2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record15–17 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMack Sports Complex
Seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714
Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563
William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303
Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281
† 2017 CAA tournament winner

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.[1]

Previous season

The Pride finished the 2015–16 season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malik Nichols 0 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Juan'ya Green 1 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Ameen Tanksley 2 G/F 6'5" 230 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Denton Koon 12 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Liberty, MO Graduated
Ibrahim Djambo 42 F/C 6'10" 215 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ty Greer 0 F 6'6" 210 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Daytona State College.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Pemberton
#45 SF 		Middletown, CT Cheshire Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Oct 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Stafford Trueheart II
SF 		Lancaster, NY Canisius High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   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.

Roster

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ty Greer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Daytona State College Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Deron Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Hampton Williamsburg, Virginia
G 3 Justin Wright-Foreman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So High School of Construction Queens, New York
G 4 Desure Buie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Wings Academy Bronx, New York
G 5 Eli Pemberton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Middletown, Connecticut
F/C 11 Rokas Gustys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy (VA) Kaunas, Lithuania
F 12 Tommy Ros (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saint Andrew's School (FL) Paris, France
G 14 Brian Bernardi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr SMU Staten Island, New York
F 15 Stafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Canisius High School Lancaster, New York
G 23 Connor Klementowicz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gill St. Bernard's School Freehold, New Jersey
G/F 24 Jamall Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Paul VI Catholic High School Cheltenham, Maryland
F 33 Hunter Sabety 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS Jr Tufts Oceanside, New York
F/C 44 Andre Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Bullis School Gaithersburg, Maryland
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 pm 		Coppin State W 74–72  1–0
  20 – Pemberton   23 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,684)
Hempstead, NY
November 15*
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart L 86–90  1–1
  23 – Pemberton   13 – Gustys   4 – Buie  William H. Pitt Center (579)
Fairfield, CT
November 18*
7:00 pm 		at Manhattan L 68–80  1–2
  17 – Wright-Foreman   8 – Gustys   5 – Bernardi  Draddy Gymnasium (1,109)
Riverdale, NY
November 21*
1:30 pm 		vs. Bradley
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals 		W 92–90  2–2
  19 – Powers   12 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 22*
5:00 pm 		vs. Vermont
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 73–87  2–3
  21 – Pemberton   11 – Gustys   2 – Buie  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 23*
5:00 pm 		vs. South Dakota
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 65–57  3–3
  18 – Powers   25 – Gustys   2 – Powers, Gustys, Buie  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
November 25*
4:00 pm 		Medaille
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 89–56  4–3
  18 – Wright-Foreman   14 – Gustys   6 – Pemberton  Mack Sports Complex (1,012)
Hempstead, NY
November 29*
7:00 pm 		at Columbia W 88–86  5–3
  21 – Bernardi   8 – Greer   8 – Powers  Levien Gymnasium (763)
New York City, NY
December 3*
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 88–80  6–3
  22 – Pemberton   15 – Gustys   8 – Powers  FAU Arena (1,259)
Boca Raton, FL
December 6*
7:00 pm 		St. Bonaventure L 75–81  6–4
  20 – Gustys   9 – Gustys   6 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (2,112)
Hempstead, NY
December 11*
3:00 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 6 Kentucky
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival 		L 73–96  6–5
  18 – Powers   8 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Barclays Center (7,514)
Brooklyn, NY
December 13*
7:00 pm 		Stony Brook W 96–58  7–5
  22 – Wright-Foreman   18 – Gustys   7 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (2,352)
Hempstead, NY
December 22*
7:00 pm 		Siena W 84-64  8-5
  21 – Powers   15 – Gustys   8 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,674)
Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
December 31
2:00 pm 		at Delaware W 58–56  9–5
(1–0) 		 17 – Greer   11 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Bob Carpenter Center (1,589)
Newark, DE
January 2
4:00 pm 		William & Mary L 93–95 OT 9–6
(1–1) 		 18 – Bernardi   11 – Gustys   7 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,702)
Hempstead, NY
January 5
7:00 pm 		James Madison L 54–62  9–7
(1–2) 		 25 – Wright-Foreman   12 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,059)
Hempstead, NY
January 7
4:00 pm 		at College of Charleston L 71–77  9–8
(1–3) 		 21 – Pemberton   8 – Gustys   5 – Pemberton  TD Arena (3,604)
Charleston, SC
January 12
7:00 pm 		at Elon L 80–96  9–9
(1–4) 		 21 – Powers   9 – Pemberton   8 – Powers  Alumni Gym (1,277)
Elon, NC
January 14
2:00 pm 		at UNC Wilmington L 76–84  9–10
(1–5) 		 20 – Powers   16 – Gustys   8 – Powers  Trask Coliseum (4,808)
Wilmington, NC
January 19
7:00 pm 		at Towson L 80–86  9–11
(1–6) 		 26 – Pemberton   8 – Gustys   6 – Powers  SECU Arena (1,331)
Towson, MD
January 21
4:00 pm 		Northeastern W 78–73  10–11
(2–6) 		 30 – Wright-Foreman   8 – Gustys   6 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (2,629)
Hempstead, NY
January 26
7:00 pm 		at Drexel L 80–81 OT 10–12
(2–7) 		 30 – Wright-Foreman   11 – Greer   5 – Powers  Daskalakis Athletic Center (717)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28
4:00 pm 		Elon L 70–84  10–13
(2–8) 		 20 – Bernardi, Wright-Foreman   5 – 3 tied   4 – Powers, Wright-Foreman  Mack Sports Complex (2,211)
Hempstead, NY
February 2
7:00 pm 		Delaware W 73–65  11–13
(3–8) 		 22 – Wright-Forman   15 – Sabety   6 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,142)
Hempstead, NY
February 4
7:00 pm 		Drexel W 79–77  12–13
(4–8) 		 20 – Powers, Wright-Foreman   7 – Sabety   6 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (2,819)
Hempstead, NY
February 9
7:00 pm 		Towson L 65–69  12–14
(4–9) 		 29 – Wright-Foreman   8 – Sabety   6 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,856)
Hempstead, NY
February 11
7:00 pm 		at Northeastern W 74–64  13–14
(5–9) 		 25 – Wright-Foreman   12 – Gustys   4 – Pemberton  Matthews Arena (1,032)
Boston, MA
February 16
7:00 pm, ASN 		College of Charleston L 72–76  13–15
(5–10) 		 26 – Wright-Foreman   12 – Gustys   11 – Powers  Mack Sports Complex (1,619)
Hempstead, NY
February 18
4:00 pm, ASN 		UNC Wilmington L 76–83  13–16
(5–11) 		 26 – Wright-Foreman   12 – Gustys   4 – Wright-Foreman  Mack Sports Complex (2,611)
Hempstead, NY
February 23
7:00 pm 		at William & Mary W 96–82  14–16
(6–11) 		 35 – Wright-Foreman   15 – Gustys   5 – Powers  Kaplan Arena (2,559)
Williamsburg, VA
February 25
12:00 pm, ASN 		at James Madison W 71–66  15–16
(7–11) 		 19 – Wright-Foreman   14 – Gustys   5 – Powers  JMU Convocation Center (4,276)
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA tournament
March 3, 2017
6:00 pm 		(8) vs. (9) Delaware
First round 		L 76–81  15–17
  23 – Wright-Foreman   9 – Gustys   3 – 3 tied'  North Charleston Coliseum (1,889)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Daly has double-double, leads Delaware in CAA tourney opener". ESPN. March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2024.