2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record	6–2 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Matthew Graves (4th year)
Assistant coach	Darnell Archey
Assistant coach	Russ Willemsen
Assistant coach	Brock Morris
Home arena	Mitchell Center

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
South Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Little Rock	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Texas–Arlington	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Georgia State	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Georgia Southern	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Texas State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Troy	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Appalachian State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Coastal Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286

† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represents the University of South Alabama during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars are led by fourth year head coach Matthew Graves and play their home games at the Mitchell Center as members in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2015–16 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The Jaguars finished the season 14–19 overall; and 8–12 in the conference. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josh Brown	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Barrington Stevens	G	5'11"	182	Senior	Allen, TX	Graduated
Tafari Whittingham	F	6'8"	215	Junior	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Central Connecticut State.^[1]
Lance Crawford	G	5'10"	170	Sophomore	Davie, FL	Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Taishaun Johnson	G	6'0"	172	Sophomore	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to Kent State.^[2]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dederick Lee	5	G	6'0"	162	Junior	Clarksville, AR	Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC
Jordan Andrews		G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Abita Springs, LA	Transferred from Youngstown State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Andrews will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Roster

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G		Andrews, JordanJordan Andrews (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Youngstown State	Abita Springs, LA
1.5 !G	0	Calhoun, ShaqShaq Calhoun	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Iowa Western CC	Rome, GA
1.5 !G	1	Williams, KenKen Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Episcopal HS	Houston, TX
1.5 !G	2	McGee, HerbHerb McGee	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Riverside Academy	Reserve, LA
1.5 !G	3	Haslam, EthanEthan Haslam	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Academy at the Lakes	Lithia, FL
1.5 !G	5	Lee, DederickDederick Lee	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indian Hills CC	Clarksville, AR
3.5 !F	10	Boyanov, GeorgiGeorgi Boyanov	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	General Vladimir Stoychev SS	Lovech, BG
3.5 !F	11	Marijan, NikolaNikola Marijan	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	242 lb (110 kg)	2.0 !So	Borislav Petrov Braca	Bački Brestovac, RS
1.5 !G	14	Epps, DevinDevin Epps	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oakland HS	Murfreesboro, TN
3.5 !F	20	Morris, KevinKevin Morris	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dothan HS	Dothan, AL
1.5 !G	21	Davis, NickNick Davis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alabama State	Mount Vernon, AL
1.5 !G	22	Pettway, JohnJohn Pettway	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Keith HS	Safford, AL
3.5 !F	24	Stover, NickNick Stover	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Loyola Marymount	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	25	MuepoKelly, DanDan MuepoKelly	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Riverside CC	Fontana, CA
3.5 !F	33	Ajayi, JoshJosh Ajayi	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	San Gabriel Academy	El Monte, CA
3.5 !F	42	Mitchell, TrhaeTrhae Mitchell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Pebblebrook HS	Austell, GA

Head coach

Matthew Graves (Butler)

Assistant coach(es)

Darnell Archey (Butler)
Russ Willemsen (Lee)
Brock Morris (Snead State CC)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Europe Tour
July 28, 2016* Noon	vs. ISBL All-Stars	W 93–79		Madrid, Spain
Aug 1, 2016* 10:00 am	vs. Catalan Amateur Talents	W 107–78		Barcelona, Spain
Aug 3, 2016* 10:00 am	vs. KK Kolubura Lazarevac	W 80–68		Belgrade, Serbia
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2016* 7:05 pm	Mobile	W 77–46		Mitchell Center (1,710) Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 9:00 pm, MWN	at UNLV	W 76–68	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (9,981) Paradise, NV
Nov 14, 2016* 7:05 pm	Blue Mountain	W 88–35	2–0	Mitchell Center (1,874) Mobile, AL
Nov 18, 2016* 7:05 pm	FIU Red Diamond Roundball Classic	W 69–64 ^OT	3–0	Mitchell Center (2,255) Mobile, AL
Nov 19, 2016* 2:05 pm	Youngstown State Red Diamond Roundball Classic	W 84–75	4–0	Mitchell Center (1,948) Mobile, AL
Nov 20, 2016* 3:05 pm	Jacksonville Red Diamond Roundball Classic	W 71–58	5–0	Mitchell Center (1,823) Mobile, AL
Nov 26, 2016* 3:15 pm	at Eastern Illinois	L 62–72	5–1	Lantz Arena (835) Charleston, IL
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	W 78–55	6–1	Reed Green Coliseum (2,333) Hattiesburg, MS
Dec 3, 2016* 7:05 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 55–67	6–2	Mitchell Center (2,612) Mobile, AL
Dec 10, 2016* 6:00 pm	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
Dec 13, 2016* 7:05 pm	Denver			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 16, 2016* 7:05 pm	Samford			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 19, 2016* 7:35 pm	Spring Hill			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
Sun Belt regular season
Jan 1, 2017 7:05 pm	Troy			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Jan 7, 2017 1:15 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State			GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Jan 9, 2017 6:00 pm	at Georgia Southern			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Jan 14, 2017 3:05 pm	Texas State			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Jan 16, 2017 7:05 pm	Texas–Arlington			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Jan 21, 2017 6:00 pm	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Jan 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State			Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
Jan 28, 2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3	Georgia Southern			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Jan 30, 2017 7:05 pm, ASN	Georgia State			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Feb 4, 2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
Feb 13, 2017 7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette			Cajundome Lafayette, LA
Feb 18, 2017 7:05 pm	Appalachian State			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Feb 20, 2017 7:05 pm	Coastal Carolina			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Feb 25, 2017 4:30 pm	at Texas–Arlington			College Park Center Arlington, TX
Feb 27, 2017 7:00 pm	at Texas State			Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
Mar 2, 2017 7:05 pm	Little Rock			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Mar 4, 2017 3:05 pm	Arkansas State			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 8, 2017– Mar 12, 2017	vs.			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Tafari Whittingham". ccsubluedevils.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
↑ "Kent State men's basketball program adds South Alabama transfer Taishaun Johnson". recordpub.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball

Venues	Mitchell Center (1998–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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