2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented Presbyterian College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Hose, led by 28th-year head coach Gregg Nibert, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in Clinton, South Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Campbell.

2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–25 (1–17 Big South)
Head coach	Gregg Nibert (28th season)
Assistant coach	Cassius Bosket John Reynolds Bill Morosco
Home arena	Templeton Physical Education Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Head coach Gregg Nibert resigned on April 12, 2017 after 28 seasons at Presbyterian,^[1] and was replaced by Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns on May 22.^[2]

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 5–13 in Big South play to finish a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.

Roster

2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jaron Withers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Winston-Salem, North Carolina G 1 Darius Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Browns Summit, North Carolina G 4 Myles McGregor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina G 5 Davon Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina C 11 Armel TeTe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina C 12 Stephen Osu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Herndon, Virginia G 13 Charlie Inclan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Spartanburg, South Carolina G 14 Reggie Dillard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Greensboro, North Carolina G 20 Brent Carraway 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Sumter, South Carolina G 21 Jo'Vontae Millner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Burlington, North Carolina F 23 Ruben Arroyo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Patillas, Puerto Rico G 24 Will Adams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Johnson City, Tennessee G 25 JC Younger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Mandeville, Louisiana G 32 Harrison Burton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Rock Hill, South Carolina F 34 Ed Drew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Suffolk, Virginia C 35 Austin Venable 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Homer, Georgia	Head coach Gregg Nibert (Marietta) Assistant coach(es) John Reynolds (The Citadel) Cassius Bosket (Clemson) Bill Morosco (Florida) 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
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm		Belmont Abbey	W 124–118 4OT		Templeton Center (249) Clinton, SC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm		Furman	W 73–71	1–0	Templeton Center (912) Clinton, SC
11/14/2016* 7:30 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 42–61	1–1	Greensboro Coliseum (1,689) Greensboro, NC
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	L 59–89	1–2	Kaplan Arena (2,315) Williamsburg, VA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		VMI	W 77–67	2–2	Templeton Center (430) Clinton, SC
11/25/2016* 9:00 pm		at Boise State	L 56–82	2–3	Taco Bell Arena (4,061) Boise, ID
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm		at The Citadel	L 83–97	2–4	McAlister Field House (3,278) Charleston, SC
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Johnson & Wales (NC)	W 107–63	3–4	Templeton Center (341) Clinton, SC
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Tennessee	L 50–90	3–5	Thompson–Boling Arena (11,547) Knoxville, TN
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm		at USC Upstate	L 48–76	3–6	Hodge Center (572) Spartanburg, SC
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Coastal Georgia	W 90–48	4–6	Templeton Center (204) Clinton, SC
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at East Carolina	L 56–76	4–7	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,667) Greenville, NC
Big South regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Liberty	L 61–77	4–8 (0–1)	Templeton Center (475) Clinton, SC
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		at Campbell	L 58–69	4–9 (0–2)	Gore Arena (1,427) Buies Creek, NC
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at Longwood	L 76–79	4–10 (0–3)	Willett Hall (518) Farmville, VA
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		Radford	L 63–76	4–11 (0–4)	Templeton Center (251) Clinton, SC
01/11/2017 6:30 pm		at Winthrop	L 52–75	4–12 (0–5)	Winthrop Coliseum (1,257) Rock Hill, SC
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		at High Point	L 44–77	4–13 (0–6)	Millis Athletic Center (1,404) High Point, NC
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern	L 52–73	4–14 (0–7)	Templeton Center (635) Clinton, SC
01/21/2017 3:00 pm		at Gardner–Webb	L 58–61	4–15 (0–8)	Paul Porter Arena (1,457) Boiling Springs, NC
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		UNC Asheville	L 47–73	4–16 (0–9)	Templeton Center (602) Clinton, SC
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 71–62	5–16 (1–9)	Templeton Center (707) Clinton, SC
01/31/2017 7:00 pm		at Liberty	L 51–71	5–17 (1–10)	Vines Center (1,718) Lynchburg, VA
02/04/2017 5:30 pm		at Charleston Southern	L 65–71 OT	5–18 (1–11)	CSU Field House (665) North Charleston, SC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		High Point	L 58–68	5–19 (1–12)	Templeton Center (379) Clinton, SC
02/11/2017 4:30 pm		Campbell	L 57–70	5–20 (1–13)	Templeton Center (865) Clinton, SC
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at UNC Asheville	L 48–89	5–21 (1–14)	Kimmel Arena (1,523) Asheville, NC
02/18/2017 7:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	L 56–84	5–22 (1–15)	Templeton Center  Clinton, SC
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Radford	L 57–59	5–23 (1–16)	Dedmon Center (1,448) Radford, VA
02/25/2017 4:30 pm		Winthrop	L 56–93	5–24 (1–17)	Templeton Center (431) Clinton, SC
Big South tournament
02/28/2017 7:00 pm	(10)	at (7) Campbell First round	L 62–81	5–25	Gore Arena (1,328) Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source[3][4].

References

1. "Presbyterian coach Gregg Nibert resigns after 28 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
2. Phillips, Scott (May 22, 2017). "Presbyterian hires Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns as new head coach". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
3. "Men's Basketball - Schedule - Presbyterian College Blue Hose - the Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
4. "2021-22 Presbyterian Blue Hose Schedule".