# 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by fourth-year head coach Matthew Graves and played their home games at the Mitchell Center in Mobile, Alabama as members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Coastal Carolina.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 8–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Georgia Southern in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to Louisiana–Lafayette.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Josh Brown | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Charlotte, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Barrington Stevens | G | 5'11" | 182 | Senior | Allen, Texas | Graduated |
| Tafari Whittingham | F | 6'8" | 215 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York | Transferred to Central Connecticut State. |
| Lance Crawford | G | 5'10" | 170 | Sophomore | Davie, Florida | Transferred to Indian Hills CC |
| Taishaun Johnson | G | 6'0" | 172 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred to Kent State. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Dederick Lee | 5 | G | 6'0" | 162 | Junior | Clarksville, Arkansas | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills CC |
| Jordan Andrews | | G | 6'4" | 180 | Sophomore | Abita Springs, Louisiana | Transferred from Youngstown State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Andrews will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Herb McGee PG | Reserve, Louisiana | Reserve Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kevin Morris PF | Dothan, Alabama | Dothan HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| John Pettway PG | Safford, Alabama | Keith HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Recruiting 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Europe Tour ||||||
| July 28, 2016* Noon | | vs. ISBL All-Stars | W 93–79 | | Madrid, Spain |
| Aug 1, 2016* 10:00 am | | vs. Catalan Amateur Talents | W 107–78 | | Barcelona, Spain |
| Aug 3, 2016* 10:00 am | | vs. KK Kolubura Lazarevac | W 80–68 | | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2016* 7:05 pm | | Mobile | W 77–46 | | Mitchell Center (1,710) Mobile, Alabama |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 9:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 76–68 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,981) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 14, 2016* 7:05 pm | | Blue Mountain | W 88–35 | 2–0 | Mitchell Center (1,874) Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 18, 2016* 7:05 pm | | FIU Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Mitchell Center (2,255) Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 19, 2016* 2:05 pm | | Youngstown State Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 84–75 | 4–0 | Mitchell Center (1,948) Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 20, 2016* 3:05 pm | | Jacksonville Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 71–58 | 5–0 | Mitchell Center (1,823) Mobile, Alabama |
| Nov 26, 2016* 3:15 pm | | at Eastern Illinois | L 62–72 | 5–1 | Lantz Arena (835) Charleston, Illinois |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 78–55 | 6–1 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,333) Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Dec 3, 2016* 7:05 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 55–67 | 6–2 | Mitchell Center (2,612) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 10, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 78–87 | 6–3 | Edmunds Center (866) DeLand, Florida |
| Dec 13, 2016* 7:05 pm | | Denver | L 51–64 | 6–4 | Mitchell Center (1,654) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 16, 2016* 7:05 pm | | Samford | L 79–82 | 6–5 | Mitchell Center (1,925) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:35 pm | | Spring Hill | W 71–50 | 7–5 | Mitchell Center (2,601) Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 22, 2016* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | L 58–92 | 7–6 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,260) Oxford, Mississippi |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| Jan 1, 2017 7:05 pm | | Troy | W 76–75 | 8–6 (1–0) | Mitchell Center (1,609) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 7, 2017 1:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 77–78 | 8–7 (1–1) | GSU Sports Arena (1,231) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 9, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 79–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,391) Statesboro, Georgia |
| Jan 14, 2017 3:05 pm | | Texas State | W 72–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (2,076) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 16, 2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | L 83–89 | 9–9 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (1,949) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 21, 2017 6:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 56–73 | 9–10 (2–4) | Jack Stephens Center (2,760) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 62–74 | 9–11 (2–5) | Convocation Center (4,440) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan 28, 2017 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 78–66 | 10–11 (3–5) | Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 30, 2017 7:05 pm, ASN | | Georgia State | L 80–83 | 10–12 (3–6) | Mitchell Center (2,110) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 4, 2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | W 76–71 | 11–12 (4–6) | Trojan Arena (2,221) Troy, Alabama |
| Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 66–63 | 12–12 (5–6) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 61–87 | 12–13 (5–7) | Cajundome (3,179) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 18, 2017 7:05 pm | | Appalachian State | W 87–74 | 13–13 (6–7) | Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 20, 2017 7:05 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 77–81 $^{OT}$ | 13–14 (6–8) | Mitchell Center (1,605) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:30 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 75–86 | 13–15 (6–9) | College Park Center (2,878) Arlington, Texas |
| Feb 27, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas State | L 64–90 | 13–16 (6–10) | Strahan Coliseum (3,527) San Marcos, Texas |
| Mar 2, 2017 7:05 pm | | Little Rock | L 57–62 | 13–17 (6–11) | Mitchell Center (1,628) Mobile, Alabama |
| Mar 4, 2017 3:05 pm | | Arkansas State | W 73–70 | 14–17 (7–11) | Mitchell Center (1,838) Mobile, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2017 11:30 am, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Coastal Carolina First Round | L 67–80 | 14–18 | Lakefront Arena (1,045) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||