2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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	† 2017 OVC tournament winner;

Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
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Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference East Division
2016–17 record	20–15 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach	Ray Harper (1st year)
Assistant coach	Chase Richardson
Assistant coach	Jake Morton
Assistant coach	Tommy Wade
Home stadium	Pete Mathews Coliseum
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The 2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by first-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. As the No. 4 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated Southeast Missouri State, top-seeded Belmont, and UT Martin to win the tournament title. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, its first ever appearance, where it lost in the first round to Louisville.

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. As a result, they failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Following the season, Jacksonville State and head coach James Green mutually agreed to part ways.^[1] On April 6, 2016, the school hired Ray Harper as head coach.^[2]

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.^[3]

Roster

2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	0	Immanuel Griggs	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Newnan, Georgia
G	1	Greg Tucker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Charleston, Missouri
G/F	2	Mohamed Abuarisha	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hadera, Israel
G/F	3	Derrick Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	4	Tyrik Edwards	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
G	5	Des Curry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Jacksonville, Alabama
G	10	Deshawn Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Gulfport, Mississippi
F	11	Jacara Cross	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Lithonia, Georgia
F/C	12	Norbertas Giga	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	15	Erik Durham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Springfield, Missouri
G	21	Malcolm Drumwright	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rancho Cucamonga, California
G	25	Keeto Browne	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Sydney, Australia
F	31	Christian Cunningham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Albuquerque, New Mexico
G/F	33	Andre Statam	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Cape Girardeau, Missouri
G	34	Ashton Spears	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	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

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Shorter	105–82		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,777) Jacksonville, AL
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Spring Hill	72–62		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,434) Jacksonville, AL
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	84–73	1–0	Reynolds Center (3,604) Tulsa, OK
11/13/2016* 1:05 pm		at Missouri State	65–91	1–1	JQH Arena (3,330) Springfield, MO
11/16/2016* 8:00 pm		at WKU Global Sports Classic	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	60–79	1–3	Schollmaier Arena (5,839) Fort Worth, TX
11/22/2016* 7:30 pm		Dalton State	81–50	2–3	Pete Mathews Coliseum (871) Jacksonville, AL
11/25/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic	61–38	3–3	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 3:30 pm		vs. Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic	76–63	4–3	Thomas & Mack Center (244) Paradise, NV
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Alabama State	72–69	5–3	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,259) Montgomery, AL
12/04/2016* 7:00 pm		at Samford	77–81	5–4	Pete Hanna Center (1,563) Birmingham, AL
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	83–88 ^OT	5–5	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,035) Monroe, LA
12/12/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Maryland	66–92	5–6	Xfinity Center (13,646) College Park, MD
12/14/2016* 6:00 pm		at Howard	72–59	6–6	Burr Gymnasium (100) Washington, D.C.
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		at USC Upstate	67–66	7–6	Hodge Center (512) Spartanburg, SC
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		at Chattanooga	57–73	7–7	McKenzie Arena (3,370) Chattanooga, TN
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at UT Martin	90–72	8–7 (1–0)	Skyhawk Arena (1,604) Martin, TN
12/31/2016 3:15 pm		at Eastern Illinois	57–56	9–7 (2–0)	Lantz Arena (1,059) Charleston, IL
01/05/2017 7:30 pm		Murray State	63–76	9–8 (2–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,206) Jacksonville, AL
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		Austin Peay	71–68	10–8 (3–1)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,504) Jacksonville, AL
01/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Fort Valley State	81–69	11–8	Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
01/14/2017 7:30 pm		at Tennessee Tech	74–59	12–8 (4–1)	Eblen Center (2,882) Cookeville, TN
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Belmont	60–77	12–9 (4–2)	Curb Event Center (1,680) Nashville, TN
01/21/2017 7:30 pm		at Tennessee State	86–79	13–9 (5–2)	Gentry Complex (5,106) Nashville, TN
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky	52–57	13–10 (5–3)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,552) Jacksonville, AL
01/28/2017 11:00 am, ASN		Morehead State	69–72	13–11 (5–4)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,021) Jacksonville, AL
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Southeast Missouri State	74–62	14–11 (6–4)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011) Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017 7:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	72–61	15–11 (7–4)	Vadalabene Center (1,203) Edwardsville, IL
02/09/2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Belmont	53–66	15–12 (7–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,370) Jacksonville, AL
02/11/2017 4:30 pm		Tennessee State	63–57	16–12 (8–5)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,920) Jacksonville, AL
02/18/2017 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	78–79 ^OT	16–13 (8–6)	Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,822) Jacksonville, AL
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		at Eastern Kentucky	65–68	16–14 (8–7)	McBrayer Arena (1,600) Richmond, KY
02/25/2017 3:15 pm		at Morehead State	70–61	17–14 (9–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (734) Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/02/2017 6:30 pm	(4)	vs. (5) Southeast Missouri State Quarterfinals	74–51	18–14	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001) Nashville, TN
03/03/2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU	(4)	vs. (1) Belmont Semifinals	65–59	19–14	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (2,355) Nashville, TN
03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) UT Martin Championship	66–55	20–14	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,303) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/17/17 1:45 pm, CBS	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) #10 Louisville First Round	63–78	20–15	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,255) Indianapolis, IN
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2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Belmont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Murray State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tennessee–Martin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2017 OVC tournament winner