2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–16 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 – 1   .938 23 – 7   .767
Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
Jacksonville State † 9 – 7   .563 20 – 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455
Murray State 8 – 8   .500 16 – 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 – 15   .063 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 OVC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. In the OVC tournament they lost to Murray State in the quarterfinals.

On November 22, 2016, Morehead State suspended head coach Sean Woods with pay while the school investigated complaints made against Woods.[1] Assistant coach Preston Spradlin was named interim head coach.[2][3] On December 15, two days after Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery in Indiana for allegedly assaulting two of his players during a game versus Evansville, it was announced that Woods had resigned.[4] It was announced that Spradlin would continue as interim coach while the school conducted a nationwide search for a replacement.[5][6] On March 16, 2017, Spradlin was named full-time head coach.[7]

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They defeated Murray State in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena, Duquesne, and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada. In the finals, they lost the CIT championship two games to one.

Preseason

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In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Morehead State was picked to finish third in the East Division of the OVC.[8] Xavier Moon was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.[8]

Roster

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2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ty'Quan Bitting 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mount Tabor High School
Angelina College 		Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 1 Treshaad Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Berrien County
Northwest Florida State College 		Nashville, GA
G 2 Jordan Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Cathedral Indianapolis, IN
C 3 Keion Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Kingdom Prep Academy (GA)
Southwest Tennessee CC 		Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Miguel Dicent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Canarias Academy Santo Domingo, DR
F 10 Alonzo Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Morgan Park Chicago, IL
G 11 Malik Maitland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Father Lopez Catholic Daytona Beach, FL
F 13 Lamontray Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Pleasure Ridge Park
Robinson Prep School (NJ) 		Louisville, KY
F 15 Dejuan Marrero 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Bowman Academy
Chipola College 		Gary, IN
F 21 Wes Noble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Breathitt County Jackson, KY
G 22 Xavier Moon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Central Coosa
Northwest Florida State College 		Goodwater, AL
G 23 Malik Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Dundalk Baltimore, MD
F 25 Ronnye Beamon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hammond Bishop Noll (IN)
Kaskaskia College 		Calumet City, IL
G 32 Djimon Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 35 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Wings Academy
Cowley CC (TX) 		Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network 		Cincinnati Christian W 106–63 
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:45 pm, OVC Digital Network 		Kentucky Christian W 106–41  1–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,865)
Morehead, KY
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network 		Lipscomb W 89–75  2–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,783)
Morehead, KY
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Marshall L 77–85  2–1
 Cam Henderson Center (5,872)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Evansville L 56–69  2–2
 Ford Center (3,836)
Evansville, IN
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh L 63–76  2–3
 Petersen Events Center (7,025)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		Northern Kentucky L 79–84  2–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,110)
Morehead, KY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 15 Purdue L 56–90  2–5
 Mackey Arena (13,611)
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 84–98  2–6
 Allen Arena (1,302)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2016*
9:05 pm 		at Eastern Washington L 86–88  2–7
 Reese Court (1,046)
Cheney, WA
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm 		East Tennessee State L 68–78  2–8
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,812)
Morehead, KY
12/19/2016*
7:30 pm 		Central Arkansas W 111–85  3–8
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,505)
Morehead, KY
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 76–85  3–9
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,328)
Starkville, MS
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm 		Asbury W 120–77  4–9
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,023)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
7:00 pm 		at UT Martin L 77–81 OT 4–10
(0–1) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,730)
Martin, TN
01/05/2017
7:45 pm 		Eastern Illinois W 85–75  5–10
(1–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,591)
Morehead, KY
01/07/2017
4:15 pm 		SIU Edwardsville W 73–65  6–10
(2–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (2,531)
Morehead, KY
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Belmont L 78–84  6–11
(2–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (3,244)
Morehead, KY
01/14/2017
7:45 pm 		Tennessee State W 87–85  7–11
(3–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (2,858)
Morehead, KY
01/19/2017
8:00 pm 		at Austin Peay W 89–82  8–11
(4–2) 		Dunn Center (1,767)
Clarksville, TN
01/21/2017
7:45 pm 		Eastern Kentucky W 80–54  9–11
(5–2) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (5,789)
Morehead, KY
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		at Tennessee Tech L 73–76  9–12
(5–3) 		Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, ASN 		at Jacksonville State W 72–69  10–12
(6–3) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,021)
Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017
5:15 pm 		at Southeast Missouri State W 89–81  11–12
(7–3) 		Show Me Center (2,919)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/08/2017
7:00 pm 		Murray State W 101–100 OT 12–12
(8–3) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (4,109)
Morehead, KY
02/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Eastern Kentucky W 67–62  13–12
(9–3) 		McBrayer Arena (3,800)
Richmond, VA
02/16/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Tennessee State L 52–64  13–13
(9–4) 		Gentry Complex (3,765)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
5:00 pm 		at Belmont L 73–89  13–14
(9–5) 		Curb Event Center (2,825)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tennessee Tech W 73–68  14–14
(10–5) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (3,383)
Morehead, KY
02/25/2017
4:15 pm 		Jacksonville State L 61–70  14–15
(10–6) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (734)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
03/02/2017
9:30 pm 		(3) vs. (7) Murray State
Quarterfinals 		L 69–75  14–16
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Morehead State suspends coach Sean Woods during investigation". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Morehead St. suspends coach amid complaints". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Woods suspended indefinitely, Spradlin named interim coach". The Morehead News. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sean Woods resigns as Morehead State men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "STATEMENT ON FUTURE OF MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM". Morehead State University Athletics. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sean Woods resigns as MSU head basketball coach". WKYT. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Preston Spradlin Named Morehead State Head Basketball Coach". A Sea Of Blue. March 16, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  9. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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