2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar , played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon 's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley .
On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar.[ 1] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.[ 2]
Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont .
Offseason
Departures
Recruiting class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Morgan Means #70 SG
Torrance, CA
Redondo Union High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Mar 30, 2016
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 68
Marcel Kliniewski #82 C
Lee, ME
Lee Academy
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
262 lb (119 kg)
Nov 19, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 56
Mattia Da Campo SG
Rome, Italy
Stella Azzurra
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
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:
Roster
2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brandan Westendorf
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Sr
Kentridge HS Big Bend CC
Auburn, WA
G
1
Morgan Means
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Redondo Union HS
Compton, CA
G
2
Malik Montoya
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Federal Way HS
Federal Way, WA
G
5
Matej Kavas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr
Gimnazija Bezigrad HS
Ljubljana, Slovenia
F
11
Scott Ulaneo
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Stella Azura Academy
Rome, Italy
G
12
Mattia Da Campo
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Stella Azura Academy
Venice, Italy
G
13
Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Shorecrest HS
Shoreline, WA
G
14
Jack Shaughnessy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
RS So
Etowah HS
Woodstock, GA
G
15
Jake Spurgeon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Lakeridge HS
Lake Oswego, OR
F
21
William Powell
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
IMG Acad. Huntsville HS
Huntsville, AL
G
23
Manroop Clair
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Hawaii Huntington Prep
Vancouver, BC
F
30
Zack Moore
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Bellevue HS
Bellevue, WA
C
41
Aaron Menzies
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
295 lb (134 kg)
RS So
Loreto Academy
Manchester, England
F
42
Marko Cuze
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Spire Institute
Zagreb, Croatia
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 *8:00 pm
Pacific Lutheran
W 76–65
1–0
Connolly Center (803)Seattle, WA
11/14/2016 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado Legends Classic campus-site game
L 55–67
1–1
Coors Events Center (6,883)Boulder, CO
11/16/2016 *4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Notre Dame Legends Classic campus-site game
L 49–92
1–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598)South Bend, IN
11/21/2016 *3:35 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe Legends Classic
W 81–75 OT
2–2
Reese Court (300)Cheney, WA
11/22/2016 *6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington Legends Classic
L 76–80 2OT
2–3
Reese Court (922)Cheney, WA
11/26/2016 *4:30 pm, ESPN3
at UCF Orlando Classic
L 51–67
2–4
CFE Arena (6,804)Orlando, FL
12/01/2016 *7:00 pm
Northwest
W 82–65
3–4
KeyArena (804)Seattle, WA
12/04/2016 *1:00 pm
Eastern Washington
L 88–93
3–5
KeyArena (1,058)Seattle, WA
12/10/2016 *7:00 pm
Great Falls
W 90–49
4–5
Connolly Center (788)Seattle, WA
12/12/2016 *7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 63–58
5–5
Connolly Center (747)Seattle, WA
12/15/2016 *7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State
W 82–67
6–5
Connolly Center (811)Seattle, WA
12/19/2016 *7:00 pm
Southern Utah
W 89–75
7–5
KeyArena (1,235)Seattle, WA
12/22/2016 *7:00 pm
Washington Elgin Baylor Classic
L 72–94
7–6
KeyArena (6,163)Seattle, WA
12/28/2016 *7:00 pm
UC Davis
L 65–72
7–7
KeyArena (1,261)Seattle, WA
12/30/2016 *7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
W 76–70
8–7
The Thunderdome (1,175)Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
01/07/2017 7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield
L 71–78
8–8 (0–1)
Icardo Center (2,967)Bakersfield, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm
UMKC
L 68–84
8–9 (0–2)
KeyArena (1,031)Seattle, WA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm
Chicago State
W 65–50
9–9 (1–2)
KeyArena (1,054)Seattle, WA
01/21/2017 6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon
L 59–61
9–10 (1–3)
GCU Arena (7,320)Phoenix, AZ
01/26/2017 7:00 pm
New Mexico State
L 56–71
9–11 (1–4)
KeyArena (1,267)Seattle, WA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 96–84
10–11 (2–4)
KeyArena (1,561)Seattle, WA
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ASN
Utah Valley
W 63–50
11–11 (3–4)
KeyArena (2,104)Seattle, WA
02/09/2017 5:00 pm
at Chicago State
W 90–65
12–11 (4–4)
Jones Convocation Center (630)Chicago, IL
02/11/2017 5:00 pm
at UMKC
L 72–102
12–12 (4–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,788)Kansas City, MO
02/16/2017 7:00 pm
Grand Canyon
L 58–61
12–13 (4–6)
Connolly Center (878)Seattle, WA
02/18/2017 7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield
L 48–51
12–14 (4–7)
Connolly Center (912)Seattle, WA
02/23/2017 5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 86–77
13–14 (5–7)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,325)Edinburg, TX
02/25/2017 6:00 pm
at New Mexico State
L 53–86
13–15 (5–8)
Pan American Center (4,744)Las Cruces, NM
03/04/2017 6:00 pm
at Utah Valley
L 54–61
13–16 (5–9)
UCCU Center (5,467)Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/09/2017 2:00 pm
(5)
vs. (4) Utah Valley Quarterfinals
L 53–65
13–17
Orleans Arena (1,854)Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time
Source
[ 3] .
References
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