2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
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Conference America East Conference
Record20–12 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Dempsey
  • Chris Mohr
  • Josh King
Home arena Lundholm Gym
Seasons
  2015–16
2017–18  
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont160 1.000296  .829
Stony Brook 124 .7501814  .563
Albany 106 .6252114  .600
New Hampshire 106 .6252012  .625
UMBC 97 .5632113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .3131120  .355
Hartford 412 .250923  .281
Binghamton 313 .1881220  .375
Maine 313 .188725  .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.

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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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Andrew Dotson2G6'2"175Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Spring Hill
Frank Okeke12F6'6"220Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Ronnel Jordan23G/F6'3"194Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Pat McNamara24G6'5"190Freshman Arlington Heights, IL Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Darryl Stewart Jr.2G6'2"185Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Tyler JC

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
John Ogwuche
SG
Decatur, GAGreenforest Christian Academy6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg)Oct 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Luke Rosinski
PF
Derry, NHKimball Union Academy6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)N/A 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Chris Lester
PF
Barrington, ILStandard of Excellence Academy6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) 
Recruiting 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Jaleen Smith6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)Sr Brazosport Freeport, TX
G 2Darryl Stewart6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Holy Innocents
Tyler JC
Atlanta, GA
F 3Jacoby Armstrong6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)230 lb(104 kg)Sr Wylie Dallas, TX
G 4Keon Burns (W)6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS Jr Westview/Phillips Exeter Academy Beaverton, OR
G 5Daniel Dion6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Vista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 10John Ogwuche6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb(86 kg)FrGreenforst McCalep Makurdi, Nigeria
G 11Jordan Reed6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)190 lb(86 kg)RS So Lovejoy
Rice
Lucas, TX
F 12Iba Camara6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)230 lb(104 kg)Jr Admiral Farragut Academy/St. Paul's Dakar, Senegal
G 14Kijana Love6 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 22David Watkins6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)225 lb(102 kg)So Brimmer and May Dorchester, MA
F 23Chris Lester6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)225 lb(102 kg)Fr Barrington Barrington, IL
G 30Joe Bramanti6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)205 lb(93 kg)RS Sr Brewster Academy
Wright State
Andover, MA
F 44Luke Rosinkski6 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#ResultRecordSite (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 2OT14–8
(5–3)
Retriever Activities Center  (898)
Catonsville, MD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony BrookL 61–64 14–9
(5–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena  (3,347)
Stony Brook, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
AlbanyL 55–69 14–10
(5–5)
Lundholm Gym (685)
Durham, NH
02/09/2017
9:00 pm,  ESPNU
at VermontL 74–82 14–11
(5–6)
Patrick Gym  (1,775)
Burlington, VT
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at BinghamtonW 63–55 15–11
(6–6)
Binghamton University Events Center  (2,074)
Vestal, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
MaineW 64–51 16–11
(7–6)
Lundholm Gym (739)
Durham, NH
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
HartfordW 82–52 17–11
(8–6)
Lundholm Gym (827)
Durham, NH
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass LowellW 78–67 18–11
(9–6)
Tsongas Center  (3,779)
Lowell, MA
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBCW 94–90 2OT19–11
(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.

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