2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team

2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 0–7 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Willie Hayes (6th year)
Assistant coach Mike Smith
Assistant coach Ondray Wagner
Home arena Elmore Gymnasium
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 0 0       4 4   .500
Southern 0 0       3 3   .500
Grambling State 0 0       3 6   .333
Alcorn State* 0 0       2 5   .286
Prairie View A&M 0 0       2 6   .250
Alabama State 0 0       1 6   .143
Jackson State 0 0       1 6   .143
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 0       1 7   .125
Alabama A&M 0 0       0 7   .000
Mississippi Valley State 0 0       0 9   .000
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner
As of December 5, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represents Alabama A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by sixth-year head coach Willie Hayes, play their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 6–12 record in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for 7th place. They beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the first round of the SWAC Tournament, before losing to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 2 Thomas, ChristopherChristopher Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Alabaster, Alabama
G 3 Petty, De'EderickDe'Ederick Petty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bessemer, Alabama
G 4 Johnson, AristonAriston Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alexandria, Virginia
G 10 Battle, RakiyaRakiya Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Harvest, Alabama
G 11 Cotton, MatthewMatthew Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Merriweather, MarcusMarcus Merriweather 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pinson, Alabama
G 20 Wiltshire, L'QuanL'Quan Wiltshire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
F 22 Jones Jr., EugeneEugene Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Belleville, Illinois
F 24 Wiley, EvanEvan Wiley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Huntsville, Alabama
F 30 Edwards, AdrianAdrian Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Meridian, Mississippi
F 35 Burnett, TracyTracy Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Huntsville, Alabama
G 41 Miller, ReginaldReginald Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Montgomery, Alabama
F/C 42 McConico, QuinterianQuinterian McConico 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Birmingham, Alabama
F/C 44 Sherif, MohamedMohamed Sherif 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 62–96  0–1
JQH Arena (3,502)
Springfield, MO

11/13/2016*
7:00 pm, SEC Network
at Missouri L 44–99  0–2
Mizzou Arena (3,977)
Columbia, MO

11/17/2016*
7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 61–95  0–3
Eblen Center (1,396)
Cookeville, TN

11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 55–63  0–4
Reed Green Coliseum (2,202)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/26/2016*
7:00 pm
at Murray State L 54-91  0-5
CFSB Center (2,401)
Murray, KY

11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at UAB L 45-75  0-6
Bartow Arena (3,719)
Birmingham, AL

12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 74–79  0–7
Elmore Gymnasium (1,735)
Normal, AL

12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Troy   
Trojan Arena 
Troy, AL

12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State   
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA

12/22/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Bowling Green   
Stroh Center 
Waco, TX

12/29/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan   
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
SWAC regular season

01/02/2017
7:30 pm
Jackson State   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

01/04/2017
7:30 pm
Grambling State   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

01/07/2017
4:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/09/2017
7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff   
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR

01/14/2017
6:00 pm
Alabama State   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

01/21/2017
6:00 pm
Southern   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

01/23/2017
7:30 pm
Alcorn State   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

01/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

01/30/2017
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern   
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX

02/04/2017
6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

02/06/2017
7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

02/11/2017
5:00 pm
at Alabama State   
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL

02/18/2017
6:00 pm
at Southern   
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

02/20/2017
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State   
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS

02/25/2017
6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

02/27/2017
7:30 pm
Texas Southern   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Normal, AL

03/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Jackson State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

03/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Grambling State   
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA
SWAC Tournament

03/06/2017–
03/11/2017

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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