2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC Tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record13–17 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones
  • Lance LaVetter
  • Darren Talley
Home arenaKeyArena
Connolly Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield122 .857  2510  .714
New Mexico State113 .786  286  .824
Grand Canyon*113 .786  229  .710
UMKC86 .571  1817  .514
Utah Valley68 .429  1717  .500
Seattle59 .357  1317  .433
UT Rio Grande Valley212 .143  1022  .313
Chicago State113 .071  626  .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC Tournament winner

On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar.[1] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Deshaun Sunderhaus11F6'9"215RS SeniorConyers, GAGraduated
Jadon Cohee12G6'4"182SophomoreLangley, BCTransferred to Southern Utah
Jack Crook24C6'11"255SeniorManchester, EnglandGraduated

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Morgan Means
#70 SG
Torrance, CA Redondo Union High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Marcel Kliniewski
#82 C
Lee, ME Lee Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Nov 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 56
Mattia Da Campo
SG
Rome, Italy Stella Azzurra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
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 2016-09-13.

    Roster

    2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Brandan Westendorf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrKentridge HS
    Big Bend CC
    Auburn, WA
    G 1 Morgan Means 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrRedondo Union HS Compton, CA
    G 2 Malik Montoya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFederal Way HS Federal Way, WA
    G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrGimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia
    F 11 Scott Ulaneo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrStella Azura Academy Rome, Italy
    G 12 Mattia Da Campo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrStella Azura Academy Venice, Italy
    G 13 Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrShorecrest HS Shoreline, WA
    G 14 Jack Shaughnessy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoEtowah HS Woodstock, GA
    G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR
    F 21 William Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrIMG Acad.
    Huntsville HS
    Huntsville, AL
    G 23 Manroop Clair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrHawaii
    Huntington Prep
    Vancouver, BC
    F 30 Zack Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBellevue HS Bellevue, WA
    C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)295 lb (134 kg) RS SoLoreto Academy Manchester, England
    F 42 Marko Cuze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSpire Institute Zagreb, Croatia
    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*
    8:00 pm
    Pacific Lutheran W 76–65  1–0
    Connolly Center (803)
    Seattle, WA
    11/14/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Colorado
    Legends Classic campus-site game
    L 55–67  1–1
    Coors Events Center (6,883)
    Boulder, CO
    11/16/2016*
    4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Notre Dame
    Legends Classic campus-site game
    L 49–92  1–2
    Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598)
    South Bend, IN
    11/21/2016*
    3:35 pm
    vs. Louisiana–Monroe
    Legends Classic
    W 81–75 OT 2–2
    Reese Court (300)
    Cheney, WA
    11/22/2016*
    6:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington
    Legends Classic
    L 76–80 2OT 2–3
    Reese Court (922)
    Cheney, WA
    11/26/2016*
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at UCF
    Orlando Classic
    L 51–67  2–4
    CFE Arena (6,804)
    Orlando, FL
    12/01/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Northwest W 82–65  3–4
    KeyArena (804)
    Seattle, WA
    12/04/2016*
    1:00 pm
    Eastern Washington L 88–93  3–5
    KeyArena (1,058)
    Seattle, WA
    12/10/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Great Falls W 90–49  4–5
    Connolly Center (788)
    Seattle, WA
    12/12/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 63–58  5–5
    Connolly Center (747)
    Seattle, WA
    12/15/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Mississippi Valley State W 82–67  6–5
    Connolly Center (811)
    Seattle, WA
    12/19/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Southern Utah W 89–75  7–5
    KeyArena (1,235)
    Seattle, WA
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Washington
    Elgin Baylor Classic
    L 72–94  7–6
    KeyArena (6,163)
    Seattle, WA
    12/28/2016*
    7:00 pm
    UC Davis L 65–72  7–7
    KeyArena (1,261)
    Seattle, WA
    12/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    at UC Santa Barbara W 76–70  8–7
    The Thunderdome (1,175)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    WAC regular season
    01/07/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Cal State Bakersfield L 71–78  8–8
    (0–1)
    Icardo Center (2,967)
    Bakersfield, CA
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm
    UMKC L 68–84  8–9
    (0–2)
    KeyArena (1,031)
    Seattle, WA
    01/14/2017
    7:00 pm
    Chicago State W 65–50  9–9
    (1–2)
    KeyArena (1,054)
    Seattle, WA
    01/21/2017
    6:00 pm
    at Grand Canyon L 59–61  9–10
    (1–3)
    GCU Arena (7,320)
    Phoenix, AZ
    01/26/2017
    7:00 pm
    New Mexico State L 56–71  9–11
    (1–4)
    KeyArena (1,267)
    Seattle, WA
    01/28/2017
    7:00 pm
    Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 96–84  10–11
    (2–4)
    KeyArena (1,561)
    Seattle, WA
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm, ASN
    Utah Valley W 63–50  11–11
    (3–4)
    KeyArena (2,104)
    Seattle, WA
    02/09/2017
    5:00 pm
    at Chicago State W 90–65  12–11
    (4–4)
    Jones Convocation Center (630)
    Chicago, IL
    02/11/2017
    5:00 pm
    at UMKC L 72–102  12–12
    (4–5)
    Municipal Auditorium (1,788)
    Kansas City, MO
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm
    Grand Canyon L 58–61  12–13
    (4–6)
    Connolly Center (878)
    Seattle, WA
    02/18/2017
    7:00 pm
    Cal State Bakersfield L 48–51  12–14
    (4–7)
    Connolly Center (912)
    Seattle, WA
    02/23/2017
    5:00 pm
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 86–77  13–14
    (5–7)
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,325)
    Edinburg, TX
    02/25/2017
    6:00 pm
    at New Mexico State L 53–86  13–15
    (5–8)
    Pan American Center (4,744)
    Las Cruces, NM
    03/04/2017
    6:00 pm
    at Utah Valley L 54–61  13–16
    (5–9)
    UCCU Center (5,467)
    Orem, UT
    WAC Tournament
    03/09/2017
    2:00 pm
    (5) vs. (4) Utah Valley
    Quarterfinals
    L 53–65  13–17
    Orleans Arena (1,854)
    Paradise, NV

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

    Source[3].

    References

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