# 2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Bobby Collins, played their home games at Hytche Athletic Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–20, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T and Bethune–Cookman in the MEAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to North Carolina Central.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 7–9 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Morgan State in the first round of the MEAC tournament.

## Preseason

The Hawks were picked to finish in eighth place in the preseason MEAC poll. Bakari Copeland 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* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 71–75 | 0–1 | Charles E. Smith Center (3,256) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | UMBC | L 73–77 | 0–2 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,364) Princess Anne, MD |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 57–73 | 0–3 | Conte Forum (2,051) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 79–116 | 0–4 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Colorado State California Bears Classic | L 65–76 | 0–5 | Moby Arena (3,093) Fort Collins, CO |
| 11/27/2016* 5:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech California Bears Classic | L 53–74 | 0–6 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,027) Ruston, LA |
| 11/30/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana California Bears Classic | L 75–85 | 0–7 | University Center (866) Hammond, LA |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Penn California Bears Classic | W 87–74 | 1–7 | Hytche Athletic Center (1,488) Princess Anne, MD |
| 12/07/2016* 8:30 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Virginia Tech | L 59–75 | 1–8 | Cassell Coliseum (7,068) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/10/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 58–76 | 1–9 | CFE Arena (3,579) Orlando, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 3:00 pm, BTN | | at Michigan | L 49–98 | 1–10 | Crisler Center (12,020) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/19/2016* 12:00 pm | | at American | L 58–61 | 1–11 | Bender Arena (418) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/21/2016* 9:00 pm | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | W 71–66 | 2–11 | Don Haskins Center (5,333) El Paso, TX |
| 12/22/2016* 9:00 pm | | vs. Akron Sun Bowl Invitational finals | L 60–76 | 2–12 | Don Haskins Center (4,633) El Paso, TX |
| 01/02/2017* 6:00 pm | | Valley Forge | W 90–65 | 3–12 | Hytche Athletic Center (721) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| 01/09/2017 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 99–88 | 4–12 (1–0) | Corbett Sports Center (1,418) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/11/2017 6:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 52–69 | 4–13 (1–1) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,052) Durham, NC |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | Howard | L 66–74 | 4–14 (1–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (842) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 82–79 | 5–14 (2–2) | Moore Gymnasium (802) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/23/2017 7:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 86–79 | 6–14 (3–2) | Teaching Gym (1,479) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 92–69 | 7–14 (4–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,461) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/30/2017 7:30 pm | | Savannah State | L 82–87 | 7–15 (4–3) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,783) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/01/2017 7:30 pm | | at Hampton | L 65–66 | 7–16 (4–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (2,651) Hampton, VA |
| 02/04/2017 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | W 78–57 | 8–16 (5–4) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,029) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 69–75 | 8–17 (5–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,407) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/13/2017 7:30 pm | | Bethune–Cookman | W 82–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–17 (6–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,067) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 69–82 | 9–18 (6–6) | Hytche Athletic Center (4,837) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/20/2017 7:30 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 106–95 $^{3OT}$ | 10–18 (7–6) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,782) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 65–64 | 11–18 (8–6) | Memorial Hall (1,928) Dover, DE |
| 02/27/2017 7:30 pm | | at Howard | L 69–79 | 11–19 (8–7) | Burr Gymnasium (1,234) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/02/2017 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 67–66 | 12–19 (9–7) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,110) Princess Anne, MD |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 5:00 pm | (5) | vs. (12) North Carolina A&T First round | W 75–65 | 13–19 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/09/2017 8:00 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Hampton Quarterfinals | W 68–66 | 14–19 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/10/2017 6:00 pm | (5) | vs. (1) North Carolina Central Semifinals | L 49–77 | 14–20 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||