2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record11–20 (5–11 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Biko Paris
  • Nick Leonardelli
  • Louis Hinnant
Home arenaCostello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
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 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Pat Duquette, played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were members of the America East Conference.

They finished the season 11–20, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place.

UMass Lowell was in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Preseason

UMass Lowell was picked to finish fifth in the preseason America East poll.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Hayes II 1 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Bryant, AR Transferred to Panola College
D. J. Mlachnik 21 G 6'2" 180 Senior Muskego, WI Graduated
Mark Cornelius 30 G 6'3" 195 Senior Westford, MA Graduated
Donny Belcher III 33 F 6'2" 225 Freshman Irving, TX Transferred to Hesston College

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rinardo Perry
#104 SG 		Washington, D.C. McKinley Tech High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Oct 17, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Wolter
PF 		Fishers, IN Fishers High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 23, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Stefan Borovac
SF 		Hamilton, ON Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
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 27, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, New Mexico
G 1 Rinardo Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr McKinley Technology High School Washington, D.C.
G/F 3 Stefan Borovac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orchard Park High School Stoney Creek, Ontario
F 5 Dontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So North Webster High School Cullen, Louisiana
G/F 10 Jahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Williamsport High School Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 11 Isaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Ashland High School Ashland, Ohio
G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Bishop Ready High School Grove City, Ohio
G 21 Jordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Lodi High School Madison, Wisconsin
G 22 Matt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Cathedral Preparatory School Erie, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Logan Primerano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Peru High School Peru, Indiana
F 24 Tyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Alvirne High School Hudson, New Hampshire
F 35 Connor Bennett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Wilmington High School Wilmington, Massachusetts
F 44 Cameron Wolter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Fishers High School Fishers, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm 		at Massachusetts L 76–90  0–1
 Mullins Center (5,229)
Amherst, MA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		Wagner W 87–76  1–1
 Costello Athletic Center (1,053)
Lowell, MA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 6 Indiana
Indiana Classic 		L 78–100  1–2
 Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		at IPFW
Indiana Classic 		L 81–94  1–3
 Memorial Coliseum (1,667)
Fort Wayne, IN
11/21/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Liberty
Indiana Classic 		L 77–84  1–4
 Vines Center (1,050)
Lynchburg, VA
11/22/2016*
6:00 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Indiana Classic 		W 76–71  2–4
 Vines Center (124)
Lynchburg, VA
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm 		LIU Brooklyn L 78–82  2–5
 Costello Athletic Center (1,472)
Lowell, MA
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Marist L 69–81  2–6
 McCann Field House (1,008)
Poughkeepsie, NY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		NJIT L 74–75  2–7
 Tsongas Center (1,267)
Lowell, MA
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Sacred Heart L 82–91  2–8
 William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm 		Central Connecticut W 86–69  3–8
 Costello Athletic Center (319)
Lowell, MA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Boston University W 77–75  4–8
 Tsongas Center (717)
Lowell, MA
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm 		at Loyola (MD) L 60–69  4–9
 Reitz Arena (628)
Baltimore, MD
12/29/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Cornell W 98–96 OT 5–9
 Newman Arena (422)
Ithaca, NY
America East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Albany W 85–79  6–9
(1–0) 		Costello Athletic Center (352)
Lowell, MA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Binghamton W 79–75  7–9
(2–0) 		Binghamton University Events Center (1,689)
Vestal, NY
01/11/2017
7:00 pm 		at Maine L 71–73  7–10
(2–1) 		Cross Insurance Center (797)
Bangor, ME
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		Hartford W 71–55  8–10
(3–1) 		Costello Athletic Center (512)
Lowell, MA
01/16/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stony Brook L 75–86  8–11
(3–2) 		Costello Athletic Center (619)
Lowell, MA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm 		at Vermont L 67–81  8–12
(3–3) 		Patrick Gym (2,326)
Burlington, VT
01/22/2017
12:00 pm 		UMBC L 86–102  8–13
(3–4) 		Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at New Hampshire L 71–80  8–14
(3–5) 		Lundholm Gym (826)
Durham, NH
01/28/2017*
2:00 pm 		Fisher W 97–73  9–14
 Costello Athletic Center (423)
Lowell, MA
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Albany L 77–90  9–15
(3–6) 		SEFCU Arena (2,512)
Albany, NY
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		Binghamton W 60–59  10–15
(4–6) 		Costello Athletic Center (523)
Lowell, MA
02/06/2017
7:00 pm 		at Stony Brook L 72–83  10–16
(4–7) 		Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,615)
Stony Brook, NY
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Maine W 100–68  11–16
(5–7) 		Costello Athletic Center (195)
Lowell, MA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Hartford L 84–87 OT 11–17
(5–8) 		Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (882)
Hartford, CT
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Vermont L 66–87  11–18
(5–9) 		Tsongas Center (2,540)
Lowell, MA
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UMBC L 102–108  11–19
(5–10) 		Retriever Activities Center (874)
Catonsville, MD
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Hampshire L 67–78  11–20
(5–11) 		Tsongas Center (3,799)
Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. ^ "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. ^ 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball schedule