	.438
Southern	10	–	8	.556	15	–	18	.455
Prairie View A&M	10	–	8	.556	13	–	20	.394
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	11	.389	7	–	25	.219
Alabama State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	7	–	25	.219
Alabama A&M	2	–	16	.111	2	–	27	.069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 SWAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represents Alabama A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth-year head coach Willie Hayes, play their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 6–12 record in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for 7th place. They beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the first round of the SWAC Tournament, before losing to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Christopher Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Alabaster, Alabama
G	3	De'Ederick Petty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Bessemer, Alabama
G	4	Ariston Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Alexandria, Virginia
G	10	Rakiya Battle	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Harvest, Alabama
G	11	Matthew Cotton	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, Georgia
G	12	Marcus Merriweather	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Pinson, Alabama
G	20	L'Quan Wiltshire	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, Georgia
F	22	Eugene Jones Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Belleville, Illinois
F	24	Evan Wiley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, Alabama
F	30	Adrian Edwards	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Meridian, Mississippi
F	35	Tracy Burnett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Huntsville, Alabama
G	41	Reginald Miller	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Montgomery, Alabama
F/C	42	Quinterian McConico	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Birmingham, Alabama
F/C	44	Mohamed Sherif	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Willie Hayes (Alabama A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Smith (New Orleans)
Ondray Wagner (Alabama A&M)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3	at Missouri State	L 62–96	0–1	JQH Arena (3,502) Springfield, MO
11/13/2016* 7:00 pm, SEC Network	at Missouri	L 44–99	0–2	Mizzou Arena (3,977) Columbia, MO
11/17/2016* 7:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech	L 61–95	0–3	Eblen Center (1,396) Cookeville, TN
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	L 55–63	0–4	Reed Green Coliseum (2,202) Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016* 7:00 pm	at Murray State	L 54-91	0-5	CFSB Center (2,401) Murray, KY
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm	at UAB	L 45-75	0-6	Bartow Arena (3,719) Birmingham, AL
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	L 74–79	0–7	Elmore Gymnasium (1,735) Normal, AL
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State			GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/22/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN3	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Waco, TX
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017 7:30 pm	Jackson State			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/04/2017 7:30 pm	Grambling State			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/07/2017 4:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/09/2017 7:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
01/14/2017 6:00 pm	Alabama State			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/21/2017 6:00 pm	Southern			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/23/2017 7:30 pm	Alcorn State			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/28/2017 6:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/30/2017 7:30 pm	at Texas Southern			Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
02/04/2017 6:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
02/06/2017 7:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
02/11/2017 5:00 pm	at Alabama State			Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
02/18/2017 6:00 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/20/2017 7:30 pm	at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/25/2017 6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
02/27/2017 7:30 pm	Texas Southern			Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
03/02/2017 7:30 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
03/04/2017 6:00 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
SWAC Tournament
03/06/2017– 03/11/2017	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

[1] ttp://www.aamusports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=197

[2] ttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2010/alabama-am-bulldogs

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