2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record 2-2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach Joe Mihalich (4th year)
Assistant coach Mike Farrelly
Assistant coach Speedy Claxton
Assistant coach Akbar Waheed
Home arena Hofstra Arena
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 0 0       6 1   .857
Elon 0 0       6 2   .750
College of Charleston 0 0       5 3   .625
William & Mary 0 0       3 2   .600
Northeastern 0 0       4 3   .571
Hofstra 0 0       4 3   .571
Delaware 0 0       4 3   .571
Towson 0 0       4 3   .571
Drexel 0 0       3 4   .429
James Madison 0 0       0 7   .000
2017 CAA Tournament winner
As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth year head coach Joe Mihalich, play their home games at Hofstra Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pride finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Malik Nichols 0 G/F 6'6" 210 Senior Queens, NY Graduated
Juan'ya Green 1 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Ameen Tanksley 2 G/F 6'5" 230 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Denton Koon 12 F 6'8" 210 RS Senior Liberty, MO Graduated
Ibrahim Djambo 42 F/C 6'10" 215 RS Senior Bamako, Mali Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ty Greer 0 F 6'6" 210 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Daytona State College.

2016 Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Elijah Pemberton
#45 SF
Middletown, CT Cheshire Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Oct 19, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Stafford Trueheart II
SF
Lancaster, NY Canisius High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 4, 2016 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 0 Greer, TyTy Greer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Powers, DeronDeron Powers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Williamsburg, Virginia
G 3 Wright-Foreman, JustinJustin Wright-Foreman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Laurelton, New York
G 4 Buie, DesureDesure Buie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Bronx, New York
G 5 Pemberton, EliEli Pemberton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Middletown, Connecticut
F 11 Gustys, RokasRokas Gustys 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Kaunas, Lithuania
F 12 Ros, TommyTommy Ros (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Paris, France
G 14 Bernardi, BrianBrian Bernardi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Staten Island, New York
G 15 Trueheart, StaffordStafford Trueheart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lancaster, New York
G 21 Klementowicz, ConnorConnor Klementowicz (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Freehold, New Jersey
G/F 24 Robinson, JamallJamall Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cheltenham, Maryland
F 33 Sabety, HunterHunter Sabety 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 290 lb (132 kg) RS Jr Oceanside, New York
F/C 44 Walker, AndreAndre Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Clarksburg, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 74–72  1–0
                   Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

November 15*
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart L 86–90  1–1
 23  Pemberton  13  Gustys  4  Buie  William H. Pitt Center (579)
Fairfield, CT

November 18*
7:00 pm
at Manhattan L 68-80  1-2
 17  Wright-Foreman  8  Gustys  5  Bernardi  Draddy Gymnasium (1,109)
Riverdale, NY

November 21*
1:30 pm
vs. Bradley
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 92-90  2-2
 19  Powers  12  Gustys  5  Powers  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

November 22*
11:00 am/1:30 pm
vs. Vermont/Wofford
Gulf Coast Showcase
  
                  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

November 23*
vs. 
Gulf Coast Showcase
  
                  Germain Arena 
Estero, FL

November 25*
4:00 pm
Medaille
Gulf Coast Showcase
  
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

November 29*
7:00 pm
at Columbia   
                  Levien Gymnasium 
New York City, NY

December 3*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic   
                  FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL

December 6*
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

December 10*
3:00 pm, ESPN
vs. Kentucky
Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival
  
                  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

December 13*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

December 22*
7:00 pm
Siena   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season

December 31
2:00 pm
at Delaware   
                  Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE

January 2
4:00 pm
William & Mary   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

January 5
7:00 pm
James Madison   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

January 7
4:00 pm
at College of Charleston   
                  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC

January 12
7:00 pm
at Elon   
                  Alumni Gym 
Elon, NC

January 14
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington   
                  Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC

January 19
7:00 pm
at Towson   
                  SECU Arena 
Towson, MD

January 21
4:00 pm
Northeastern   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

January 26
7:00 pm
at Drexel   
                  Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA

January 28
4:00 pm
Elon   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 2
7:00 pm
Delaware   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 4
7:00 pm
Drexel   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 9
7:00 pm
Towson   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 11
7:00 pm
at Northeastern   
                  Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA

February 16
7:00 pm, ASN
College of Charleston   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 18
4:00 pm, ASN
UNC Wilmington   
                  Hofstra Arena 
Hempstead, NY

February 23
7:00 pm
at William & Mary   
                  Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA

February 25
12:00 pm, ASN
at James Madison   
                  JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament

March 3–6, 2017
vs.    
                  North Charleston Coliseum 
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Hofstra Pride women's basketball team

References

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