2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

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2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4		.750			17	–	17		.500
Morgan State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	16		.467
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6		.625			13	–	16		.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7		.563			14	–	20		.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	24		.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Howard	5	–	11		.313			10	–	24		.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15		.063			3	–	29		.094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 MEAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represents Florida A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Byron Samuels, play their home games at the Teaching Gym and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 8–21, 4–12 record in MEAC play to finish last in the conference. They were ineligible for the postseason due to APR violations.

Roster

2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Desmond Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Atmore, Alabama G 1 Nick Severado 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Savannah, Georgia F 2 Trey-Cary Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Norfolk, Virginia PG 3 Craig Bowman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr St. Petersburg, Florida G 4 Elijah Mays 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida G 5 Nasir Core 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida C 12 Andrew Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Johnson City, Tennessee F 14 Derrick Dandridge 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee G 20 Brendon Myles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia G 21 Justin Ravenel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lithonia, Georgia G 22 Marcus Barham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Melbourne, Florida F 23 Leon Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Fayetteville, North Carolina F 30 Rashad Austin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Tampa, Florida G 32 K'Ja Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Douglasville, Georgia	Head coach Byron Samuels (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Lamont Franklin (UNC-Wilmington) Alphonza Kee (Fayetteville State) Bruce Martin (Clemson) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Florida	L 73–84	0–1	USF Sun Dome (3,106) Tampa, FL
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Trinity Baptist	W 94–62	1–1	Teaching Gym (897) Tallahassee, FL
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Johnson (FL)	W 100–91	2–1	Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
11/20/2016* 4:00 pm		at Air Force Savannah Invitational	W 87–62	2–2	Clune Arena (836) Colorado Springs, CO
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at East Carolina Savannah Invitational	L 62–82	2–3	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,341) Greenville, NC
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm		vs. Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational	L 72–83	2–4	Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Stetson	L 90–98	2–5	Savannah Invitational  Savannah, GA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kennesaw State	L 74–76	2–6	Teaching Gym (579) Tallahassee, FL
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm		Southern			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
12/12/2016* 8:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana			University Center  Hammond, LA
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm		Jacksonville			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Samford			Pete Hanna Center  Birmingham, AL
12/23/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin			Kohl Center  Madison, WI
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at Howard			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
01/07/2017 6:00 pm		Coppin State			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
01/10/2017 7:00 pm		at Morgan State			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
01/14/2017 6:00 pm		at Savannah State			Tiger Arena  Savannah, GA
01/16/2017 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
01/23/2017 8:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		at Delaware State			Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
01/30/2017 7:30 pm		at Morgan State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
02/04/2017 6:00 pm		Howard			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
02/06/2017 8:00 pm		Delaware State			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
02/13/2017 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central			McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium  Durham, NC
02/18/2017 6:00 pm		Norfolk State			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
02/20/2017 8:00 pm		Hampton			Teaching Gym  Tallahassee, FL
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
03/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
MEAC Tournament
03/06/2017– 03/11/2017		vs.			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.