2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by second-year head coach Michael Huger, played their home games at the Stroh Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	13–19 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Michael Huger (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Stacey Mike Summey Kevin Noon
Home arena	Stroh Center

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Kent State †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			16	–	17		.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
† 2017 MAC tournament winner

They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Toledo.

Previous season

The Falcons finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They defeated Kent State and Central Michigan to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josh Gomez	0	C	6'10"	226	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduated
Spencer Parker	3	F	6'7"	210	Senior	West Bloomfield, MI	Graduated
JD Tisdale	5	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Flint, MI	Transferred to Rogers State
David Joseph	10	G	6'0"	187	Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Brandon Busuttil	15	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Kitchener, ON	Graduated
Garrett Mayleben	33	F	6'9"	245	RS Sophomore	Milford, OH	Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jeff Uju	13	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Bolingbrook, IL	Junior college transferred from Western Texas College

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roderick Caldwell PG	Dayton, OH	Wayne High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Dylan Frye PG	Pembroke Pines, FL	Mater Academy Charter High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 11, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Justin Turner SG	Detroit, MI	Renaissance High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 12, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derek Koch #67 PF	West Salem, OH	Northwestern High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 18, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Daeqwon Plowden SF	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery Charter School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 7, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joniya Gadson PF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Dillard High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Oct 2, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Demajeo Wiggins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Springfield Toledo, OH G 2 Malik Hluchoweckyj 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Bellevue West Bellevue, NE G 3 Rodrick Caldwell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wayne Dayton, OH G 4 Zack Denny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Valley View Germantown, OH G 5 Dylan Frye 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mater Academy Pembroke Pines, FL G 10 Justin Turner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI G 11 Antown Lillard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cleveland Central Catholic Cleveland, OH F 13 Jeffery Uju 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Western Texas College Boilingbrook, IL G 14 Wes Alcegaire 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame Daytona State College Miami, FL G 20 Ismail Ali 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr San Leandro Antelope Valley College South Hayward, CA G 24 Matt Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Anthony Wayne Maumee, OH G 30 Ethan Good (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Wapakoneta Wapakoneta, OH F 32 Rasheed Worrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Sipsey Valley Coker, AL	Head coach Michael Huger (Bowling Green) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Stacey (Bowling Green) Mike Summey (NC State) Kevin Noon (Bowling Green) 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
November 4, 2016* 5:00 pm		Capital	W 71–56		Stroh Center (871) Bowling Green, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	L 70–78	0–1	Athletics Center O'rena (3,250) Rochester, MI
November 13, 2016* 3:15 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 72–78	0–2	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (3,017) Vermillion, SD
November 19, 2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		UMKC Bill Frack Tournament	L 69–71	0–3	Stroh Center (1,676) Bowling Green, OH
November 20, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay Bill Frack Tournament	L 61–77	0–4	Stroh Center (1,514) Bowling Green, OH
November 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Murray State Bill Frack Tournament	W 78–77	1–4	Stroh Center (1,545) Bowling Green, OH
November 26, 2016* 12:00 pm		Morgan State	W 90–58	2–4	Stroh Center (1,074) Bowling Green, OH
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm		Notre Dame College	W 86–60	3–4	Stroh Center (1,707) Bowling Green, OH
December 4, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Cincinnati	L 56–85	3–5	Fifth Third Arena (7,162) Cincinnati, OH
December 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Evansville	L 66–69	3–6	Ford Center (3,513) Evansville, IN
December 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit	W 74–61	4–6	Stroh Center (1,513) Bowling Green, OH
December 18, 2016* 5:00 pm		at San Jose State	L 76–77	4–7	Event Center Arena (1,452) San Jose, CA
December 22, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Alabama A&M	W 74–61	5–7	Stroh Center (1,338) Bowling Green, OH
December 30, 2016* 2:00 pm		Norfolk State	W 86–77	6–7	Stroh Center (1,820) Bowling Green, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	L 84–89	6–8 (0–1)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,742) Akron, OH
January 7, 2017 1:00 pm		at Ball State	W 76–71	7–8 (1–1)	Worthen Arena (2,645) Muncie, IN
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 53–81	7–9 (1–2)	Stroh Center (1,605) Bowling Green, OH
January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	L 52–69	7–10 (1–3)	Stroh Center  Bowling Green, OH
January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 73–85	7–11 (1–4)	Savage Arena (5,118) Toledo, OH
January 21, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 79–74	8–11 (2–4)	Stroh Center (2,953) Bowling Green, OH
January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 76–82	8–12 (2–5)	McGuirk Arena (2,528) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	L 72–96	8–13 (2–6)	Stroh Center (2,372) Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 83–72	9–13 (3–6)	Stroh Center (1,525) Bowling Green, OH
February 4, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	W 104–100 2OT	10–13 (4–6)	Stroh Center (2,676) Bowling Green, OH
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm		at Kent State	W 84–83 OT	11–13 (5–6)	MAC Center (2,629) Kent, OH
February 11, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 74–88	11–14 (5–7)	Stroh Center (2,035) Bowling Green, OH
February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 79–89	11–15 (5–8)	University Arena (1,763) Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 75–95	11–16 (5–9)	Convocation Center (8,150) Athens, OH
February 21, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 66–65	12–16 (6–9)	Stroh Center (1,611) Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 70–54	13–16 (7–9)	Millett Hall (1,586) Oxford, OH
February 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	L 67–74	13–17 (7–10)	Stroh Center (2,014) Bowling Green, OH
March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 68–80	13–18 (7–11)	Alumni Arena (3,969) Amherst, NY
MAC tournament
03/06/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	at (7) Toledo First round	L 62–77	13–19	Savage Arena (4,085) Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source.

See also

• 2016–17 Bowling Green Falcons women's basketball team