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2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

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2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball
OVC West Division champions
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record22–13 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jermaine Johnson
  • Alex Ireland
  • DeAndre Walker
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938 23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563 20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2017 OVC tournament winner

The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in OVC play to win the West Division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated Murray State before losing to Jacksonville State in the championship game. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing in the second round to Campbell.

Previous season

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The Skyhawks finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–6 in OVC play to share the West Division championship with Murray State. They defeated Morehead State to advance to the championship game of the OVC tournament where they lost to Austin Peay. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before losing in the second round to Ball State.

Following the season, head coach Heath Schroyer left UT Martin to become an assistant at NC State.[1] Anthony Stewart was named interim head coach and had the interim tag removed in November 2016.[2]

Preseason

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In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, UT Martin was picked to finish fourth in the West Division of the OVC.[3]

Roster

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2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jalen Jackson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Neosho County CC Cleveland, Ohio
G 1 Matthew Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Rhode Island Memphis, Tennessee
G 2 Jacolby Mobley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Chattanooga Starkville, Mississippi
F 3 Dante Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Seminole State College Chicago, Illinois
F 4 Kedar Edwards 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr State Fair CC Brooklyn, New York
F 5 Mike Fofana 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Whitehaven HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 10 Chandler Rowe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr North Central HS Atlanta, Georgia
G 11 A. J. Nywesh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lake Region State College Austin, Minnesota
F 12 Fatodd Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Raleigh-Egypt HS Memphis, Tennessee
G 13 Malik Pugh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS So UNC Wilmington Dyersburg, Tennessee
G 14 Travaun Pugh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Midland College West Lawn, Pennsylvania
F 21 Malik London 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Missouri State-West Plains Jackson Hamlet, North Carolina
F 25 Javier Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr St. Louis Christian Academy St. Croix, Virgin Islands
F 33 Nehemiah Mabson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr New Mexico Military Institute Lexington, Kentucky
C 44 Nick Detlev 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Andrews Osborne Academy Euclid, Ohio
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
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:30 pm
Transylvania W 89–74 
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
Non–conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 83–86  0–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (6,123)
Oxford, MS
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 88–80  1–1
Skyhawk Arena (1,094)
Martin, TN
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Cumberland W 95–64  2–1
Skyhawk Arena (1,067)
Martin, TN
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
Bluegrass Showcase
W 85–74  3–1
Skyhawk Arena (1,520)
Martin, TN
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at Canisius
Bluegrass Showcase
W 72–69  4–1
Koessler Athletic Center (1,291)
Buffalo, NY
11/23/2016*
6:00 pm
at Duquesne
Bluegrass Showcase
W 66–63  5–1
Palumbo Center (825)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 1 Kentucky
Bluegrass Showcase
L 76–111  5–2
Rupp Arena (23,324)
Lexington, KY
11/29/2016*
7:30 pm
Florida Atlantic W 82–81  6–2
Skyhawk Arena (1,377)
Martin, TN
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 73–68  7–2
K. L. Johnson Complex (678)
Pine Bluff, AR
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
Boyce W 108–64  8–2
Skyhawk Arena (844)
Martin, TN
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Illinois State L 57–74  8–3
Redbird Arena (4,275)
Normal, IL
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 68–87  8–4
Skyhawk Arena (1,098)
Martin, TN
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 97–72  9–4
Skyhawk Arena (896)
Martin, TN
12/20/2016*
7:35 pm
at UMKC W 77–66  10–4
Municipal Auditorium (1,048)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 70–78  10–5
SIU Arena (4,280)
Carbondale, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016
7:30 pm
Jacksonville State L 72–90  10–6
(0–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,604)
Martin, TN
12/31/2016
6:00 pm
Morehead State W 81–77 OT 11–6
(1–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,730)
Martin, TN
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
at Belmont L 67–83  11–7
(1–2)
Curb Event Center (1,746)
Nashville, TN
01/07/2017
7:30 pm
at Tennessee State L 65–76  11–8
(1–3)
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN
01/14/2017
6:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 79–69  12–8
(2–3)
Skyhawk Arena (2,068)
Martin, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois W 82–71 2OT 13–8
(3–3)
Skyhawk Arena (1,507)
Martin, TN
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 75–67  14–8
(4–3)
Skyhawk Arena (2,047)
Martin, TN
01/26/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Austin Peay W 85–79  15–8
(5–3)
Dunn Center (1,863)
Clarksville, TN
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 86–94  15–9
(5–4)
CFSB Center (3,909)
Murray, KY
02/01/2017
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech W 75–46  16–9
(6–4)
Eblen Center (1,555)
Cookeville, TN
02/04/2017
6:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 85–68  17–9
(7–4)
Skyhawk Arena (2,103)
Martin, TN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 71–81  17–10
(7–5)
Lantz Arena (1,678)
Charleston, IL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 80–73  18–10
(8–5)
Vadalabene Center (1,156)
Edwardsville, IL
02/18/2017
11:00 am, ASN
at Southeast Missouri State L 61–90  18–11
(8–6)
Show Me Center (3,160)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 76–72  19–11
(9–6)
Skyhawk Arena (1,864)
Martin, TN
02/25/2017
6:00 pm
Murray State W 83–76  20–11
(10–6)
Skyhawk Arena (3,314)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/03/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (7) Murray State
Semifinals
W 73–67  21–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,355)
Nashville, TN
03/04/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) Jacksonville State
Championship game
L 55–66  21–12
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,303)
Nashville, TN
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
UNC Asheville
First Round
W 89–75  22–12
Skyhawk Arena (504)
Martin, TN
03/20/2017*
6:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Campbell
Second Round
L 56–73  22–13
Gore Arena (2,031)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ Muma, Steven. "Heath Schroyer named assistant head coach". Backing The Pack. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ Greg_Mitchell (November 4, 2016). "UT Martin removes interim tag from Anthony Stewart". Mid-Major Madness. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.UTMSports.com. University of Tennessee at Martin. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.