2016–17 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball
Rainbow Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–14 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStrahan Coliseum
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 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Danny Kaspar, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos, Texas as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three way tie for third place. At the Sun Belt tournament they defeated Louisiana–Monroe and UT Arlington before losing in the championship game to Troy. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar and Idaho before losing in the quarterfinals to Saint Peter's.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 15–16, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster

2016–17 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Bobby Conley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Massillon, Ohio
F 1 Kavin Gilder-Tilbury 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 2 Nathan Josephs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So San Antonio, Texas
F 3 Maljhum McCrea 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Miami, Florida
G 4 Courtney Julien 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Gonzales, Louisiana
G 5 Ojai Black 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Killeen, Texas
G 10 Tyler Blount 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 12 Deris Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Fishers, Indiana
F 13 Maxwell Starwood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 22 Nijal Pearson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Beaumont, Texas
G 23 Marlin Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
F 33 Immanuel King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Rocky Mount, North Carolina
F 45 Eric Terry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 55 Nedeljko Prijovic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
4:30 pm 		Southeastern Oklahoma State W 62–41 
Strahan Coliseum (1,439)
San Marcos, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:00 pm 		vs. Florida Atlantic
Rainbow Classic 		W 61–57  1–0
 ʻIolani School Gym 
Honolulu, HI
11/13/2016*
9:00 pm 		at Hawaii
Rainbow Classic 		L 68–74  1–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,309)
Honolulu, HI
11/14/2016*
10:00 pm 		vs. SIU Edwardsville
Rainbow Classic 		W 86–58  2–1
 Stan Sheriff Center (110)
Honolulu, HI
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–73  2–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,797)
San Marcos, TX
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm 		at UTSA L 48–63  2–3
 Convocation Center (1,057)
San Antonio, TX
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		McNeese State W 80–68  3–3
 Strahan Coliseum (1,590)
San Marcos, TX
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm 		Oklahoma Panhandle State W 75–44  4–3
 Strahan Coliseum (1,418)
San Marcos, TX
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 61–72  4–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,126)
Edinburg, TX
12/10/2016*
4:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 64–57  5–4
 Strahan Coliseum (2,117)
San Marcos, TX
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Tulsa L 59–74  5–5
 Reynolds Center (3,990)
Tulsa, OK
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm 		Howard Payne W 87–37  6–5
 Strahan Coliseum (1,306)
San Marcos, TX
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Tulane W 69–66 OT 7–5
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,087)
New Orleans, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016
4:30 pm 		Appalachian State W 67–58  8–5
(1–0) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,318)
San Marcos, TX
01/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina L 53–60  8–6
(1–1) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,209)
San Marcos, TX
01/07/2017
4:30 pm 		UT Arlington W 81–73  9–6
(2–1) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,667)
San Marcos, TX
01/14/2017
3:00 pm 		at South Alabama L 67–72 OT 9–7
(2–2) 		Mitchell Center (2,076)
Mobile, AL
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Troy W 75–71  10–7
(3–2) 		Trojan Arena (1,176)
Troy, AL
01/21/2017
4:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette L 73–79  10–8
(3–3) 		Strahan Coliseum (2,826)
San Marcos, TX
01/23/2017
7:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 63–57  11–8
(4–3) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,824)
San Marcos, TX
01/28/2017
3:30 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 52–50  12–8
(5–3) 		HTC Center (2,070)
Conway, SC
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Appalachian State W 68–55  13–8
(6–3) 		Holmes Center (1,123)
Boone, NC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm 		at UT Arlington L 61–76  13–9
(6–4) 		College Park Center (3,483)
Arlington, TX
02/11/2017
4:30 pm 		Little Rock W 56–49  14–9
(7–4) 		Strahan Coliseum (2,435)
San Marcos, TX
02/13/2017
7:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 62–58  15–9
(8–4) 		Strahan Coliseum (1,953)
San Marcos, TX
02/18/2017
4:00 pm 		at Georgia Southern L 67–70  15–10
(8–5) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,281)
Statesboro, GA
02/20/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Georgia State L 51–67  15–11
(8–6) 		GSU Sports Arena (1,406)
Atlanta, GA
02/25/2017
4:30 pm 		Troy W 63–59  16–11
(9–6) 		Strahan Coliseum (3,057)
San Marcos, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm 		South Alabama W 90–64  17–11
(10–6) 		Strahan Coliseum (3,527)
San Marcos, TX
03/02/2017
7:15 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 84–94 OT 17–12
(10–7) 		Cajundome (3,427)
Lafayette, LA
03/04/2017
2:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 70–65  18–12
(11–7) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,504)
Monroe, LA
Sun Belt tournament
03/10/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (12) Louisiana–Monroe
Quarterfinals 		W 63–51  19–12
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3 		(4) vs. (1) UT Arlington
Semifinals 		W 83–62  20–12
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (6) Troy
Championship game 		L 53–59  20–13
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:30 pm, Facebook Live 		Lamar
First Round 		W 70–60  21–13
 Strahan Coliseum (1,255)
San Marcos, TX
03/22/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live 		Idaho
Second Round 		W 64–55  22–13
 Strahan Coliseum (3,086)
San Marcos, TX
03/25/2017*
4:00 pm, Facebook Live 		Saint Peter's
Quarterfinals 		L 44–49  22–14
 Strahan Coliseum (2,907)
San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "2016-2017 Men's Basketball Schedule".