2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks

2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Mohamed Abuarisha RS-Fr GF 6-7 200 Nov 10, 1997 Hadera Israel ELEV|8 Sports Institute
25 Keeto Browne So G 6-0 190 Feb 2, 1996 Sydney Australia Reddam House
11 Jacara Cross Fr F 6-8 240 Feb 4, 1998 Lithonia (GA) United States Lithonia High School
31 Christian Cunningham So F 6-7 215 Nov 21, 1997 Albuquerque (NM) United States Cibola High School
5 Des Curry Jr G 6-0 175 - Jacksonville (AL) United States Jacksonville High School
21 Malcolm Drumwright Jr G 6-2 185 Jun 27, 1995 Rancho Cucamonga (CA) United States Rancho Cucamonga High School
15 Erik Durham Sr SG 6-4 190 Aug 12, 1994 Springfield (MO) United States Parkview High School
4 Tyrik Edwards Fr G 5-10 165 Aug 24, 1998 Hopkinsville (KY) United States Christian County High School
12 Norbertas Giga Jr C 7-0 245 Jun 6, 1995 Kaunas Lithuania Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
3 Derrick Green Fr G 6-3 200 Feb 24, 1997 Baltimore (MD) United States Lake Clifton High School
0 Immanuel Griggs Jr SF 6-8 210 Oct 20, 1994 Newnan (GA) United States Newnan High School
10 Deshawn Jones Jr SG 6-3 185 Jun 13, 1996 Gulfport (MS) United States West Harrison High School
23 Mo Muhammed Fr PF 6-8 235 - Antioch (TN) United States Lighthouse Christian High School
34 Ashton Spears Fr G 6-2 185 Apr 28, 1997 Independence (LA) United States Believe Prep
33 Andre Statam So SF 6-6 240 Oct 24, 1996 Cape Girardeau (MO) United States Cape Central High School
1 Greg Tucker Sr G 6-2 195 Jun 11, 1994 Charleston (MO) United States Charleston High School

Recent Jacksonville State Gamecocks History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 14-18 (6-10) 8th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 13-18 (6-12) 11th (A-Sun) N/A N/A
2021-2022 21-11 (13-3) 1st (A-Sun) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 18-9 (13-6) 4th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 13-19 (8-10) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 24-9 (15-3) 3rd (OVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 23-13 (11-7) 4th (OVC) 3rd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 20-15 (9-7) 4th (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 8-23 (4-12) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 12-19 (5-11) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2013-2014 10-21 (4-12) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2012-2013 17-11 (8-8) 5th (OVC) N/A N/A
2011-2012 15-18 (8-8) 6th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 5-25 (3-15) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2009-2010 11-19 (7-11) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 11-17 (5-13) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2007-2008 7-22 (5-15) 11th (OVC) N/A N/A
2006-2007 9-21 (7-13) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 16-13 (12-8) 4th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 7-22 (2-14) 11th (OVC) N/A N/A
2003-2004 14-14 (7-9) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 20-10 (10-6) 5th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A

2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Malcolm Drumwright All-OVC Second Team
Malcolm Drumwright OVC Tournament MVP
Malcolm Drumwright OVC All-Tournament Team
Greg Tucker OVC All-Tournament Team
Jacara Cross OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)
Norbertas Giga OVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 2, 2017)
Norbertas Giga OVC Newcomer of the Week (Feb 27, 2017)

2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Drumwright G. Tucker E. Durham C. Cunningham N. Giga
Rotation T. Edwards   J. Cross    
Rotation     A. Statam    
Lim PT A. Spears D. Jones M. Abuarisha    
Lim PT D. Curry D. Green      

2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Malcolm Drumwright 35 33.1 12.6 2.4 3.9 0.6 0.2 2.5
Greg Tucker 35 30.4 11.3 2.0 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.8
Norbertas Giga 33 29.5 11.0 8.1 1.6 0.7 1.0 2.8
Erik Durham 35 33.5 10.8 4.9 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2
Christian Cunningham 34 26.7 8.2 8.1 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.4
Jacara Cross 33 12.1 5.5 2.7 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.4
Tyrik Edwards 34 13.8 4.2 1.4 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.7
Andre Statam 34 10.3 3.4 2.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.6
Ashton Spears 26 8.3 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.5
Mohamed Abuarisha 3 5.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Derrick Green 30 6.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
Deshawn Jones 17 6.5 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.8
Des Curry 8 3.5 1.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1

2016-2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ray Harper Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Western Kentucky, 2012 to 2016)
Chase Richardson Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Troy, 2015 to 2016)
Jake Morton Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Coppin State, 2014 to 2016)
Tommy Wade Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Director of Player Development (Oklahoma State, 2009 to 2016)
Brandon Schoeneck Coordinator of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Greg Seitz Athletic Director 2012-2013 N/A
Josh Underwood Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 Assistant Director of Sports Information (Jacksonville State, 2008 to 2016)
Tony Schmidt Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Tyler Brown Assistant Director of Sports Information 2016-2017 N/A
Chris Lacsamana Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Jenny Wilmres Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Stephanie Magee Assistant Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A