2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record15–17 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHart Center
Seasons
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bucknell 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Lehigh 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Boston University 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Navy 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Holy Cross 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Loyola (MD) 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Colgate 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Army 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Lafayette 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
American 5 13   .278 8 22   .267
2017 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Crusaders finished the 2015–16 season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to win the Patriot League Tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the Tournament, they defeated Southern in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Oregon.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cullen Hamilton 5 G 6'2" 185 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Christopher Morgan 12 F 6'7" 215 Senior Gloucester, VA Graduated
Eric Green 24 G/F 6'4" 191 Senior Mountain House, CA Graduated
Isaiah Baker 25 F 6'8" 240 Senior Wyncote, PA Graduated

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Tyrone Cohen
G
Jamaica, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Clayton Le Sann
G
Geneva, Switzerland Cheshire Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jack Stevens
C
Ithaca, NY Kent School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

Roster

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2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Karl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rutgers Prep Piscataway, New Jersey
G 2 Anthony Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Bullis Glenn Dale, Maryland
G 4 Thomas Kennedy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Northport East Northport, New York
G 5 Patrick Rielly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 10 Pat Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Roxbury Latin Wellesley, Massachusetts
G 12 Clayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G/F 14 Marcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Deep Creek Chesapeake, Virginia
G 15 Tyrone Cohen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Christ the King Jamaica, New York
F 20 Jehyve Floyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Sayreville War Memorial Sayreville, New Jersey
F 21 Malachi Alexander 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, Maryland
F 22 Robert Champion 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
F 30 Riley Criswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Carrollton Carrollton, Georgia
G 31 Matt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pope John XXIII Sparta, New Jersey
C 33 Jack Stevens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kent School Ithaca, New York
F 40 Derek Mountain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Haverford School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
C 42 Matt Husek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bethlehem Catholic (PA) Stewartsville, New Jersey
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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
Nov 3*
7:05 pm
Assumption W 63–48 
Hart Center (487)
Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
6:00 pm
at South Carolina
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 49–81  0–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,270)
Columbia, SC
Nov 15*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Syracuse
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 46–90  0–2
Carrier Dome (21,405)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 20*
1:05 pm
UMass L 60–68  0–3
DCU Center (3,591)
Worcester, MA
Nov 22*
7:00 pm
at Harvard W 63–52  1–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,609)
Cambridge, MA
Nov 25*
1:05 pm
South Carolina State
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
W 63–52  2–3
Hart Center (1,554)
Worcester MA
Nov 27*
12:05 pm
Monmouth
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 77–80  2–4
Hart Center (1,565)
Worcester MA
Nov 30*
7:00 pm
at Albany W 55–49  3–4
SEFCU Arena (2,518)
Albany, NY
Dec 3*
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire L 53–56  3–5
Lundholm Gym (612)
Durham, NH
Dec 7*
5:30 pm
at Maine L 53–55  3–6
Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME
Dec 11*
1:05 pm
Quinnipiac W 75–57  4–6
Hart Center (1,477)
Worcester, MA
Dec 18*
12:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 54–65  4–7
Ryan Center (3,537)
Kingston, RI
Dec 21*
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 72–67  5–7
William H. Pitt Center (262)
Fairfield, CT
Dec 23*
12:05 pm
Marist W 68–59  6–7
Hart Center (1,367)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season
Dec 30
7:00 pm
at Boston University L 55–61  6–8
(0–1)
Case Gym (632)
Boston, MA
Jan 2
7:05 pm
Navy W 51–50  7–8
(1–1)
Hart Center (1,346)
Worcester, MA
Jan 5
7:00 pm
Colgate W 67–61  8–8
(2–1)
Cotterell Court (728)
Hamilton, NY
Jan 8
1:05 pm
Bucknell L 49–68  8–9
(2–2)
Hart Center (1,503)
Worcester, MA
Jan 11
7:05 pm, ASN
Lafayette W 71–54  9–9
(3–2)
Hart Center (1,239)
Worcester, MA
Jan 14
2:00 pm
at Lehigh L 51–68  9–10
(3–3)
Stabler Arena (1,261)
Bethlehem, PA
Jan 18
7:00 pm
at Army W 85–76  10–10
(4–3)
Christl Arena (725)
West Point, NY
Jan 23
7:05 pm, CBSSN
American W 63–55  11–10
(5–3)
Hart Center (1,744)
Worcester, MA
Jan 25
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 62–65  11–11
(5–4)
Reitz Arena (872)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 28
4:00 pm
at Navy L 47–60  11–12
(5–5)
Alumni Hall (2,278)
Annapolis, MD
Feb 1
7:05 pm
Colgate W 56–50  12–12
(6–5)
Hart Center (1,401)
Worcester, MA
Feb 6
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bucknell L 68–82  12–13
(6–6)
Sojka Pavilion (2,615)
Lewisburg, PA
Feb 8
7:00 pm
at Lafayette L 59–69  12–14
(6–7)
Kirby Sports Center (857)
Easton, PA
Feb 12
12:05 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh W 61–45  13–14
(7–7)
Hart Center (1,876)
Worcester, MA
Feb 15
7:05 pm
Army L 47–52  13–15
(7–8)
Hart Center (1,453)
Worcester, MA
Feb 19
12:00 pm
at American W 69–54  14–15
(8–8)
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 22
7:05 pm
Loyola (MD) W 63–62  15–15
(9–8)
Hart Center (1,497)
Worcester, MA
Feb 25
12:05 pm
Boston University L 68–71 OT 15–16
(9–9)
Hart Center (3,548)
Worcester, MA
Patriot League tournament
Mar 02
7:00 pm
(5) at (4) Navy
Quarterfinals
L 42–49  15–17
Hart Center (988)
Worcester, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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