2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record10–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Doherty
  • Eric Eaton
  • Tony Newsom
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 18 2   .900 27 7   .794
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 23 13   .639
Iona 12 8   .600 22 13   .629
Siena 12 8   .600 17 17   .500
Fairfield 11 9   .550 16 15   .516
Rider 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Canisius 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 10 21   .323
Niagara 6 14   .300 10 23   .303
Marist 5 15   .250 8 24   .250
Manhattan 5 15   .250 10 22   .313
2017 MAAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 10th year head coach Tom Moore, played their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Niagara.

On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired.[1] He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Rider.

Roster

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Springbook Takoma Park, Maryland
F 1 Donovan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Richards
Triton CC
Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Reggie Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lakeridge (Ore.)
Howard College
Apopka, Florida
G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sanford New Castle, Delaware
G 4 Phil Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Clover Park
Utah State Eastern
Lakewood, Washington
G 10 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westchester
Arizona Western
Los Angeles, California
F 11 Alain Chigha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Rock School Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 13 Chaise Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hillhouse/Putnam Science Meriden, Connecticut
F 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springbook Takoma Park, Maryland
G 23 Daniel Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Sickles
Hillsborough CC
Odessa, Florida
F 25 Ja'Kawn Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newburgh Free Academy
Wabash Valley
Newburgh, New York
G 32 Peter Kiss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Notre Dame (Mass.) New York, New York
G 33 Greg Tarca 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Montgomery Montgomery, New Jersey
F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Largo Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-05

Gonzaga Bulldogs and Quinnipiac Bobcats playing a basketball game
Gonzaga and Quinnipiac play in the quarterfinals at the 2016 AdvoCare Invitational.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm
Vermont L 70–94  0–1
TD Bank Sports Center (1,517)
Hamden, CT
11/21/2016*
1:00 pm
Columbia L 78–86  0–2
TD Bank Sports Center (802)
Hamden, CT
11/24/2016*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals
L 62–82  0–3
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Seton Hall
AdvoCare Invitational
L 79–90  0–4
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2016*
11:00 am
vs. Indiana State
AdvoCare Invitational
W 80–77  1–4
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/01/2016
7:00 pm
Monmouth L 72–91  1–5
(0–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,654)
Hamden, CT
12/04/2016
2:00 pm
Marist W 77–63  2–5
(1–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (886)
Hamden, CT
12/07/2016*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 99–79  3–5
TD Bank Sports Center (767)
Hamden, CT
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 57–75  3–6
Hart Center (1,477)
Worcester, MA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
at Maine W 85–75  4–6
Cross Insurance Center (1,279)
Bangor, ME
12/21/2016*
2:00 pm
Drexel L 74–91  4–7
TD Bank Sports Center (823)
Hamden, CT
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Brown L 61–66  4–8
Pizzitola Sports Center (622)
Providence, RI
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 81–78  5–8
(2–1)
Gallagher Center (849)
Lewiston, NY
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Canisius L 77–83  5–9
(2–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,011)
Buffalo, NY
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, SNY
Manhattan W 81–72  6–9
(3–2)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,003)
Hamden, CT
01/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 54–58  6–10
(3–3)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 74–81  6–11
(3–4)
Times Union Center (5,515)
Albany, NY
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Iona W 97–91 OT 7–11
(4–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,537)
Hamden, CT
01/20/2017
7:00 pm
Canisius W 95–90  8–11
(5–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,585)
Hamden, CT
01/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Iona L 74–85  8–12
(5–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,191)
New Rochelle, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
at Monmouth L 76–95  8–13
(5–6)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,982)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, SNY
Siena L 75–84  8–14
(5–7)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,085)
Hamden, CT
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
Niagara W 89–81  9–14
(6–7)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,198)
Hamden, CT
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 73–71  10–14
(7–7)
Webster Bank Arena (1,071)
Bridgeport, CT
02/09/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's L 45–76  10–15
(7–8)
TD Bank Sports Center (575)
Hamden, CT
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at Rider L 107–112  10–16
(7–9)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,623)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Fairfield L 86–89 OT 10–17
(7–10)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,312)
Hamden, CT
02/19/2017
6:00 pm
at Manhattan L 74–95  10–18
(7–11)
Draddy Gymnasium (963)
Riverdale, NY
02/23/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Marist L 74–87  10–19
(7–12)
McCann Field House (1,031)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider L 82–99  10–20
(7–13)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,124)
Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
03/02/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (9) Niagara
First Round
L 69–88  10–21
Times Union Center (2,406)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[3][4].

References

  1. ^ "Quinnipiac Bobcats Have Fired Coach Tom Moore". Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Villanova's Baker Dunleavy to be Head Coach at Quinnipiac". March 27, 2017.
  3. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  4. ^ "2021-22 Quinnipiac Bobcats Schedule".