2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to UIC in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UMKC.

2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
2016–17 record18–14 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randall Herbst
  • Richard Davis
  • Ben Swank
Home arenaResch Center
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oakland144 .778  259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778  249  .727
Green Bay126 .667  1814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .667  2411  .686
Wright State117 .611  2012  .625
UIC711 .389  1719  .472
Detroit612 .333  823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278  922  .290
Youngstown State513 .278  1321  .382
Milwaukee414 .222  1124  .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 23–13, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, and Wright State to win the Horizon League Tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Texas A&M.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Carrington Love12G6'1"171SeniorMilwaukee, WIGraduated
Henry Uwadiae50F/C6'8"230RS JuniorBenin City, NigeriaGraduate transferred to Dominican

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Anderson
SG
Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point Area Senior High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kameron Hankerson
SF
Novi, MI Novi High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 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 October 18, 2016.

    Recruiting class of 2017

    Roster

    2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Warren Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrBradley Centralia, Illinois
    F 1 Kerem Kanter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrIMG Academy Istanbul, Turkey
    G 2 Turner Botz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrLittle Chute High School Little Chute, Wisconsin
    G 3 Khalil Small 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrProvidence St. Mel School Chicago, Illinois
    G 5 Avery Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoLake Minneola High School Clermont, Florida
    G 11 Anthony Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoLake Minneola High School Clermont, Florida
    G 12 Trevor Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrStevens Point Area Senior High School Stevens Point, Wisconsin
    F 21 Kameron Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNovi High School Novi, Michigan
    F 23 Jamar Hurdle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrDes Moines Area Community College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    G 32 Tevin Findlay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrQuality Education Academy Malton, Ontario
    G 34 Charles Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrKaskaskia College Gary, Indiana
    F 35 Kaharri Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoNortheast Community College Minneapolis, Minnesota
    F 42 David Jesperson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrPepperdine Merrill, Wisconsin
    F 45 Kenneth Lowe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLittle Chute High School Little Chute, Wisconsin
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Randall Herbst (Waldorf)
    • Richard Davis (Ashland)
    • Ben Swank (Edinboro)

    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
    Exhibition
    11/01/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Indiana Tech W 98–65 
    Resch Center (1,975)
    Green Bay, WI
    Non-Conference regular season
    11/12/2016*
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northland W 84–49  1–0
    Resch Center (2,170)
    Green Bay, WI
    11/15/2016*
    1:00 am, ESPN2
    at Pacific
    College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
    L 58–76  1–1
    Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716)
    Stockton, CA
    11/19/2016*
    6:00 pm
    vs. Murray State
    Bill Frack Tournament
    L 77–93  1–2
    Stroh Center (1,676)
    Bowling Green, OH
    11/20/2016*
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Bowling Green
    Bill Frack Tournament
    W 77–61  2–2
    Stroh Center (1,514)
    Bowling Green, OH
    11/21/2016*
    3:00 pm
    vs. UMKC
    Bill Frack Tournament
    W 95–77  3–2
    Stroh Center 
    Bowling Green, OH
    11/26/2016*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Central Michigan L 77–89  3–3
    Resch Center (2,799)
    Green Bay, WI
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSKC
    at Kansas State L 61–80  3–4
    Bramlage Coliseum (10,769)
    Manhattan, KS
    12/03/2016*
    6:00 pm
    at Toledo W 78–77  4–4
    Savage Arena (4,291)
    Toledo, OH
    12/06/2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan L 97–107  4–5
    McGuirk Arena (2,266)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    12/14/2016*
    8:00 pm, BTN
    at No. 14 Wisconsin L 59–73  4–6
    Kohl Center (17,287)
    Madison, WI
    12/17/2016*
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    Belmont
    Postponed (snow),no makeup date announced[1]
    Resch Center 
    Green Bay, WI
    12/19/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    SIU Edwardsville W 94–92 OT 5–6
    Resch Center (1,858)
    Green Bay, WI
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Saint Mary's (MN) W 108–59  6–6
    Resch Center (2,186)
    Green Bay, WI
    Horizon League regular season
    12/29/2016
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cleveland State W 76–75 OT 7–6
    (1–0)
    Wolstein Center (1,441)
    Cleveland, OH
    12/31/2016
    11:00 am, ESPN3
    at Youngstown State W 90–77  8–6
    (2–0)
    Beeghly Center (1,402)
    Youngstown, OH
    01/06/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Milwaukee W 80–74  9–6
    (3–0)
    Resch Center (4,159)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/10/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Kentucky W 80–71  10–6
    (4–0)
    Resch Center (2,063)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Wright State W 78–61  11–6
    (5–0)
    Resch Center (2,416)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/16/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Valparaiso L 59–80  11–7
    (5–1)
    Athletics–Recreation Center (3,625)
    Valparaiso, IN
    01/20/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Youngstown State L 89–92  11–8
    (5–2)
    Resch Center (2,991)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/23/2017
    6:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
    Cleveland State W 83–73  12–8
    (6–2)
    Resch Center (2,349)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/27/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Oakland W 80–72  13–8
    (7–2)
    Athletics Center O'rena (3,239)
    Rochester, MI
    01/29/2017
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Detroit L 92–93  13–9
    (7–3)
    Calihan Hall (1,505)
    Detroit, MI
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UIC W 84–80  14–9
    (8–3)
    Resch Center (2,760)
    Green Bay, WI
    02/04/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    Valparaiso W 86–69  15–9
    (9–3)
    Resch Center (3,963)
    Green Bay, WI
    02/09/2017
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Northern Kentucky L 67–69  15–10
    (9–4)
    BB&T Arena (3,416)
    Highland Heights, KY
    02/11/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wright State L 79–88  15–11
    (9–5)
    Nutter Center (6,675)
    Dayton, OH
    02/18/2017
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Milwaukee W 80–56  16–11
    (10–5)
    UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,626)
    Milwaukee, WI
    02/21/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UIC W 87–79  17–11
    (11–5)
    UIC Pavilion (3,583)
    Chicago, IL
    02/24/2017
    6:00 pm, ESPNU
    Oakland L 72–85  17–12
    (11–6)
    Resch Center 
    Green Bay, WI
    02/26/2017
    2:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
    Detroit W 89–81  18–12
    (12–6)
    Resch Center (3.718)
    Green Bay, WI
    Horizon League Tournament
    03/05/2017
    5:00 pm, ESPN3
    (3) vs. (6) UIC
    Quarterfinals
    L 70–79  18–13
    Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
    Detroit, MI
    CBI
    03/15/2017*
    7:05 pm
    at UMKC
    First Round
    L 82–92  18–14
    Municipal Auditorium (1,128)
    Kansas City, MO
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

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