2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State †	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
UNC Greensboro	14	–	4	.778	25	–	10	.714
Furman	14	–	4	.778	23	–	12	.657
Chattanooga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	12	.613
Wofford	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Mercer	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Samford	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
The Citadel	4	–	14	.222	12	–	21	.364
Western Carolina	4	–	14	.222	9	–	23	.281
VMI	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represents East Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Steve Forbes, play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and are of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

Roster

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	0	T.J. Cromer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Albany, Georgia
G	1	Devontavius Payne	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Carbondale, Illinois
G	2	Julian Walters	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Madison, Wisconsin
F	3	David Burrell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	4	Jason Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
C	5	Peter Jurkin	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Juba, South Sudan
F	10	Isaac Banks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	11	Desonta Bradford	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Humboldt, Tennessee
F	12	Hanner Mosquera-Perea	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Istmina, Colombia
G	13	A.J. Merriweather	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
G	14	Kanayo Obi-Rapu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	23	Dillon Reppart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Johnson City, Tennessee
G	24	Jermaine Lone	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
F	40	Tevin Glass	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Norcross, Georgia

Head coach

Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Shay
Brian Collins
Brooks Savage

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2016

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 4:00 pm	Mars Hill	W 104–67		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,541) Johnson City, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Fordham	W 96–59	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309) Johnson City, TN
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Detroit	W 107–78	2–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026) Johnson City, TN
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	L 59–68	2–1	Trask Coliseum (4,032) Wilmington, NC
11/25/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Milwaukee Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 86–62	3–1	Sanford Pentagon (626) Sioux Falls, SD
11/26/2016* 5:30 pm	vs. South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 71–59	4–1	Sanford Pentagon (1,688) Sioux Falls, SD
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm	vs. UC Irvine Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 72–66	5–1	Sanford Pentagon (291) Sioux Falls, SD
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 85–80	6–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,574) Johnson City, TN
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	Limestone			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	at Dayton			UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/14/2016* 9:00 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm	Savannah State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season
12/31/2016	VMI			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/05/2017 7:00 pm	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
01/07/2017	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/14/2017 4:00 pm	Western Carolina			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
01/22/2017 2:00 pm	Wofford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/25/2017 8:00 pm	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm	Chattanooga			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm	at Wofford			Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	The Citadel			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/11/2017 4:00 pm	Mercer			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/15/2017 7:00 pm	Samford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2017 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017 7:00 pm	Furman			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/25/2017 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2017 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/03/2017– 03/06/2017	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/2016-17/

[1] ttp://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/2016-17/

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