2016–17 Morgan State Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represented Morgan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by 11th-year head coach Todd Bozeman, played their home games at the Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Howard.

2016–17 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–16 (11–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Todd Bozeman (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ellerbe Larry Stewart Hans Desir
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4		.750			17	–	17		.500
Morgan State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	16		.467
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6		.625			13	–	16		.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7		.563			14	–	20		.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	24		.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Howard	5	–	11		.313			10	–	24		.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15		.063			3	–	29		.094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They beat Maryland Eastern Shore in the first round of the MEAC tournament, before falling to Hampton in the quarterfinals.

Preseason

The Bears were picked to finish in ninth place in the preseason MEAC poll. Phillip Carr was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.

Roster

2016–17 Morgan State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Stanley Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chester, Pennsylvania G 1 Isiah Graves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Atlantic City, New Jersey G 2 Martez Cameron 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F/C 3 Azariah Sykes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Midlothian, Virginia G 5 Tiwian Kendley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Harlem, New York G 10 Antonio Gillespie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee G 11 Clive "C.J." Vaughan Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aurora, Illinois F/C 12 Alex Ennis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ocean, New Jersey G 13 Tyler Streeter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chicago, Illinois F 21 Kyle Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Owings Mills, Maryland F 22 Phillip Carr 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brooklyn, New York F 32 David Syfax 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan F/C 44 Tyjhai Byers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bethesda, Maryland	Head coach Todd Bozeman (Rhode Island) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ellerbe (Rutgers) Larry Stewart (Coppin State) Hans Desir (St. Catharine College) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Houston	L 52–93	0–1	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,005) Houston, TX
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Towson	L 72–78	0–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,047) Baltimore, MD
11/17/2016* 7:45 pm		Wilmington	W 88–73	1–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (895) Baltimore, MD
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm		Campbell	W 82–66	2–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (804) Baltimore, MD
11/23/2016* 4:00 pm		at Brown	L 75–81	2–3	Pizzitola Sports Center (487) Providence, RI
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		at Bowling Green	L 58–90	2–4	Stroh Center (1,074) Bowling Green, OH
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm		High Point	L 61–62	2–5	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (892) Baltimore, MD
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at Rutgers	L 58–72	2–6	The RAC (5,081) Piscataway, NJ
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Manhattan	W 85–82 2OT	3–6	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,432) Baltimore, MD
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm		Wagner	L 66–68	3–7	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,007) Baltimore, MD
12/21/2016* 5:00 pm, BTN+		at Penn State	L 55–96	3–8	Bryce Jordan Center (4,009) University Park, PA
12/26/2016* 8:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 49–70	3–9	Gersten Pavilion (1,849) Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2016* 10:00 pm		at Cal State Northridge	L 61–82	3–10	Matadome (569) Northridge, CA
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 58–56	4–10 (1–0)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (974) Baltimore, MD
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman	W 69–63	5–10 (2–0)	Moore Gymnasium (619) Daytona Beach, FL
01/10/2017 7:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 62–59	6–10 (3–0)	Teaching Gym (1,317) Tallahassee, FL
01/16/2017 7:30 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 82–53	7–10 (4–0)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,067) Baltimore, MD
01/21/2017 6:00 pm		at Savannah State	L 61–74	7–11 (4–1)	Tiger Arena (1,230) Savannah, GA
01/23/2017 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 77–75	8–11 (5–1)	SHM Memorial Center (432) Orangeburg, SC
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 76–74	9–11 (6–1)	Physical Education Complex (1,899) Baltimore, MD
01/30/2017 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 77–60	10–11 (7–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,007) Baltimore, MD
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 62–68	10–12 (7–2)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,103) Baltimore, MD
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		Delaware State	L 45–56	10–13 (7–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,052) Baltimore, MD
02/13/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Howard	L 67–70	10–14 (7–4)	Burr Gymnasium (934) Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017 4:00 pm		Savannah State	W 83–75	11–14 (8–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,056) Baltimore, MD
02/20/2017 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 65–54	12–14 (9–4)	Memorial Hall (1,034) Dover, DE
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		Hampton	W 77–70	13–14 (10–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,478) Baltimore, MD
02/27/2017 8:00 pm		Coppin State	W 71–66	14–14 (11–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (4,078) Baltimore, MD
03/02/2017 7:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 66–67	14–15 (11–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (2,110) Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
03/09/2017 6:00 pm	(3)	vs. (11) Howard Quarterfinals	L 65–68	14–16	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source