2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Willie Hayes , played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 2–27, 2–16 in SWAC play to finish in last place. They did not qualify for the SWAC tournament .
On March 7, head coach Willie Hayes resigned.[ 1] Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Donnie Marsh the new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 6–12 record in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh 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
Hometown
G 2
Christopher Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Alabaster, Alabama
G 3
De'Ederick Petty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Bessemer, Alabama
G 4
Ariston Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Alexandria, Virginia
G 10
Rakiya Battle 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Harvest, Alabama
G 11
Matthew Cotton 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Atlanta, Georgia
G 12
Marcus Merriweather 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Pinson, Alabama
G 20
L'Quan Wiltshire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Atlanta, Georgia
F 22
Eugene Jones Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
So
Belleville, Illinois
F 24
Evan Wiley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Huntsville, Alabama
F 30
Adrian Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Meridian, Mississippi
F 35
Tracy Burnett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Huntsville, Alabama
G 41
Reginald Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Montgomery, Alabama
F/C 42
Quinterian McConico 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Birmingham, Alabama
F/C 44
Mohamed 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 and results
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State
L 62–96 0–1
JQH Arena Springfield, MO
11/13/2016 *7:00 pm, SEC Network
at Missouri
L 44–99 0–2
Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
11/17/2016 *7:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech
L 61–95 0–3
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
11/21/2016 *7:00 pm
at Southern Miss
L 55–63 0–4
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016 *7:00 pm
at Murray State
L 54–91 0–5
CFSB Center Murray, KY
11/29/2016 *7:00 pm
at UAB
L 45–75 0–6
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
12/03/2016 *6:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 74–79 0–7
Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
12/10/2016 *2:00 pm
at Troy
L 59–88 0–8
Trojan Arena Troy, AL
12/14/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State
L 79–94 0–9
GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/22/2016 *11:00 am, ESPN3
at Bowling Green
L 61–74 0–10
Stroh Center Waco, TX
12/29/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan
L 50–80 0–11
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
SWAC regular season
01/02/2017 7:30 pm
Jackson State L 51–63 0–12
Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)Normal, AL
01/04/2017 7:30 pm
Grambling State L 67–79 0–13
Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
01/07/2017 4:00 pm
at Mississippi Valley State
W 79–76 1–13
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/09/2017 7:30 pm
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 65–81 1–14
K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
01/14/2017 6:00 pm
Alabama State L 55–57 1–15
Elmore Gymnasium (3,320)Normal, AL
01/21/2017 6:00 pm
Southern L 52–53 1–16
Elmore Gymnasium (2,123)Normal, AL
01/23/2017 7:30 pm
Alcorn State L 70–81 1–17
Elmore Gymnasium (1,822)Normal, AL
01/28/2017 6:00 pm
at Prairie View A&M
L 65–70 1–18
William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/30/2017 7:30 pm
at Texas Southern
L 47–92 1–19
Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
02/04/2017 6:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State L 66–68 1–20
Elmore Gymnasium (1,965)Normal, AL
02/06/2017 7:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 49–65 1–21
Elmore Gymnasium (2,106)Normal, AL
02/11/2017 5:00 pm
at Alabama State
L 89–97 3OT
1–22
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
02/18/2017 6:00 pm
at Southern
L 64–77 1–23
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/20/2017 7:30 pm
at Alcorn State
L 59–74 1–24
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
02/25/2017 6:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 87–74 2–24
Elmore Gymnasium (1,578)Normal, AL
02/27/2017 7:30 pm
Texas Southern L 64–74 2–25
Elmore Gymnasium Normal, AL
03/02/2017 7:30 pm
at Jackson State
L 64–72 2–26
Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
03/04/2017 6:00 pm
at Grambling State
L 57–78 2–27
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time
Source
[ 3] [ 4] .
References
