2016–17 Alcorn State Braves 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 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represents Alcorn State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second year head coach Montez Robinson, play their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Braves are ineligible NCAA postseason play due to APR violations for the second straight year.^[1]

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament. The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations.

Roster

2016–17 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team
No.	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Rahamanh Katumbusi	G	6–3	195	SO	Chicago, IL
1	Denzel Dulin	G	6–4	200	SR	Queens, NY
2	AJ Mosby	G	6–3	160	JR	Cartersville, GA
3	Tyler Carter	F	6–7	200	FR	Houston, TX
4	DeAndré Davis	F	6–8	220	SR	Spotsylvania, VA
5	Maurice Howard	G	6–1	190	FR	Quincy, FL
10	Kobe Wilson	F	6–9	220	FR	Kennesaw, GA
12	Juwan Henderson	G	5–7	140	JR	Atlanta, GA
15	Avery Patterson	G	6–2	195	JR	Decatur, GA
15	Yalen Reed	F	6–7	200	FR	Nashville, TN
22	TyQuaylon Smith	F	6–8	200	SO	Jackson, LA
24	Reginal Johnson	F	6–5	250	JR	Monroe, LA
30	Marquis Vance	F	6–7	265	SR	Tchula, MS
50	Devon Brewer	F	6–8	260	F	Hiram, GA

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16* 7:30 pm, ESPN3	at Loyola-Chicago	L 44–69	0–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
11/14/16* 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Evansville	L 59–82	0–2	Ford Center Evansville, IN
11/18/16* 7:00 pm	Selma	W 93–48	1–2	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
11/22/16* 7:00 pm	Blue Mountain	W 83–57	2–2	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
11/27/16* 1:00 pm, MWN	at Colorado State	L 58–80	2–3	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
11/30/16* 9:00 pm	at San Francisco	L 65–78	2–4	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
12/03/16* 3:00 pm, P12N	at California	L 59–83	2–5	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
12/05/16* 6:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
12/18/16* 1:00 pm	at Georgia Tech			Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA
12/20/16* 8:00 pm	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
12/22/16* 7:00 pm	Rust			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:00 pm	Texas Southern			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
04/04/17 7:00 pm	Prairie Veiw A&M			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
01/07/17 5:30 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
01/09/17 7:30 pm	at Grambling			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
01/14/17 5:30 pm	Mississippi Valley State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
01/16/17 7:00 pm	Arkansas-Pine Bluff			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
01/21/17 5:00 pm	at Alabama State			Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
01/23/17 7:30 pm	at Alabama A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
01/28/17 5:30 pm	Southern			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/04/17 5:30 pm	Jackson State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/06/17 7:00 pm	Grambling State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/11/17 4:00 pm	at Mississippi Valley State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm	at Arkansas-Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
02/18/17 5:30 pm	Alabama State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/20/17 7:00 pm	Alabama A&M			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/25/17 4:00 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
03/02/17 7:30 pm	at Texas Southern			Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
03/04/17 5:30 pm	at Prairie View A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
SWAC Tournament
03/10/17–03/11/17	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "Only 2 schools banned from NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

[1] "Only 2 schools banned from NCAA Tournament due to low APR scores". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

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