2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	5–3 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Ray Harper (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chase Richardson
Assistant coach	Jake Morton
Assistant coach	Tommy Wade
Home arena	Pete Mathews Coliseum

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of 2 December 2016;

The 2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represents Jacksonville State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by first-year head coach Ray Harper, play their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2015–16 season 8–23, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament. Following the season, Jacksonville State and head coach James Green mutually agreed to part ways.^[1]

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Jacksonville State was picked to finish last in the East Division of the OVC.^[2]

Roster

2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Griggs, ImmanuelImmanuel Griggs	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newnan, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	Tucker, GregGreg Tucker	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charleston, Missouri
2.5 !G/F	2	Abuarisha, MohamedMohamed Abuarisha	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hadera, Israel
2.5 !G/F	3	Green, DerrickDerrick Green	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	4	Edwards, TyrikTyrik Edwards	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
1.5 !G	5	Curry, DesDes Curry	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Jacksonville, Alabama
1.5 !G	10	Jones, DeshawnDeshawn Jones	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gulfport, Mississippi
3.5 !F	11	Cross, JacaraJacara Cross	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lithonia, Georgia
4.5 !F/C	12	Giga, NorbertasNorbertas Giga	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kaunas, Lithuania
1.5 !G	15	Durham, ErikErik Durham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Springfield, Missouri
1.5 !G	21	Drumwright, MalcolmMalcolm Drumwright	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rancho Cucamonga, California
1.5 !G	25	Browne, KeetoKeeto Browne	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Sydney, Australia
3.5 !F	31	Cunningham, ChristianChristian Cunningham	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Albuquerque, New Mexico
2.5 !G/F	33	Statam, AndreAndre Statam	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
1.5 !G	34	Spears, AshtonAshton Spears	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Independence, Louisiana

Head coach

Ray Harper (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Chase Richardson (Western Kentucky)
Jake Morton (Miami (FL))
Tommy Wade (Southeast Missouri State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

^[3]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/28/2016* 7:00 PM	Shorter	W 105–82		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,777) Jacksonville, AL
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Spring Hill	W 72–62		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,434) Jacksonville, AL
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Tulsa	W 84–73	1–0	Reynolds Center (3,604) Tulsa, OK
11/13/2016* 1:05 PM	at Missouri State	L 65–91	1–1	JQH Arena (3,330) Springfield, MO
11/16/2016* 8:00 PM	at WKU Global Sports Classic	L 67–74	1–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,226) Bowling Green, KY
11/18/2016* 6:00 PM, FSSW	at TCU Global Sports Classic	L 60–79	1–3	Schollmaier Arena (5,839) Fort Worth, TX
11/22/2016* 7:30 PM	Dalton State	W 81–50	2–3	Pete Mathews Coliseum (871) Jacksonville, AL
11/25/2016* 1:00 PM	vs. Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic	W 61–38	3–3	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 1:00 PM or 3:30 PM	vs. Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic	W 76–63	4–3	Thomas & Mack Center (244) Paradise, NV
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM	at Alabama State	W 72–69	5–3	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,259) Montgomery, AL
12/04/2016* 7:00 PM	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, AL
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
12/12/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Maryland			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
12/14/2016* 6:00 PM	at Howard			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM	at USC Upstate			Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2016* 1:00 PM	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
12/31/2016 3:15 PM	at Eastern Illinois			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	Murray State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	Austin Peay			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
01/10/2017* 7:00 PM	Fort Valley State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
01/14/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 7:30 PM	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
01/28/2017 11:00 AM, ASN	Morehead State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/01/2017 7:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at SIU Edwardsville			Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL
02/09/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Belmont			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/11/2017 4:30 PM	Tennessee State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	Tennessee Tech			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2017 6:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
02/25/2017 3:15 PM	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/01–04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Jacksonville State parts ways with men's basketball coach James Green". AL.com. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
↑ http://www.jsugamecocksports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball

Venues	Stephenson Hall (19??–1974) Pete Mathews Coliseum (1974–present)

Culture & lore	Cocky

People	Head coaches

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