2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	18–15 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Mark Byington (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Andrew Wilson Larry Dixon Ben Betts
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas–Arlington	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Georgia State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			22	–	14		.611
Georgia Southern	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Troy †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	15		.595
Coastal Carolina	10	–	8		.556			20	–	19		.513
South Alabama	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Little Rock	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Appalachian State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	16		.111			9	–	24		.273
† 2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles 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 Hometown F 0 Montae Glenn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Carrollton, Georgia G 1 Devonte Boykins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Forest City, North Carolina G 2 Mike Hughes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 3 Ike Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gainesville, Florida G 4 Tookie Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Madison, Georgia F 5 B. J. Gladden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina G 10 Jake Allsmiller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Nashville, Tennessee F 11 Shawn O'Connell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Roswell, Georgia G 12 Aubrey McRae 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Augusta, Georgia G 13 Quan Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tallahassee, Florida F 14 Coye Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 21 James Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Gwinnett, Georgia G 24 Brandon Wimberly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Macon, Georgia F 25 David Georgiev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Skopje, Macedonia G 30 Jared Hamilton  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina G 33 Dominique Bullock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 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 and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	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	L 82–85	4–4	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,519) Statesboro, GA
12/09/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 49–86	4–5	Williams Arena (8,790) Minneapolis, MN
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast	W 72–59	5–5	Alico Arena (3,057) Fort Myers, FL
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 75–68	6–5	FIU Arena (639) Miami, FL
12/20/2016* 11:00 am		at Winthrop	L 84–86	6–6	Winthrop Coliseum (2,534) Rock Hill, SC
12/22/2016* 4:00 pm		Fisk	W 106–58	7–6	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,036) Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016 12:30 pm		Georgia State	W 88–65	8–6 (1–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356) Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		Troy	W 86–82	9–6 (2–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,639) Statesboro, GA
01/09/2017 7:00 pm		South Alabama	W 84–79 OT	10–6 (3–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,391) Statesboro, GA
01/14/2017 8:15 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 81–76	11–6 (4–0)	Cajundome (5,464) Lafayette, LA
01/16/2017 8:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 62–60	12–6 (5–0)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,542) Monroe, LA
01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Appalachian State	W 92–88	13–6 (6–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,938) Statesboro, GA
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Coastal Carolina	W 91–80	14–6 (7–0)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,527) Statesboro, GA
01/28/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Alabama	L 66–78	14–7 (7–1)	Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, AL
01/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 76–83	14–8 (7–2)	Trojan Arena (1,087) Troy, AL
02/04/2017 5:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 76–62	15–8 (8–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,859) Statesboro, GA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 74–70	16–8 (9–2)	Hanner Fieldhouse (1,373) Statesboro, GA
02/11/2017 4:30 pm		at Coastal Carolina	L 70–82	16–9 (9–3)	HTC Center (2,050) Conway, SC
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Appalachian State	L 78–83	16–10 (9–4)	Holmes Center (1,573) Boone, NC
02/18/2017 5:00 pm		Texas State	W 70–67	17–10 (10–4)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,281) Statesboro, GA
02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		UT Arlington	L 71–81	17–11 (10–5)	Hanner Fieldhouse (2,573) Statesboro, GA
02/25/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas State	W 72–60	18–11 (11–5)	Convocation Center (4,671) Jonesboro, AR
02/27/2017 7:30 pm, ASN		at Little Rock	L 54–56	18–12 (11–6)	Jack Stephens Center (2,541) Little Rock, AR
03/04/2017 2:15 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia State	L 67–72	18–13 (11–7)	GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt tournament
03/15/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	vs. (6) Troy Quarterfinals	L 70–90	18–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
CBI
03/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Utah Valley First Round	L 49–74	18–15	Hanner Fieldhouse (603) Statesboro, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.