2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 0–9 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Andre Payne (3rd year)
Assistant coach Eric Strothers
Assistant coach Adaiah Curry
Assistant coach Eric Struthers
Home arena Harrison HPER Complex
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 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third-year head coach Andre Payne, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi. MVSU is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous Season

The Delta Devils finished the 2015–16 season 8–27, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Grambling State and Alcorn State to advance to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Jackson State.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Vaughn, VachaVacha Vaughn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
G 1 Romain, MarcusMarcus Romain 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 2 Strother, Jr., RonaldRonald Strother, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Birmingham, AL
G 3 Riley, DarrellDarrell Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
G 5 Surles, RashaanRashaan Surles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Flossmoor, IL
F 10 Henry, Ta'jayTa'jay Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Queens, NY
G 11 Phillips, KylanKylan Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Memphis, TN
F 12 Hunt, LorenzoLorenzo Hunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
F 13 Alex, JabariJabari Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Chicago, IL
F 15 Buggs, HasaanHasaan Buggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, IL
F 20 Smith, JevonJevon Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F 21 Traylor, TerenceTerence Traylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) GS Los Angeles, CA
F 22 Matlock, MichaelMichael Matlock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
F 23 Given, AmosAmos Given 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA
G 24 Williams, IsaacIsaac Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Powder Springs, GA
F 33 Watson, JamalJamal Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Long Beach, CA
Head coach
  • Andre Payne
Assistant coach(es)
  • Eric Strothers
  • Adaiah Curry

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

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/16
5:00 pm
Tougaloo College
Lafayette Stribling Classic
W 101–74 
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season

11/11/16*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Northwestern L 63–94  0–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,056)
Evanston, IL

11/14/16*
7:00 pm
at West Virginia L 66–107  0–2
WVU Coliseum (7,807)
Morgantown, WV

11/16/16*
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 63–93  0–3
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,524)
Kent, OH

11/18/16*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus
at No. 13 Michigan State L 53–100  0–4
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

11/22/16*
6:00 pm
vs. UMass-Lowell
Indiana Classic
L 71–76  0–5
Vines Center (124)
Lynchburg, VA

11/23/16*
2:00 pm
at Liberty
Indiana Classic
L 55–70  0–6
Vines Center (1,176)
Lynchburg, VA

11/26/16*
1:30 pm
at IPFW L 54–79  0–7
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,789)
Fort Wayne, IN

11/27/16*
4:00 pm
at No. 3 Indiana L 52–85  0–8
Bloomington, IN (17,222)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall

12/01/16*
8:00 pm
at No. 8 Gonzaga L 63–97  0–9
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA

12/15/16*
7:00 pm
at Seattle   
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA

12/17/16*
7:00 pm
at Grand Canyon   
GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ

12/20/16*
6:00 pm
at Iowa State   
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA

12/22/16*
7:00 pm
at Drake   
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA
SWAC regular season

01/02/17
7:30 pm
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR

01/07/17
4:00 pm
Alabama A&M   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/09/17
7:30 pm
Alabama State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/14/17
5:00 pm
at Alcorn State   
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS

01/16/17
7:30 pm
at Southern   
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

01/21/17
4:00 pm
Prairie View A&M   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/23/17
7:30 pm
Texas Southern   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/28/17
5:00 pm
at Jackson State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

01/30/17
7:30 pm
at Grambling State   
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA

02/04/17
5:00 pm
at Alabama A&M   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

02/06/17
7:30 pm
at Alabama State   
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL

02/11/17
4:00 pm
Alcorn State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

02/13/17
7:30 pm
Southern   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

02/18/17
5:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

02/20/17
7:30 pm
at Texas Southern   
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston TX

02/25/17
4:00 pm
Jackson State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

02/27/17
7:30 pm
Grambling State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

03/04/17
4:00 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS
SWAC Tournament

03/10/17–03/11/17
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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