2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2016–17 record 2–7 (0–0 America East)
Head coach Pat Duquette (4th year)
Assistant coach Biko Paris
Assistant coach Nick Leonardelli
Assistant coach Louis Hinnant
Home arena Costello Athletic Center
Tsongas Center
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 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fourth year head coach Pat Duquette and play most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They are members of the America East Conference.

UMass Lowell is in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East Tournament.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Hayes II 1 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Bryant, AR Transferred to Panola College
D. J. Mlachnik 21 G 6'2" 180 Senior Muskego, WI Graduated
Mark Cornelius 30 G 6'3" 195 Senior Westford, MA Graduated
Donny Belcher III 33 F 6'2" 225 Freshman Irving, TX Transferred to Hesston College

2016 incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rinardo Perry
#104 SG
Washington, D.C. McKinley Tech High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Oct 17, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Wolter
PF
Fishers, IN Fishers High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Sep 23, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Stefan Borovac
SF
Hamilton, ON Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
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 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 Perry, RinardoRinardo Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G/F 3 Borovac, StefanStefan Borovac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Stoney Creek, Ontario
G 4 Jones, RyanRyan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Rio Rancho, New Mexico
F 5 Smith, DontaviousDontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Springhill, Louisiana
G/F 10 Thomas, JahadJahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 11 White, IsaacIsaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Ashland, Ohio
G/F 12 Gantz, JoshJosh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Grove City, Ohio
G 21 Shea, JordanJordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Madison, Wisconsin
G 22 Harris, MattMatt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Erie, Pennsylvania
G/F 23 Primeramo, LoganLogan Primeramo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Peru, Indiana
F 24 Livingston, TylerTyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hudson, New Hampshire
F 35 Bennett, ConnorConnor Bennett (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Wilmington, Massachusetts
F 44 Wolter, CameronCameron Wolter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Fishers, Indiana
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
Regular season

11/11/2016*
4:00 PM
at Massachusetts L 76–90  0–1
Mullins Center (5,229)
Amherst, MA

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Wagner W 87–76  1–1
Costello Athletic Center (1,053)
Lowell, MA

11/16/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN
at No. 6 Indiana
Indiana Classic
L 78–100  1–2
Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN

11/19/2016*
7:00 PM
at IPFW
Indiana Classic
L 81–94  1–3
Memorial Coliseum (1,667)
Fort Wayne, IN

11/21/2016*
6:00 PM
at Liberty
Indiana Classic
L 77–84  1–4
Vines Center (1,050)
Lynchburg, VA

11/22/2016*
6:00 PM
vs. Mississippi Valley State
Indiana Classic
W 76–71  2–4
Vines Center (124)
Lynchburg, VA

11/26/2016*
2:00 PM
LIU Brooklyn L 78–82  2–5
Costello Athletic Center (1,472)
Lowell, MA

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM
at Marist L 69–81  2–6
McCann Field House 
Poughkeepsie, NY

12/03/2016*
2:00 PM
NJIT L 74–75  2–7
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM
at Sacred Heart   
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT

12/18/2016*
1:00 PM
Central Connecticut   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Boston University   
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA

12/23/2016*
1:00 PM
at Loyola (MD)   
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD

12/29/2016*
6:00 PM
at Cornell   
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY

01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Albany   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

01/08/2017
2:00 PM
at Binghamton   
Binghamton University Events Center 
Vestal, NY

01/11/2017
7:00 PM
at Maine   
Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME

01/14/2017
2:00 PM
Hartford   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

01/16/2017
2:00 PM
Stony Brook   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
at Vermont   
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT

01/22/2017
12:00 PM
UMBC   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

01/25/2017
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

01/28/2017*
2:00 PM
Fisher   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

02/01/2017
7:00 PM
at Albany   
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY

02/04/2017
2:00 PM
Binghamton   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

02/06/2017
7:00 PM
at Stony Brook   
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
Maine   
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA

02/12/2017
2:00 PM
at Hartford   
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
Hartford, CT

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
Vermont   
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA

02/18/2017
1:00 PM
at UMBC   
Retriever Activities Center 
Catonsville, MD

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
New Hampshire   
Tsongas Center 
Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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