2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	0–9 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Andre Payne (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Eric Strothers
Assistant coach	Adaiah Curry
Assistant coach	Eric Struthers
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Southern	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Grambling State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Alcorn State*	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Prairie View A&M	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Alabama State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Jackson State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125
Alabama A&M	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	0	–	0	–	9	.000
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner As of December 6, 2016;

The 2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third-year head coach Andre Payne, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi. MVSU is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Previous Season

The Delta Devils finished the 2015–16 season 8–27, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Grambling State and Alcorn State to advance to the semifinals of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Jackson State.

Roster

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Vaughn, VachaVacha Vaughn	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	1	Romain, MarcusMarcus Romain	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	2	Strother, Jr., RonaldRonald Strother, Jr.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Birmingham, AL
1.5 !G	3	Riley, DarrellDarrell Riley	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	5	Surles, RashaanRashaan Surles	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Flossmoor, IL
3.5 !F	10	Henry, Ta'jayTa'jay Henry	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	11	Phillips, KylanKylan Phillips	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	2.0 !So	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	12	Hunt, LorenzoLorenzo Hunt	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	13	Alex, JabariJabari Alex	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	15	Buggs, HasaanHasaan Buggs	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	20	Smith, JevonJevon Smith	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	21	Traylor, TerenceTerence Traylor	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	5.0 !GS	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	22	Matlock, MichaelMichael Matlock	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Memphis, TN
3.5 !F	23	Given, AmosAmos Given	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shreveport, LA
1.5 !G	24	Williams, IsaacIsaac Williams	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Powder Springs, GA
3.5 !F	33	Watson, JamalJamal Watson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Long Beach, CA

Head coach

Andre Payne

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Strothers
Adaiah Curry

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/16 5:00 pm	Tougaloo College Lafayette Stribling Classic	W 101–74		Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	at Northwestern	L 63–94	0–1	Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,056) Evanston, IL
11/14/16* 7:00 pm	at West Virginia	L 66–107	0–2	WVU Coliseum (7,807) Morgantown, WV
11/16/16* 7:00 pm	at Kent State	L 63–93	0–3	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,524) Kent, OH
11/18/16* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	at No. 13 Michigan State	L 53–100	0–4	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
11/22/16* 6:00 pm	vs. UMass-Lowell Indiana Classic	L 71–76	0–5	Vines Center (124) Lynchburg, VA
11/23/16* 2:00 pm	at Liberty Indiana Classic	L 55–70	0–6	Vines Center (1,176) Lynchburg, VA
11/26/16* 1:30 pm	at IPFW	L 54–79	0–7	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,789) Fort Wayne, IN
11/27/16* 4:00 pm	at No. 3 Indiana	L 52–85	0–8	Bloomington, IN (17,222) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
12/01/16* 8:00 pm	at No. 8 Gonzaga	L 63–97	0–9	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
12/15/16* 7:00 pm	at Seattle			KeyArena Seattle, WA
12/17/16* 7:00 pm	at Grand Canyon			GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ
12/20/16* 6:00 pm	at Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
12/22/16* 7:00 pm	at Drake			Knapp Center Des Moines, IA
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:30 pm	at Arkansas-Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
01/07/17 4:00 pm	Alabama A&M			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/09/17 7:30 pm	Alabama State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/14/17 5:00 pm	at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
01/16/17 7:30 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/21/17 4:00 pm	Prairie View A&M			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/23/17 7:30 pm	Texas Southern			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/28/17 5:00 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
01/30/17 7:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
02/04/17 5:00 pm	at Alabama A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
02/06/17 7:30 pm	at Alabama State			Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
02/11/17 4:00 pm	Alcorn State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm	Southern			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
02/18/17 5:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
02/20/17 7:30 pm	at Texas Southern			Health and Physical Education Arena Houston TX
02/25/17 4:00 pm	Jackson State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
02/27/17 7:30 pm	Grambling State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
03/04/17 4:00 pm	Arkansas-Pine Bluff			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
SWAC Tournament
03/10/17–03/11/17	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball

Venues	Harrison HPER Complex (1977–present)

People	Head coaches

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