2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2017 MAAC Tournament winner ;

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	10–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Tom Moore (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Sean Doherty; Eric Eaton; Tony Newsom;
Home arena	TD Bank Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

Tom Moore (Boston Univ)

Assistant coach(es)

Sean Doherty (Worcester State)
Eric Eaton (Mass Dartmouth)
Tony Newsom (Holy Cross)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ http://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2017/3/27/14982480/villanovas-wildcats-baker-dunleavy-to-be-head-coach-at-quinnipiac-coaching-carousel
^ http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&schedule=285&
^ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2514^{[bare URL]}

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ttp://www.bigeastcoastbias.com/2017/3/27/14982480/villanovas-wildcats-baker-dunleavy-to-be-head-coach-at-quinnipiac-coaching-carousel

[3] ttp://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball&schedule=285&

[4] ttp://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2514^{[bare URL]}

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2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t	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