2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team

2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 7–23 (1–17 AAC)
Head coach Orlando Antigua
Murry Bartow (interim)
Assistant coach Sergio Rouco
Assistant coach Rod Strickland
Home arena USF Sun Dome
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 SMU †17–1 .944  30–5  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati16–2 .889  30–6  .833
Houston12–6 .667  21–11  .656
UCF11–7 .611  24–12  .667
Memphis9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Connecticut9–9 .500  16–17  .485
Tulsa8–10 .444  15–17  .469
Temple7–11 .389  16–16  .500
East Carolina6–12 .333  15–18  .455
Tulane3–15 .167  6–25  .194
South Florida1–17 .056  7–23  .233
† 2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 46th basketball season for USF and the fourth as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by interim head coach Murry Bartow. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the AAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Connecticut.

The Bulls were led by head coach Orlando Antigua for the first 13 games of the season until he was fired amid academic fraud allegations.[1][2] On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC Tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.

On July 20, 2016, Oliver Antigua, assistant coach and brother to head coach Orlando Antigua, resigned due to NCAA academic fraud allegations.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Chris Perry1F/C6'8"242JuniorBartow, FLDismissed from the team due violation of team rules[5]
Roddy Peters3G6'3"192RS SophomoreDistrict Heights, MDDismissed from the team; transferred to Lincoln Memorial[6]
Nehemias Morillo5G6'5"180SeniorSantiago, Dominican RepublicGraduated
Jaleel Cousins15C6'10"265SeniorMobile, ALGraduated
Angel Nunez22F6'8"202SeniorWashington Heights, NYGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Isaiah Manderson1C6'10"255JuniorBronx, NYTransferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manderson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Malik Martin5F6'11"220JuniorMiami, FLTransferred from USC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Troy Baxter
#17 SF		 Gainesville, FL Oldsmar Christian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Malik Fitts
SG		 La Verne, CA Brewster Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Mike Bibby Jr.
#56 PG		 Phoenix, AZ Shadow Mountain High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Andres Feliz
SG		 Orlando, FL West Oaks Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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 14 August 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jahmal McMurray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Topeka, Kansas
    F 1 Isaiah Manderson (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)247 lb (112 kg) JrTexas Tech Bronx, New York
    F 5 Malik Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrUSC Miami, Florida
    G 10 Michael Bibby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrShadow Mountain High School Phoenix, Arizona
    G 11 Jake Bodway 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrBloomington Jefferson High School Bloomington, Minnesota
    G 13 Geno Thorpe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS JrPenn State Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    G 14 Henry Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrSeminole High School Seminole, Florida
    F 15 Yito Alvarado 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS FrUniversity School of NSU San Juan, Puerto Rico
    F 21 Tulio Da Silva 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS FrArlington Country Day School Formiga, Brazil
    F 24 Malik Fitts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)237 lb (108 kg) FrBrewster Academy Rancho Cucamonga, California
    G 25 Troy Holston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoOldsmar Christian School Queens, New York
    C 33 Ruben Guerrero 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy Marbella, Spain
    F 35 Bo Zeigler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrDetroit Community School Detroit, Michigan
    F 42 Luis Santos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)266 lb (121 kg) SoSunrise Christian High School Bronx, New York
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 Nova Southeastern W 72–64 
    		USF Sun Dome 
    Tampa, FL
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Florida A&M W 84–73  1–0
    		 USF Sun Dome (3,106)
    Tampa, FL
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Elon L 61–74  1–1
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,206)
    Tampa, FL
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Rider W 70–65  2–1
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,639)
    Tampa, FL
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 PM    		 at Florida Atlantic L 62–78  2–2
    		 FAU Arena (1,474)
    Boca Raton, FL
    11/28/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Kennesaw State W 71–69  3–2
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,196)
    Tampa, FL
    12/01/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 at Troy W 80–74  4–2
    		 Trojan Arena (876)
    Troy, AL
    12/03/2016*
    4:00 PM    		 at George Washington L 67–68  4–3
    		 Charles E. Smith Center (2,288)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/12/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Bethune-Cookman W 79–73 OT 5–3
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,207)
    Tampa, FL
    12/17/2016*
    1:00 PM, CBSSN    		 No. 16 South Carolina L 66–77  5–4
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,489)
    Tampa, FL
    12/20/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Northern Illinois L 48–59  5–5
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,129)
    Tampa, FL
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Delaware W 81–53  6–5
    		 USF Sun Dome (2,398)
    Tampa, FL
    AAC regular season
    12/28/2016
    7:00 PM, ESPNews    		 at East Carolina L 49–60  6–6
    (0–1)    		 Williams Arena (4,163)
    Greenville, NC
    12/31/2016
    12:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Houston L 56–70  6–7
    (0–2)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,353)
    Tampa, FL
    01/07/2017
    5:00 PM, ESPNews    		 at SMU L 65–84  6–8
    (0–3)    		 Moody Coliseum (6,769)
    Dallas, TX
    01/11/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3    		 Tulane L 67–82  6–9
    (0–4)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,608)
    Tampa, FL
    01/14/2017
    7:00 PM, CBSSN    		 at Memphis L 56–62  6–10
    (0–5)    		 FedEx Forum (11,955)
    Memphis, TN
    01/17/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPNews    		 at UCF L 64–86  6–11
    (0–6)    		 CFE Arena (5,765)
    Orlando, FL
    01/21/2017
    1:00 PM, ESPNews    		 Tulsa L 67–79  6–12
    (0–7)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,614)
    Tampa, FL
    01/25/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Connecticut L 61–80  6–13
    (0–8)    		 USF Sun Dome (3,238)
    Tampa, FL
    01/29/2017
    4:00 PM, CBSSN    		 at No. 19 Cincinnati L 53–94  6–14
    (0–9)    		 Fifth Third Arena (12,576)
    Cincinnati, OH
    02/02/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPNews    		 Memphis L 75–85  6–15
    (0–10)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,563)
    Tampa, FL
    02/05/2017
    1:00 PM, ASN    		 at Temple L 74–83  6–16
    (0–11)    		 Liacouras Center (5,824)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 PM, CBSSN    		 at Connecticut L 51–97  6–17
    (0–12)    		 Gampel Pavilion (6,114)
    Storrs, CT
    02/11/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPNU    		 East Carolina W 64–57  7–17
    (1–12)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,901)
    Tampa, FL
    02/15/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPNU    		 No. 18 Cincinnati L 54–68  7–18
    (1–13)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,679)
    Tampa, FL
    02/18/2017
    2:00 PM, ESPNews    		 at Tulane L 71–94  7–19
    (1–14)    		 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,038)
    New Orleans, LA
    02/23/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPNews    		 at Tulsa L 68–82  7–20
    (1–15)    		 Reynolds Center (3,849)
    Tulsa, OK
    03/02/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPNU    		 UCF L 56–59  7–21
    (1–16)    		 USF Sun Dome (3,120)
    Tampa, FL
    03/05/2017
    2:00 PM, ESPNU    		 Temple L 60–72  7–22
    (1–17)    		 USF Sun Dome (2,509)
    Tampa, FL
    AAC Tournament
    03/08/2017
    9:00 pm, ESPNNews    		 (11) at (6) Connecticut
    First round    		 L 66–77  7–23
    		 XL Center (4,874)
    Hartford, CT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References

    1. ↑ "Struggling South Florida fires coach Antigua". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    2. ↑ "South Florida fires Orlando Antigua amid academic fraud investigation". UPI. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    3. ↑ "South Florida hires Brian Gregory as head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
    4. ↑ "USF, NCAA investigate men's basketball program; assistant Oliver Antigua resigns". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
    5. ↑ "Chris Perry, team's No. 2 scorer, kicked off USF". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
    6. ↑ "USF dismisses point guard Roddy Peters". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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