2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. In the OVC Tournament they lost to Murray State in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record14–16 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont15–1 .938  23–7  .767
Morehead State10–6 .625  14–16  .467
Jacksonville State †9–7 .563  20–15  .571
Tennessee State8–8 .500  17–13  .567
Tennessee Tech8–8 .500  12–20  .375
Eastern Kentucky5–11 .313  12–19  .387
West
UT Martin10–6 .625  22–13  .629
Southeast Missouri St.9–7 .563  15–18  .455
Murray State8–8 .500  16–17  .485
Austin Peay7–9 .438  11–19  .367
Eastern Illinois6–10 .375  14–15  .483
SIU Edwardsville1–15 .063  6–24  .200
† 2017 OVC Tournament winner

On November 22, 2016, Morehead State suspended head coach Sean Woods with pay while the school investigated complaints made against Woods.[1] Assistant coach Preston Spradlin was named interim head coach.[2][3] On December 15, two days after Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery in Indiana for allegedly assaulting two of his players during a game versus Evansville, it was announced that Woods had resigned.[4] It was announced that Spradlin would continue as interim coach while the school conducted a nationwide search for a replacement.[5][6] On March 16, 2017, Spradlin was named full-time head coach.[7]

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 23–14, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division. They defeated Murray State in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UT Martin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Siena, Duquesne, and Ohio to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Nevada. In the finals, they lost the CIT championship two games to one.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Morehead State was picked to finish third in the East Division of the OVC.[8] Xavier Moon was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.[8]

Roster
2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ty'Quan Bitting 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrMount Tabor High School
Angelina College		 Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F 1 Treshaad Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrBerrien County
Northwest Florida State College		 Nashville, GA
G 2 Jordan Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrCathedral Indianapolis, IN
C 3 Keion Alexander 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrKingdom Prep Academy (GA)
Southwest Tennessee CC		 Brooklyn, NY
G 5 Miguel Dicent 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrCanarias Academy Santo Domingo, DR
F 10 Alonzo Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMorgan Park Chicago, IL
G 11 Malik Maitland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoFather Lopez Catholic Daytona Beach, FL
F 13 Lamontray Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoPleasure Ridge Park
Robinson Prep School (NJ)		 Louisville, KY
F 15 Dejuan Marrero 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrBowman Academy
Chipola College		 Gary, IN
F 21 Wes Noble 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoBreathitt County Jackson, KY
G 22 Xavier Moon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrCentral Coosa
Northwest Florida State College		 Goodwater, AL
G 23 Malik Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrDundalk Baltimore, MD
F 25 Ronnye Beamon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrHammond Bishop Noll (IN)
Kaskaskia College		 Calumet City, IL
G 32 Djimon Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) FrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 35 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrWings Academy
Cowley CC (TX)		 Bronx, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Dylan Howard
  • Derrick Tilmon
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

[9]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		 Cincinnati Christian W 106–63 
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:45 pm, OVC Digital Network		 Kentucky Christian W 106–41  1–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,865)
Morehead, KY
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm, OVC Digital Network		 Lipscomb W 89–75  2–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,783)
Morehead, KY
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Marshall L 77–85  2–1
 Cam Henderson Center (5,872)
Huntington, WV
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm		 at Evansville L 56–69  2–2
 Ford Center (3,836)
Evansville, IN
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		 at Pittsburgh L 63–76  2–3
 Petersen Events Center (7,025)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 Northern Kentucky L 79–84  2–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,110)
Morehead, KY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 15 Purdue L 56–90  2–5
 Mackey Arena (13,611)
West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb L 84–98  2–6
 Allen Arena (1,302)
Nashville, TN
12/13/2016*
9:05 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 86–88  2–7
 Reese Court (1,046)
Cheney, WA
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm		 East Tennessee State L 68–78  2–8
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,812)
Morehead, KY
12/19/2016*
7:30 pm		 Central Arkansas W 111–85  3–8
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,505)
Morehead, KY
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN		 at Mississippi State L 76–85  3–9
 Humphrey Coliseum (8,328)
Starkville, MS
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 Asbury W 120–77  4–9
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,023)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
7:00 pm		 at UT Martin L 77–81 OT 4–10
(0–1)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,730)
Martin, TN
01/05/2017
7:45 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 85–75  5–10
(1–1)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,591)
Morehead, KY
01/07/2017
4:15 pm		 SIU Edwardsville W 73–65  6–10
(2–1)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,531)
Morehead, KY
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 Belmont L 78–84  6–11
(2–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,244)
Morehead, KY
01/14/2017
7:45 pm		 Tennessee State W 87–85  7–11
(3–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (2,858)
Morehead, KY
01/19/2017
8:00 pm		 at Austin Peay W 89–82  8–11
(4–2)		 Dunn Center (1,767)
Clarksville, TN
01/21/2017
7:45 pm		 Eastern Kentucky W 80–54  9–11
(5–2)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (5,789)
Morehead, KY
01/26/2017
7:00 pm		 at Tennessee Tech L 73–76  9–12
(5–3)		 Eblen Center (1,644)
Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, ASN		 at Jacksonville State W 72–69  10–12
(6–3)		 Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,021)
Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017
5:15 pm		 at Southeast Missouri State W 89–81  11–12
(7–3)		 Show Me Center (2,919)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/08/2017
7:00 pm		 Murray State W 101–100 OT 12–12
(8–3)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (4,109)
Morehead, KY
02/11/2017
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Kentucky W 67–62  13–12
(9–3)		 McBrayer Arena (3,800)
Richmond, VA
02/16/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Tennessee State L 52–64  13–13
(9–4)		 Gentry Complex (3,765)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
5:00 pm		 at Belmont L 73–89  13–14
(9–5)		 Curb Event Center (2,825)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN		 Tennessee Tech W 73–68  14–14
(10–5)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (3,383)
Morehead, KY
02/25/2017
4:15 pm		 Jacksonville State L 61–70  14–15
(10–6)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (734)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/02/2017
9:30 pm		 (3) vs. (7) Murray State
Quarterfinals		 L 69–75  14–16
 Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "Morehead State suspends coach Sean Woods during investigation". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  2. "Morehead St. suspends coach amid complaints". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  3. "Woods suspended indefinitely, Spradlin named interim coach". The Morehead News. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. "Sean Woods resigns as Morehead State men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. "STATEMENT ON FUTURE OF MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM". Morehead State University Athletics. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. "Sean Woods resigns as MSU head basketball coach". WKYT. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  7. "Preston Spradlin Named Morehead State Head Basketball Coach". A Sea Of Blue. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  9. http://msueagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=137
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