2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fifth-year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.

2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016–17 record11–21 (4–14 MAC)
Head coachJohn Cooper (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Duckett
  • Sheldon Everett
  • Trey Meyer
Home arenaMillett Hall
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron144 .778  279  .750
Ohio117 .611  2011  .645
Buffalo117 .611  1715  .531
Kent State108 .556  2214  .611
Bowling Green711 .389  1319  .406
Miami (OH)414 .222  1121  .344
West
Ball State117 .611  2113  .618
Western Michigan117 .611  1616  .500
Toledo99 .500  1717  .500
Eastern Michigan711 .389  1617  .485
Northern Illinois711 .389  1517  .469
Central Michigan612 .333  1616  .500
2017 MAC Tournament winner

Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami.[1] Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.[2]

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2015–16 season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Geovonie McKnight0G6'3"181SeniorMiddletown, OHGraduated
L. J. Livingston, Jr.12F/C6'10"200SeniorUpper Marlboro, MDGraduated
Jere Vučica14F6'9"204RS SeniorSplit, CroatiaGraduated
Ali Barnes15G6'0"183RS SophomoreWest Chester, OHWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Kalif Wright21F6'7"235SeniorOak Hill, WVGraduated
Willie Moore22G6'3"205SeniorCincinnati, OHGraduated
Chris Bryant24F6'8"217SeniorTallahassee, FLGraduated
Eric Washington33G5'10"178RS SeniorColumbia, SCGraduated
Brian Oddo35F6'6"205SeniorNew Lenox, ILGraduated

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Derrick Daniels
PF
Dayton, OH Thurgood Marshall High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Darius Harper
PF
Springfield, OH Springfield High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 25, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Precious Ayah
PF
Decatur, GA Greenforest Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Michael Weathers
SG
Shawnee Mission, KS Shawnee Mission North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Mar 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marcus Weathers
SG
Shawnee Mission, KS Shawnee Mission North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Mar 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ben Eke Kazee
PF
Logan, WV Logan High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Jul 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Milos Jovic
SG
Prague, Czech Republic Get Better Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

    Roster

    2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Darius Harper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)295 lb (134 kg) FrSpringfield Springfield, OH
    G 1 Zach McCormick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrTurpin Cincinnati, OH
    F 2 Rod Mills Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSt. Xavier Cincinnati, OH
    F 5 Precious Ayah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrGreenforest Bayelsa State, Nigeria
    F 11 Logan McLane 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)239 lb (108 kg) JrGreenfield School, NC Winterville, NC
    G/F 13 Jake Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) RS SoHopkins
    The Citadel
    Hopkins, MN
    G 15 Milos Jovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrGB Academy Leskovac, Serbia
    G 20 Dion Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrFindlay Prep
    Auburn
    Antwerp, Belgium
    G 21 Jake Bischoff (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrOlentangy Liberty
    Concord/Otterbein
    Powell, OH
    F 22 Marcus Weathers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrShawnee Mission North Roeland, KS
    G 24 Michael Weathers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)161 lb (73 kg) FrShawnee Mission North Roeland, KS
    G 30 Abdoulaye Harouna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrSouth Kent
    College of Southern Idaho
    Niamey, Niger
    F/C 31 Bruno Solomun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrForsyth Country Day Zagreb, Croatia
    F 45 Ben Eke Kazee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)216 lb (98 kg) FrLogan Delta State, Nigeria
    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*
    1:00 PM, ESPN3
    Muskingum
    Tarkett Sports Classic play-in game
    W 84–57  1–0
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, OH
    11/15/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Wright State L 87–89  1–1
    Nutter Center (3,813)
    Dayton, OH
    11/18/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Delaware
    Tarkett Sports Classic
    L 66–68  1–2
    Millett Hall (1,317)
    Oxford, OH
    11/19/2016*
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Austin Peay
    Tarkett Sports Classic
    W 76–70  2–2
    Millett Hall (1,274)
    Oxford, OH
    11/20/2016*
    2:00 PM, ESPN3
    Northern Kentucky
    Tarkett Sports Classic
    L 70–79  2–3
    Millett Hall (1,229)
    Oxford, OH
    11/26/2016*
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Western Illinois W 81–72  3–3
    Millett Hall (1,083)
    Oxford, OH
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Grambling State W 78–76  4–3
    Millett Hall (1,205)
    Oxford, OH
    12/03/2016*
    2:30 PM
    at Fort Wayne L 71–87  4–4
    Memorial Coliseum (1,539)
    Fort Wayne, IN
    12/06/2016*
    8:00 PM
    at Missouri L 55–81  4–5
    Mizzou Arena (3,515)
    Columbia, MO
    12/10/2016*
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    IUPUI W 71–68  5–5
    Millett Hall (1,268)
    Oxford, OH
    12/18/2016*
    12:00 PM, ESPNU
    at UCF L 73–80 OT 5–6
    CFE Arena (2,939)
    Orlando, FL
    12/22/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Tennessee Tech W 66–58  6–6
    Millett Hall (1,108)
    Oxford, OH
    12/29/2016*
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Olivet W 89–69  7–6
    Millett Hall (1,096)
    Oxford, OH
    MAC regular season
    01/03/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Northern Illinois W 69–67  8–6
    (1–0)
    Millett Hall (1,151)
    Oxford, OH
    01/07/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Toledo L 76–91  8–7
    (1–1)
    Savage Arena (4,471)
    Toledo, OH
    01/10/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Ball State L 74–85  8–8
    (1–2)
    Worthen Arena (3,268)
    Muncie, IN
    01/14/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Akron L 70–74  8–9
    (1–3)
    Millett Hall (3,334)
    Oxford, OH
    01/17/2017
    8:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Northern Illinois L 58–62  8–10
    (1–4)
    Convocation Center (1,053)
    DeKalb, IL
    01/21/2017
    1:30 PM
    at Central Michigan L 92–101  8–11
    (1–5)
    McGuirk Arena (2,708)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    01/24/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Buffalo W 75–74  9–11
    (2–5)
    Millett Hall (1,293)
    Oxford, OH
    01/28/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan L 57–74  9–12
    (2–6)
    Millett Hall (1,427)
    Oxford, OH
    01/31/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Bowling Green L 72–83  9–13
    (2–7)
    Stroh Center (1,525)
    Bowling Green, OH
    02/04/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Kent State L 62–66  9–14
    (2–8)
    Millett Hall (1,474)
    Oxford, OH
    02/07/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Western Michigan L 55–72  9–15
    (2–9)
    Millett Hall (3,061)
    Oxford, OH
    02/11/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Central Michigan W 81–76  10–15
    (3–9)
    Millett Hall (1,469)
    Oxford, OH
    02/14/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Kent State L 72–76  10–16
    (3–10)
    MAC Center (2,115)
    Kent, OH
    02/18/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    at Buffalo L 58–71  10–17
    (3–11)
    Alumni Arena (4,002)
    Amherst, NY
    02/21/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    Ohio L 62–79  10–18
    (3–12)
    Millett Hall (1,639)
    Oxford, OH
    02/25/2017
    3:30 PM, ESPN3
    Bowling Green L 54–70  10–19
    (3–13)
    Millett Hall (1,586)
    Oxford, OH
    02/28/2017
    7:00 PM, ESPN3
    at Akron W 79–75  11–19
    (4–13)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (3,646)
    Akron, OH
    03/03/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Ohio L 55–69  11–20
    (4–14)
    Convocation Center (9,633)
    Athens, OH
    MAC Tournament
    03/06/2017
    7:30 PM, ESPN3
    (12) at (5) Western Michigan
    First round
    L 61–65  11–21
    University Arena (1,227)
    Kalamazoo, MI

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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