2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers

2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Darius Austin Jr GF 6-6 220 Dec 10, 1995 Centreville (IL) United States Cahokia High School
13 Jordan Berry RS-Fr G 6-1 170 - DeSoto (TX) United States DeSoto High School
22 Treshawn Bolden RS-Sr F 6-8 235 - Jackson (MS) United States Callaway High School
24 Jeremiah Bozeman RS-Fr PG 6-3 180 - Alva (OK) United States Alva High School
20 Javeres Brent Sr G 6-3 195 - Jackson (MS) United States Provine High School
21 Demetrice Clopton RS-Fr PF 6-9 273 - Columbus (MS) United States Columbus High School
5 Paris Collins Jr G 6-4 190 Jul 26, 1995 San Antonio (TX) United States Warren High School
2 Edric Dennis So G 6-3 190 Mar 11, 1997 Dallas (TX) United States DeSoto High School
11 Anfernee Felton Jr G 5-11 160 - Clinton (MS) United States Clinton High School
20 Jordan Ford Fr GF 6-7 180 - Atlanta (GA) United States Morgan County High School
0 Chace Franklin RS-Sr G 6-5 205 - Dallas (TX) United States DeSoto High School
25 Jesse Love Fr G 6-1 190 - Jackson (MS) United States Murrah High School
35 Janarius Middleton Sr F 6-8 215 - Greenwood (MS) United States Amanda Elzy High School
33 Montreal Nabors So G 6-2 160 - Abbeville (MS) United States Lafayette High School
12 Maurice Rivers Jr F 6-7 200 - Atlanta (GA) United States Columbia High School
31 Dontaveon Robinson Sr G 6-4 180 - Jackson (MS) United States Provine High School
4 Derek Roscoe Sr FC 6-9 225 Sep 21, 1994 Chicago (IL) United States N/A
3 Yettra Specks Sr G 5-10 171 - Monroe (LA) United States Ouachita Parish
1 Charles Taylor, Jr. Jr G 6-4 190 Jul 4, 1994 Haymarket (VA) United States Springbrook High School
10 Sherron Wilson Jr SF 6-6 230 - Las Vegas (NV) United States Clark High School

Recent Jackson State Tigers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-17 (11-7) 5th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 14-19 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-19 (9-9) 6th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 12-6 2nd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-17 (11-7) 4th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 13-19 (10-8) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 12-20 (9-9) 6th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 14-18 (10-8) 3rd (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 20-16 (12-6) 3rd (SWAC) Runner Up CIT 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 11-21 (9-9) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 11-20 (7-11) 7th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-18 (9-9) 4th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 7-24 (5-13) 8th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 17-14 (12-6) 2nd (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 19-13 (17-1) 1st (SWAC) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2008-2009 18-15 (15-3) 2nd (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2007-2008 14-20 (10-8) 4th (SWAC) Runner Up N/A
2006-2007 21-14 (12-6) 2nd (SWAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 15-17 (10-8) 4th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 15-17 (10-8) 5th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-17 (9-9) 4th (SWAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 10-18 (9-9) 6th (SWAC) 1st Rnd N/A

2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Yettra Specks SWAC Second Team All-Conference
Edric Dennis SWAC Player of the Week (Jan 3, 2017)
Yettra Specks SWAC Player of the Week (Feb 14, 2017)

2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Y. Specks E. Dennis P. Collins M. Rivers J. Middleton
Rotation   J. Brent C. Franklin   D. Roscoe
Rotation   D. Robinson S. Wilson    
Lim PT J. Love C. Taylor, Jr.   D. Clopton  
Lim PT A. Felton     T. Bolden  
Lim PT M. Nabors        
Lim PT J. Bozeman        

2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Yettra Specks 32 36.7 14.6 3.2 2.7 1.2 0.1 1.8
Edric Dennis 29 33.3 14.0 4.1 2.0 1.0 0.2 3.0
Paris Collins 24 32.2 12.2 5.2 2.8 2.0 0.5 1.9
Chace Franklin 4 23.2 9.0 4.0 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.8
Maurice Rivers 31 19.7 7.1 4.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.4
Janarius Middleton 32 30.6 7.0 8.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.6
Derek Roscoe 32 17.2 6.0 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.5
Charles Taylor, Jr. 2 7.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Javeres Brent 26 15.0 3.6 1.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.5
Dontaveon Robinson 30 10.0 1.7 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2
Sherron Wilson 20 10.6 1.4 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4
Jesse Love 24 9.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2
Demetrice Clopton 6 5.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Anfernee Felton 20 4.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
Montreal Nabors 11 2.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
Treshawn Bolden 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jeremiah Bozeman 1 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Jackson State Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Wayne Brent Head Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Cason Burk Assistant Coach 2013-2014 Graduate Assistant (Jackson State, 2011 to 2012)
De'Suan Dixon Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Jorel Washington Assistant Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Wheeler Brown Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
E. Jenae Jones Assistant Director of Sports Information 2015-2016 N/A
Tavion Green Team Manager 2016-2017 N/A
Snacks Lee Team Manager 2016-2017 N/A
Renalta Fleming Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Jackson State, 2015 to 2016)
Whitney Champlin Assistant Athletic Trainer 2015-2016 N/A