2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third-year head coach Andre Payne, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Alcorn State in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–25 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach	Andre Payne (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Eric Strothers Adaiah Curry Eric Struthers
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex
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 Delta Devils finished the 2015–16 season 8–27, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Grambling State and Alcorn State to advance to the semifinals of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Jackson State.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Vacha Vaughn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN G 1 Marcus Romain 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY F 2 Ronald Strother, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Birmingham, AL G 3 Darrell Riley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI G 5 Rashaan Surles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Flossmoor, IL F 10 Ta'jay Henry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Queens, NY G 11 Kylan Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) So Memphis, TN F 12 Lorenzo Hunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Memphis, TN F 13 Jabari Alex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Chicago, IL F 15 Hasaan Buggs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Chicago, IL F 20 Jevon Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI F 21 Terence Traylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) GS Los Angeles, CA F 22 Michael Matlock 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Memphis, TN F 23 Amos Given 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Shreveport, LA G 24 Isaac Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Sr Powder Springs, GA F 33 Jamal Watson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Long Beach, CA	Head coach Andre Payne Assistant coach(es) Eric Strothers Adaiah Curry 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
Exhibition
11/05/16 5:00 pm		Tougaloo Lafayette Stribling Classic	W 101–74		Harrison HPER Complex  Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus		at Northwestern	L 63–94	0–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,056) Evanston, IL
11/14/16* 7:00 pm		at No. 19 West Virginia	L 66–107	0–2	WVU Coliseum (7,807) Morgantown, WV
11/16/16* 7:00 pm		at Kent State	L 63–93	0–3	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,524) Kent, OH
11/18/16* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus		at No. 13 Michigan State	L 53–100	0–4	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
11/22/16* 6:00 pm		vs. UMass Lowell Indiana Classic	L 71–76	0–5	Vines Center (124) Lynchburg, VA
11/23/16* 2:00 pm		at Liberty Indiana Classic	L 55–70	0–6	Vines Center (1,176) Lynchburg, VA
11/26/16* 1:30 pm		at IPFW	L 54–79	0–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,789) Fort Wayne, IN
11/27/16* 4:00 pm		at No. 3 Indiana	L 52–85	0–8	Bloomington, IN (17,222) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
12/01/16* 8:00 pm		at No. 8 Gonzaga	L 63–97	0–9	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/15/16* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	L 67–82	0–10	KeyArena (811) Seattle, WA
12/17/16* 7:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 62–72	0–11	GCU Arena (5,926) Phoenix, AZ
12/20/16* 6:00 pm		at Iowa State	L 60–88	0–12	Hilton Coliseum (13,692) Ames, IA
12/22/16* 7:00 pm		at Drake	L 68–101	0–13	Knapp Center (2,268) Des Moines, IA
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:30 pm		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 91–105	0–14 (0–1)	K. L. Johnson Complex (765) Pine Bluff, AR
01/07/17 4:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 79–76	0–15 (0–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,008) Itta Bena, MS
01/09/17 7:30 pm		Alabama State	W 73–70	1–15 (1–2)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,201) Itta Bena, MS
01/14/17 5:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 84–77	2–15 (2–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,538) Lorman, MS
01/16/17 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 81–87	2–16 (2–3)	F. G. Clark Center (801) Baton Rouge, LA
01/21/17 4:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	L 72–87	2–17 (2–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,087) Itta Bena, MS
01/23/17 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	W 103–89	3–17 (3–4)	Harrison HPER Complex (3,985) Itta Bena, MS
01/28/17 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 68–83	3–18 (3–5)	Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
01/30/17 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 74–77 ^OT	3–19 (3–6)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (673) Grambling, LA
02/04/17 5:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 68–66	4–19 (4–6)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,965) Huntsville, AL
02/06/17 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	L 66–71	4–20 (4–7)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,263) Montgomery, AL
02/11/17 4:00 pm		Alcorn State	L 77–88	4–21 (4–8)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,197) Itta Bena, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm		Southern	L 72–81	4–22 (4–9)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,309) Itta Bena, MS
02/18/17 5:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 69–82	4–23 (4–10)	William J. Nicks Building (976) Prairie View, TX
02/20/17 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 61–92	4–24 (4–11)	Health and Physical Education Arena (1,012) Houston TX
02/25/17 4:00 pm		Jackson State	W 70–67 ^OT	5–24 (5–11)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,052) Itta Bena, MS
02/27/17 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 84–80	6–24 (6–11)	Harrison HPER Complex (1,024) Itta Bena, MS
03/04/17 4:00 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 88–77	7–24 (7–11)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,019) Itta Bena, MS
SWAC tournament
03/07/17 6:00 pm	(7)	at (2) Alcorn State Quarterfinals	L 60–63	7–25	Davey Whitney Complex (1,942) Lorman, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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