2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record13–17 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones
  • Lance LaVetter
  • Darren Talley
Home arenaKeyArena
Connolly Center
Seasons
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon* 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC tournament winner

On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar.[1] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Deshaun Sunderhaus 11 F 6'9" 215 RS Senior Conyers, GA Graduated
Jadon Cohee 12 G 6'4" 182 Sophomore Langley, BC Transferred to Southern Utah
Jack Crook 24 C 6'11" 255 Senior Manchester, England Graduated

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
Morgan Means
#70 SG
Torrance, CA Redondo Union High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 30, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
Marcel Kliniewski
#82 C
Lee, ME Lee Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Nov 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 56
Mattia Da Campo
SG
Rome, Italy Stella Azzurra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
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 September 13, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandan Westendorf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Kentridge HS
Big Bend CC
Auburn, WA
G 1 Morgan Means 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Redondo Union HS Compton, CA
G 2 Malik Montoya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Gimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 11 Scott Ulaneo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Stella Azura Academy Rome, Italy
G 12 Mattia Da Campo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stella Azura Academy Venice, Italy
G 13 Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Shorecrest HS Shoreline, WA
G 14 Jack Shaughnessy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Etowah HS Woodstock, GA
G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR
F 21 William Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr IMG Acad.
Huntsville HS
Huntsville, AL
G 23 Manroop Clair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hawaii
Huntington Prep
Vancouver, BC
F 30 Zack Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA
C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS So Loreto Academy Manchester, England
F 42 Marko Cuze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Spire Institute Zagreb, Croatia
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm
Pacific Lutheran W 76–65  1–0
Connolly Center (803)
Seattle, WA
11/14/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 55–67  1–1
Coors Events Center (6,883)
Boulder, CO
11/16/2016*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Notre Dame
Legends Classic campus-site game
L 49–92  1–2
Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598)
South Bend, IN
11/21/2016*
3:35 pm
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Legends Classic
W 81–75 OT 2–2
Reese Court (300)
Cheney, WA
11/22/2016*
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington
Legends Classic
L 76–80 2OT 2–3
Reese Court (922)
Cheney, WA
11/26/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at UCF
Orlando Classic
L 51–67  2–4
CFE Arena (6,804)
Orlando, FL
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Northwest W 82–65  3–4
KeyArena (804)
Seattle, WA
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 88–93  3–5
KeyArena (1,058)
Seattle, WA
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
Great Falls W 90–49  4–5
Connolly Center (788)
Seattle, WA
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 63–58  5–5
Connolly Center (747)
Seattle, WA
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State W 82–67  6–5
Connolly Center (811)
Seattle, WA
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 89–75  7–5
KeyArena (1,235)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Washington
Elgin Baylor Classic
L 72–94  7–6
KeyArena (6,163)
Seattle, WA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Davis L 65–72  7–7
KeyArena (1,261)
Seattle, WA
12/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 76–70  8–7
The Thunderdome (1,175)
Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield L 71–78  8–8
(0–1)
Icardo Center (2,967)
Bakersfield, CA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
UMKC L 68–84  8–9
(0–2)
KeyArena (1,031)
Seattle, WA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
Chicago State W 65–50  9–9
(1–2)
KeyArena (1,054)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 59–61  9–10
(1–3)
GCU Arena (7,320)
Phoenix, AZ
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
New Mexico State L 56–71  9–11
(1–4)
KeyArena (1,267)
Seattle, WA
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 96–84  10–11
(2–4)
KeyArena (1,561)
Seattle, WA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
Utah Valley W 63–50  11–11
(3–4)
KeyArena (2,104)
Seattle, WA
02/09/2017
5:00 pm
at Chicago State W 90–65  12–11
(4–4)
Jones Convocation Center (630)
Chicago, IL
02/11/2017
5:00 pm
at UMKC L 72–102  12–12
(4–5)
Municipal Auditorium (1,788)
Kansas City, MO
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon L 58–61  12–13
(4–6)
Connolly Center (878)
Seattle, WA
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield L 48–51  12–14
(4–7)
Connolly Center (912)
Seattle, WA
02/23/2017
5:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 86–77  13–14
(5–7)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,325)
Edinburg, TX
02/25/2017
6:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 53–86  13–15
(5–8)
Pan American Center (4,744)
Las Cruces, NM
03/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 54–61  13–16
(5–9)
UCCU Center (5,467)
Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/09/2017
2:00 pm
(5) vs. (4) Utah Valley
Quarterfinals
L 53–65  13–17
Orleans Arena (1,854)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Source[3].

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