2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record20–12 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLundholm Gym
Seasons
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont † 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829
Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 18 – 14   .563
Albany 10 – 6   .625 21 – 14   .600
New Hampshire 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
UMBC 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
UMass Lowell* 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355
Hartford 4 – 12   .250 9 – 23   .281
Binghamton 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375
Maine 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 America East tournament winner

The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 12th-year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to Vermont in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield before losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

Preseason

New Hampshire was picked to finish second in the preseason America East poll.[1] Tanner Leissner, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andrew Dotson 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Spring Hill
Frank Okeke 12 F 6'6" 220 Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Ronnel Jordan 23 G/F 6'3" 194 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Pat McNamara 24 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Arlington Heights, IL Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darryl Stewart Jr. 2 G 6'2" 185 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Tyler JC

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Ogwuche
SG 		Decatur, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 3, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Luke Rosinski
PF 		Derry, NH Kimball Union Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chris Lester
PF 		Barrington, IL Standard of Excellence Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaleen Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brazosport Freeport, TX
G 2 Darryl Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Holy Innocents
Tyler JC 		Atlanta, GA
F 3 Jacoby Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wylie Dallas, TX
G 4 Keon Burns (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Westview/Phillips Exeter Academy Beaverton, OR
G 5 Daniel Dion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Vista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 10 John Ogwuche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Greenforst McCalep Makurdi, Nigeria
G 11 Jordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Lovejoy
Rice 		Lucas, TX
F 12 Iba Camara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Admiral Farragut Academy/St. Paul's Dakar, Senegal
G 14 Kijana Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Steele Cibolo, TX
F 21 Tanner Leissner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Judson Converse, TX
F 22 David Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brimmer and May Dorchester, MA
F 23 Chris Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Barrington Barrington, IL
G 30 Joe Bramanti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Brewster Academy
Wright State 		Andover, MA
F 44 Luke Rosinkski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Derry, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
1:00 pm 		Lesley W 85–60  1–0
 Lundholm Gym (632)
Durham, NH
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Temple
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 57–52  2–0
 Liacouras Center (4,893)
Philadelphia, PA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 57–65  2–2
 Lundholm Gym (473)
Durham, NH
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, RTPT 		at No. 19 West Virginia
NIT Season Tip-Off 		L 41–100  2–2
 WVU Coliseum (8,842)
Morgantown, WV
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm 		Detroit
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 86–70  3–2
 Lundholm Gym (477)
Durham, NH
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Winthrop
NIT Season Tip-Off 		W 65–60  4–2
 Winthrop Coliseum (992)
Rock Hill, SC
11/30/2016*
6:30 pm, FS2 		at Providence L 62–76  4–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,801)
Providence, RI
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm 		Holy Cross W 56–53  5–3
 Lundholm Gym (612)
Durham, NH
12/06/2016*
7:30 pm 		at American W 80–70  6–3
 Bender Arena (474)
Washington, D.C.
12/10/2016*
3:00 pm 		at Bryant W 86–73  7–3
 Chace Athletic Center (593)
Smithfield, RI
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Boston University L 69–73  7–4
 Case Gym (321)
Boston, MA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Daniel Webster W 89–26  8–4
 Lundholm Gym (655)
Durham, NH
12/31/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Dartmouth
Rivalry 		L 62–63  9–4
 Leede Arena (701)
Hanover, NH
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm 		Wheelock W 95–50  9–5
 Lundholm Gym (524)
Durham, NH
America East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook L 56–59  9–6
(0–1) 		Lundholm Gym (624)
Durham, NH
01/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Albany W 75–67  10–6
(1–1) 		SEFCU Arena (2,318)
Albany, NY
01/14/2017
1:00 pm 		Binghamton W 73–66  11–6
(2–1) 		Lundholm Gym (682)
Durham, NH
01/16/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 59–71  11–7
(2–2) 		Lundholm Gym (881)
Durham, NH
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		at Maine W 74–63  12–7
(3–2) 		Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
01/22/2017
1:00 pm 		at Hartford W 81–56  13–7
(4–2) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (931)
Hartford, CT
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMass Lowell W 80–71  14–7
(5–2) 		Lundholm Gym (826)
Durham, NH
01/28/2017
1:00 pm 		at UMBC L 103–105 2OT 14–8
(5–3) 		Retriever Activities Center (898)
Catonsville, MD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stony Brook L 61–64  14–9
(5–4) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347)
Stony Brook, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany L 55–69  14–10
(5–5) 		Lundholm Gym (685)
Durham, NH
02/09/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Vermont L 74–82  14–11
(5–6) 		Patrick Gym (1,775)
Burlington, VT
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 63–55  15–11
(6–6) 		Binghamton University Events Center (2,074)
Vestal, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maine W 64–51  16–11
(7–6) 		Lundholm Gym (739)
Durham, NH
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Hartford W 82–52  17–11
(8–6) 		Lundholm Gym (827)
Durham, NH
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMass Lowell W 78–67  18–11
(9–6) 		Tsongas Center (3,779)
Lowell, MA
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		UMBC W 94–90 2OT 19–11
(10–6) 		Lundholm Gym (1,328)
Durham, NH
America East tournament
03/01/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(4) (5) UMBC
Quarterfinals 		W 74–65  20–11
 Lundholm Gym (1,473)
Durham, NH
03/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(4) at (1) Vermont
Semifinals 		L 41–74  20–12
 Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".