2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record10–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coachTom Moore (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sean Doherty
  • Eric Eaton
  • Tony Newsom
Home arenaTD Bank Sports Center
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Monmouth182 .900  277  .794
Saint Peter's146 .700  2313  .639
Iona128 .600  2213  .629
Siena128 .600  1717  .500
Fairfield119 .550  1615  .516
Rider1010 .500  1815  .545
Canisius1010 .500  1816  .529
Quinnipiac713 .350  1021  .323
Niagara614 .300  1023  .303
Marist515 .250  824  .250
Manhattan515 .250  1022  .313
2017 MAAC Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSpringbook Takoma Park, Maryland
F 1 Donovan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrRichards
Triton CC
Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Reggie Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLakeridge (Ore.)
Howard College
Apopka, Florida
G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSanford New Castle, Delaware
G 4 Phil Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrClover Park
Utah State Eastern
Lakewood, Washington
G 10 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWestchester
Arizona Western
Los Angeles, California
F 11 Alain Chigha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrRock School Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 13 Chaise Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrHillhouse/Putnam Science Meriden, Connecticut
F 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSpringbook Takoma Park, Maryland
G 23 Daniel Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrSickles
Hillsborough CC
Odessa, Florida
F 25 Ja'Kawn Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoNewburgh Free Academy
Wabash Valley
Newburgh, New York
G 32 Peter Kiss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrNotre Dame (Mass.) New York, New York
G 33 Greg Tarca 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMontgomery Montgomery, New Jersey
F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLargo Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Head coach
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

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

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