2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Bobby Collins, played their home games at Hytche Athletic Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–20, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T and Bethune–Cookman in the MEAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to North Carolina Central.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
2016–17 record | 14–20 (9–7 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Hytche Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC Central † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 7–9 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Morgan State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.
Preseason
The Hawks were picked to finish in eighth place in the preseason MEAC poll.[1] Bakari Copeland was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
at George Washington | L 71–75 | 0–1 |
Charles E. Smith Center (3,256) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
11/13/2016* 4:00 pm |
UMBC | L 73–77 | 0–2 |
Hytche Athletic Center (1,364) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Boston College | L 57–73 | 0–3 |
Conte Forum (2,051) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
11/20/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Wichita State | L 79–116 | 0–4 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
11/23/2016* 2:00 pm |
at Colorado State California Bears Classic |
L 65–76 | 0–5 |
Moby Arena (3,093) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
11/27/2016* 5:00 pm |
at Louisiana Tech California Bears Classic |
L 53–74 | 0–6 |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,027) Ruston, LA | |||||||
11/30/2016* 8:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana California Bears Classic |
L 75–85 | 0–7 |
University Center (866) Hammond, LA | |||||||
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm |
Central Penn California Bears Classic |
W 87–74 | 1–7 |
Hytche Athletic Center (1,488) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
12/07/2016* 8:30 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Virginia Tech | L 59–75 | 1–8 |
Cassell Coliseum (7,068) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
12/10/2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UCF | L 58–76 | 1–9 |
CFE Arena (3,579) Orlando, FL | |||||||
12/17/2016* 3:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 49–98 | 1–10 |
Crisler Center (12,020) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
12/19/2016* 12:00 pm |
at American | L 58–61 | 1–11 |
Bender Arena (418) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
12/21/2016* 9:00 pm |
at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals |
W 71–66 | 2–11 |
Don Haskins Center (5,333) El Paso, TX | |||||||
12/22/2016* 9:00 pm |
vs. Akron Sun Bowl Invitational finals |
L 60–76 | 2–12 |
Don Haskins Center (4,633) El Paso, TX | |||||||
01/02/2017* 6:00 pm |
Valley Forge | W 90–65 | 3–12 |
Hytche Athletic Center (721) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
01/09/2017 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | W 99–88 | 4–12 (1–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (1,418) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
01/11/2017 6:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 52–69 | 4–13 (1–1) |
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,052) Durham, NC | |||||||
01/14/2017 4:00 pm |
Howard | L 66–74 | 4–14 (1–2) |
Hytche Athletic Center (842) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
01/21/2017 4:00 pm |
at Bethune–Cookman | W 82–79 | 5–14 (2–2) |
Moore Gymnasium (802) Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
01/23/2017 7:30 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 86–79 | 6–14 (3–2) |
Teaching Gym (1,479) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
01/28/2017 4:00 pm |
South Carolina State | W 92–69 | 7–14 (4–2) |
Hytche Athletic Center (1,461) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
01/30/2017 7:30 pm |
Savannah State | L 82–87 | 7–15 (4–3) |
Hytche Athletic Center (1,783) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
02/01/2017 7:30 pm |
at Hampton | L 65–66 | 7–16 (4–4) |
Hampton Convocation Center (2,651) Hampton, VA | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:30 pm |
Coppin State | W 78–57 | 8–16 (5–4) |
Hytche Athletic Center (2,029) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
02/11/2017 4:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | L 69–75 | 8–17 (5–5) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,407) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
02/13/2017 7:30 pm |
Bethune–Cookman | W 82–81 OT | 9–17 (6–5) |
Hytche Athletic Center (2,067) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
02/18/2017 4:00 pm |
North Carolina Central | L 69–82 | 9–18 (6–6) |
Hytche Athletic Center (4,837) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
02/20/2017 7:30 pm |
North Carolina A&T | W 106–95 3OT | 10–18 (7–6) |
Hytche Athletic Center (1,782) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
02/25/2017 4:00 pm |
at Delaware State | W 65–64 | 11–18 (8–6) |
Memorial Hall (1,928) Dover, DE | |||||||
02/27/2017 7:30 pm |
at Howard | L 69–79 | 11–19 (8–7) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,234) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:30 pm |
Morgan State | W 67–66 | 12–19 (9–7) |
Hytche Athletic Center (2,110) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
MEAC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/06/2017 5:00 pm |
(5) | vs. (12) North Carolina A&T First round |
W 75–65 | 13–19 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
03/09/2017 8:00 pm |
(5) | vs. (4) Hampton Quarterfinals |
W 68–66 | 14–19 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
03/10/2017 6:00 pm |
(5) | vs. (1) North Carolina Central Semifinals |
L 49–77 | 14–20 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source[2] |
References
- "HOWARD PICKED TO WIN MEAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TITLE". MEACSports.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- http://www.easternshorehawks.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/mdes-m-baskbl-sched.html