2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Darnell Archey
  • Russ Willemsen
  • Brock Morris
Home arenaMitchell Center
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas–Arlington 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Georgia State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606
Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Georgia Southern 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Troy † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595
Coastal Carolina 10 – 8   .556 20 – 19   .513
South Alabama 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Little Rock 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Appalachian State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300
Louisiana–Monroe 2 – 16   .111 9 – 24   .273
† 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fourth-year head coach Matthew Graves and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Coastal Carolina.

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Off-season

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Brown G 6'4" 200 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina Graduated
Barrington Stevens G 5'11" 182 Senior Allen, Texas Graduated
Tafari Whittingham F 6'8" 215 Junior Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Central Connecticut State.[1]
Lance Crawford G 5'10" 170 Sophomore Davie, Florida Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Taishaun Johnson G 6'0" 172 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana Transferred to Kent State.[2]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dederick Lee 5 G 6'0" 162 Junior Clarksville, Arkansas Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC
Jordan Andrews G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Abita Springs, Louisiana Transferred from Youngstown State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Andrews will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Herb McGee
PG 		Reserve, Louisiana Reserve Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kevin Morris
PF 		Dothan, Alabama Dothan HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
John Pettway
PG 		Safford, Alabama Keith HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G Jordan Andrews (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Youngstown State Abita Springs, Louisiana
G 0 Shaq Calhoun 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Rome, Georgia
G 1 Ken Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Episcopal HS Houston, Texas
G 2 Herb McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Riverside Academy Reserve, Louisiana
G 3 Ethan Haslam 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Academy at the Lakes Lithia, Florida
G 5 Dederick Lee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Clarksville, Arkansas
F 10 Georgi Boyanov 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr General Vladimir Stoychev SS Lovech, BG
F 11 Nikola Marijan 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So Borislav Petrov Braca Bački Brestovac, RS
G 14 Devin Epps Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Jr Oakland HS Murfreesboro, Tennessee
F 20 Kevin Morris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Dothan HS Dothan, Alabama
G 21 Nick Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Alabama State Mount Vernon, Alabama
G 22 John Pettway Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Keith HS Safford, Alabama
F 24 Nick Stover 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, California
F 25 Dan MuepoKelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Riverside CC Fontana, California
F 33 Josh Ajayi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) RS Fr San Gabriel Academy El Monte, California
F 42 Trhae Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Pebblebrook HS Austell, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Europe Tour
July 28, 2016*
Noon 		vs. ISBL All-Stars W 93–79 
 
Madrid, Spain
Aug 1, 2016*
10:00 am 		vs. Catalan Amateur Talents W 107–78 
 
Barcelona, Spain
Aug 3, 2016*
10:00 am 		vs. KK Kolubura Lazarevac W 80–68 
 
Belgrade, Serbia
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016*
7:05 pm 		Mobile W 77–46 
Mitchell Center (1,710)
Mobile, Alabama
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
9:00 pm 		at UNLV W 76–68  1–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (9,981)
Paradise, Nevada
Nov 14, 2016*
7:05 pm 		Blue Mountain W 88–35  2–0
 Mitchell Center (1,874)
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 18, 2016*
7:05 pm 		FIU
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		W 69–64 OT 3–0
 Mitchell Center (2,255)
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 19, 2016*
2:05 pm 		Youngstown State
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		W 84–75  4–0
 Mitchell Center (1,948)
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 20, 2016*
3:05 pm 		Jacksonville
Red Diamond Roundball Classic 		W 71–58  5–0
 Mitchell Center (1,823)
Mobile, Alabama
Nov 26, 2016*
3:15 pm 		at Eastern Illinois L 62–72  5–1
 Lantz Arena (835)
Charleston, Illinois
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Southern Miss W 78–55  6–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,333)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Dec 3, 2016*
7:05 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 55–67  6–2
 Mitchell Center (2,612)
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 10, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson L 78–87  6–3
 Edmunds Center (866)
DeLand, Florida
Dec 13, 2016*
7:05 pm 		Denver L 51–64  6–4
 Mitchell Center (1,654)
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 16, 2016*
7:05 pm 		Samford L 79–82  6–5
 Mitchell Center (1,925)
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 19, 2016*
7:35 pm 		Spring Hill W 71–50  7–5
 Mitchell Center (2,601)
Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 58–92  7–6
 The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,260)
Oxford, Mississippi
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 1, 2017
7:05 pm 		Troy W 76–75  8–6
(1–0) 		Mitchell Center (1,609)
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 7, 2017
1:15 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia State L 77–78  8–7
(1–1) 		GSU Sports Arena (1,231)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 9, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 79–84 OT 8–8
(1–2) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,391)
Statesboro, Georgia
Jan 14, 2017
3:05 pm 		Texas State W 72–67 OT 9–8
(2–2) 		Mitchell Center (2,076)
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 16, 2017
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Arlington L 83–89  9–9
(2–3) 		Mitchell Center (1,949)
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 21, 2017
6:00 pm 		at Little Rock L 56–73  9–10
(2–4) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,760)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 23, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Arkansas State L 62–74  9–11
(2–5) 		Convocation Center (4,440)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 28, 2017
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia Southern W 78–66  10–11
(3–5) 		Mitchell Center (2,439)
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 30, 2017
7:05 pm, ASN 		Georgia State L 80–83  10–12
(3–6) 		Mitchell Center (2,110)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 4, 2017
4:15 pm, ESPN3 		at Troy W 76–71  11–12
(4–6) 		Trojan Arena (2,221)
Troy, Alabama
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 66–63  12–12
(5–6) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421)
Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 61–87  12–13
(5–7) 		Cajundome (3,179)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 18, 2017
7:05 pm 		Appalachian State W 87–74  13–13
(6–7) 		Mitchell Center (2,786)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 20, 2017
7:05 pm 		Coastal Carolina L 77–81 OT 13–14
(6–8) 		Mitchell Center (1,605)
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 25, 2017
4:30 pm 		at Texas–Arlington L 75–86  13–15
(6–9) 		College Park Center (2,878)
Arlington, Texas
Feb 27, 2017
7:00 pm 		at Texas State L 64–90  13–16
(6–10) 		Strahan Coliseum (3,527)
San Marcos, Texas
Mar 2, 2017
7:05 pm 		Little Rock L 57–62  13–17
(6–11) 		Mitchell Center (1,628)
Mobile, Alabama
Mar 4, 2017
3:05 pm 		Arkansas State W 73–70  14–17
(7–11) 		Mitchell Center (1,838)
Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 8, 2017
11:30 am, ESPN3 		(9) vs. (8) Coastal Carolina
First Round 		L 67–80  14–18
 Lakefront Arena (1,045)
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Tafari Whittingham". ccsubluedevils.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kent State men's basketball program adds South Alabama transfer Taishaun Johnson". recordpub.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.