2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Michael Huger , played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference .
They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament , they lost in the first round to Toledo .
Previous season
The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron .
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Josh Gomez
0
C
6'10"
226
Senior
Bronx, NY Graduated
Spencer Parker
3
F
6'7"
210
Senior
West Bloomfield, MI Graduated
JD Tisdale
5
G
6'4"
185
Junior
Flint, MI Transferred to Rogers State
David Joseph
10
G
6'0"
187
Senior
Queens, NY Graduated
Brandon Busuttil
15
G
6'4"
205
Senior
Kitchener, ON Graduated
Garrett Mayleben
33
F
6'9"
245
RS Sophomore
Milford, OH Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting class of 2016
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Roderick Caldwell PG
Dayton, OH
Wayne High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sep 28, 2015
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Frye PG
Pembroke Pines, FL
Mater Academy Charter High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sep 11, 2015
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Justin Turner SG
Detroit, MI
Renaissance High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Apr 12, 2016
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Recruiting class of 2017
College recruiting information (2017)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Derek Koch #67 PF
West Salem, OH
Northwestern High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sep 18, 2016
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 73
Daeqwon Plowden SF
Philadelphia, PA
Mastery Charter School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Sep 7, 2016
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Joniya Gadson PF
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard High School
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
N/A
Oct 2, 2016
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 1
Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So Springfield
Toledo, OH
G 2
Malik Hluchoweckyj 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Bellevue West
Bellevue, NE
G 3
Rodrick Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Wayne
Dayton, OH
G 4
Zack Denny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr Valley View
Germantown, OH
G 5
Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Mater Academy
Pembroke Pines, FL
G 10
Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Renaissance
Detroit, MI
G 11
Antown Lillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Cleveland Central Catholic
Cleveland, OH
F 13
Jeffery Uju 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Jr Oak Hill Academy Western Texas College
Boilingbrook, IL
G 14
Wes Alcegaire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Daytona State College
Miami, FL
G 20
Ismail Ali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Sr San Leandro Antelope Valley College
South Hayward, CA
G 24
Matt Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Anthony Wayne
Maumee, OH
G 30
Ethan Good (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Wapakoneta
Wapakoneta, OH
F 32
Rasheed Worrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
RS So Sipsey Valley
Coker, AL
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 4, 2016 *5:00 pm
Capital W 71–56 Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland
L 70–78 0–1
Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
November 13, 2016 *3:15 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota
L 72–78 0–2
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017)Vermillion, SD
November 19, 2016 *4:00 pm, ESPN3
UMKC Bill Frack Tournament L 69–71 0–3
Stroh Center (1,676)Bowling Green, OH
November 20, 2016 *6:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay Bill Frack Tournament L 61–77 0–4
Stroh Center (1,514)Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State Bill Frack Tournament W 78–77 1–4
Stroh Center (1,545)Bowling Green, OH
November 26, 2016 *12:00 pm
Morgan State W 90–58 2–4
Stroh Center (1,074)Bowling Green, OH
November 29, 2016 *7:00 pm
Notre Dame College W 86–60 3–4
Stroh Center (1,707)Bowling Green, OH
December 4, 2016 *8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati
L 56–85 3–5
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2016 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville
L 66–69 3–6
Ford Center Evansville, IN
December 10, 2016 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 74–61 4–6
Stroh Center (1,513)Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2016 *5:00 pm
at San Jose State
L 76–77 4–7
Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
December 22, 2016 *12:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama A&M W 74–61 5–7
Stroh Center (1,338)Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2016 *2:00 pm
Norfolk State W 86–77 6–7
Stroh Center (1,820)Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron
L 84–89 6–8
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 7, 2017 1:00 pm
at Ball State
W 76–71 7–8
Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan L 53–81 7–9
Stroh Center (1,605)Bowling Green, OH
January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 52–69 7–10
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo
L 73–85 7–11
Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 79–74 8–11
Stroh Center (2,953)Bowling Green, OH
January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan
L 76–82 8–12
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 72–96 8–13
Stroh Center (2,372)Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 83–72 9–13
Stroh Center (1,525)Bowling Green, OH
February 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 104–100 2OT
10–13
Stroh Center (2,676)Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm
at Kent State
W 84–83 OT
11–13
MAC Center Kent, OH
February 11, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 74–88 11–14
Stroh Center (2,035)Bowling Green, OH
February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan
L 79–89 11–15
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio
L 75–95 11–16
Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 21, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 66–65 12–16
Stroh Center (1,611)Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)
W 70–54 13–16
Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State L 67–74 13–17
Stroh Center (2,014)Bowling Green, OH
March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo
L 68–80 13–18
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
03/06/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3
(10)
at (7) Toledo First round L 62–77 13–19
Savage Arena (4,085)Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time
Source
[ 1] .
See also
References
