2016β17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7β23 (5β11 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Teaching Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC Central β | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State* | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BethuneβCookman | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 29 | .094 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2016β17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2016β17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7β23, 5β11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to South Carolina State.
On March 17, 2017, it was announced that head coach Byron Samuels' contract would not be renewed. [1] He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 17β71. On May 16, the school named Oregon assistant Robert McCullum as their new head coach. McCullum had previous head coaching jobs at Western Michigan and South Florida. [2] [3] [4]
The Rattlers finished the 2015β16 season 8β21, 4β12 record in MEAC play to finish last in the conference. They were ineligible for the postseason due to APR violations. [5]
The Rattlers were picked to finish in last place in the preseason MEAC poll. [6]
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | L 73β84 | 0β1 |
USF Sun Dome (3,106) Tampa, FL | |||||||
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist | W 94β62 | 1β1 |
Teaching Gym (897) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm |
Johnson (FL) | W 100β91 | 2β1 |
Teaching Gym Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
11/20/2016* 4:00 pm |
at
Air Force Savannah Invitational |
W 87β62 | 2β2 |
Clune Arena (836) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at
East Carolina Savannah Invitational |
L 62β82 | 2β3 |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (3,341) Greenville, NC | |||||||
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm |
vs.
Georgia Southern Savannah Invitational |
L 72β83 | 2β4 |
Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA | |||||||
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm |
vs.
Stetson Savannah Invitational |
L 90β98 | 2β5 |
Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA | |||||||
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Kennesaw State | L 74β76 | 2β6 |
Teaching Gym (579) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm |
Southern | L 71β83 | 2β7 |
Teaching Gym (1,017) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
12/12/2016* 8:00 pm |
at Southeastern Louisiana | L 69β108 | 2β8 |
University Center (488) Hammond, LA | |||||||
12/17/2016* 4:00 pm |
Jacksonville | L 72β75 | 2β9 |
Teaching Gym (678) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Samford | L 63β83 | 2β10 |
Pete Hanna Center (1,069) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
12/23/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 14 Wisconsin | L 37β90 | 2β11 |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
01/04/2017 7:00 pm |
at Howard | W 78β66 | 3β11 (1β0) |
Burr Gymnasium (534) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
01/07/2017 6:00 pm |
Coppin State | W 54β53 | 4β12 (2β0) |
Teaching Gym (972) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
01/10/2017 7:00 pm |
at Morgan State | L 59β62 | 4β12 (2β1) |
Teaching Gym (1,317) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
01/14/2017 6:00 pm |
at Savannah State | L 88β93 | 4β13 (2β2) |
Tiger Arena (2,350) Savannah, GA | |||||||
01/16/2017 4:00 pm |
BethuneβCookman | L 76β82 | 4β14 (2β3) |
Teaching Gym (4,878) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
01/23/2017 8:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | L 79β86 | 4β15 (2β4) |
Teaching Gym (1,479) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
01/28/2017 4:00 pm |
at Delaware State | L 68β81 | 5β15 (3β4) |
Memorial Hall (1,279) Dover, DE | |||||||
01/30/2017 7:30 pm |
at Morgan State | L 60β77 | 5β16 (3β5) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,007) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/04/2017 6:00 pm |
Howard | W 71β62 | 6β16 (4β5) |
Teaching Gym (2,179) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
02/06/2017 8:00 pm |
Delaware State | L 77β80 OT | 6β17 (4β6) |
Teaching Gym (2,278) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
02/11/2017 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina A&T | W 83β77 | 7β17 (5β6) |
Corbett Sports Center (1,286) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
02/13/2017 7:30 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 73β78 | 7β18 (5β7) |
McLendonβMcDougald Gymnasium (986) Durham, NC | |||||||
02/18/2017 6:00 pm |
Norfolk State | L 65β77 2OT | 7β19 (5β8) |
Teaching Gym (1,245) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
02/20/2017 8:00 pm |
Hampton | L 69β76 | 7β20 (5β9) |
Teaching Gym (1,145) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
02/25/2017 4:00 pm |
at South Carolina State | L 64β75 | 7β21 (5β10) |
SHM Memorial Center (503) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
03/02/2017 7:00 pm |
at BethuneβCookman | L 59β69 | 7β22 (5β11) |
Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2017 6:00 pm |
(10) | vs. (7) South Carolina State First Round |
L 78β82 OT | 7β23 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |