Английская Википедия:2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season
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The 2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in late December and concluded in early March.
Middle Tennessee claimed the outright regular season championship with a win over UAB on February 26, 2017.[1] Louisiana Tech finished in second place in the regular season, three games behind the Blue Raiders.
Middle Tennessee's JaCorey Williams was named C-USA Player of the Year[2] and Kermit Davis was named the Coach of the Year.[3]
The C-USA tournament was held from March 8 through 11, 2017 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Middle Tennessee defeated Marshall to win the tournament championship for the second consecutive year. As a result, the Blue Raiders received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. No other C-USA school received an NCAA Tournament bid. Rice received a bid to the College Basketball Invitational tournament.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with UTSA, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[4] He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.[5]
On March 17, 2016, WKU head coach Ray Harper resigned after three players were suspended by a university disciplinary committee.[6][7][8] He finished at WKU with a record of 90–62. On March 28, the school hired Rick Stansbury as head coach.[9]
UAB head coach Jerod Haase left UAB to accept the head coaching position at Stanford.[10] On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .[11]
Coaches
Team | Head coach | Previous job | Year at school | Overall record | C-USA record | C-USA championships | NCAA Tournaments |
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style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Charlotte | Mark Price | Charlotte Bobcats (asst.) |
2 | 27–36 | 16–20 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle |FIU | Anthony Evans | Norfolk State | 4 | 51–76 | 25–45 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Florida Atlantic | Michael Curry | Philadelphia 76ers (asst.) |
3 | 27–64 | 13–41 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Louisiana Tech | Eric Konkol | Miami (asst.) |
2 | 46–20 | 26–10 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Marshall | Dan D'Antoni | Los Angeles Lakers (asst.) |
3 | 48–52 | 29–25 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Middle Tennessee | Kermit Davis | LSU (asst.) |
15 | 307–179 | 52–18 | 2 | 2 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |North Texas | Tony Benford | Marquette (assoc. head coach) |
5 | 62–95 | 23–49 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle |Old Dominion | Jeff Jones | American | 4 | 89–51 | 46–24 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |Rice | Mike Rhoades | VCU (assoc. head coach) |
3 | 47–52 | 26–28 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle |Southern Miss | Doc Sadler | Iowa State (asst.) |
3 | 20–63 | 14–39 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell |UAB | Robert Ehsan | UAB (asst.) |
1 | 17–16 | 9–9 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle |UTEP | Tim Floyd | USC | 7 | 135–81 | 75–41 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle |UTSA | Steve Henson | Oklahoma (asst.) |
1 | 14–19 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 |
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell|WKU | Rick Stansbury | Texas A&M (asst.) |
1 | 15–17 | 9–9 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
- Overall and C-USA records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2016–17 season.
Preseason
Preseason Coaches Poll
Source[12]
Rank | Team |
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1. | UAB (10) |
2. | Middle Tennessee (4) |
3. | WKU |
4. | Marshall |
5. | Old Dominion |
6. | UTEP |
7. | Louisiana Tech |
8. | Charlotte |
9. | Rice |
10. | North Texas |
11. | FIU |
12. | Florida Atlantic |
13. | Southern Miss |
14. | UTSA |
() first place votes
Preseason All-C-USA Team
Source[12]
Recipient | School |
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Jeremy Combs | North Texas |
Chris Cokley | UAB |
Jon Elmore | Marshall |
Justin Johnson | WKU |
William Lee | UAB |
Erik McCree | Louisiana Tech |
Giddy Potts | Middle Tennessee |
Ryan Taylor | Marshall |
Reggie Upshaw Jr. | Middle Tennessee |
Conference schedules
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|Charlotte | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle width=75|FIU | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|FAU | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|LaTech | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|Marshall | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|MTSU | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|UNT | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle width=75|ODU | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|Rice | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle width=75|USM | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|UAB | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle width=75|UTEP | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle width=75|UTSA | style=Шаблон:NCAA color cell width=75|WKU | |
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vs. Charlotte | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
vs. FIU | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Florida Atlantic | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. Louisiana Tech | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
vs. Marshall | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Middle Tennessee | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
vs. North Texas | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Old Dominion | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
vs. Rice | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
vs. Southern Miss | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. UAB | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
vs. UTEP | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 |
vs. UTSA | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 |
vs. WKU | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – |
Total | 7–11 | 3–15 | 6–12 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 17–1 | 2–16 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 |
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, the C-USA offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.[13]
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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November 14, 2016 | Egor Koulechov, Rice | DaQuan Bracey, Louisiana Tech |
November 21, 2016 | Dominic Artis, UTEP | Byron Frohnen, UTSA |
November 28, 2016 | JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee | Jailyn Ingram, Florida Atlantic |
December 5, 2016 | Marcus Evans, Rice | Najee Garvin, Charlotte |
December 12, 2016 | Jon Elmore, Marshall | Deon Barrett, UTEP |
December 19, 2016 | JaCorey Williams (2), Middle Tennessee | A. J. Lawson, North Texas |
December 26, 2016 | Stevie Browning, Marshall | Byron Frohnen (2), UTSA |
Jalen Harris, Louisiana Tech | ||
January 2, 2017 | Reggie Upshaw Jr., Middle Tennessee | Quentin Jackson Jr., Charlotte |
January 9, 2017 | Ryan Taylor, Marshall | Giovanni De Nicolao, UTSA |
January 16, 2017 | William Lee, UAB | DaQuan Bracey (2), Louisiana Tech |
January 23, 2017 | Jon Davis, Charlotte | DaQuan Bracey (3), Louisiana Tech |
January 30, 2017 | Matt Willms, UTEP | Byron Frohnen (3), UTSA |
February 6, 2017 | Justin Johnson, WKU | A. J. Lawson (2), North Texas |
February 13, 2017 | Marcus Evans (2), Rice | Ryan Woolridge, North Texas |
February 20, 2017 | Paul Thomas, UTEP | Ryan Woolridge (2), North Texas |
February 27, 2017 | Quinton Campbell, Southern Miss | A.J. Lawson (3), North Texas |
March 6, 2017 | Egor Koulechov (2), Rice | Jalen Harris (2), Louisiana Tech |
All-C-USA honors and awards
Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.[14][15]
Honor | Recipient |
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Player of the Year | JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee |
Coach of the Year | Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee |
Defensive Player of the Year | William Lee, UAB |
Freshman of the Year | DaQuan Bracey, Louisiana Tech |
Newcomer of the Year | JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee |
Sixth Man of the Year | Zoran Talley, Old Dominion |
All-C-USA First Team | Erik McCree, Louisiana Tech |
Jon Elmore, Marshall | |
JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee | |
Marcus Evans, Rice | |
Egor Koulechov, Rice | |
All-C-USA Second Team | Jon Davis, Charlotte |
Reggie Upshaw Jr., Middle Tennessee | |
William Lee, UAB | |
Dominic Artis, UTEP | |
Justin Johnson, WKU | |
All-C-USA Third Team | Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech |
Ryan Taylor, Marshall | |
Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee | |
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion | |
Omega Harris, UTEP | |
All-C-USA Defensive Team | Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech |
Ryan Taylor, Marshall | |
Reggie Upshaw Jr., Middle Tennessee | |
Denzell Taylor, Old Dominion | |
William Lee, UAB | |
All-C-USA Freshman Team | DaQuan Bracey, Louisiana Tech |
Jalen Harris, Louisiana Tech | |
Tyrik Dixon, Middle Tennessee | |
A. J. Lawson, North Texas | |
Byron Frohnen, UTSA |
Postseason
C-USA Tournament
Шаблон:Main Only the top 12 conference teams were eligible for the tournament.
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
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First round – Wednesday, March 8 | ||||||
1 | 11:30 am | No. 8 Western Kentucky vs. No. 9 UTSA | 52–56 | Campus Insiders | 3,207 | |
2 | 2:00 pm | No. 5 Rice vs. No. 12 Southern Miss | 86–75 | |||
3 | 5:30 pm | No. 7 UAB vs. No. 10 Charlotte | 74–73 | 6,410 | ||
4 | 8:00 pm | No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 11 Florida Atlantic | 89–74 | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | ||||||
5 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 9 UTSA | 86–70 | ASN | 3,654 | |
6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 UTEP vs. No. 5 Rice | 86–76 | |||
7 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 7 UAB | 69–57 | 4,005 | ||
8 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Old Dominion vs. No. 6 Marshall | 63–64 | |||
Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | ||||||
9 | 11:30 am | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 4 UTEP | 82–56 | CBSSN | 3,299 | |
10 | 2:00 pm | No. 2 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Marshall | 77–93 | |||
Championship Game – Saturday, March 11 | ||||||
11 | 7:30 pm | No. 1 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Marshall | 83–72 | CBSSN | 3,956 | |
*Game times in CT. Rankings denote tournament seed |
NCAA tournament
Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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12 | South | Middle Tennessee | N/A | defeated (5) Minnesota 81–72 | eliminated by (4) Butler 65–74 |
References
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