2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball

Conference	Southern Conference
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Steve Forbes (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jason Shay
Assistant coach	Brian Collins
Assistant coach	Brooks Savage
Home arena	Freedom Hall Civic Center

2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Chattanooga	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Mercer	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
UNC Greensboro	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
The Citadel	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Furman	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Samford	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Western Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
VMI	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200
Wofford	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167

† 2017 SoCon Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

The 2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represents East Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Steve Forbes, play their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and are of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

Roster

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

Players

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Cromer, T.J.T.J. Cromer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Albany, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	Payne, DevontaviusDevontavius Payne	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Carbondale, Illinois
1.5 !G	2	Walters, JulianJulian Walters	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Madison, Wisconsin
3.5 !F	3	Burrell, DavidDavid Burrell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1.5 !G	4	Williams, JasonJason Williams	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit, Michigan
5.0 !C	5	Jurkin, PeterPeter Jurkin	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Juba, South Sudan
3.5 !F	10	Banks, IsaacIsaac Banks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Orleans, Louisiana
1.5 !G	11	Bradford, DesontaDesonta Bradford	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Humboldt, Tennessee
3.5 !F	12	Mosquera-Perea, HannerHanner Mosquera-Perea	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Istmina, Colombia
1.5 !G	13	Merriweather, A.J.A.J. Merriweather	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
1.5 !G	14	Obi-Rapu, KanayoKanayo Obi-Rapu	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greensboro, North Carolina
1.5 !G	23	Reppart, DillonDillon Reppart	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Johnson City, Tennessee
1.5 !G	24	Lone, JermaineJermaine Lone	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana
3.5 !F	40	Glass, TevinTevin Glass	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Norcross, Georgia

Head coach

Steve Forbes

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Shay
Brian Collins
Brooks Savage

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2016

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2016* 4:00 pm	Mars Hill	W 104–67		Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,541) Johnson City, TN
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016* 7:00 pm	Fordham	W 96–59	1–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309) Johnson City, TN
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Detroit	W 107–78	2–0	Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,026) Johnson City, TN
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington	L 59–68	2–1	Trask Coliseum (4,032) Wilmington, NC
11/25/2016* 3:00 pm	vs. Milwaukee Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 86–62	3–1	Sanford Pentagon (626) Sioux Falls, SD
11/26/2016* 5:30 pm	vs. South Dakota State Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 71–59	4–1	Sanford Pentagon (1,688) Sioux Falls, SD
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm	vs. UC Irvine Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 72–66	5–1	Sanford Pentagon (291) Sioux Falls, SD
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae Sanford Pentagon Showcase	W 85–80	6–1	Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,574) Johnson City, TN
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm	Limestone			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm	at Dayton			UD Arena Dayton, OH
12/14/2016* 9:00 pm, SECN	at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
12/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Tennessee			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm	Savannah State			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
SoCon regular season

12/31/2016	VMI			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/05/2017 7:00 pm	at The Citadel			McAlister Field House Charleston, SC
01/07/2017	at Mercer			Hawkins Arena Macon, GA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm	UNC Greensboro			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/14/2017 4:00 pm	Western Carolina			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	at Furman			Timmons Arena Greenville, SC
01/22/2017 2:00 pm	Wofford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
01/25/2017 8:00 pm	at Samford			Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
01/28/2017 4:00 pm	Chattanooga			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/02/2017 7:00 pm	at VMI			Cameron Hall Lexington, VA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm	at Wofford			Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm	The Citadel			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/11/2017 4:00 pm	Mercer			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/15/2017 7:00 pm	Samford			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/18/2017 5:00 pm	at Chattanooga			McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
02/22/2017 7:00 pm	Furman			Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
02/25/2017 7:00 pm	at Western Carolina			Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
02/27/2017 7:00 pm	at UNC Greensboro			Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
SoCon Tournament
03/03/2017– 03/06/2017	vs.			U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.etsubucs.com/mbasketball/schedule/2016-17/

East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball

Venues	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (1977–2014) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2014–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Record holders

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