2016–17 Jackson State Tigers 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 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represents Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, play their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Chace Franklin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Dallas, TX
G	1	Charles Taylor, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Washington, DC
G	2	Edric Dennis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Dallas, TX
G	3	Yettra Specks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Monroe, LA
F	4	Derek Roscoe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago, IL
G	5	Paris Collins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	San Antonio, TX
F	10	Sherron Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Las Vegas, NV
F	11	Anfernee Felton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Jackson, MS
F	12	Maurice Rivers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
G	13	Jordan Berry	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Desoto, TX
F	20	Jordan Ford	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Atlanta, GA
C	21	Demetrice Clopton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Columbus, MS
F	22	Treshawn Bolden	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Jackson, MS
F	23	Darius Austin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Centreville, IL
G	24	Jeremiah Bozeman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Alva, OK
G	25	Jesse Love	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Jackson, MS
G	31	Dontaveon Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Jackson, MS
G	33	Montreal Nabors	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS So	Abbeville, MS
F	35	Janarius Middleton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Greenwood, MS

Head coach

Wayne Brent

Assistant coach(es)

Cason Burk
De'Suan Dixon
Jorel Washington

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 12:15 pm	Xavier (LA)	W 66–54	1–0	Williams Assembly Center (4,021) Jackson, MS
Nov 16, 2016* 7:30 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 71–84	1–1	University Center (907) Hammond, LA
Nov 18, 2016* 8:00 pm	at North Carolina Central Global Sports Shootout	L 75–84	1–2	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,979) Durham, NC
Nov 21, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Marshall Global Sports Shootout	L 61–71	1–3	Cam Henderson Center (4,785) Huntington, WV
Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Ohio State Global Sports Shootout	L 47–78	1–4	Value City Arena (10,513) Columbus, OH
Nov 26, 2016* 6:00 pm	Western Carolina Global Sports Shootout	L 47–58	1–5	Williams Assembly Center (225) Jackson, MS
Nov 30, 2016* 8:00 pm	at Memphis	L 69–84	1–6	FedEx Forum (7,507) Memphis, TN
Dec 4, 2016* 3:30 pm	Southern Miss			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
Dec 15, 2016* 7:00 pm	Blue Mountain			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Dec 17, 2016* 5:00 pm	at Baylor			Abrams Gym Fort Hood, TX
Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Duquesne			Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 30, 2016* 7:30 pm	Fisk			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
SWAC regular season
Jan 2, 2017 7:30 pm	at Alabama A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
Jan 4, 2017 7:30 pm	at Alabama State			Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
Jan 7, 2017 5:30 pm	Alcorn State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 9, 2017 7:30 pm	Southern			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 14, 2017 5:20 pm	at Prairie View A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
Jan 16, 2017 8:00 pm	at Texas Southern			Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2017 5:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
Jan 28, 2017 5:30 pm	Mississippi Valley State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Jan 30, 2017 7:30 pm	Arkansas-Pine Bluff			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 4, 2017 5:30 pm	at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
Feb 6, 2017 7:30 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 11, 2017 5:30 pm	Prairie View A&M			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 13, 2017 7:30 pm	Texas Southern			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 18, 2017 5:30 pm	Grambling State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Feb 25, 2017 5:30 pm	at Mississippi Valley State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
Feb 27, 2017 7:30 pm	at Arkansas-Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 2, 2017 7:30 pm	Alabama A&M			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
Mar 4, 2017 5:30 pm	Alabama State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
SWAC Tournament
Mar 6-11, 2017	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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