2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Michael Curry (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Charlemagne Gibbons
Assistant coach	Ron Oliver
Assistant coach	Jorge Sanz
Home arena	FAU Arena

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team will represent Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Michael Curry, will play their home games at the FAU Arena, and are members of Conference USA.

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 to advance to the second round where they lost to Old Dominion.

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	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred from UNC Asheville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jason Neely will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
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

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
Devorious Brown SG	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
Jailyn Ingram SF	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

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
Byron Abrams PG	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)
Tyler Byrd SG	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.

Roster

2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Filer, AdonisAdonis Filer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bishop Noll Clemson	Chicago Heights, IL
1.5 !G	1	Cylla, JeantalJeantal Cylla	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Lake Worth	Lake Worth, TX
1.5 !G	2	Massey, JasonJason Massey (I)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	American Heritage Brown	Cooper City, FL
1.5 !G	4	Gibbons, WilliamWilliam Gibbons	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Norcorss Georgia Highlands	Lithonia, GA
3.5 !F	5	Pfister, WilliamWilliam Pfister	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	NW Florida State	Strasbourg, France
1.5 !G	10	Rutherford, NickNick Rutherford	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	2.0 !So	Allen	Allen, TX
1.5 !G	11	Booker, FrankFrank Booker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Westside Oklahoma	Augusta, GA
1.5 !G	12	Brown, DevoriousDevorious Brown	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morgan County	Madison, GA
1.5 !G	13	Neely, MarcusMarcus Neely (I)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cardinal Gibbons UNC Asheville	Fort Lauderdale, FL
1.5 !G	14	Troutman, GerdariusGerdarius Troutman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Taylor County Georgia Highlands College	Butler, FL
3.5 !F	15	Ingram, JailynJailyn Ingram	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morgan County	Madison, GA
3.5 !F	21	Phillips, JordanJordan Phillips	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sand Creek	Colorado Springs, CO
3.5 !F	24	Hill, JesseJesse Hill	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Point Pleasant Beach	Waretown, NJ
3.5 !F	30	Shorten, ConnorConnor Shorten	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Benedict's Prep	Gladstone, NJ
5.0 !C	33	Delph, RonaldRonald Delph	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lake Reigon 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

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Date Time, TV	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			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
12/16/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Miami (FL)			BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Webber International			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM	Florida Gulf Coast			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	Marshall			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/02/2017 7:00 PM	WKU			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/07/2017 2:00 PM, ASN	FIU			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/12/2017 8:00 PM	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
01/14/2017 9:00 PM	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
01/19/2017 8:00 PM, beIN	UAB			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/21/2017 7:00 PM	Middle Tennessee			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	at FIU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 PM	at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	North Texas			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	Rice			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2017 7:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
02/18/2017 5:00 PM	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	UTEP			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	UTSA			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
03/02/2017 8:00 PM	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
03/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". fausports.com.

Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball

Venues	FAU Arena (1988–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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