2016–17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redhawks, led by second-year head coach Rick Ray , played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 15–18, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State .
Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 5–24, 2–14 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As a result, they failed to qualify for the OVC tournament .
Preseaon
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Southeast Missouri State was picked to finish last in the West Division of the OVC.[ 1]
Roster
2016–17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Dondre Duffus
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Palm Beach, Florida
G
1
Antonius Cleveland
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Memphis, Tennessee
G
2
Tahj Eaddy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
154 lb (70 kg)
Fr
West Haven, Connecticut
G
3
Ray Kowalski
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Concord, North Carolina
G
4
Milos Vranes
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Belgrade, Serbia
F
5
Joel Angus III
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Brooklyn, New York
G
10
Jonathan Dalton
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
So
New Orleans, Louisiana
G
11
Eli Sample
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Crystal City, Missouri
G
12
Jamaal Calvin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Chattanooga, Tennessee
F
13
Trey Kellum
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
RS Sr
Peoria, Illinois
G
15
Donnie Lewis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Lexington, Kentucky
G
22
Jaylen Benton
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Columbus, Ohio
G
23
Daniel Simmons
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Biggersville, Mississippi
G
34
Denzel Mahoney
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
213 lb (97 kg)
Fr
Oviedo, Florida
F
35
William Tchiengang
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
Jr
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016 *6:30 pm
Missouri S&T
W 84–77
Show Me Center (512)Cape Girardeau, MO
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *8:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois
L 62–81
0–1
State Farm Center (19,790)Champaign, IL
11/13/2016 *2:00 pm
Hannibal–LaGrange
W 86–54
1–1
Show Me Center (807)Cape Girardeau, MO
11/16/2016 *7:00 pm
at Western Illinois
W 74–71
2–1
Western Hall (807)Macomb, IL
11/18/2016 *7:00 pm
at Bradley
L 78–84
2–2
Carver Arena (5,142)Peoria, IL
11/22/2016 *6:30 pm
UTRGV
W 83–72
3–2
Show Me Center (1,139)Cape Girardeau, MO
11/28/2016 *6:35 pm
at UMKC
L 75–86
3–3
Municipal Auditorium (976)Kansas City, MO
12/01/2016 *6:30 pm
Central Arkansas
W 87–63
4–3
Show Me Center (1,437)Cape Girardeau, MO
12/04/2016 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 13 Indiana
L 55–83
4–4
Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
12/07/2016 *6:30 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State
L 71–79
4–5
Show Me Center (1,556)Cape Girardeau, MO
12/10/2016 *2:00 pm
Northern Kentucky
L 66–80
4–6
Show Me Center (1,379)Cape Girardeau, MO
12/17/2016 *5:05 pm
at Missouri State Las Vegas Classic
L 66–71
4–7
JQH Arena (2,384)Springfield, MO
12/19/2016 *8:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul Las Vegas Classic
L 78–81
4–8
Allstate Arena (4,377)Rosemont, IL
12/22/2016 *2:00 pm
vs. Chicago State Las Vegas Classic
L 65–74
4–9
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
12/23/2016 *2:00 pm
vs. Cornell Las Vegas Classic
L 62–78
4–10
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
12/29/2016 *5:00 pm
Henderson State
W 89–75
5–10
Show Me Center (955)Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016 2:30 pm
Eastern Kentucky
W 81–48
6–10 (1–0)
Show Me Center (720)Cape Girardeau, MO
01/05/2017 7:30 pm
at Tennessee State
L 62–65
6–11 (1–1)
Gentry Complex (613)Nashville, TN
01/07/2017 7:00 pm
at Belmont
L 75–87
6–12 (1–2)
Curb Event Center (2,017)Nashville, TN
01/10/2017 6:30 pm
Tennessee Tech
W 83–78
7–12 (2–2)
Show Me Center (923)Cape Girardeau, MO
01/14/2017 6:00 pm
at UT Martin
L 69–79
7–13 (2–3)
Skyhawk Arena (2,068)Martin, TN
01/19/2017 6:30 pm
SIU Edwardsville
W 79–76
8–13 (3–3)
Show Me Center (1,372)Cape Girardeau, MO
01/21/2017 4:15 pm
Eastern Illinois
W 83–71
9–13 (4–3)
Show Me Center (1,968)Cape Girardeau, MO
01/26/2017 7:00 pm
at Murray State
W 75–74
10–13 (5–3)
CFSB Center (3,080)Murray, KY
01/28/2017 6:30 pm
at Austin Peay
W 82–71
11–13 (6–3)
Dunn Center (3,794)Cookeville, TN
02/01/2017 7:00 pm
at Jacksonville State
L 62–74
11–14 (6–4)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011)Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017 4:15 pm
Morehead State
L 81–89
11–15 (6–5)
Show Me Center (2,919)Cape Girardeau, MO
02/09/2017 7:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville
W 71–67
12–15 (7–5)
Vadalabene Center (1,161)Edwardsville, IL
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ASN
at Eastern Illinois
L 80–86 OT
12–16 (7–6)
Lantz Arena (1,992)Charleston, IL
02/18/2017 11:00 am, ASN
UT Martin
W 90–61
13–16 (8–6)
Show Me Center (3,160)Cape Girardeau, MO
02/23/2017 6:30 pm
Murray State
W 82–69
14–16 (9–6)
Show Me Center (5,225)Cape Girardeau, MO
02/25/2017 4:15 pm
Austin Peay
L 79–88
14–17 (9–7)
Show Me Center (3,746)Cape Girardeau, MO
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/01/2017 6:30 pm
(5)
vs. (8) Tennessee State First Round
W 78–75 OT
15–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043)Nashville, TN
03/02/2017 6:30 pm
(5)
vs. (4) Jacksonville State Quarterfinals
L 51–74
15–18
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001)Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time
Source
[ 2] [ 3] .
References
Venues
Houck Field House (original, 1927–1948)
Houck Field House (rebuilt, 1951–1987)
Show Me Center (1987–present)
People Seasons NAIA national championship in bold