2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South regular season co–champions
CIT, First Round
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–10 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brett Carey
  • Sean Dixon
  • Logan Johnson
Home arenaKimmel Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788
UNC Asheville 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697
Liberty 14 – 4   .778 21 – 14   .600
Gardner–Webb 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576
High Point 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484
Radford 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
Campbell 7 – 11   .389 19 – 18   .514
Charleston Southern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Longwood 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
Presbyterian 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2017 Big South tournament winner

The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South tournament. They received conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were lost in the first round to the eventual National Champion Villanova.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Donovan Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Greensboro, North Carolina
F 2 Alec Wnuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cary, North Carolina
F 3 Asante Monadjemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 5 Justin Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 10 Kevin Vannatta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Upper Arlington, Ohio
F 11 Jonathan Baehre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hessen, Germany
G 12 Raekwon Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Marion, North Carolina
G 13 David Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina
G 14 Ahmad Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Danville, Virginia
F 15 Grant Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida
F 21 Giacomo Zilli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Udine, Italy
F 22 Malik Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
G 31 MaCio Teague 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
F 32 Will Weeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 33 Drew Rackley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Concord, Ohio
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
11/05/2016*
7:00 pm 		Montreat W 101–59 
Kimmel Arena (841)
Asheville, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, WTVR-TV 		at VCU W 80–65  0–1
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Georgia
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 60–46  0–2
 Stegeman Coliseum (6,415)
Athens, GA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		at USC Upstate W 73–57  1–2
 Hodge Center (537)
Spartanburg, SC
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm 		Siena
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 92–80  2–2
 Kimmel Arena (1,227)
Asheville, NC
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Furman
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		W 64–58  3–2
 Timmons Arena (1,216)
Greenville, SC
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 5 Kansas
CBE Hall of Fame Classic 		L 57–95  3–3
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		Brevard W 68–50  4–3
 Kimmel Arena (939)
Asheville, NC
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 79–77 OT 5–3
 HTC Center (1,447)
Conway, SC
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Elon W 78–67  6–3
 Alumni Gym (1,421)
Elon, NC
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		Warren Wilson W 117–52  7–3
 Kimmel Arena (1,229)
Asheville, NC
12/17/2016*
4:30 pm 		Western Carolina W 59–57  8–3
 Kimmel Arena (1,661)
Asheville, NC
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		UNC Greensboro L 73–75  8–4
 Kimmel Arena (1,269)
Asheville, NC
12/22/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Ohio State L 77–79  8–5
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Big South Conference regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm 		at Radford L 77–80 OT 8–6
(0–1) 		Dedmon Center (807)
Radford, VA
12/31/2016
2:00 pm 		Gardner–Webb W 90–85 OT 9–6
(1–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,491)
Asheville, NC
01/03/2017
7:00 pm 		at Liberty W 70–57  10–6
(2–1) 		Vines Center (1,219)
Lynchburg, VA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		High Point W 88–58  11–6
(3–1) 		Kimmel Arena (912)
Asheville, NC
01/11/2017
7:00 pm 		Longwood W 89–68  12–6
(4–1) 		Kimmel Arena (1,262)
Asheville, NC
01/14/2017
5:30 pm 		at Charleston Southern W 76–67  13–6
(5–1) 		CSU Field House (755)
North Charleston, SC
01/19/2017
6:30 pm 		at Winthrop L 73–76  13–7
(5–2) 		Winthrop Coliseum (3,215)
Rock Hill, SC
01/21/2017
4:30 pm 		Campbell W 72–56  14–7
(6–2) 		Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		at Presbyterian W 73–47  15–7
(7–2) 		Templeton Center (602)
Clinton, SC
01/28/2017
12:00 pm 		Radford W 80–69  16–7
(8–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,744)
Asheville, NC=
02/01/2017
7:00 pm 		Charleston Southern W 91–73  17–7
(9–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,333)
Asheville, NC
02/04/2017
7:00 pm 		at High Point W 74–71  18–7
(10–2) 		Millis Athletic Center (1,750)
High Point, NC
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Winthrop W 104–101 2OT 19–7
(11–2) 		Kimmel Arena (2,732)
Asheville, NC
02/11/2017
5:00 pm 		at Longwood W 91–69  20–7
(12–2) 		Willett Hall (1,312)
Farmville, VA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 89–48  21–7
(13–2) 		Kimmel Arena (1,523)
Asheville, NC
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		at Campbell W 66–53  22–7
(14–2) 		Gore Arena (1,584)
Buies Creek, NC
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Gardner–Webb L 76–81  22–8
(14–3) 		Paul Porter Arena (2,289)
Boiling Springs, NC
02/25/2017
12:00 pm 		Liberty W 63–45  23–8
(15–3) 		Kimmel Arena (2,928)
Asheville, NC
Big South tournament
03/02/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Campbell
Quarterfinals 		L 79–81  23–9
 Winthrop Coliseum (729)
Rock Hill, SC
CIT
03/16/2017*
8:00 pm, Facebook Live 		at UT Martin
First Round 		L 75–89  23–10
 Skyhawk Arena (504)
Martin, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

References

  1. ^ http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=92359&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200&Q_SEASON=2016 [dead link‍]