2016–17 Alcorn State Braves basketball team

The 2016–17 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second year head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place.

2016–17 Alcorn State Braves basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (13–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Montez Robinson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Delvin Thompson Derek Thompson Frank Popieski
Home arena	Davey Whitney Complex

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings

	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

The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations for the second straight year. However, they were allowed to participate in the SWAC tournament where they defeated Mississippi Valley State and Southern to advance to the championship game where they lost to Texas Southern.

Previous season

The Braves finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations.

Roster

2016–17 Alcorn State Braves men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Rahamanh Katumbusi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 1 Denzel Dulin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Queens, New York G 2 A.J. Mosby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Cartersville, Georgia F 3 Tyler Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Houston, Texas F 4 DeAndre Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Spotsylvania, Virginia G 5 Maurice Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Quincy, Florida F 10 Kobe Wilson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Kennesaw, Georgia G 12 Juwan Henderson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 15 Avery Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Decatur, Georgia F 20 Yalen Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Nashville, Tennessee F 22 TyQuaylon Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Jackson, Louisiana F 24 Reginal Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Monroe, Louisiana F 30 Marquis Vance 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Tchula, Mississippi F 50 Devon Brewer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Hiram, Georgia	Head coach Montez Robinson (North Georgia) Assistant coach(es) Delvin Thompson (Alcorn State) Derek Thompson (Morris Brown) Frank Popieski (Florida State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16* 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola-Chicago	L 44–69	0–1	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,801) Chicago, IL
11/14/16* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 59–82	0–2	Ford Center (3,669) Evansville, IN
11/18/16* 7:00 pm		Selma	W 93–48	1–2	Davey Whitney Complex (726) Lorman, MS
11/22/16* 7:00 pm		Blue Mountain	W 83–57	2–2	Davey Whitney Complex (334) Lorman, MS
11/27/16* 1:00 pm, MWN		at Colorado State	L 58–80	2–3	Moby Arena (2,023) Fort Collins, CO
11/30/16* 9:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 65–78	2–4	War Memorial Gymnasium (513) San Francisco, CA
12/03/16* 3:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 59–83	2–5	Haas Pavilion (8,257) Berkeley, CA
12/05/16* 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 65–98	2–6	Thomas Assembly Center (2,424) Ruston, LA
12/18/16* 1:00 pm, ACCN		at Georgia Tech	L 50–74	2–7	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,599) Atlanta, GA
12/20/16* 8:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 53–63	2–8	GCU Arena (5,807) Phoenix, AZ
12/22/16* 7:00 pm		Rust	W 83–68	3–8	Davey Whitney Complex (124) Lorman, MS
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 65–67	3–9 (0–1)	Davey Whitney Complex (221) Lorman, MS
01/04/17 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 66–55	4–9 (1–1)	Davey Whitney Complex (249) Lorman, MS
01/07/17		at Jackson State Postponed (inclement weather), rescheduled for 01/11/17			Williams Assembly Center  Jackson, MS
01/09/17 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 62–67	4–10 (1–2)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (743) Grambling, LA
01/11/17 7:30 pm		at Jackson State	W 63–50	5–10 (2–2)	Williams Assembly Center (2,246) Jackson, MS
01/14/17 5:30 pm		Mississippi Valley State	L 77–84	5–11 (2–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,538) Lorman, MS
01/16/17 7:00 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 82–64	6–11 (3–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (948) Lorman, MS
01/21/17 5:00 pm		at Alabama State	W 78–71	7–11 (4–3)	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,256) Montgomery, AL
01/23/17 7:30 pm		at Alabama A&M	W 81–70	8–11 (5–3)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,822) Huntsville, AL
01/28/17 5:30 pm		Southern	W 74–64	9–11 (6–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,443) Lorman, MS
02/04/17 5:30 pm		Jackson State	W 69–58	10–11 (7–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (1,914) Lorman, MS
02/06/17 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 75–65	11–11 (8–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (962) Lorman, MS
02/11/17 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 88–77	12–11 (9–3)	Harrison HPER Complex (2,197) Itta Bena, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 70–58	13–11 (10–3)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,348) Pine Bluff, AR
02/18/17 5:30 pm		Alabama State	W 75–67	14–11 (11–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (656) Lorman, MS
02/20/17 7:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 74–59	15–11 (12–3)	Davey Whitney Complex (718) Lorman, MS
02/25/17 4:00 pm		at Southern	W 68–67	16–11 (13–3)	F. G. Clark Center (1,021) Baton Rouge, LA
03/02/17 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 88–94 OT	16–12 (13–4)	Health and Physical Education Arena (2,976) Houston, TX
03/04/17 5:30 pm		at Prairie View A&M	L 60–66	16–13 (13–5)	William J. Nicks Building (1,300) Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
03/07/17 6:00 pm	(2)	(7) Mississippi Valley State Quarterfinals	W 63–60	17–13	Davey Whitney Complex (1,942) Lorman, MS
03/10/17 8:30 pm	(2)	vs. (3) Southern Semifinals	W 81–59	18–13	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
03/11/17 8:30 pm	(2)	vs. (1) Texas Southern Championship	L 50–53	18–14	Toyota Center  Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.