2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 16th-year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 3 seed in the America East Tournament where they defeated Hartford and Stony Brook to advance to the Championship game where they lost to Vermont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Saint Peter's.

2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2016–17 record21–14 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chad O'Donnell
  • Jon Iati
  • Josh Pelletier
Home arenaSEFCU Arena
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont160 1.000  296  .829
Stony Brook124 .750  1814  .563
Albany106 .625  2114  .600
New Hampshire106 .625  2012  .625
UMBC97 .563  2113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .313  1120  .355
Hartford412 .250  923  .281
Binghamton313 .188  1220  .375
Maine313 .188  725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East Tournament winner

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2015–16 season 24–9, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the First Round to Ohio.

Preseason

Albany was picked to finish third in the preseason America East poll.[1] Joe Cremo was selected to the preseason All-America East team.[2]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Evan Singletary0G6'1"195SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated
Ray Sanders1G6'4"210SeniorTuscaloosa, ALGraduated
Chas Brown11F6'8"220JuniorBaltimore, MDTransferred to Coppin State
Peter Hooley12G6'4"200SeniorHahndorf, AustraliaGraduated
Reece Williams13G6'1"200SeniorWhite Plains, NYGraduated
Richard Peters22C6'11"275RS JuniorPickering, ONGraduate transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Kyle McKinley34F/C6'10"220FreshmanStillwater, MNTransferred to Northeast CC

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Xavier Cochran0G6'5"195SophomoreAnn Arbor, MIJunior college transferred from Owens CC
Terrel Martin-Garcia14F6'6"240JuniorCatford, EnglandJunior college transferred from Missouri State–West Plains
Jaraan Lands23F6'6"240JuniorBrownsville, INJunior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College

2016 incoming recruits

Albany did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

2017 incoming recruits

Roster

2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Xavier Cochran 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHuron
Owens CC
Ann Arbor, MI
G 1 Costa Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSouth Atlanta
Northern Oklahoma College
Atlanta, GA
G 2 Jamir Andrews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrDublin
Sheridan College
Livermore, CA
G 3 Joe Cremo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoScotia-Glenville Scotia, NY
F 10 Mike Rowley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrKnox Grammar School Sydney, Australia
G 11 Marqueese Grayson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrTomball
Gillette College
Tomball, TX
F 12 Devonte Campbell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrCulver Academy
Missouri State–West Plains
Vaughan, Ontario
G 13 David Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMidwest Elite Prep South Holland, IL
F 14 Terrel Martin-Garcia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHaberdashers Knights Academy
Missouri State–West Plains
Catford, England
G 22 Nick Fruscio (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrAlbany Academy Albany, NY
F 23 Jarran Lands 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrBrownsburg
Eastern Arizona
Brownsburg, IN
F 24 Dallas Ennema 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSheldon Sheldon, IA
F 30 Travis Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrLincoln
Howard College
Brooklyn, New York
F 43 Greig Stire 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrChristian Brothers Academy Schenectady, NY
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
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Penn State
Hall of Fame Tip Off
W 87–81  1–0
 22  Cremo  10  Cremo  5  Cremo  Bryce Jordan Center (6,230)
University Park, PA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Cincinnati
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 51–74  1–1
 13  Nichols  6  Tied  6  Nichols  Fifth Third Arena (5,863)
Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2016*
8:00 pm
SUNY Oneonta W 97–56  2–1
 16  Rowley  8  Charles  5  Anderson  SEFCU Arena (3,163)
Albany, NY
11/19/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Grand Canyon
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield
L 77–82  2–2
 24  Cremo  10  Rowley  3  Nichols  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Brown
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield
W 80–76  3–2
 21  Grayson  12  Stire  6  Cremo  Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119)
Uncasville, CT
11/27/2016*
7:00 pm
Siena
Albany Cup
W 81–72  4–2
 29  Nichols  6  Rowley  5  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Holy Cross L 49–55  4–3
 10  Tied  10  Rowley  4  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,518)
Albany, NY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
at Yale L 55–59  4–4
 14  Nichols  10  Stire  5  Nichols  John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,204)
New Haven, CT
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
Marist W 78–66  5–4
 24  Cremo  5  Ennema  7  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,651)
Albany, NY
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Colgate W 74–66  6–4
 29  Cremo  8  Ennema  4  Nichols  Cotterell Court (740)
Hamilton, NY
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
at Canisius L 64–77  6–5
 21  Nichols  10  Rowley  7  Cremo  Koessler Athletic Center (944)
Buffalo, NY
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 87–60  7–5
 20  Cremo  10  Ennema  10  Rowley  SEFCU Arena (2,662)
Albany, NY
12/20/2016*
8:00 pm
at SMU L 53–71  7–6
 15  Cremo  6  Rowley  5  Nichols  Moody Coliseum (6,505)
Dallas, TX
12/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 70–67  8–6
 22  Cremo  8  Stire  2  3 tied  Levien Gymnasium (1,327)
New York City, NY
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cornell W 69–59  9–6
 16  Nichols  9  Cremo  5  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (2,430)
Albany, NY
American East regular season
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 79–85  9–7
(0–1)
 23  Cremo  6  Rowley  6  Cremo  Costello Athletic Center (352)
Lowell, MA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 70–72  9–8
(0–2)
 17  Cremo  7  Cremo  5  Cremo  Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,962)
Stony Brook, NY
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
New Hampshire L 67–75  9–9
(0–3)
 19  Nichols  7  Stire  2  3 tied  SEFCU Arena (2,318)
Albany, NY
01/16/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 77–50  10–9
(1–3)
 18  Nichols  7  Tied  3  Cremo  Retriever Activities Center (1,591)
Catonsville, MD
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 84–65  11–9
(2–3)
 25  Nichols  7  Stire  6  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,308)
Albany, NY
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 81–63  12–9
(3–3)
 28  Nichols  8  Campbell  5  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,513)
Albany, NY
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Vermont L 49–60  12–10
(3–4)
 13  Cremo  11  Cremo  3  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (2,822)
Albany, NY
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Hartford W 74–61  13–10
(4–4)
 20  Cremo  15  Stire  3  Tied  Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,423)
Hartford, CT
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 90–77  14–10
(5–4)
 24  Nichols  9  Stire  8  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (2,512)
Albany, NY
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stony Brook L 65–72  14–11
(5–5)
 15  Stire  6  Tied  4  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (4,538)
Albany, NY
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 69–55  15–11
(6–5)
 21  Cremo  7  Nichols  5  Nichols  Lundholm Gym (685)
Durham, NH
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Binghamton W 66–54  16–11
(7–5)
 17  Nichols  10  Campbell  4  Nichols  Binghamton University Events Center (2,241)
Vestal, NY
02/15/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UMBC W 78–69  17–11
(8–5)
 25  Campbell  10  Campbell  3  Tied  SEFCU Arena (2,443)
Albany, NY
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Maine W 74–56  18–11
(9–5)
 20  Nichols  13  Campbell  4  Tied  Cross Insurance Center (727)
Bangor, ME
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Vermont L 50–62  18–12
(9–6)
 18  Nichols  5  Rowley  3  3 tied  Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hartford W 80–62  19–12
(10–6)
 25  Cremo  7  Campbell  5  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (2,715)
Albany, NY
America East Tournament
03/01/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) Hartford
Quarterfinals
W 100–71  20–12
 40  Nichols  9  Stire  10  Cremo  SEFCU Arena (1,693)
Albany, NY
03/06/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) at (2) Stony Brook
Semifinals
W 63–56  21–12
 19  Nichols  7  Tied  2  Tied  Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
03/11/2017
11:00 am, ESPN2
(3) at (1) Vermont
Championship game
L 53–56  21–13
 16  Charles  7  Rowley  4  Cremo  Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
CIT
03/16/2017*
7:00 pm, Facebook Live
Saint Peter's
First Round
L 55–59  21–14
 15  Nichols  5  Ennema  4  Nichols  SEFCU Arena (641)
Albany, NY
*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 2017-01-26.
  2. "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
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