2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 America East)
Head coach Bill Herrion (12th year)
Assistant coach Kenneth Dempsey
Assistant coach Chris Mohr
Assistant coach Josh King
Home arena Lundholm Gym
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UMBC 0 0       5 1   .833
Vermont 0 0       6 2   .750
Albany 0 0       4 3   .571
New Hampshire 0 0       4 3   .571
Binghamton 0 0       5 4   .556
Maine 0 0       2 5   .286
UMass Lowell* 0 0       2 6   .250
Stony Brook 0 0       1 5   .167
Hartford 0 0       1 7   .125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East Tournament winner
As of December 4, 2016; 

The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represents the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by twelfth year head coach Bill Herrion, play their home games at Lundholm Gym and are members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 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 were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Coastal Carolina.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Andrew Dotson 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Spring Hill
Frank Okeke 12 F 6'6" 220 Senior DeSoto, TX Graduated
Ronnel Jordan 23 G/F 6'3" 194 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated
Pat McNamara 24 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Arlington Heights, IL Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Darryl Stewart Jr. 2 G 6'2" 185 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Tyler JC

2016 incoming recruits

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 
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  
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)  
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:

Roster

2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Smith, JaleenJaleen Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Brazosport Freeport, TX
G 2 Stewart, DarrylDarryl Stewart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Holy Innocents
Tyler JC
Atlanta, GA
F 3 Armstrong, JacobyJacoby Armstrong 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Wylie Dallas, TX
G 4 Burns, KeonKeon Burns (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Westview/Phillips Exeter Academy Beaverton, OR
G 5 Dion, DanielDaniel Dion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Vista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
G 10 Ogwuche, JohnJohn Ogwuche 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Greenforst McCalep Makurdi, Nigeria
G 11 Reed, JordanJordan Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Lovejoy
Rice
Lucas, TX
F 12 Camara, IbaIba Camara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Admiral Farragut Academy/St. Paul's Dakar, Senegal
G 14 Love, KijanaKijana Love 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Steele Cibolo, TX
F 21 Leissner, TannerTanner Leissner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Judson Converse, TX
F 22 Watkins, DavidDavid Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brimmer and May Dorchester, MA
F 23 Lester, ChrisChris Lester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Barrington Barrington, IL
G 30 Bramanti, JoeJoe Bramanti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Brewster Academy
Wright State
Andover, MA
F 44 Rosinkski, LukeLuke Rosinkski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Kimball Union Academy Derry, NH
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*
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   
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.

12/10/2016*
3:00 PM
at Bryant   
Chace Athletic Center (&)
Smithfield, RI

12/18/2016*
1:00 PM
at Boston University   
Case Gym 
Boston, MA

12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Daniel Webster   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

12/31/2016*
2:00 PM
at Dartmouth
Rivalry
  
Leede Arena 
Hanover, NH

01/02/2017*
7:00 PM
Wheelock   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
America East regular season

01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Stony Brook   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

01/11/2017
7:00 PM
at Albany   
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY

01/14/2017
1:00 PM
Binghamton   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

01/16/2017
1:00 PM
Vermont   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
at Maine   
Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME

01/22/2017
1:00 PM
at Hartford   
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT

01/25/2017
7:00 PM
UMass Lowell   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

01/28/2017
1:00 PM
at UMBC   
Retriever Activities Center 
Catonsville, MD

02/01/2017
7:00 PM
at Stony Brook   
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY

02/06/2017
7:00 PM
Albany   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

02/09/2017
at Vermont   
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT

02/12/2017
2:00 PM
at Binghamton   
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
Maine   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

02/18/2017
1:00 PM
Hartford   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
at UMass Lowell   
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA

02/25/2017
1:00 PM
UMBC   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
America East Tournament


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

References

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