2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record	4–3 (0–0 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Byington (4th year)
Assistant coach	Andrew Wilson
Assistant coach	Larry Dixon
Assistant coach	Ben Betts
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

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 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represents Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Mark Byington, play their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and are members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament to South Alabama.

Roster

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Glenn, MontaeMontae Glenn	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Carrollton, Georgia
1.5 !G	1	Boykins, DevonteDevonte Boykins	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Forest City, North Carolina
1.5 !G	2	Hughes, MikeMike Hughes	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Smith, IkeIke Smith	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Gainesville, Florida
1.5 !G	4	Brown, TookieTookie Brown	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Madison, Georgia
3.5 !F	5	Gladden, B.J.B.J. Gladden	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	10	Allsmiller, JakeJake Allsmiller	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Nashville, Tennessee
3.5 !F	11	O'Connell, ShawnShawn O'Connell	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Roswell, Georgia
1.5 !G	12	McRae, AubreyAubrey McRae	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Augusta, Georgia
1.5 !G	13	Jackson, QuanQuan Jackson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tallahassee, Florida
3.5 !F	14	Simmons, CoyeCoye Simmons	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1.5 !G	21	Holder, JamesJames Holder	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gwinnett, Georgia
1.5 !G	24	Wimberly, BrandonBrandon Wimberly	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Macon, Georgia
3.5 !F	25	Georgiev, DavidDavid Georgiev	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Skopje, Macedonia
1.5 !G	30	Hamilton, JaredJared Hamilton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	33	Bullock, DominiqueDominique Bullock	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Valdosta, Georgia

Head coach

Mark Byington (UNC Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Wilson (Florida State)
Larry Dixon (Johnson C. Smith)
Ben Betts (Roanoke)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm	Lees–McRae	W 106–51		Hanner Fieldhouse (1,501) Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at NC State	L 79–81	0–1	PNC Arena (16,226) Raleigh, NC
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Coastal Georgia	W 92–43	1–1	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,628) Statesboro, GA
11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Mercer Savannah Invitational	L 67–80	1–2	Hawkins Arena (3,508) Macon, GA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm	at Akron Savannah Invitational	L 67–75	1–3	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,457) Akron, OH
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Florida A&M Savannah Invitational	W 83–72	2–3	Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA
11/26/2016* 2:30 pm	vs. Radford Savannah Invitational	W 65–64	3–3	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA
12/01/2016* 2:30 pm	at Savannah State	W 94–75	4–3	Tiger Arena (3,708) Savannah, GA
12/04/2016* 3:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
12/09/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016*	at FIU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
12/20/2016* 11:00 am	at Winthrop			Winthrop Coliseum Rock Hill, SC
12/22/2016* 4:00 pm	Fisk			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016 12:30 pm	Georgia State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017 5:00 pm	Troy			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/09/2017 7:00 pm	South Alabama			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/14/2017 8:15 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette			Cajundome Lafayette, LA
01/16/2017 8:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe			Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA
01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Appalachian State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Coastal Carolina			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
01/28/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at South Alabama			Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
01/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Troy			Trojan Arena Troy, AL
02/04/2017 5:00 pm	Louisiana–Monroe			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana–Lafayette			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/11/2017	at Coastal Carolina			HTC Center Conway, SC
02/13/2017 ESPN3	at Appalachian State			Holmes Center Boone, NC
02/18/2017 5:00 pm	Texas State			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ASN	UT Arlington			Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA
02/25/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Arkansas State			Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2017 7:30 pm, ASN	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
03/04/2017 2:15 pm, ESPN3	at Georgia State			GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2017– 03/12/2017	vs.			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://gseagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=122&path=mbball

Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–present)

Rivalries	Georgia State

Culture & lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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