2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents 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, play their home games at Skyhawk Arena and are members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

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]

Preseason

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.^[2]

Roster

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

Anthony Stewart (Mount Union)

Assistant coach(es)

Jermaine Johnson (United States Sports Academy)
Alex Ireland (Valdosta State)
DeAndre Walker (Fairmont State))

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	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			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM	at Illinois State			Redbird Arena Normal, IL
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM	Arkansas State			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Bethune–Cookman			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
12/20/2016* 7:35 PM	at UMKC			Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM	at Southern Illinois			SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:30 PM	Jacksonville State			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
12/31/2016 6:00 PM	Morehead State			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/05/2017 6:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/07/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/14/2017 6:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Illinois			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/21/2017 6:00 PM	SIU Edwardsville			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/26/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
02/01/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
02/04/2017 6:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at SIU Edwardsville			Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
02/18/2017 11:00 AM, ASN	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	Austin Peay			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
02/25/2017 6:00 PM	Murray State			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01–04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ Muma, Steven. "Heath Schroyer named assistant head coach". Backing The Pack. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
^ http://www.utmsports.com/schedule.cfm?sport=Men%27s%20Basketball

[1] Muma, Steven. "Heath Schroyer named assistant head coach". Backing The Pack. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

[2] "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.

[3] ttp://www.utmsports.com/schedule.cfm?sport=Men%27s%20Basketball

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