# 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

## Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| C. J. Turman | 0 | C | 6'9" | 250 | Sophomore | Madison, GA | Playing professional overseas |
| Marquan Botley | 2 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Plano, TX | Graduate transferred Lynn |
| Javier Lacunza | 5 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Senior | Pamplona, Spain | Graduated |
| Solomon Poole | 22 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Justin Massey | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Cooper City, FL | Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justin Massey will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| William Gibbons | 4 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Norcross, GA | Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College |
| William Pfister | 5 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Lyon, France | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College |
| Marcus Neely | 13 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred from UNC Asheville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated from UNC Asheville. |
| Gerdarius Troutman | 14 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Butler, GA | Junior college transferred from Gordon State College |
| Jason Massey | | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Cooper City, FL | Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jason Massey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devorious Brown SG | Madison, GA | Morgan County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jailyn Ingram SF | Madison, GA | Morgan County High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 28, 2015 |
| 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. Retrieved August 5, 2016. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Byron Abrams PG | Conyers, GA | Heritage High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Tyler Byrd SG | Chattanooga, TN | Gulf Coast Community College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015. |||||||

## Preseason

The Owls were picked to finish in 12th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 10:00 pm | | vs. Texas State Rainbow Classic | L 57–61 | 0–1 | ʻIolani School Gym Honolulu, HI |
| 11/13/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. SIU Edwardsville Rainbow Classic | L 68–77 | 0–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| 11/15/2016* 4:15 am, ESPN2 | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 63–64 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,334) Honolulu, HI |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | Edward Waters | W 98–64 | 1–3 | FAU Arena (903) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | South Florida | W 78–62 | 2–3 | FAU Arena (1,474) Boca Raton, FL |
| 11/29/2016* 8:30 pm | | at UT Martin | L 81–82 | 2–4 | Skyhawk Arena (1,377) Martin, TN |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 80–88 | 2–5 | FAU Arena (1,259) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio State | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Value City Arena (11,862) Columbus, OH |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | L 56–76 | 3–6 | BankUnited Center (6,857) Coral Gables, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Webber International | W 77–57 | 4–6 | FAU Arena (810) Boca Raton, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 62–75 | 4–7 | FAU Arena (1,394) Boca Raton, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | WKU | L 54–69 | 4–8 (0–1) | FAU Arena (877) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Marshall | L 72–89 | 4–9 (0–2) | FAU Arena (1,009) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | | FIU | W 73–64 | 5–9 (1–2) | FAU Arena (1,054) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm | | at UTSA | L 63–68 | 5–10 (1–3) | Convocation Center (1,417) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/14/2017 9:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–11 (1–4) | Don Haskins Center (5,745) El Paso, TX |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm, beIN | | UAB | L 78–80 | 5–12 (1–5) | FAU Arena (1,706) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 57–86 | 5–13 (1–6) | FAU Arena (1,344) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at FIU | W 83–65 | 6–13 (2–6) | FIU Arena (1,602) Miami, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 77–75 | 7–13 (3–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,707) Charlotte, NC |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | W 65–61 | 8–13 (4–6) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | North Texas | L 64–70 | 8–14 (4–7) | FAU Arena (1,330) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Rice | L 75–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (4–8) | FAU Arena (1,655) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/16/2017 7:30 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 69–95 | 8–16 (4–9) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 94–82 | 9–16 (5–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (4,137) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | UTEP | L 55–60 | 9–17 (5–10) | FAU Arena (1,261) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | UTSA | W 73–66 | 10–17 (6–10) | FAU Arena (1,674) Boca Raton, FL |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at UAB | L 59–79 | 10–18 (6–11) | Bartow Arena (3,209) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 59–93 | 10–19 (6–12) | Murphy Center (8,806) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 9:00 pm, CI | (11) | vs. (6) Marshall First round | L 74–89 | 10–20 | Legacy Arena (6,410) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||