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2016–17 Morgan State Bears basketball team

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2016–17 Morgan State Bears men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record14–16 (11–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTalmadge L. Hill Field House
Seasons
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

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.

Previous season

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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

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The Bears were picked to finish in ninth place in the preseason MEAC poll.[1] Phillip Carr was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.[1]

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Morgan State Athletics - 2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".