2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

The 2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Murray Garvin, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Florida A&M in the MEAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Norfolk State.

2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record11–20 (7–9 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rio Pitt
  • Trevor Deloach
Home arenaSHM Memorial Center
Seasons
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NC Central133 .813259 .735
Norfolk State124 .7501717 .500
Morgan State115 .6881416 .467
Hampton115 .6881417 .452
Savannah State*106 .6251316 .448
MD Eastern Shore97 .5631420 .412
South Carolina State79 .4381120 .355
Delaware State79 .4381022 .313
Coppin State79 .438824 .250
Bethune–Cookman610 .3751022 .313
Howard511 .3131024 .294
Florida A&M511 .313723 .233
North Carolina A&T115 .063329 .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Coppin State and Norfolk State to advance to the championship game of the MEAC tournament where they lost to Hampton. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Grand Canyon.

Preseason

The Bulldogs were picked to finish in second place in the preseason MEAC poll.[1] Eric Eaves was named to the preseason All-MEAC first team and Edward Stephens was named to the second team.[1]

Roster

2016–17 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F0Earnest "LB" Jones6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrAlexandria, Virginia
G1Edward Stephens6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrColumbia, South Carolina
F2Tashombe Riley6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrOrangeburg, South Carolina
G3Greg Mortimer6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrSavannah, Georgia
F5Ozante Fields6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrDenmark, South Carolina
G10James "JJ" Richardson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrDarlington, South Carolina
G11Janai Raynor Powell5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoVirginia Beach, Virginia
G20Bobby Williams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SrKingstree, South Carolina
F21David Bottenberg6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrRockville, Maryland
G22Eric Eaves6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrColumbia, South Carolina
F24Ian Kinard6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)FrClinton, South Carolina
F34Jaylen Reid6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrRock Hill, South Carolina
F35Damani Applewhite6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrFayetteville, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
9:30 pm
at Wichita StateL 39–85 0–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
St. AndrewsW 93–76 1–1
SHM Memorial Center (392)
Orangeburg, SC
11/18/2016*
6:30 pm
at South Carolina
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 50–92 1–2
Colonial Life Arena (10,159)
Columbia, SC
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Syracuse
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 59–101 1–3
Carrier Dome (17,073)
Syracuse, NY
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
at Holy Cross
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 57–73 1–4
Hart Center (1,554)
Worcester, MA
11/26/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Monmouth
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 62–86 1–5
Hart Center (530)
Worcester, MA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
VoorheesW 90–85 2–5
SHM Memorial Center (412)
Orangeburg, SC
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL)L 46–82 2–6
Watsco Center (6,489)
Coral Gables, FL
12/10/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&ML 76–83 2–7
Reed Arena (6,934)
College Station, TX
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at ClemsonL 65–93 2–8
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,333)
Clemson, SC
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at FurmanW 69–67 3–8
Timmons Arena (1,008)
Greenville, SC
12/22/2016*
10:00 pm, TheW.tv
at No. 19 Saint Mary'sL 47–74 3–9
McKeon Pavilion (2,813)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at JacksonvilleL 85–89 3–10
Swisher Gymnasium (450)
Jacksonville, FL
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017
7:30 pm
at Coppin StateL 59–75 3–11
(0–1)
Physical Education Complex (580)
Baltimore, MD
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
Bethune–CookmanW 78–74 4–11
(1–1)
SHM Memorial Center (392)
Orangeburg, SC
01/16/2017
7:30 pm
Savannah StateL 82–86 4–12
(1–2)
SHM Memorial Center (488)
Orangeburg, SC
01/21/2017
4:00 pm
Delaware StateW 74–64 5–12
(2–2)
SHM Memorial Center (608)
Orangeburg, SC
01/23/2017
7:30 pm
Morgan StateL 75–77 5–13
(2–3)
SHM Memorial Center (432)
Orangeburg, SC
01/25/2017
7:30 pm
at HamptonW 68–66 6–13
(3–3)
Hampton Convocation Center (3,214)
Hampton, VA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern ShoreL 69–92 6–14
(3–4)
Hytche Athletic Center (1,461)
Princess Anne, MD
01/30/2017
7:30 pm
at HowardW 77–68 7–14
(4–4)
Burr Gymnasium (2,703)
Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017
4:00 pm
Norfolk StateL 62–65 7–15
(4–5)
SHM Memorial Center (312)
Orangeburg, SC
02/06/2017
7:30 pm
HamptonL 64–93 7–16
(4–6)
SHM Memorial Center (487)
Orangeburg, SC
02/11/2017
4:00 pm
at North Carolina CentralL 62–85 7–17
(4–7)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,639)
Durham, NC
02/13/2017
7:30 pm
at North Carolina A&TW 72–65 8–17
(5–7)
Corbett Sports Center (1,006)
Greensboro, NC
02/15/2017
8:00 pm
at Norfolk StateL 70–81 8–18
(5–8)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012)
Norfolk, VA
02/18/2017
4:00 pm
Coppin StateW 84–79 9–18
(6–8)
SHM Memorial Center (380)
Orangeburg, SC
02/25/2017
4:00 pm
Florida A&MW 75–64 10–18
(7–8)
SHM Memorial Center (503)
Orangeburg, SC
03/02/2017
7:30 pm
at Savannah StateL 88–95 10–19
(7–9)
Tiger Arena (2,300)
Savannah, GA
MEAC tournament
03/07/2017
6:00 pm
(7) vs. (10) Florida A&M
First round
L 78–82 OT11–19
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
03/06/2017
(7) vs. (2) Norfolk State
Quarterfinals
L 88–93 OT11–20
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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