2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cason Burk
  • De'Suan Dixon
  • Jorel Washington
Home arenaWilliams Assembly Center
Seasons
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas Southern † 16 – 2   .889 23 – 12   .657
Alcorn State* 13 – 5   .722 18 – 14   .563
Grambling State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485
Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438
Southern 10 – 8   .556 15 – 18   .455
Prairie View A&M 10 – 8   .556 13 – 20   .394
Mississippi Valley State 7 – 11   .389 7 – 25   .219
Alabama State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219
Alabama A&M 2 – 16   .111 2 – 27   .069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Chace Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Dallas, TX
G 1 Charles Taylor, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Washington, DC
G 2 Edric Dennis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Dallas, TX
G 3 Yettra Specks 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Monroe, LA
F 4 Derek Roscoe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Chicago, IL
G 5 Paris Collins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr San Antonio, TX
F 10 Sherron Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
F 11 Anfernee Felton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jackson, MS
F 12 Maurice Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
G 13 Jordan Berry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Desoto, TX
F 20 Jordan Ford 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
C 21 Demetrice Clopton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Columbus, MS
F 22 Treshawn Bolden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
F 23 Darius Austin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Centreville, IL
G 24 Jeremiah Bozeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Alva, OK
G 25 Jesse Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Jackson, MS
G 31 Dontaveon Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
G 33 Montreal Nabors 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Abbeville, MS
F 35 Janarius Middleton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Greenwood, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Cason Burk
  • De'Suan Dixon
  • Jorel Washington
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
12:15 pm 		Xavier (LA) W 66–54  1–0
 Williams Assembly Center (4,021)
Jackson, MS
Nov 16, 2016*
7:30 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–84  1–1
 University Center (907)
Hammond, LA
Nov 18, 2016*
8:00 pm 		at North Carolina Central
Global Sports Shootout 		L 75–84  1–2
 McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,979)
Durham, NC
Nov 21, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Marshall
Global Sports Shootout 		L 61–71  1–3
 Cam Henderson Center (4,785)
Huntington, WV
Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio State
Global Sports Shootout 		L 47–78  1–4
 Value City Arena (10,513)
Columbus, OH
Nov 26, 2016*
6:00 pm 		Western Carolina
Global Sports Shootout 		L 47–58  1–5
 Williams Assembly Center (225)
Jackson, MS
Nov 30, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Memphis L 69–84  1–6
 FedExForum (7,507)
Memphis, TN
Dec 4, 2016*
3:30 pm 		Southern Miss W 75–64  2–6
 Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 pm 		at Drake W 68–63  3–6
 Knapp Center (2,467)
Des Moines, IA
Dec 15, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Blue Mountain L 49–57  3–7
 Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Dec 17, 2016*
5:00 pm, FSSW+ 		vs. No. 4 Baylor
Fort Hood Showcase 		L 57–82  3–8
 Abrams Gym (2,500)
Fort Hood, TX
Dec 19, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Duquesne L 62–74  3–9
 Palumbo Center (747)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 30, 2016*
7:30 pm 		Fisk W 94–62  4–9
 Williams Assembly Center (805)
Jackson, MS
SWAC regular season
Jan 2, 2017
7:30 pm 		at Alabama A&M W 63–51  5–9
(1–0) 		Elmore Gymnasium (1,487)
Huntsville, AL
Jan 4, 2017
7:30 pm 		at Alabama State W 63–60  6–9
(2–0) 		Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,059)
Montgomery, AL
Jan 9, 2017
 Alcorn State
Postponed (inclement weather), rescheduled for Jan. 11, 2017[1][2] 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Jan 9, 2017
7:30 pm 		Southern W 65–61  7–9
(3–0) 		Williams Assembly Center (1,327)
Jackson, MS
Jan 11, 2017
7:30 pm 		Alcorn State L 50–63  7–10
(3–1) 		Williams Assembly Center (2,246)
Jackson, MS
Jan 14, 2017
5:20 pm 		at Prairie View A&M L 56–63  7–11
(3–2) 		William J. Nicks Building (435)
Prairie View, TX
Jan 16, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Texas Southern L 44–67  7–12
(3–3) 		Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX
Jan 21, 2017
5:30 pm 		at Grambling State L 57–72  7–13
(3–4) 		Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (783)
Grambling, LA
Jan 28, 2017
5:30 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 83–68  8–13
(4–4) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Jan 30, 2017
7:30 pm 		Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 74–59  9–13
(5–4) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Feb 4, 2017
5:30 pm 		at Alcorn State L 58–69  9–14
(5–5) 		Davey Whitney Complex (1,914)
Lorman, MS
Feb 6, 2017
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Southern L 75–88  9–15
(5–6) 		F. G. Clark Center (1,129)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 11, 2017
5:30 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 78–69  10–15
(6–6) 		Williams Assembly Center (899)
Jackson, MS
Feb 13, 2017
7:30 pm 		Texas Southern W 71–62  11–15
(7–6) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Feb 18, 2017
5:30 pm 		Grambling State L 59–62 OT 11–16
(7–7) 		Williams Assembly Center (3,001)
Jackson, MS
Feb 25, 2017
5:30 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State L 67–70 OT 11–17
(7–8) 		Harrison HPER Complex (2,052)
Itta Bena, MS
Feb 27, 2017
7:30 pm 		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 62–51  12–17
(8–8) 		K. L. Johnson Complex (1,268)
Pine Bluff, AR
Mar 2, 2017
7:30 pm 		Alabama A&M W 72–64  13–17
(9–8) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
Mar 4, 2017
5:30 pm 		Alabama State W 65–59  14–17
(10–8) 		Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS
SWAC tournament
Mar 7
7:30 pm 		(6) at (3) Southern
Quarterfinals 		L 63–69  14–18
 F. G. Clark Center (3,012)
Baton Rouge, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Basketball Doubleheader at JSU Postponed to Wednesday".
  2. ^ "Jackson State/Alcorn State hoops doubleheader postponed - MSNewsNow.com - Jackson, MS". Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.