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2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

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2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record13–19 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStroh Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 4   .778 27 9   .750
Ohio 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Buffalo 11 7   .611 17 15   .531
Kent State 10 8   .556 22 14   .611
Bowling Green 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Miami (OH) 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
West
Ball State 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Western Michigan 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Toledo 9 9   .500 17 17   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
Northern Illinois 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Central Michigan 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
2017 MAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

Previous season

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The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Josh Gomez 0 C 6'10" 226 Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Spencer Parker 3 F 6'7" 210 Senior West Bloomfield, MI Graduated
JD Tisdale 5 G 6'4" 185 Junior Flint, MI Transferred to Rogers State
David Joseph 10 G 6'0" 187 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Brandon Busuttil 15 G 6'4" 205 Senior Kitchener, ON Graduated
Garrett Mayleben 33 F 6'9" 245 RS Sophomore Milford, OH Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jeff Uju 13 F 6'7" 220 Junior Bolingbrook, IL Junior college transferred from Western Texas College

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Roderick Caldwell
PG
Dayton, OH Wayne High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Frye
PG
Pembroke Pines, FL Mater Academy Charter High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Turner
SG
Detroit, MI Renaissance High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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 October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derek Koch
#67 PF
West Salem, OH Northwestern High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 73
Daeqwon Plowden
SF
Philadelphia, PA Mastery Charter School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Sep 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joniya Gadson
PF
Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Oct 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Springfield Toledo, OH
G 2 Malik Hluchoweckyj 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bellevue West Bellevue, NE
G 3 Rodrick Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wayne Dayton, OH
G 4 Zack Denny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Valley View Germantown, OH
G 5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mater Academy Pembroke Pines, FL
G 10 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
G 11 Antown Lillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cleveland Central Catholic Cleveland, OH
F 13 Jeffery Uju 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
Western Texas College
Boilingbrook, IL
G 14 Wes Alcegaire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame
Daytona State College
Miami, FL
G 20 Ismail Ali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr San Leandro
Antelope Valley College
South Hayward, CA
G 24 Matt Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anthony Wayne Maumee, OH
G 30 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wapakoneta Wapakoneta, OH
F 32 Rasheed Worrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Sipsey Valley Coker, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
5:00 pm
Capital W 71–56 
Stroh Center (871)
Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 70–78  0–1
Athletics Center O'rena (3,250)
Rochester, MI
November 13, 2016*
3:15 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota L 72–78  0–2
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017)
Vermillion, SD
November 19, 2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UMKC
Bill Frack Tournament
L 69–71  0–3
Stroh Center (1,676)
Bowling Green, OH
November 20, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay
Bill Frack Tournament
L 61–77  0–4
Stroh Center (1,514)
Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State
Bill Frack Tournament
W 78–77  1–4
Stroh Center (1,545)
Bowling Green, OH
November 26, 2016*
12:00 pm
Morgan State W 90–58  2–4
Stroh Center (1,074)
Bowling Green, OH
November 29, 2016*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame College W 86–60  3–4
Stroh Center (1,707)
Bowling Green, OH
December 4, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Cincinnati L 56–85  3–5
Fifth Third Arena (7,162)
Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 66–69  3–6
Ford Center (3,513)
Evansville, IN
December 10, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 74–61  4–6
Stroh Center (1,513)
Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2016*
5:00 pm
at San Jose State L 76–77  4–7
Event Center Arena (1,452)
San Jose, CA
December 22, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Alabama A&M W 74–61  5–7
Stroh Center (1,338)
Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2016*
2:00 pm
Norfolk State W 86–77  6–7
Stroh Center (1,820)
Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 84–89  6–8
(0–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,742)
Akron, OH
January 7, 2017
1:00 pm
at Ball State W 76–71  7–8
(1–1)
Worthen Arena (2,645)
Muncie, IN
January 10, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan L 53–81  7–9
(1–2)
Stroh Center (1,605)
Bowling Green, OH
January 14, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 52–69  7–10
(1–3)
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 73–85  7–11
(1–4)
Savage Arena (5,118)
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 79–74  8–11
(2–4)
Stroh Center (2,953)
Bowling Green, OH
January 24, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 76–82  8–12
(2–5)
McGuirk Arena (2,528)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 72–96  8–13
(2–6)
Stroh Center (2,372)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 83–72  9–13
(3–6)
Stroh Center (1,525)
Bowling Green, OH
February 4, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo W 104–100 2OT 10–13
(4–6)
Stroh Center (2,676)
Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2017
7:00 pm
at Kent State W 84–83 OT 11–13
(5–6)
MAC Center (2,629)
Kent, OH
February 11, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo L 74–88  11–14
(5–7)
Stroh Center (2,035)
Bowling Green, OH
February 14, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 79–89  11–15
(5–8)
University Arena (1,763)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio L 75–95  11–16
(5–9)
Convocation Center (8,150)
Athens, OH
February 21, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron W 66–65  12–16
(6–9)
Stroh Center (1,611)
Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) W 70–54  13–16
(7–9)
Millett Hall (1,586)
Oxford, OH
February 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State L 67–74  13–17
(7–10)
Stroh Center (2,014)
Bowling Green, OH
March 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo L 68–80  13–18
(7–11)
Alumni Arena (3,969)
Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
03/06/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(10) at (7) Toledo
First round
L 62–77  13–19
Savage Arena (4,085)
Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1].

See also

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References

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