2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	10–20 (6–12 C-USA)
Head coach	Michael Curry (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Charlemagne Gibbons Ron Oliver Jorge Sanz
Home arena	FAU Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1		.944			31	–	5		.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4		.778			23	–	10		.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6		.667			19	–	12		.613
UTEP	12	–	6		.667			15	–	17		.469
Rice	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Marshall	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
UAB	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
UTSA	8	–	10		.444			14	–	19		.424
Charlotte	7	–	11		.389			13	–	17		.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
FIU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	24		.226
North Texas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
C. J. Turman	0	C	6'9"	250	Sophomore	Madison, GA	Playing professional overseas
Marquan Botley	2	G	5'10"	160	Junior	Plano, TX	Graduate transferred Lynn
Javier Lacunza	5	F	6'9"	215	Senior	Pamplona, Spain	Graduated
Solomon Poole	22	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Justin Massey	2	G	6'3"	190	Junior	Cooper City, FL	Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justin Massey will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
William Gibbons	4	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Norcross, GA	Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College
William Pfister	5	F	6'9"	225	Junior	Lyon, France	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Marcus Neely	13	G	6'4"	205	RS Senior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred from UNC Asheville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated from UNC Asheville.
Gerdarius Troutman	14	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Butler, GA	Junior college transferred from Gordon State College
Jason Massey		G	6'4"	205	Junior	Cooper City, FL	Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jason Massey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Devorious Brown SG	Madison, GA	Morgan County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 1, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jailyn Ingram SF	Madison, GA	Morgan County High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Byron Abrams PG	Conyers, GA	Heritage High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 21, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tyler Byrd SG	Chattanooga, TN	Gulf Coast Community College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

Preseason

The Owls were picked to finish in 12th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Adonis Filer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Bishop Noll Clemson Chicago Heights, IL G 1 Jeantal Cylla 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lake Worth Lake Worth, TX G 2 Jason Massey (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr American Heritage Brown Cooper City, FL G 4 William Gibbons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Norcorss Georgia Highlands Lithonia, GA F 5 William Pfister 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr NW Florida State Strasbourg, France G 10 Nick Rutherford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Allen Allen, TX G 11 Frank Booker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Westside Oklahoma Augusta, GA G 12 Devorious Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA G 13 Marcus Neely 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Cardinal Gibbons UNC Asheville Fort Lauderdale, FL G 14 Gerdarius Troutman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Taylor County Georgia Highlands College Butler, FL F 15 Jailyn Ingram 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Morgan County Madison, GA F 21 Jordan Phillips 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO F 24 Jesse Hill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Point Pleasant Beach Waretown, NJ F 30 Connor Shorten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Gladstone, NJ C 33 Ronald Delph 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Lake Region Auburn Winter Haven, FL	Head coach Michael Curry (Georgia Southern) Assistant coach(es) Charlemagne Gibbons (Auburn Montgomery) Ron Oliver (Michigan) Jorge Sanz (Florida Atlantic) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 10:00 pm		vs. Texas State Rainbow Classic	L 57–61	0–1	ʻIolani School Gym  Honolulu, HI
11/13/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. SIU Edwardsville Rainbow Classic	L 68–77	0–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
11/15/2016* 4:15 am, ESPN2		at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	L 63–64	0–3	Stan Sheriff Center (5,334) Honolulu, HI
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm		Edward Waters	W 98–64	1–3	FAU Arena (903) Boca Raton, FL
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		South Florida	W 78–62	2–3	FAU Arena (1,474) Boca Raton, FL
11/29/2016* 8:30 pm		at UT Martin	L 81–82	2–4	Skyhawk Arena (1,377) Martin, TN
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Hofstra	L 80–88	2–5	FAU Arena (1,259) Boca Raton, FL
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio State	W 79–77 OT	3–5	Value City Arena (11,862) Columbus, OH
12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL)	L 56–76	3–6	BankUnited Center (6,857) Coral Gables, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Webber International	W 77–57	4–6	FAU Arena (810) Boca Raton, FL
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Florida Gulf Coast	L 62–75	4–7	FAU Arena (1,394) Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		WKU	L 54–69	4–8 (0–1)	FAU Arena (877) Boca Raton, FL
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		Marshall	L 72–89	4–9 (0–2)	FAU Arena (1,009) Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ASN		FIU	W 73–64	5–9 (1–2)	FAU Arena (1,054) Boca Raton, FL
01/12/2017 8:00 pm		at UTSA	L 63–68	5–10 (1–3)	Convocation Center (1,417) San Antonio, TX
01/14/2017 9:00 pm		at UTEP	L 65–66 OT	5–11 (1–4)	Don Haskins Center (5,745) El Paso, TX
01/19/2017 8:00 pm, beIN		UAB	L 78–80	5–12 (1–5)	FAU Arena (1,706) Boca Raton, FL
01/21/2017 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 57–86	5–13 (1–6)	FAU Arena (1,344) Boca Raton, FL
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at FIU	W 83–65	6–13 (2–6)	FIU Arena (1,602) Miami, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Charlotte	W 77–75	7–13 (3–6)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,707) Charlotte, NC
02/04/2017 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion	W 65–61	8–13 (4–6)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,985) Norfolk, VA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		North Texas	L 64–70	8–14 (4–7)	FAU Arena (1,330) Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 pm		Rice	L 75–81 OT	8–15 (4–8)	FAU Arena (1,655) Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2017 7:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 69–95	8–16 (4–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,012) Ruston, LA
02/18/2017 5:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 94–82	9–16 (5–9)	Reed Green Coliseum (4,137) Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		UTEP	L 55–60	9–17 (5–10)	FAU Arena (1,261) Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2017 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 73–66	10–17 (6–10)	FAU Arena (1,674) Boca Raton, FL
03/02/2017 8:00 pm		at UAB	L 59–79	10–18 (6–11)	Bartow Arena (3,209) Birmingham, AL
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	L 59–93	10–19 (6–12)	Murphy Center (8,806) Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2017 9:00 pm, CI	(11)	vs. (6) Marshall First round	L 74–89	10–20	Legacy Arena (6,410) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
2. "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". fausports.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2016.