2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by eighth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym in Elon, North Carolina as third-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.

2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record18–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coachMatt Matheny (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Wooten
  • Monty Sanders
  • Chris Long
Home arenaAlumni Gym
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington153 .833  296  .829
College of Charleston144 .778  2510  .714
Towson117 .611  2013  .606
Elon108 .556  1814  .563
William & Mary108 .556  1714  .548
Northeastern810 .444  1516  .484
Hofstra711 .389  1517  .469
James Madison711 .389  1023  .303
Delaware513 .278  1320  .394
Drexel315 .167  923  .281
2017 CAA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to Drexel.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tanner Samson3G6'4"195SeniorLittleton, COGraduated
Sam Hershberger5G6'0"180SeniorVandalia, OHWalk-on; graduated
Tony Sabato15C6'7"220SeniorCincinnati, OHGraduated
West Brewer30F6'7"230RS JuniorBurlington, NCWalk-on; left the team due personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Seth Fuller
PF
Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Jul 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 00 Brian Dawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS JrBishop Kenny Jacksonville, FL
    G 1 Luke Eddy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrGeorge Washington Charleston, WV
    G 2 Dmitri Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrOrlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
    G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrDublin Coffman Dublin, OH
    G/F 4 Collin Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoHampton Pittsburgh, PA
    F/C 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoBarking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania
    G/F 12 Christian Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrGreensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
    G 13 Dainan Swoope (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, KS
    F 14 Jack Anton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrArchbishop Moeller Mason, OH
    G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMiddle Creek Apex, NC
    F 21 Jack George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoCarmel Catholic Libertyville, IL
    G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoArdrey Kell Charlotte, NC
    G 25 Ryder Bowline (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrForsyth Central Cumming, GA
    F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoNormal Community Normal, IL
    G 42 Patrick Ryan (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrGreens Farms Academy Darien, CT
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    [1]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2016*
    8:00 pm
    Randolph W 88–43 
    Alumni Gym 
    Elon, NC
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 11, 2016
    8:00 pm
    William Peace
    NIU Thanksgiving Classic
    W 101–68  1–0
    Alumni Gym (1,131)
    Elon, NC
    Nov 14, 2016*
    8:00 pm
    Charlotte L 95–100  1–1
    Alumni Gym (1,478)
    Elon, NC
    Nov 17, 2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at South Florida W 74–61  2–1
    USF Sun Dome (2,206)
    Orlando, FL
    Nov 23, 2016*
    5:30 pm
    vs. UIC
    NIU Thanksgiving Classic
    W 91–80  3–1
    Convocation Center (844)
    DeKalb, IL
    Nov 25, 2016*
    2:00 pm
    at Northern Illinois
    NIU Thanksgiving Classic
    W 85–80  4–1
    Convocation Center 
    DeKalb, IL
    Nov 26, 2016*
    2:00 pm
    vs. Cal Poly
    NIU Thanksgiving Classic
    W 72–66  5–1
    Convocation Center 
    DeKalb, IL
    Nov 30, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    FIU W 84–81 OT 6–1
    Alumni Gym (1,388)
    Elon, NC
    Dec 4, 2016*
    1:00 pm, FS1
    at Georgetown
    BB&T Classic
    L 74–77  6–2
    Verizon Center (8,645)
    Washington, D.C.
    Dec 6, 2016*
    7:00 pm, 67–78
    UNC Asheville L 67–78  6–3
    Alumni Gym (1,421)
    Elon, NC
    Dec 10, 2016*
    4:00 pm
    at Radford L 56–68  6–4
    Dedmon Center (1,177)
    Radford, VA
    Dec 18, 2016*
    2:00 pm
    at Saint Peter's W 68–53  7–4
    Yanitelli Center (500)
    Jersey City, NJ
    Dec 21, 2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. No. 5 Duke L 61–72  7–5
    Greensboro Coliseum (9,733)
    Greensboro, NC
    Dec 28, 2016*
    8:00 pm
    Central Penn W 89–60  8–5
    Alumni Gym (847)
    Elon, NC
    CAA regular season
    Dec 31, 2016
    2:00 pm
    College of Charleston L 54–66  8–6
    (0–1)
    Alumni Gym (1,055)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 2, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at UNC Wilmington L 63–79  8–7
    (0–2)
    Trask Coliseum (4,350)
    Wilmington, NC
    Jan 5, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at William & Mary L 85–88  8–8
    (0–3)
    Kaplan Arena (2,117)
    Williamsburg, VA
    Jan 7, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Towson W 72–61  9–8
    (1–3)
    Alumni Gym (884)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 12, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Hofstra W 96–80  10–8
    (2–3)
    Alumni Gym (1,607)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 14, 2017
    4:00 pm
    at James Madison L 59–60  10–9
    (2–4)
    JMU Convocation Center (2,918)
    Harrisonburg, VA
    Jan 19, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Drexel W 93–73  11–9
    (3–4)
    Alumni Gym (1,452)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 21, 2017
    7:00 pm
    William & Mary W 71–62  12–9
    (4–4)
    Alumni Gym (1,446)
    Elon, NC
    Jan 26, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Northeastern W 51–49  13–9
    (5–4)
    Matthews Arena (1,249)
    Boston, MA
    Jan 28, 2017
    4:00 pm
    at Hofstra W 84–70  14–9
    (6–4)
    Hofstra Arena 
    Hempstead, NY
    Feb 2, 2017
    7:00 pm, ASN
    James Madison W 67–61  15–9
    (7–4)
    Alumni Gym (1,535)
    Elon, NC
    Feb 4, 2017
    5:00 pm
    at College of Charleston L 58–71  15–10
    (7–5)
    TD Arena (4,081)
    Charleston, SC
    Feb 9, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Delaware L 74–76 OT 15–11
    (7–6)
    Bob Carpenter Center (1,784)
    Newark, DE
    Feb 11, 2017
    4:00 pm, ASN
    UNC Wilmington W 77–76  16–11
    (8–6)
    Alumni Gym (1,738)
    Elon, NC
    Feb 16, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Towson L 66–85  16–12
    (8–7)
    SECU Arena (1,931)
    Towson, MD
    Feb 18, 2017
    2:00 pm
    at Drexel W 65–56  17–12
    (9–7)
    Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Feb 23, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Northeastern L 104–105 2OT 17–13
    (9–8)
    Alumni Gym (1,278)
    Elon, NC
    Feb 25, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Delaware W 81–59  18–13
    (10–8)
    Alumni Gym (1,714)
    Elon, NC
    CAA Tournament
    Mar 4, 2017
    2:30 pm, CSN
    (5) vs. (4) William & Mary
    Quarterfinals
    L 66–71  18–14
    North Charleston Coliseum (4,096)
    North Charleston, SC
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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    See also

    2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

    References

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