2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

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2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Eastern Michigan Eagles logo.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2016–17 record16–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brown
  • Kevin Mondro
  • Benny White
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
Kent State † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Toledo 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the regular season 16–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 8 seed in the MAC Tournament. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament, where they lost to Akron.

Previous season[]

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing to Akron in the quarterfinals.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
LaMonta Stone II 3 G 5'9" 160 Freshman Bowling Green, OH Transferred
Brandon Nazione 4 F 6'8" 225 Senior Howell, MI Graduated
Jodan Price 5 G/F 6'8" 185 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Daryl Kirkland 12 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Grand Rapids, MI Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Trent Perry 13 G 6'4" 190 RS Sophomore Franklin, TN Walk-on; transferred to Cumberland
Jordan Martin 22 G 6'3" 195 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Ethan Alvano 25 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Corona, CA Transferred to Cal State San Marcos

Incoming Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Paul Jackson 3 G 6'1" 178 Junior Lithonia, GA Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Terry Harris 4 G/F 6'6" 215 Junior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Houston Bapist. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Elijah Minnie 5 F 6'8" 210 Junior Monessen, PA Transferred from Robert Morris. Under NCAA transfer rules, Minnie will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Lamar Wofford-Humphrey 23 F 6'8" 220 Junior Flossmoor, IL Junior college transferred from Butler CC
Baylee Steele 40 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Norwalk, IA Junior college transferred to Des Moines Area CC

Recruiting class of 2016[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ty Groce
PF 		Ypsilanti, MI Lincoln High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Roster[]

2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Raven Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Romulus Detroit, MI
G 1 Tim Bond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr City College HS Baltimore, MD
F/C 2 James Thompson IV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parkview Baptist Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Paul Jackson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Martin Luther King Jr.
Eastern Kentucky 		Stone Mountain, GA
G/F 4 Terry Harris (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Half Hollow Hills West
Houston Baptist 		Dix Hills, NY
F 5 Elijah Minnie (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lincoln Park
Robert Morris 		Monessen, PA
G 10 Willie Mangum VI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Marshall
San Jacinto College 		Richmond, VA
G 12 Jalen Brown (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Fr Harper Woods Harper Woods, MI
F 15 Jordan Nobles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Canton Canton, MI
F 20 Blake Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS So Novi Novi, MI
F 21 Quaran Jones (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr
Findlay 		Dearborn Heights, MI
F 23 Lamar Wofford-Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Homewood-Flossmoor
Butler CC 		Flossmoor, IL
F 31 Ty Groce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI
G 32 Ty Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Alpharetta
Georgia Highlands College 		Alpharetta, GA
F 35 Nick Madray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Stephen Lewis/Findlay Prep
Binghamton 		Mississauga, ON
F/C 40 Baylee Steele 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Norwalk
Des Moines Area CC 		Norwalk, IA
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*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra 		at Pittsburgh
2K Sports Classic 		L 90–93 2OT 0–1
 Petersen Events Center (6,411)
Pittsburgh, PA
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		at SMU
2K Sports Classic 		L 64–91  0–2
 Moody Coliseum (6,582)
Dallas, TX
11/15/2016*
11:00 AM, ESPN3 		Rochester
Future Eagles Day 		W 78–63  1–2
 Convocation Center (2,109)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2016*
12:00 AM, ESPN3 		vs. Gardner–Webb
2K Sports Classic semifinals 		W 76–68  2–2
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843)
Indianapolis, IN
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm 		at IUPUI
2K Sports Classic 		L 71–83  2–3
 Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863)
Indianapolis, IN
11/23/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Madonna W 97–60  3–3
 Convocation Center (631)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/26/2016*
1:04 PM, ESPN3 		Nebraska–Omaha W 94–77  4–3
 Convocation Center (578)
Ypsilanti, MI
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Detroit W 87–61  5–3
 Calihan Hall (1,250)
Detroit, MI
12/11/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Siena Heights W 117–55  6–3
 Convocation Center (708)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/17/2016*
7:00 PM 		at Vermont L 74–82  6–4
 Patrick Gym (1,775)
Burlington, VT
12/19/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPNU 		at Syracuse L 57–105  6–5
 Carrier Dome (16,778)
Syracuse, NY
12/22/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Marygrove W 101–48  7–5
 Convocation Center (568)
Ypsilanti, MI
12/29/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3 		Long Beach State W 98–72  8–5
 Convocation Center (928)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
01/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 85–63  9–5
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (1,472)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/2017
2:30 PM, ESPN3 		Buffalo L 68–77  9–6
(1–1) 		Convocation Center (1,862)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 81–53  10–6
(2–1) 		Stroh Center (1,605)
Bowling Green, OH
01/14/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Ohio W 53–49  11–6
(3–1) 		Convocation Center (7535)
Athens, OH
01/17/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 86–80  12–6
(4–1) 		Convocation Center (1,485)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2017
6:30 PM, CBSSN 		at Akron L 63–70  12–7
(4–2) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,625)
Akron, OH
01/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ball State L 80–88  12–8
(4–3) 		Convocation Center (967)
Ypsilanti, MI
01/28/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 74–57  13–8
(5–3) 		Millett Hall (1,427)
Oxford, OH
01/31/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Kent State L 64–70  13–9
(5–4) 		Convocation Center (1,198)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 69–81  13–10
(5–5) 		Convocation Center (2,443)
DeKalb, IL
02/07/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 57–73  13–11
(5–6) 		Savage Arena (4,222)
Toledo, OH
02/11/2017
12:00 PM, ESPNU 		Akron L 76–87  13–12
(5–7) 		Convocation Center (1,397)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Ohio L 71–79  13–13
(5–8) 		Convocation Center (858)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 80–88  13–14
(5–9) 		University Arena (2,389)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/21/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 72–79  13–15
(5–10) 		Worthen Arena (3,088)
Muncie, IN
02/25/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 84–68  14–15
(6–10) 		Convocation Center (1,115)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 109–81  15–15
(7–10) 		McGuirk Arena (2,945)
Mount Pleasant, MI
03/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		Toledo L 56–60  15–16
(7–11) 		Convocation Center (3,078)
Ypsilanti, MI
MAC Tournament
03/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) (9) Northern Illinois
First round 		W 72–69  16–16
 Convocation Center (981)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/2017
Noon, BCSN/ESPN3 		(8) vs. (1) Akron
Quarterfinals 		L 62-79  16-17
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. ^ "NCAA - Men's College Basketball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - ESPN".
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