# 2016–17 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by Jay Joyner in his first full year as head coach, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center in Greensboro, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 1–15 in MEAC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Maryland Eastern Shore.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost to Coppin State in the first round of the MEAC tournament.
Head coach Cy Alexander resigned on January 26, 2016. Assistant coach Jay Joyner took over on interim basis. On March 7, the interim tag was removed and Joyner was named head coach.

## Preseason

The Aggies were picked to finish seventh in the MEAC preseason poll. Sam Hunt was selected to the All-MEAC preseason first team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:30 pm | | Greensboro College | W 67–50 | 1–0 | Corbett Sports Center (917) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 51–61 | 1–1 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,177) Greenville, NC |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Grambling State | L 55–59 | 1–2 | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,023) Grambling, LA |
| 11/22/2016* 8:00 pm | | at WKU | L 56–77 | 1–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,751) Bowling Green, KY |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | | Jacksonville | L 49–66 | 1–4 | Corbett Sports Center (481) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UNC Greensboro Battle of Market Street | L 66–86 | 1–5 | Greensboro Coliseum (3,146) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | L 67–85 | 1–6 | Corbett Sports Center (747) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/04/2016* 5:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 23 Notre Dame | L 53–107 | 1–7 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (7,801) South Bend, IN |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts Gotham Classic | L 59–65 | 1–8 | Mullins Center (3,239) Amherst, MA |
| 12/15/2016* 10:00 pm | | at Pacific Gotham Classic | L 57–66 | 1–9 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,347) Stockton, CA |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | Rider | L 59–60 | 1–10 | Corbett Sports Center (342) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State Gotham Classic | L 60–68 | 1–11 | KSU Convocation Center (1,074) Kennesaw, GA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 52–59 | 1–12 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (5,024) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 53–68 | 1–13 (0–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,103) Hampton, VA |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | L 53–55 | 1–14 (0–2) | Corbett Sports Center (531) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/09/2017 7:30 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 88–99 | 1–15 (0–3) | Corbett Sports Center (1,418) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–16 (0–4) | Physical Education Complex (533) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/16/2017 7:30 pm | | at Morgan State | L 53–82 | 1–17 (0–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,067) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | Howard | L 63–78 | 1–18 (0–6) | Corbett Sports Center (2,143) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 59–82 | 1–19 (0–7) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (3,210) Durham, NC |
| 01/30/2017 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 69–83 | 1–20 (0–8) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,797) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/01/2017 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | L 65–82 | 1–21 (0–9) | Memorial Hall (857) Dover, DE |
| 02/04/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Louis | L 59–78 | 1–22 | Chaifetz Arena (5,921) St. Louis, MO |
| 02/07/2017* 4:00 pm | | Allen | W 86–78 | 2–22 | Corbett Sports Center (1,056) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 77–83 | 2–23 (0–10) | Corbett Sports Center (1,286) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/13/2017 7:30 pm | | South Carolina State | L 65–72 | 2–24 (0–11) | Corbett Sports Center (1,006) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | | at Howard | L 53–84 | 2–25 (0–12) | Burr Gymnasium (876) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/20/2017 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 95–106 $^{3OT}$ | 2–26 (0–13) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,782) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | Savannah State | L 91–110 | 2–27 (0–14) | Corbett Sports Center (1,002) Greensboro, NC |
| 02/27/2017 7:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | L 70–73 | 2–28 (0–15) | Corbett Sports Center (1,037) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/02/2017 7:30 pm | | North Carolina Central | W 68–63 | 3–28 (1–15) | Corbett Sports Center (5,700) Greensboro, NC |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (5) Maryland Eastern Shore First Round | L 65–75 | 3–29 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||