2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
Conference Big South Conference
2016–17 record 3–3 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach Nick McDevitt (4th year)
Assistant coach Brett Carey
Assistant coach Sean Dixon
Assistant coach Logan Johnson
Home arena Kimmel Arena
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 0 0       3 2   .600
Winthrop 0 0       3 2   .600
High Point 0 0       3 3   .500
Liberty 0 0       3 3   .500
UNC Asheville 0 0       3 3   .500
Campbell 0 0       2 3   .400
Presbyterian 0 0       2 3   .400
Gardner–Webb 0 0       2 4   .333
Radford 0 0       2 4   .333
Longwood 0 0       1 3   .250
† 2017 Big South Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth year head coach Nick McDevitt, play their home games at Kimmel Arena and are members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Gilmore, DonovanDonovan Gilmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Greensboro, North Carolina
F 2 Wnuk, AlecAlec Wnuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cary, North Carolina
F 3 Monadjemi, AsanteAsante Monadjemi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
G 5 Brown, JustinJustin Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 10 Vannatta, KevinKevin Vannatta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Upper Arlington, Ohio
F 11 Baehre, JonathanJonathan Baehre 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Hessen, Germany
G 12 Miller, RaekwonRaekwon Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Marion, North Carolina
G 13 Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Cary, North Carolina
G 14 Thomas, AhmadAhmad Thomas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Danville, Virginia
F 15 Townsend, GrantGrant Townsend 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Valrico, Florida
F 21 Zilli, GiacomoGiacomo Zilli 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Udine, Italy
F 22 Smith, MalikMalik Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
G 31 Teague, MacioMacio Teague 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
F 32 Weeks, WillWill Weeks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Charlotte, North Carolina
G 33 Rackley, DrewDrew Rackley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr New Concord, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Montreat W 101–59 
Kimmel Arena (841)
Asheville, NC
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, WTVR-TV
at VCU L 80–65  0–1
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at Georgia
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 60–46  0–2
Stegeman Coliseum (6,415)
Athens, GA

11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at USC Upstate W 73–57  1–2
Hodge Center (537)
Spartanburg, SC

11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Siena
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 92–80  2–2
Kimmel Arena (1,227)
Asheville, NC

11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Furman
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 64–58  3–2
Timmons Arena (1,216)
Greenville, SC

11/25/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 5 Kansas
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
L 57–95  3–3
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Brevard   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina   
HTC Center 
Conway, SC

12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
at Elon   
Alumni Gym 
Elon, NC

12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
Warren Wilson   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

12/17/2016*
4:30 pm
Western Carolina   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
UNC Greensboro   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

12/22/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at Ohio State   
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Big South Conference regular season

12/29/2016
7:00 pm
at Radford   
Dedmon Center 
Radford, VA

12/31/2016
2:00 pm
Gardner–Webb   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

01/03/2017
7:00 pm
at Liberty   
Vines Center 
Lynchburg, VA

01/07/2016
2:00 pm
High Point   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

01/11/2016
7:00 pm
Longwood   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

01/14/2016
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern   
CSU Field House 
North Charleston, SC

01/19/2016
6:30 pm
at Winthrop   
Winthrop Coliseum 
Rock Hill, SC

01/21/2016
4:30 pm
Campbell   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

01/26/2016
at Presbyterian   
Templeton Center 
Clinton, SC

01/28/2016
12:00 pm
Radford   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

02/01/2016
7:00 pm
Charleston Southern   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

02/04/2016
at High Point   
Millis Athletic Center 
High Point, NC

02/09/2016
7:00 pm
Winthrop   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

02/11/2016
5:00 pm
at Longwood   
Willett Hall 
Farmville, VA

02/15/2016
7:00 pm
Presbyterian   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC

02/18/2016
2:00 pm
at Campbell   
Gore Arena 
Buies Creek, NC

02/23/2016
7:00 pm
at Gardner–Webb   
Paul Porter Arena 
Boiling Springs, NC

02/25/2016
12:00 pm
Liberty   
Kimmel Arena 
Asheville, NC
Big South Tournament


  
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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