2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 11–20 (5–11 America East) |
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Home arena | Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell* | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2017 America East tournament winner |
The 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented 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, played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were members of the America East Conference.
They finished the season 11–20, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place.
UMass Lowell was 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
[edit]The River Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.
Preseason
[edit]UMass Lowell was picked to finish fifth in the preseason America East poll.[1]
Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: 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 | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Non-conference 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 (1,008) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm |
NJIT | L 74–75 | 2–7 |
Tsongas Center (1,267) Lowell, MA | |||||||
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Sacred Heart | L 82–91 | 2–8 |
William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT | |||||||
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm |
Central Connecticut | W 86–69 | 3–8 |
Costello Athletic Center (319) Lowell, MA | |||||||
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm |
Boston University | W 77–75 | 4–8 |
Tsongas Center (717) Lowell, MA | |||||||
12/23/2016* 1:00 pm |
at Loyola (MD) | L 60–69 | 4–9 |
Reitz Arena (628) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
12/29/2016* 6:00 pm |
at Cornell | W 98–96 OT | 5–9 |
Newman Arena (422) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Albany | W 85–79 | 6–9 (1–0) |
Costello Athletic Center (352) Lowell, MA | |||||||
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | W 79–75 | 7–9 (2–0) |
Binghamton University Events Center (1,689) Vestal, NY | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:00 pm |
at Maine | L 71–73 | 7–10 (2–1) |
Cross Insurance Center (797) Bangor, ME | |||||||
01/14/2017 2:00 pm |
Hartford | W 71–55 | 8–10 (3–1) |
Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA | |||||||
01/16/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stony Brook | L 75–86 | 8–11 (3–2) |
Costello Athletic Center (619) Lowell, MA | |||||||
01/19/2017 7:00 pm |
at Vermont | L 67–81 | 8–12 (3–3) |
Patrick Gym (2,326) Burlington, VT | |||||||
01/22/2017 12:00 pm |
UMBC | L 86–102 | 8–13 (3–4) |
Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA | |||||||
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at New Hampshire | L 71–80 | 8–14 (3–5) |
Lundholm Gym (826) Durham, NH | |||||||
01/28/2017* 2:00 pm |
Fisher | W 97–73 | 9–14 |
Costello Athletic Center (423) Lowell, MA | |||||||
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Albany | L 77–90 | 9–15 (3–6) |
SEFCU Arena (2,512) Albany, NY | |||||||
02/04/2017 2:00 pm |
Binghamton | W 60–59 | 10–15 (4–6) |
Costello Athletic Center (523) Lowell, MA | |||||||
02/06/2017 7:00 pm |
at Stony Brook | L 72–83 | 10–16 (4–7) |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,615) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Maine | W 100–68 | 11–16 (5–7) |
Costello Athletic Center (195) Lowell, MA | |||||||
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Hartford | L 84–87 OT | 11–17 (5–8) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (882) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Vermont | L 66–87 | 11–18 (5–9) |
Tsongas Center (2,540) Lowell, MA | |||||||
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMBC | L 102–108 | 11–19 (5–10) |
Retriever Activities Center (874) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Hampshire | L 67–78 | 11–20 (5–11) |
Tsongas Center (3,799) Lowell, MA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball schedule