2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2016–17 record20–12 (10–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenneth Dempsey
  • Chris Mohr
  • Josh King
Home arenaLundholm Gym
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 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"175FreshmanArlington, TXTransferred to Spring Hill
Frank Okeke12F6'6"220SeniorDeSoto, TXGraduated
Ronnel Jordan23G/F6'3"194SeniorSan Antonio, TXGraduated
Pat McNamara24G6'5"190FreshmanArlington Heights, ILTransferred to Fairleigh Dickinson

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Darryl Stewart Jr.2G6'2"185JuniorAtlanta, GAJunior college transferred from Tyler JC

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
John Ogwuche
SG
Decatur, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 6 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, NH Kimball Union Academy 6 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, IL Standard of Excellence Academy 6 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 2016-09-28.

    Roster

    2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Jaleen Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBrazosport Freeport, TX
    G 2 Darryl Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrHoly Innocents
    Tyler JC
    Atlanta, GA
    F 3 Jacoby Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrWylie Dallas, TX
    G 4 Keon Burns (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrWestview/Phillips Exeter Academy Beaverton, OR
    G 5 Daniel Dion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
    G 10 John Ogwuche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrGreenforst McCalep Makurdi, Nigeria
    G 11 Jordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoLovejoy
    Rice
    Lucas, TX
    F 12 Iba Camara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrAdmiral Farragut Academy/St. Paul's Dakar, Senegal
    G 14 Kijana Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSteele Cibolo, TX
    F 21 Tanner Leissner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrJudson Converse, TX
    F 22 David Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoBrimmer and May Dorchester, MA
    F 23 Chris Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBarrington Barrington, IL
    G 30 Joe Bramanti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrBrewster Academy
    Wright State
    Andover, MA
    F 44 Luke Rosinkski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrKimball 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# Result Record Site (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 2OT 14–8
    (5–3)
    Retriever Activities Center (898)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/01/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Stony Brook L 61–64  14–9
    (5–4)
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347)
    Stony Brook, NY
    02/06/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Albany L 55–69  14–10
    (5–5)
    Lundholm Gym (685)
    Durham, NH
    02/09/2017
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Vermont L 74–82  14–11
    (5–6)
    Patrick Gym (1,775)
    Burlington, VT
    02/12/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Binghamton W 63–55  15–11
    (6–6)
    Binghamton University Events Center (2,074)
    Vestal, NY
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Maine W 64–51  16–11
    (7–6)
    Lundholm Gym (739)
    Durham, NH
    02/18/2017
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Hartford W 82–52  17–11
    (8–6)
    Lundholm Gym (827)
    Durham, NH
    02/22/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UMass Lowell W 78–67  18–11
    (9–6)
    Tsongas Center (3,779)
    Lowell, MA
    02/25/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    UMBC W 94–90 2OT 19–11
    (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.

    References

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