2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Sean Woods (5th year)
Assistant coach	Dylan Howard
Assistant coach	Preston Spradlin
Assistant coach	Derrick Tilmon
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena

2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Jacksonville State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Belmont	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
West
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Southeast Missouri St.	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Murray State	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 OVC tournament winner As of December 3, 2016;

The 2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represents Morehead State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Sean Woods, play their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

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]

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.^[3] Xavier Moon was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.^[3]

Roster

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Bitting, Ty'QuanTy'Quan Bitting	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mount Tabor High School Angelina College	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
3.5 !F	1	Williams, TreshaadTreshaad Williams	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Berrien County Northwest Florida State College	Nashville, GA
1.5 !G	2	Walker, JordanJordan Walker	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cathedral	Indianapolis, IN
5.0 !C	3	Alexander, KeionKeion Alexander	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Kingdom Prep Academy (GA) Southwest Tennessee CC	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	5	Dicent, MiguelMiguel Dicent	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Canarias Academy	Santo Domingo, DR
3.5 !F	10	Chatman, AlonzoAlonzo Chatman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	11	Maitland, MalikMalik Maitland	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Father Lopez Catholic	Daytona Beach, FL
3.5 !F	13	Harris, LamontrayLamontray Harris	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Pleasure Ridge Park Robinson Prep School (NJ)	Louisville, KY
3.5 !F	15	Marrero, DejuanDejuan Marrero	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bowman Academy Chipola College	Gary, IN
3.5 !F	21	Noble, WesWes Noble	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Breathitt County	Jackson, KY
3.5 !F	22	Moon, XavierXavier Moon	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Central Coosa Northwest Florida State College	Goodwater, AL
1.5 !G	23	Winston, MalikMalik Winston	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dundalk	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	25	Beamon, RonnyeRonnye Beamon	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hammond Bishop Noll (IN) Kaskaskia College	Calumet City, IL
1.5 !G	32	Henson, DjimonDjimon Henson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
3.5 !F	35	Diakite, SoufiyaneSoufiyane Diakite	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Wings Academy Cowley CC (TX)	Bronx, NY

Head coach

Sean Woods

Assistant coach(es)

Dylan Howard
Preston Spradlin
Derrick Tilmon

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

^[4]

Date Time, TV	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			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
12/10/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
12/13/2016* 9:05 PM	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM	East Tennessee State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
12/19/2016* 7:30 PM	Central Arkansas			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM	Asbury			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016 7:00 PM	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
01/05/2017 7:45 PM	Eastern Illinois			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/07/2017 4:15 PM	SIU Edwardsville			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Belmont			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/14/2017 7:45 PM	Tennessee State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/19/2017 8:00 PM	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
01/21/2017 7:45 PM	Eastern Kentucky			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
01/28/2017 12:00 PM, ASN	at Jacksonville State			Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
02/04/2017 5:15 PM	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
02/08/2017 7:00 PM	Murray State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky			McBrayer Arena Richmond, VA
02/16/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 5:00 PM	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
02/23/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN	Tennessee Tech			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
02/25/2017 4:15 PM	Jacksonville State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/01–04/2017	vs.			Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Morehead State suspends coach Sean Woods during investigation". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
↑ "Morehead St. suspends coach amid complaints". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
1 2 "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.
↑ http://msueagles.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=137

Morehead State Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Ellis Johnson Arena (1981–present)

People	Head coaches

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