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 | |
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Conference | Big South Conference |
2016–17 record | 5–25 (1–17 Big South) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Cassius Bosket John Reynolds Bill Morosco |
Home arena | Templeton Physical Education Center |
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
References
- "Presbyterian coach Gregg Nibert resigns after 28 seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- Phillips, Scott (May 22, 2017). "Presbyterian hires Wofford assistant Dustin Kerns as new head coach". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- http://www.gobluehose.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=89799&SPID=10747&DB_OEM_ID=18100&Q_SEASON=2016
- http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2506