2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball

Big South regular season co–champions
CIT, First Round
Conference	Big South Conference
2016–17 record	23–10 (15–3 Big South)
Head coach	Nick McDevitt (4th season)
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
Winthrop †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
UNC Asheville	15	–	3	.833	23	–	10	.697
Liberty	14	–	4	.778	21	–	14	.600
Gardner–Webb	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
High Point	9	–	9	.500	15	–	16	.484
Radford	8	–	10	.444	14	–	18	.438
Campbell	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Charleston Southern	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Longwood	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200
Presbyterian	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167


† 2017 Big South Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for the Big South regular season championship. They were upset in the Quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to UT Martin.

Previous season

The Bulldogs 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 of the Big South Tournament. They received conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they were lost in the First Round to the eventual National Champion Villanova.

Roster

2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
3.5 !F	0	Gilmore, DonovanDonovan Gilmore	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Greensboro, North Carolina
3.5 !F	2	Wnuk, AlecAlec Wnuk	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cary, North Carolina
3.5 !F	3	Monadjemi, AsanteAsante Monadjemi	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Durham, North Carolina
1.5 !G	5	Brown, JustinJustin Brown	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miami, Florida
1.5 !G	10	Vannatta, KevinKevin Vannatta	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Upper Arlington, Ohio
3.5 !F	11	Baehre, JonathanJonathan Baehre	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hessen, Germany
1.5 !G	12	Miller, RaekwonRaekwon Miller	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Marion, North Carolina
1.5 !G	13	Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cary, North Carolina
1.5 !G	14	Thomas, AhmadAhmad Thomas	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Danville, Virginia
3.5 !F	15	Townsend, GrantGrant Townsend	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Valrico, Florida
3.5 !F	21	Zilli, GiacomoGiacomo Zilli	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Udine, Italy
3.5 !F	22	Smith, MalikMalik Smith	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
1.5 !G	31	Teague, MacioMacio Teague	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
3.5 !F	32	Weeks, WillWill Weeks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	33	Rackley, DrewDrew Rackley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Concord, Ohio

Head coach

Nick McDevitt (UNC Asheville)

Assistant coach(es)

Brett Carey (UNC Asheville)
Sean Dixon (Presbyterian)
Logan Johnson (Coastal Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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	W 68–50	4–3	Kimmel Arena (939) Asheville, NC
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 79–77 ^OT	5–3	HTC Center (1,447) Conway, SC
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		at Elon	W 78–67	6–3	Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		Warren Wilson	W 117–52	7–3	Kimmel Arena (1,229) Asheville, NC
12/17/2016* 4:30 pm		Western Carolina	W 59–57	8–3	Kimmel Arena (1,661) Asheville, NC
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		UNC Greensboro	L 73–75	8–4	Kimmel Arena (1,269) Asheville, NC
12/22/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at Ohio State	L 77–79	8–5	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Big South Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		at Radford	L 77–80 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	Dedmon Center (807) Radford, VA
12/31/2016 2:00 pm		Gardner–Webb	W 90–85 ^OT	9–6 (1–1)	Kimmel Arena (1,491) Asheville, NC
01/03/2017 7:00 pm		at Liberty	W 70–57	10–6 (2–1)	Vines Center (1,219) Lynchburg, VA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		High Point	W 88–58	11–6 (3–1)	Kimmel Arena (912) Asheville, NC
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Longwood	W 89–68	12–6 (4–1)	Kimmel Arena (1,262) Asheville, NC
01/14/2017 5:30 pm		at Charleston Southern	W 76–67	13–6 (5–1)	CSU Field House (755) North Charleston, SC
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		at Winthrop	L 73–76	13–7 (5–2)	Winthrop Coliseum (3,215) Rock Hill, SC
01/21/2017 4:30 pm		Campbell	W 72–56	14–7 (6–2)	Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Presbyterian	W 73–47	15–7 (7–2)	Templeton Center (602) Clinton, SC
01/28/2017 12:00 pm		Radford	W 80–69	16–7 (8–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,744) Asheville, NC=
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		Charleston Southern	W 91–73	17–7 (9–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,333) Asheville, NC
02/04/2017 7:00 pm		at High Point	W 74–71	18–7 (10–2)	Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, NC
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Winthrop	W 104–101 ^2OT	19–7 (11–2)	Kimmel Arena (2,732) Asheville, NC
02/11/2017 5:00 pm		at Longwood	W 91–69	20–7 (12–2)	Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		Presbyterian	W 89–48	21–7 (13–2)	Kimmel Arena (1,523) Asheville, NC
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		at Campbell	W 66–53	22–7 (14–2)	Gore Arena (1,584) Buies Creek, NC
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Gardner–Webb	L 76–81	22–8 (14–3)	Paul Porter Arena (2,289) Boiling Springs, NC
02/25/2017 12:00 pm		Liberty	W 63–45	23–8 (15–3)	Kimmel Arena (2,928) Asheville, NC
Big South Tournament
03/02/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Campbell Quarterfinals	L 79–81	23–9	Winthrop Coliseum (729) Rock Hill, SC
CIT
03/16/2017* 8:00 pm, Facebook Live		at UT Martin First Round	L 75–89	23–10	Skyhawk Arena (504) Martin, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1].

References

↑ http://www.uncabulldogs.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=92359&SPID=11176&DB_OEM_ID=19200&Q_SEASON=2016

UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball
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