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2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

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2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record10–20 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charlemagne Gibbons
  • Ron Oliver
  • Jorge Sanz
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
UTEP 12 6   .667 15 17   .469
Rice 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Marshall 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
UAB 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
UTSA 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Charlotte 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
FIU 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
North Texas 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
C. J. Turman 0 C 6'9" 250 Sophomore Madison, GA Playing professional overseas
Marquan Botley 2 G 5'10" 160 Junior Plano, TX Graduate transferred Lynn
Javier Lacunza 5 F 6'9" 215 Senior Pamplona, Spain Graduated
Solomon Poole 22 G 6'0" 185 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Justin Massey 2 G 6'3" 190 Junior Cooper City, FL Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justin Massey will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
William Gibbons 4 G 6'2" 175 Junior Norcross, GA Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College
William Pfister 5 F 6'9" 225 Junior Lyon, France Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Marcus Neely 13 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred from UNC Asheville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated from UNC Asheville.
Gerdarius Troutman 14 G 6'4" 175 Junior Butler, GA Junior college transferred from Gordon State College
Jason Massey G 6'4" 205 Junior Cooper City, FL Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jason Massey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Devorious Brown
SG
Madison, GA Morgan County High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jailyn Ingram
SF
Madison, GA Morgan County High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Byron Abrams
PG
Conyers, GA Heritage High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 21, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Byrd
SG
Chattanooga, TN Gulf Coast Community College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Preseason

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The Owls were picked to finish in 12th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Adonis Filer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Bishop Noll
Clemson
Chicago Heights, IL
G 1 Jeantal Cylla 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lake Worth Lake Worth, TX
G 2 Jason Massey (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr American Heritage
Brown
Cooper City, FL
G 4 William Gibbons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Norcorss
Georgia Highlands
Lithonia, GA
F 5 William Pfister 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr NW Florida State Strasbourg, France
G 10 Nick Rutherford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Allen Allen, TX
G 11 Frank Booker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Westside
Oklahoma
Augusta, GA
G 12 Devorious Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA
G 13 Marcus Neely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Cardinal Gibbons
UNC Asheville
Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 14 Gerdarius Troutman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taylor County
Georgia Highlands College
Butler, FL
F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA
F 21 Jordan Phillips 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
F 24 Jesse Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Point Pleasant Beach Waretown, NJ
F 30 Connor Shorten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Gladstone, NJ
C 33 Ronald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Lake Region
Auburn
Winter Haven, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
10:00 pm
vs. Texas State
Rainbow Classic
L 57–61  0–1
ʻIolani School Gym 
Honolulu, HI
11/13/2016*
7:30 pm
vs. SIU Edwardsville
Rainbow Classic
L 68–77  0–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
11/15/2016*
4:15 am, ESPN2
at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic
L 63–64  0–3
Stan Sheriff Center (5,334)
Honolulu, HI
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
Edward Waters W 98–64  1–3
FAU Arena (903)
Boca Raton, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
South Florida W 78–62  2–3
FAU Arena (1,474)
Boca Raton, FL
11/29/2016*
8:30 pm
at UT Martin L 81–82  2–4
Skyhawk Arena (1,377)
Martin, TN
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 80–88  2–5
FAU Arena (1,259)
Boca Raton, FL
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio State W 79–77 OT 3–5
Value City Arena (11,862)
Columbus, OH
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL) L 56–76  3–6
BankUnited Center (6,857)
Coral Gables, FL
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Webber International W 77–57  4–6
FAU Arena (810)
Boca Raton, FL
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast L 62–75  4–7
FAU Arena (1,394)
Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016
1:00 pm
WKU L 54–69  4–8
(0–1)
FAU Arena (877)
Boca Raton, FL
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
Marshall L 72–89  4–9
(0–2)
FAU Arena (1,009)
Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ASN
FIU W 73–64  5–9
(1–2)
FAU Arena (1,054)
Boca Raton, FL
01/12/2017
8:00 pm
at UTSA L 63–68  5–10
(1–3)
Convocation Center (1,417)
San Antonio, TX
01/14/2017
9:00 pm
at UTEP L 65–66 OT 5–11
(1–4)
Don Haskins Center (5,745)
El Paso, TX
01/19/2017
8:00 pm, beIN
UAB L 78–80  5–12
(1–5)
FAU Arena (1,706)
Boca Raton, FL
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 57–86  5–13
(1–6)
FAU Arena (1,344)
Boca Raton, FL
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at FIU W 83–65  6–13
(2–6)
FIU Arena (1,602)
Miami, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 77–75  7–13
(3–6)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,707)
Charlotte, NC
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Old Dominion W 65–61  8–13
(4–6)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985)
Norfolk, VA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
North Texas L 64–70  8–14
(4–7)
FAU Arena (1,330)
Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
Rice L 75–81 OT 8–15
(4–8)
FAU Arena (1,655)
Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2017
7:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 69–95  8–16
(4–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,012)
Ruston, LA
02/18/2017
5:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 94–82  9–16
(5–9)
Reed Green Coliseum (4,137)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
UTEP L 55–60  9–17
(5–10)
FAU Arena (1,261)
Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
UTSA W 73–66  10–17
(6–10)
FAU Arena (1,674)
Boca Raton, FL
03/02/2017
8:00 pm
at UAB L 59–79  10–18
(6–11)
Bartow Arena (3,209)
Birmingham, AL
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Middle Tennessee L 59–93  10–19
(6–12)
Murphy Center (8,806)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2017
9:00 pm, CI
(11) vs. (6) Marshall
First round
L 74–89  10–20
Legacy Arena (6,410)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". fausports.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2016.