2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Big South regular season co–champions
CIT, First Round
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	23–10 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Brett Carey Sean Dixon Logan Johnson
Home arena	Kimmel Arena

2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Winthrop †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
UNC Asheville	15	–	3		.833			23	–	10		.697
Liberty	14	–	4		.778			21	–	14		.600
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7		.611			19	–	14		.576
High Point	9	–	9		.500			15	–	16		.484
Radford	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
Campbell	7	–	11		.389			19	–	18		.514
Charleston Southern	7	–	11		.389			12	–	19		.387
Longwood	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
Presbyterian	1	–	17		.056			5	–	25		.167
† 2017 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South tournament. They received conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were lost in the first round to the eventual National Champion Villanova.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Donovan Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Greensboro, North Carolina F 2 Alec Wnuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cary, North Carolina F 3 Asante Monadjemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina G 5 Justin Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Miami, Florida G 10 Kevin Vannatta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Upper Arlington, Ohio F 11 Jonathan Baehre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hessen, Germany G 12 Raekwon Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Marion, North Carolina G 13 David Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina G 14 Ahmad Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Danville, Virginia F 15 Grant Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida F 21 Giacomo Zilli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Udine, Italy F 22 Malik Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio G 31 MaCio Teague 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio F 32 Will Weeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Charlotte, North Carolina G 33 Drew Rackley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Concord, Ohio	Head coach Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville) Assistant coach(es) Brett Carey (UNC Asheville) Sean Dixon (Presbyterian) Logan Johnson (Coastal Carolina) 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
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Montreat	W 101–59		Kimmel Arena (841) Asheville, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, WTVR-TV		at VCU	W 80–65	0–1	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		at Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 60–46	0–2	Stegeman Coliseum (6,415) Athens, GA
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at USC Upstate	W 73–57	1–2	Hodge Center (537) Spartanburg, SC
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Siena CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 92–80	2–2	Kimmel Arena (1,227) Asheville, NC
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Furman CBE Hall of Fame Classic	W 64–58	3–2	Timmons Arena (1,216) Greenville, SC
11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 5 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic	L 57–95	3–3	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		Brevard	W 68–50	4–3	Kimmel Arena (939) Asheville, NC
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 79–77 OT	5–3	HTC Center (1,447) Conway, SC
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 78–67	6–3	Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		Warren Wilson	W 117–52	7–3	Kimmel Arena (1,229) Asheville, NC
12/17/2016* 4:30 pm		Western Carolina	W 59–57	8–3	Kimmel Arena (1,661) Asheville, NC
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 73–75	8–4	Kimmel Arena (1,269) Asheville, NC
12/22/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Ohio State	L 77–79	8–5	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
Big South Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Radford	L 77–80 OT	8–6 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (807) Radford, VA
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	W 90–85 OT	9–6 (1–1)	Kimmel Arena (1,491) Asheville, NC
01/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Liberty	W 70–57	10–6 (2–1)	Vines Center (1,219) Lynchburg, VA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		High Point	W 88–58	11–6 (3–1)	Kimmel Arena (912) Asheville, NC
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 89–68	12–6 (4–1)	Kimmel Arena (1,262) Asheville, NC
01/14/2017 5:30 pm		at Charleston Southern	W 76–67	13–6 (5–1)	CSU Field House (755) North Charleston, SC
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		at Winthrop	L 73–76	13–7 (5–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (3,215) Rock Hill, SC
01/21/2017 4:30 pm		Campbell	W 72–56	14–7 (6–2)	Kimmel Arena  Asheville, NC
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Presbyterian	W 73–47	15–7 (7–2)	Templeton Center (602) Clinton, SC
01/28/2017 12:00 pm		Radford	W 80–69	16–7 (8–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,744) Asheville, NC=
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 91–73	17–7 (9–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,333) Asheville, NC
02/04/2017 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 74–71	18–7 (10–2)	Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, NC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Winthrop	W 104–101 2OT	19–7 (11–2)	Kimmel Arena (2,732) Asheville, NC
02/11/2017 5:00 pm		at Longwood	W 91–69	20–7 (12–2)	Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Presbyterian	W 89–48	21–7 (13–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,523) Asheville, NC
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Campbell	W 66–53	22–7 (14–2)	Gore Arena (1,584) Buies Creek, NC
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Gardner–Webb	L 76–81	22–8 (14–3)	Paul Porter Arena (2,289) Boiling Springs, NC
02/25/2017 12:00 pm		Liberty	W 63–45	23–8 (15–3)	Kimmel Arena (2,928) Asheville, NC
Big South tournament
03/02/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Campbell Quarterfinals	L 79–81	23–9	Winthrop Coliseum (729) Rock Hill, SC
CIT
03/16/2017* 8:00 pm, Facebook Live		at UT Martin First Round	L 75–89	23–10	Skyhawk Arena (504) Martin, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source.