2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 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