# 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

## Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Josh Gomez | 0 | C | 6'10" | 226 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
| Spencer Parker | 3 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | West Bloomfield, MI | Graduated |
| JD Tisdale | 5 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Junior | Flint, MI | Transferred to Rogers State |
| David Joseph | 10 | G | 6'0" | 187 | Senior | Queens, NY | Graduated |
| Brandon Busuttil | 15 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Kitchener, ON | Graduated |
| Garrett Mayleben | 33 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Milford, OH | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jeff Uju | 13 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Junior | Bolingbrook, IL | Junior college transferred from Western Texas College |

## Recruiting class of 2016

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Roderick Caldwell PG | Dayton, OH | Wayne High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 28, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Dylan Frye PG | Pembroke Pines, FL | Mater Academy Charter High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Justin Turner SG | Detroit, MI | Renaissance High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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 October 5, 2016. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information (2017) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Derek Koch #67 PF | West Salem, OH | Northwestern High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Daeqwon Plowden SF | Philadelphia, PA | Mastery Charter School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Sep 7, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Joniya Gadson PF | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Oct 2, 2016 |
| 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 October 5, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2016* 5:00 pm | | Capital | W 71–56 | | Stroh Center (871) Bowling Green, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 70–78 | 0–1 | Athletics Center O'rena (3,250) Rochester, MI |
| November 13, 2016* 3:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 72–78 | 0–2 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017) Vermillion, SD |
| November 19, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMKC Bill Frack Tournament | L 69–71 | 0–3 | Stroh Center (1,676) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 20, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Green Bay Bill Frack Tournament | L 61–77 | 0–4 | Stroh Center (1,514) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Murray State Bill Frack Tournament | W 78–77 | 1–4 | Stroh Center (1,545) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 26, 2016* 12:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 90–58 | 2–4 | Stroh Center (1,074) Bowling Green, OH |
| November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Notre Dame College | W 86–60 | 3–4 | Stroh Center (1,707) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 4, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Cincinnati | L 56–85 | 3–5 | Fifth Third Arena (7,162) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Evansville | L 66–69 | 3–6 | Ford Center (3,513) Evansville, IN |
| December 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Detroit | W 74–61 | 4–6 | Stroh Center (1,513) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 18, 2016* 5:00 pm | | at San Jose State | L 76–77 | 4–7 | Event Center Arena (1,452) San Jose, CA |
| December 22, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alabama A&M | W 74–61 | 5–7 | Stroh Center (1,338) Bowling Green, OH |
| December 30, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Norfolk State | W 86–77 | 6–7 | Stroh Center (1,820) Bowling Green, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | L 84–89 | 6–8 (0–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,742) Akron, OH |
| January 7, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 76–71 | 7–8 (1–1) | Worthen Arena (2,645) Muncie, IN |
| January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | L 53–81 | 7–9 (1–2) | Stroh Center (1,605) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 52–69 | 7–10 (1–3) | Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH |
| January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 73–85 | 7–11 (1–4) | Savage Arena (5,118) Toledo, OH |
| January 21, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 79–74 | 8–11 (2–4) | Stroh Center (2,953) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 76–82 | 8–12 (2–5) | McGuirk Arena (2,528) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 72–96 | 8–13 (2–6) | Stroh Center (2,372) Bowling Green, OH |
| January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 83–72 | 9–13 (3–6) | Stroh Center (1,525) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 104–100 $^{2OT}$ | 10–13 (4–6) | Stroh Center (2,676) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 7, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Kent State | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–13 (5–6) | MAC Center (2,629) Kent, OH |
| February 11, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 74–88 | 11–14 (5–7) | Stroh Center (2,035) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 79–89 | 11–15 (5–8) | University Arena (1,763) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 75–95 | 11–16 (5–9) | Convocation Center (8,150) Athens, OH |
| February 21, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | W 66–65 | 12–16 (6–9) | Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 25, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 70–54 | 13–16 (7–9) | Millett Hall (1,586) Oxford, OH |
| February 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | L 67–74 | 13–17 (7–10) | Stroh Center (2,014) Bowling Green, OH |
| March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 68–80 | 13–18 (7–11) | Alumni Arena (3,969) Amherst, NY |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | at (7) Toledo First round | L 62–77 | 13–19 | Savage Arena (4,085) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||