2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the first round to Army.

2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2016–17 record8–22 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Greenman
  • Matt Wolff
  • Eddie Jackson
Home arenaBender Arena
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell153 .833  269  .743
Lehigh126 .667  2012  .625
Boston University126 .667  1814  .563
Navy108 .556  1616  .500
Holy Cross99 .500  1517  .469
Loyola (MD)810 .444  1617  .485
Colgate810 .444  1022  .313
Army612 .333  1319  .406
Lafayette513 .278  921  .300
American513 .278  822  .267
2017 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 12–19, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Boston University in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament to advance the semifinals where they lost to Lehigh.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marko Vasic5F6'5"200SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated
Jesse Reed14G6'5"185SeniorSaltsburg, PAGraduated
Gabe Brown34C7'0"230SophomoreBerlin, GermanyTransferred to Rockhurst
Paris Maragkos42F/C6'9"243RS JuniorMarousi, GreeceSigned to play professionally in Greece with Olympiacos B.C.

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Larry Motuzis5G6'6"190RS SophomoreDarien, ILTransferred from Saint Xavier. Motuzis will be eligible to play.
Matt Cimino22F6'10"212JuniorFalmouth, METransferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cimino will have to sit out from the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mark Gasperini
#65 C
Brookline, MA Brimmer & May 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Sep 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Sa'eed Nelson
#82 PG
Pleasantville, NJ Saint Augustine Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Oct 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
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 2016-09-06.

    Roster

    2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Sa'eed Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrSt. Augustine Prep Pleasantville, NJ
    G/F 2 Delante Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoVirginia Episcopal Lynchburg, VA
    G 3 James Washington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoPrice Norwalk, CA
    G 4 Alex Paquin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrChamplain College Saint-Lambert Montreal, QE
    G 5 Laurynas Motuzis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoHinsdale South
    Saint Xavier
    Darien, IL
    F 12 Yilret Yiljep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrWesttown Kaduna, Nigeria
    F 13 Leon Tolksdorf 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SrLeibniz-Berschule Berlin Secondary
    Connecticut
    Berlin, Germany
    G 14 Justin Perez (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrGulliver Prep Miami, FL
    F 15 Lonnie Rivera 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoDon Bosco Prep Spring Valley, NY
    G/F 20 Charlie Jones (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrMount St. Joseph Manchester, MD
    G 21 Jalen Rhea 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrNew Albany New Albany, OH
    F 22 Matt Cimino (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrWorcester Academy
    George Washington
    Falmouth, ME
    F/C 23 Mark Gasperini 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrBrimmer and May Moscow, Russia
    G 25 Kevin Brown 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoMontclair Kimberley Academy West Orange, NJ
    C 35 Andrija Matić 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoGerman School of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
    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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 25 Maryland L 56–62  0–1
    Xfinity Center (17,078)
    College Park, MD
    11/14/2016*
    8:00 pm
    at Texas A&M L 53–76  0–2
    Reed Arena (6,043)
    College Station, TX
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Akron L 62–72  0–3
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,785)
    Akron, OH
    11/22/2016*
    7:30 pm
    Wagner L 65–73  0–4
    Bender Arena (488)
    Washington, D.C.
    11/26/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Saint Francis (PA) L 62–69  0–5
    Bender Arena (432)
    Washington, D.C.
    11/29/2016*
    7:30 pm
    Western Illinois W 57–50  1–5
    Bender Arena (686)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/03/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at Howard L 54–71  1–6
    Burr Gymnasium (1,389)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/06/2016*
    7:30 pm
    New Hampshire L 70–80  1–7
    Bender Arena (474)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/10/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Youngstown State W 77–62  2–7
    Bender Arena (1,143)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/19/2016*
    12:00 pm
    Maryland Eastern Shore W 61–58  3–7
    Bender Arena (418)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/21/2016*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    at No. 1 Villanova L 48–90  3–8
    The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    Patriot League regular season
    12/30/2016
    7:30 pm
    Loyola (MD) L 66–68  3–9
    (0–1)
    Bender Arena (523)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/02/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Colgate W 67–64 OT 4–9
    (1–1)
    Cotterell Court (766)
    Hamilton, NY
    01/05/2017
    7:30 pm
    Bucknell L 60–69  4–10
    (1–2)
    Bender Arena (512)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/08/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Lehigh L 73–79  4–11
    (1–3)
    Stabler Arena (937)
    Bethlehem, PA
    01/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Boston University L 66–76  4–12
    (1–4)
    Case Gym (298)
    Boston, MA
    01/14/2017
    2:00 pm
    Army L 49–53  4–13
    (1–5)
    Bender Arena (714)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/18/2017
    7:30 pm
    Lafayette W 71–57  5–13
    (2–5)
    Bender Arena (857)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/23/2017
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Holy Cross L 55–63  5–14
    (2–6)
    Hart Center (1,744)
    Worcester, MA
    01/25/2017
    7:30 pm
    Navy L 53–71  5–15
    (2–7)
    Bender Arena (757)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/28/2017
    2:00 pm, CBSSN
    Colgate L 65–70  5–16
    (2–8)
    Bender Arena (913)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/01/2017
    7:30 pm
    at Bucknell L 60–80  5–17
    (2–9)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,939)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/04/2017
    2:00 pm
    Lehigh L 55–70  5–18
    (2–10)
    Bender Arena (984)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/08/2017
    7:30 pm
    Boston University L 64–67  5–19
    (2–11)
    Bender Arena (1,014)
    Washington, D.C.
    02/11/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Army W 61–58  6–19
    (3–11)
    Christl Arena (1,057)
    West Point, NY
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Lafayette L 65–78  6–20
    (3–12)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,247)
    Easton, PA
    02/19/2017
    2:00 pm
    Holy Cross L 54–69  6–21
    (3–13)
    Bender Arena 
    Washington, D.C.
    02/22/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Navy W 74–58  7–21
    (4–13)
    Alumni Hall (2,666)
    Annapolis, MD
    02/25/2017
    12:00 pm
    at Loyola (MD) W 64–62  8–21
    (5–13)
    Reitz Arena (786)
    Baltimore, MD
    Patriot League Tournament
    02/28/2017
    7:00 pm
    (9) at (8) Army
    First round
    L 58–74  8–22
    Christl Arena (263)
    West Point, NY

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time

    Source[1][2].

    See also

    2016–17 American Eagles women's basketball team

    References

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