2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	4–1 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Jeff Lebo (7th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Netti
Assistant coach	Michael Perry
Assistant coach	Ken Potosnak
Home arena	Williams Arena

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by seventh year head coach Jeff Lebo and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as third year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Pirates finished the season with a record of 11–17, 3–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They lost to South Florida in the first round of the AAC Tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Grant Bryant	1	F	6'7"	200	Sophomore	Kennesaw, GA	Transferred to Tampa
Charles Foster	3	G	6'0"	160	Junior	Louisville, KY	Graduate transferred to Kentucky Wesleyan
Prince Williams	4	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Lance Tejada	5	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Pompano Beach, FL	Transferred to Lehigh
Drew Bost	24	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Peyton Robbins	31	G	6'3"	210	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Walk-on; graduated
Michael Zangari	34	F	6'9"	240	Senior	Etters, PA	Graduated
Marshall Guilmette	41	F	6'10"	250	RS Junior	Kennesaw, GA	Career season ending injury
Kanu Aja	44	F	6'9"	255	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Isaac Fleming	5	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Wilmington, DE	Transferred from Hawaii. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fleming will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Andre Washington	31	C	7'0"	240	Senior	Roanoke, VA	Transferred from Wake Forest. Will be eligible to play immediately since Washington graduated from Wake Forest.

Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Raquan Wilkins #41 SF	Atlanta, GA	Westlake High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Mar 30, 2016
Raquan Wilkins #41 SF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Elijah Hughes #44 SF	Somers, NY	Kennedy Catholic High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 10, 2015
Elijah Hughes #44 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Jeremy Carter-Sheppard #63 SG	Chesterfield, VA	John Marshall High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 12, 2016
Jeremy Carter-Sheppard #63 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Shawn Williams PG	Maumelle, AR	Southwest Christian Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 11, 2015
Shawn Williams PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 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. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
K.J. Davis SG	Portsmouth, VA	I. C. Norcom High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Aug 3, 2016
K.J. Davis SG	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-14.

Roster

2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Riak, DengDeng Riak	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Victory Rock Prep	Melbourne, Australia
1.5 !G	1	Sheppard, JeremyJeremy Sheppard	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	John Marshall	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	2	White, CalebCaleb White	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Virginia Episcopal	Buckingham, VA
1.5 !G	4	Hughes, ElijahElijah Hughes	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	John F. Kennedy	Somers, NY
1.5 !G	5	Fleming, IsaacIsaac Fleming (I)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	National Christian Academy Hawaii	Wilmington, DE
3.5 !F	13	Nzege, MichelMichel Nzege	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Mount Zion Winston-Salem State	Geneva, Switzerland
2.5 !G/F	15	Barkley, KentrellKentrell Barkley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Northern	Durham, NC
1.5 !G	21	Tyson, B. J.B. J. Tyson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Anson	Wadesboro, NC
1.5 !G	22	Wilkins, RaquanRaquan Wilkins	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	23	Williams, ClarenceClarence Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Druid Hills Trinity Valley CC	Tallahassee, FL
3.5 !F	25	Craig, JabariJabari Craig	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tucker Pearl River CC	Maumelle, AR
5.0 !C	31	Washington, AndreAndre Washington	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wake Forest	Roanoke, VA
1.5 !G	52	Obasohan, JusticeJustice Obasohan (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	NC School of Science and Math	Wallace, NC
1.5 !G	55	Williams, ShawnShawn Williams	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southwest Christian Academy	Maumelle, AR

Head coach

Jeff Lebo (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Netti (Syracuse)
Michael Perry (Richmond)
Ken Potosnak (Randolph–Macon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPN3	Grambling State	W 72–57	1–0	Williams Arena (4,805) Greenville, NC
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	North Carolina A&T	W 61–51	2–0	Williams Arena (4,177) Greenville, NC
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM	at Charlotte	L 64–76	2–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,281) Charlotte, NC
11/20/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Stetson Savannah Invitational	W 73–50	3–1	Williams Arena (3,387) Greenville, NC
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Florida A&M Savannah Invitational	W 82–62	4–1	Williams Arena (3,341) Greenville, NC
11/25/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	vs. Mercer Savannah Invitational semifinals	L 66–70	4–2	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 5:00 PM	vs. Air Force Savannah Invitational	W 70–63	4–2	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Hampton	W 68–48	6–2	Williams Arena (3,631) Greenville, NC
12/03/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	North Carolina Central	W 69–56	7–2	Williams Arena (4,638) Greenville, NC
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, RSN	at Virginia			John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
12/15/2016* 7:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3	College of Charleston			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
12/20/2016* 6:30 PM	at UNC Wilmington			Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Prebyterian			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
AAC regular season
12/22/2016 7:00 PM, ESPNews	South Florida			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
12/31/2016 12:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3	SMU			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/03/2017* 7:15 PM, ESPNews	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
01/07/2017 12:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
01/11/2017 6:00 PM, ESPNews	Houston			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/15/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN	Cincinnati			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
01/22/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	at Connecticut			XL Center Hartford, CT
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Tulsa			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
1/28/2017 3:30 PM, ESPNews	at Memphis			FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
02/01/2017 9:30 PM, ESPNews	at SMU			Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
02/04/2017 2:00 PM, ASN/ESPN3	Tulane			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/11/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at South Florida			USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
02/15/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNews	Temple			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/18/2017 4:00 PM, ESPNews	UCF			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/21/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Tulane			Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
02/26/2017 4:00 PM, ESPNU	at Tulsa			Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
03/01/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU	Connecticut			Williams Arena Greenville, NC
03/05/2017 4:00 PM, CBSSN	at Houston			Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
03/09–12/2017	vs.			XL Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

East Carolina Pirates men's basketball

Venues	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1968–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches NBA players

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