2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record13–19 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron144 .778  279  .750
Ohio117 .611  2011  .645
Buffalo117 .611  1715  .531
Kent State108 .556  2214  .611
Bowling Green711 .389  1319  .406
Miami (OH)414 .222  1121  .344
West
Ball State117 .611  2113  .618
Western Michigan117 .611  1616  .500
Toledo99 .500  1717  .500
Eastern Michigan711 .389  1617  .485
Northern Illinois711 .389  1517  .469
Central Michigan612 .333  1616  .500
2017 MAC Tournament winner

They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Akron.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Josh Gomez0C6'10"226SeniorBronx, NYGraduated
Spencer Parker3F6'7"210SeniorWest Bloomfield, MIGraduated
JD Tisdale5G6'4"185JuniorFlint, MITransferred to Rogers State
David Joseph10G6'0"187SeniorQueens, NYGraduated
Brandon Busuttil15G6'4"205SeniorKitchener, ONGraduated
Garrett Mayleben33F6'9"245RS SophomoreMilford, OHLeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jeff Uju13F6'7"220JuniorBolingbrook, ILJunior college transferred from Western Texas College

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Roderick Caldwell
PG
Dayton, OH Wayne High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Frye
PG
Pembroke Pines, FL Mater Academy Charter High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Turner
SG
Detroit, MI Renaissance High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 October 5, 2016.

    Recruiting class of 2017

    Roster

    2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoSpringfield Toledo, OH
    G 2 Malik Hluchoweckyj 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoBellevue West Bellevue, NE
    G 3 Rodrick Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWayne Dayton, OH
    G 4 Zack Denny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrValley View Germantown, OH
    G 5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMater Academy Pembroke Pines, FL
    G 10 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrRenaissance Detroit, MI
    G 11 Antown Lillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCleveland Central Catholic Cleveland, OH
    F 13 Jeffery Uju 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrOak Hill Academy
    Western Texas College
    Boilingbrook, IL
    G 14 Wes Alcegaire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrArchbishop Curley-Notre Dame
    Daytona State College
    Miami, FL
    G 20 Ismail Ali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrSan Leandro
    Antelope Valley College
    South Hayward, CA
    G 24 Matt Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrAnthony Wayne Maumee, OH
    G 30 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWapakoneta Wapakoneta, OH
    F 32 Rasheed Worrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoSipsey Valley Coker, AL
    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
    Exhibition
    November 4, 2016*
    5:00 pm
    Capital W 71–56 
    Stroh Center (871)
    Bowling Green, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    November 11, 2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Oakland L 70–78  0–1
    Athletics Center O'rena (3,250)
    Rochester, MI
    November 13, 2016*
    3:15 pm, ESPN3
    at South Dakota L 72–78  0–2
    Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017)
    Vermillion, SD
    November 19, 2016*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    UMKC
    Bill Frack Tournament
    L 69–71  0–3
    Stroh Center (1,676)
    Bowling Green, OH
    November 20, 2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    Green Bay
    Bill Frack Tournament
    L 61–77  0–4
    Stroh Center (1,514)
    Bowling Green, OH
    November 21, 2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Murray State
    Bill Frack Tournament
    W 78–77  1–4
    Stroh Center (1,545)
    Bowling Green, OH
    November 26, 2016*
    12:00 pm
    Morgan State W 90–58  2–4
    Stroh Center (1,074)
    Bowling Green, OH
    November 29, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Notre Dame College W 86–60  3–4
    Stroh Center (1,707)
    Bowling Green, OH
    December 4, 2016*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Cincinnati L 56–85  3–5
    Fifth Third Arena (7,162)
    Cincinnati, OH
    December 6, 2016*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Evansville L 66–69  3–6
    Ford Center (3,513)
    Evansville, IN
    December 10, 2016*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Detroit W 74–61  4–6
    Stroh Center (1,513)
    Bowling Green, OH
    December 18, 2016*
    5:00 pm
    at San Jose State L 76–77  4–7
    Event Center Arena (1,452)
    San Jose, CA
    December 22, 2016*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Alabama A&M W 74–61  5–7
    Stroh Center (1,338)
    Bowling Green, OH
    December 30, 2016*
    2:00 pm
    Norfolk State W 86–77  6–7
    Stroh Center (1,820)
    Bowling Green, OH
    MAC regular season
    January 3, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Akron L 84–89  6–8
    (0–1)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,742)
    Akron, OH
    January 7, 2017
    1:00 pm
    at Ball State W 76–71  7–8
    (1–1)
    Worthen Arena (2,645)
    Muncie, IN
    January 10, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan L 53–81  7–9
    (1–2)
    Stroh Center (1,605)
    Bowling Green, OH
    January 14, 2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Illinois L 52–69  7–10
    (1–3)
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    January 17, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Toledo L 73–85  7–11
    (1–4)
    Savage Arena (5,118)
    Toledo, OH
    January 21, 2017
    2:30 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State W 79–74  8–11
    (2–4)
    Stroh Center (2,953)
    Bowling Green, OH
    January 24, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan L 76–82  8–12
    (2–5)
    McGuirk Arena (2,528)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 28, 2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ohio L 72–96  8–13
    (2–6)
    Stroh Center (2,372)
    Bowling Green, OH
    January 31, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Miami (OH) W 83–72  9–13
    (3–6)
    Stroh Center (1,525)
    Bowling Green, OH
    February 4, 2017
    4:00 pm, ESPN3
    Toledo W 104–100 2OT 10–13
    (4–6)
    Stroh Center (2,676)
    Bowling Green, OH
    February 7, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Kent State W 84–83 OT 11–13
    (5–6)
    MAC Center (2,629)
    Kent, OH
    February 11, 2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Buffalo L 74–88  11–14
    (5–7)
    Stroh Center (2,035)
    Bowling Green, OH
    February 14, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Western Michigan L 79–89  11–15
    (5–8)
    University Arena (1,763)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    February 18, 2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Ohio L 75–95  11–16
    (5–9)
    Convocation Center (8,150)
    Athens, OH
    February 21, 2017
    9:00 pm, ESPN3
    Akron W 66–65  12–16
    (6–9)
    Stroh Center (1,611)
    Bowling Green, OH
    February 25, 2017
    3:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Miami (OH) W 70–54  13–16
    (7–9)
    Millett Hall (1,586)
    Oxford, OH
    February 28, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Kent State L 67–74  13–17
    (7–10)
    Stroh Center (2,014)
    Bowling Green, OH
    March 3, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Buffalo L 68–80  13–18
    (7–11)
    Alumni Arena (3,969)
    Amherst, NY
    MAC Tournament
    03/06/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    (10) at (7) Toledo
    First round
    L 62–77  13–19
    Savage Arena (4,085)
    Toledo, OH

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

    Source[1].

    See also

    2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team

    References

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