2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 1–6 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Wayne Brent (4th year)
Assistant coach Cason Burk
Assistant coach De'Suan Dixon
Assistant coach Jorel Washington
Home arena Williams Assembly Center
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 0 0       4 4   .500
Southern 0 0       3 3   .500
Grambling State 0 0       3 6   .333
Alcorn State* 0 0       2 5   .286
Prairie View A&M 0 0       2 6   .250
Alabama State 0 0       1 6   .143
Jackson State 0 0       1 6   .143
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 0       1 7   .125
Alabama A&M 0 0       0 7   .000
Mississippi Valley State 0 0       0 9   .000
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represents Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, play their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Franklin, ChaceChace Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
G 1 Taylor, Jr., CharlesCharles Taylor, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Washington, DC
G 2 Dennis, EdricEdric Dennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Dallas, TX
G 3 Specks, YettraYettra Specks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Monroe, LA
F 4 Roscoe, DerekDerek Roscoe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Chicago, IL
G 5 Collins, ParisParis Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr San Antonio, TX
F 10 Wilson, SherronSherron Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
F 11 Felton, AnferneeAnfernee Felton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jackson, MS
F 12 Rivers, MauriceMaurice Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 13 Berry, JordanJordan Berry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Desoto, TX
F 20 Ford, JordanJordan Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
C 21 Clopton, DemetriceDemetrice Clopton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Columbus, MS
F 22 Bolden, TreshawnTreshawn Bolden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
F 23 Austin, DariusDarius Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Centreville, IL
G 24 Bozeman, JeremiahJeremiah Bozeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Alva, OK
G 25 Love, JesseJesse Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Jackson, MS
G 31 Robinson, DontaveonDontaveon Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
G 33 Nabors, MontrealMontreal Nabors 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Abbeville, MS
F 35 Middleton, JanariusJanarius Middleton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Greenwood, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cason Burk
  • De'Suan Dixon
  • Jorel Washington

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

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
12:15 pm
Xavier (LA) W 66–54  1–0
Williams Assembly Center (4,021)
Jackson, MS

Nov 16, 2016*
7:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–84  1–1
University Center (907)
Hammond, LA

Nov 18, 2016*
8:00 pm
at North Carolina Central
Global Sports Shootout
L 75–84  1–2
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,979)
Durham, NC

Nov 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Marshall
Global Sports Shootout
L 61–71  1–3
Cam Henderson Center (4,785)
Huntington, WV

Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Ohio State
Global Sports Shootout
L 47–78  1–4
Value City Arena (10,513)
Columbus, OH

Nov 26, 2016*
6:00 pm
Western Carolina
Global Sports Shootout
L 47–58  1–5
Williams Assembly Center (225)
Jackson, MS

Nov 30, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Memphis L 69–84  1–6
FedEx Forum (7,507)
Memphis, TN

Dec 4, 2016*
3:30 pm
Southern Miss   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Drake   
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

Dec 15, 2016*
7:00 pm
Blue Mountain   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Dec 17, 2016*
5:00 pm
at Baylor   
Abrams Gym 
Fort Hood, TX

Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Duquesne   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

Dec 30, 2016*
7:30 pm
Fisk   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
SWAC regular season

Jan 2, 2017
7:30 pm
at Alabama A&M   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

Jan 4, 2017
7:30 pm
at Alabama State   
Dunn–Oliver Acadome 
Montgomery, AL

Jan 7, 2017
5:30 pm
Alcorn State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Jan 9, 2017
7:30 pm
Southern   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Jan 14, 2017
5:20 pm
at Prairie View A&M   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

Jan 16, 2017
8:00 pm
at Texas Southern   
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX

Jan 21, 2017
5:30 pm
at Grambling State   
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA

Jan 28, 2017
5:30 pm
Mississippi Valley State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Jan 30, 2017
7:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Feb 4, 2017
5:30 pm
at Alcorn State   
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS

Feb 6, 2017
7:30 pm
at Southern   
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

Feb 11, 2017
5:30 pm
Prairie View A&M   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Feb 13, 2017
7:30 pm
Texas Southern   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Feb 18, 2017
5:30 pm
Grambling State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Feb 25, 2017
5:30 pm
at Mississippi Valley State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

Feb 27, 2017
7:30 pm
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR

Mar 2, 2017
7:30 pm
Alabama A&M   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

Mar 4, 2017
5:30 pm
Alabama State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
SWAC Tournament

Mar 6-11, 2017
vs.    
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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