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2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team

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2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–14 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Randall Herbst
  • Richard Davis
  • Ben Swank
Home arenaResch Center
Seasons
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Valparaiso 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Green Bay 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Wright State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
UIC 7 11   .389 17 19   .472
Detroit 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Youngstown State 5 13   .278 13 21   .382
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 11 24   .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by second-year head coach Linc Darner, played their home games at the Resch Center as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to UIC in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UMKC.

Previous season

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The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 23–13, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Cleveland State, Milwaukee, Valparaiso, and Wright State to win the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas A&M.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Carrington Love 12 G 6'1" 171 Senior Milwaukee, WI Graduated
Henry Uwadiae 50 F/C 6'8" 230 RS Junior Benin City, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Dominican

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevor Anderson
SG
Stevens Point, WI Stevens Point Area Senior High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kameron Hankerson
SF
Novi, MI Novi High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 October 18, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Coleman
SF
Hammond, IN Hammond High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 12, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Will Chevalier
PF
Kimberly, WI Kimberly High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trevian Bell
SF
Joliet, IL Joliet High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
P.J. Pipes
PG
Lemont, IL Lemont High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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2016–17 Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Warren Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Bradley Centralia, Illinois
F 1 Kerem Kanter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr IMG Academy Istanbul, Turkey
G 2 Turner Botz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Little Chute High School Little Chute, Wisconsin
G 3 Khalil Small 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Providence St. Mel School Chicago, Illinois
G 5 Avery Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lake Minneola High School Clermont, Florida
G 11 Anthony Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Lake Minneola High School Clermont, Florida
G 12 Trevor Anderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Stevens Point Area Senior High School Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F 21 Kameron Hankerson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Novi High School Novi, Michigan
F 23 Jamar Hurdle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Des Moines Area Community College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 32 Tevin Findlay 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy Malton, Ontario
G 34 Charles Cooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Kaskaskia College Gary, Indiana
F 35 Kaharri Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Northeast Community College Minneapolis, Minnesota
F 42 David Jesperson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Pepperdine Merrill, Wisconsin
F 45 Kenneth Lowe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Little Chute High School Little Chute, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Indiana Tech W 98–65 
Resch Center (1,975)
Green Bay, WI
Non-Conference regular season
11/12/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Northland W 84–49  1–0
Resch Center (2,170)
Green Bay, WI
11/15/2016*
1:00 am, ESPN2
at Pacific
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 58–76  1–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716)
Stockton, CA
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Murray State
Bill Frack Tournament
L 77–93  1–2
Stroh Center (1,676)
Bowling Green, OH
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green
Bill Frack Tournament
W 77–61  2–2
Stroh Center (1,514)
Bowling Green, OH
11/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. UMKC
Bill Frack Tournament
W 95–77  3–2
Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan L 77–89  3–3
Resch Center (2,799)
Green Bay, WI
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSKC
at Kansas State L 61–80  3–4
Bramlage Coliseum (10,769)
Manhattan, KS
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at Toledo W 78–77  4–4
Savage Arena (4,291)
Toledo, OH
12/06/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 97–107  4–5
McGuirk Arena (2,266)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/14/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 14 Wisconsin L 59–73  4–6
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
12/17/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Belmont
Postponed (snow),no makeup date announced[1]
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville W 94–92 OT 5–6
Resch Center (1,858)
Green Bay, WI
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Mary's (MN) W 108–59  6–6
Resch Center (2,186)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 76–75 OT 7–6
(1–0)
Wolstein Center (1,441)
Cleveland, OH
12/31/2016
11:00 am, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 90–77  8–6
(2–0)
Beeghly Center (1,402)
Youngstown, OH
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 80–74  9–6
(3–0)
Resch Center (4,159)
Green Bay, WI
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky W 80–71  10–6
(4–0)
Resch Center (2,063)
Green Bay, WI
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State W 78–61  11–6
(5–0)
Resch Center (2,416)
Green Bay, WI
01/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 59–80  11–7
(5–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (3,625)
Valparaiso, IN
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 89–92  11–8
(5–2)
Resch Center (2,991)
Green Bay, WI
01/23/2017
6:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Cleveland State W 83–73  12–8
(6–2)
Resch Center (2,349)
Green Bay, WI
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oakland W 80–72  13–8
(7–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,239)
Rochester, MI
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 92–93  13–9
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (1,505)
Detroit, MI
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC W 84–80  14–9
(8–3)
Resch Center (2,760)
Green Bay, WI
02/04/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 86–69  15–9
(9–3)
Resch Center (3,963)
Green Bay, WI
02/09/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 67–69  15–10
(9–4)
BB&T Arena (3,416)
Highland Heights, KY
02/11/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 79–88  15–11
(9–5)
Nutter Center (6,675)
Dayton, OH
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 80–56  16–11
(10–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,626)
Milwaukee, WI
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC W 87–79  17–11
(11–5)
UIC Pavilion (3,583)
Chicago, IL
02/24/2017
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Oakland L 72–85  17–12
(11–6)
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
Detroit W 89–81  18–12
(12–6)
Resch Center (3.718)
Green Bay, WI
Horizon League tournament
03/05/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) UIC
Quarterfinals
L 70–79  18–13
Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
Detroit, MI
CBI
03/15/2017*
7:05 pm
at UMKC
First Round
L 82–92  18–14
Municipal Auditorium (1,128)
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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