# 2016–17 Morgan State Bears basketball team

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

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

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

## Schedule and results

| 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 ||||||