2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They earned the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	23–12 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Mike Davis (5th season)
Associate head coach	Donnie Marsh
Assistant coaches	Michael Davis, Jr. J. Keith LeGree
Home arena	Health and Physical Education Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2		.889			23	–	12		.657
Alcorn State*	13	–	5		.722			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	17		.485
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			14	–	18		.438
Southern	10	–	8		.556			15	–	18		.455
Prairie View A&M	10	–	8		.556			13	–	20		.394
Mississippi Valley State	7	–	11		.389			7	–	25		.219
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			7	–	25		.219
Alabama A&M	2	–	16		.111			2	–	27		.069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama A&M in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Southern. As regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 1 Jalan McCloud 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Fort Worth, TX G 2 Zach Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Paul, MN G 3 Demontrae Jefferson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI G 4 Kevin Scott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Omaha, NE G 5 Ty Bynum 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Philadelphia, PA G 11 Brian Carey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Denver, CO G 12 Dulani Robinson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Oakland, CA F 14 Lamont Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, IL G 15 Cainan McClelland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Houston, TX G 20 Jerron Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Prince George's County, MD F 23 Derrick Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Houston, TX C 24 Marvin Jones 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Chicago, IL F 25 Jamie Rutherford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Indianapolis, IN F 33 Kevin Granger Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Houston, TX F 40 Stephan Bennett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Lake Station, IN F 44 Eric Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Birmingham, AL G Divonte Lumpkin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Chicago, IL C Trayvon Reed 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Mobile, AL	Head coach Mike Davis (Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Michael Davis, Jr. J. Keith LeGree Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/12/16* 7:30 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 82–89	0–1	College Park Center (4,532) Arlington, TX
11/13/16* 1:00 pm		at Delaware State	W 74–61	1–1	Memorial Hall (942) Dover, DE
11/16/16* 7:00 pm		Rice	W 71–68	2–1	H&PE Arena (2,082) Houston, TX
11/19/16* 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 77–76	3–1	Tom Gola Arena (2,622) Philadelphia, PA
11/21/16* 6:00 pm		at James Madison	W 67–56	4–1	James Madison University Convocation Center (2,311) Harrisonburg, VA
11/27/16* 6:00 pm		at Louisiana-Lafayette	L 73–84	4–2	Blackham Coliseum (3,027) Lafayette, LA
11/30/16* 9:00 pm		at No. 16 Arizona	L 63–85	4–3	McKale Center (14,410) Tucson, AZ
12/03/16* 4:00 pm		at Southern Illinois	L 70–74	4–4	SIU Arena (4,472) Carbondale, IL
12/10/16* 1:00 pm		at No. 11 Louisville	L 71–102	4–5	Yum Center (18,152) Louisville, KY
12/13/16* 6:00 pm		at No. 25 Cincinnati	L 58–96	4–6	Fifth Third Arena (6,612) Cincinnati, OH
12/17/16* 5:00 pm		at LSU	L 80–88	4–7	Maravich Assembly Center (7,222) Baton Rouge, LA
12/18/16* 5:00 pm		at TCU	L 59–96	4–8	Schollmaier Arena (6,081) Waco, TX
12/21/16* 6:30 pm		at No. 4 Baylor	L 63–89	4–9	Ferrell Center (5,347) Waco, TX
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 67–65	5–9 (1–0)	Davey Whitney Complex (221) Lorman, MS
01/04/17 7:30 pm		at Southern	W 82–74	6–9 (2–0)	F. G. Clark Center (622) Baton Rouge, LA
01/07/17 7:30 pm		at Prairie View	W 87–82	7–9 (3–0)	William Nicks Building (672) Prairie View, TX
01/14/17 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 76–55	8–9 (4–0)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,017) Houston, TX
01/16/17 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Jackson State	W 67–44	9–9 (5–0)	Health and Physical Education Arena  Houston, TX
01/21/17 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 70–63	10–9 (6–0)	K.L. Johnson Complex (1,845) Pine Bluff, AR
01/23/17 7:30 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	L 89–103	10–10 (6–1)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,985) Itta Bena, MS
01/28/17 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 70–68	11–10 (7–1)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,022) Houston, TX
01/30/17 7:30 pm		Alabama A&M	W 92–47	12–10 (8–1)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,038) Houston, TX
02/04/17 7:30 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 74–61	13–10 (9–1)	Health and Physical Education Arena (7,235) Houston, TX
02/11/17 5:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 77–70	14–10 (10–1)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (679) Grambling, LA
02/13/17 5:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 62–71	14–11 (10–2)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
02/18/17 7:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 78–40	15–11 (11–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,215) Houston, TX
02/20/17 7:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 92–61	16–11 (12–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,012) Houston, TX
02/25/17 5:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 86–73	17–11 (13–2)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (2,997) Montgomery, AL
02/27/17 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 74–64	18–11 (14–2)	Elmore Gymnasium  Normal, AL
03/02/17 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	W 94–88 ^OT	19–11 (15–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena (2,976) Houston, TX
03/04/17 7:30 pm		Southern	W 82–69	20–11 (16–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena (3,902) Houston, TX
SWAC tournament
03/07/17 7:30 pm	(1)	(8) Alabama State Quarterfinals	W 87–72	21–11	Health and Physical Education Arena (3,487) Houston, TX
03/10/17 2:30 pm	(1)	(5) Grambling State Semifinals	W 62–57	22–11	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
03/10/17 5:15 pm, ESPNU	(1)	(2) Alcorn State Championship	W 53–50	23–11	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
NCAA tournament
03/17/17* 4:00 pm, TNT	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 6 North Carolina First Round	L 64–103	23–12	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. Source^[1]

References

1. "2016-17 Texas Southern Tigers Schedule and Results".