2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center as members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Damon Stoudamire. They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Gonzaga.

2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record11–22 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 37 2   .949
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
BYU 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
San Francisco 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Santa Clara 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Loyola Marymount 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
San Diego 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Pacific 4 14   .222 11 22   .333
Portland 2 16   .111 11 22   .333
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the season 8–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. On December 12, 2015, head coach Ron Verlin was suspended indefinitely amid an NCAA investigation.[1] Assistant coach Mike Burns was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Tigers also self-imposed a postseason ban for 2016 which included the WCC Tournament.[2]

On March 3, 2016, it was announced that Ron Verlin was no longer employed by the university.[3] Interim coach Mike Burns was also released from his employment with the school.[3]

On March 16, the school announced that Damon Stoudamire would be the new head coach.[4]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Alec Kobre 3 G 6'2" 185 Senior Santa Rosa, CA Graduated
Rolaun Dunham 10 G 6'1" 195 RS Sophomore Riverbank, CA Walk-on; Transferred
Eric Thompson 12 F 6'8" 240 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kendall Small 1 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Anaheim, CA Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Small will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Miles Reynolds 3 G 6'2" 170 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
TySean Powell 25 F 6'6" 215 Junior Twinsburg, OH Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

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
K.J. Smith
#108 PG
Thousand Oaks, CA IMG Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
Keshon Montague
PG
Brampton, ON Mounatain Mission 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
  • 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:

  • "Pacific 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2016 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Maleke Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr El Camino Real
Saddleback College
Reseda, CA
G 1 Kendall Small (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Mayfair
Oregon
Lakewood, CA
G 2 T. J. Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Modesto Christian Stockton, CA
G 3 Miles Reynolds (I)   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Whitney Young
Saint Louis
Chicago, IL
F 4 Tonko Vuko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jezicna Gimnazija Split
Weatherford College
Split, Croatia
F 5 Anthony Townes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
G 10 Keshon Montague 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mountain Mission Brampton, ON
F 11 Jack Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Chaminade
Long Beach State
Porter Ranch, CA
G 14 Max Tinsley (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA
G 15 D. J. Ursery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Crespi Carmelite Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Jason Braden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Berean Christian Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Jacob Lampkin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr O'Dea Bellevue, WA
G/F 22 Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
F 24 David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Eclersdorf, Germany
F 25 TySean Powell (I)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr IMG Academy
Duquesne
Twinsburg, OH
G 30 K. J. Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr IMG Academy Thousand Oaks, CA
F 33 Ilias Theodorou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. John's NW Military Acad. Athens, Greece
C 35 Sami Eleraky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Tech College Aalborg
City College of San Francisco
Aalborg, Denmark
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
11/04/2015*
7:00 pm
Bristol (CA) W 106–39 
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 16 UCLA L 80–119  0–1
Pauley Pavilion (8,743)
Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016*
11:00 pm, ESPN2
Green Bay
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 76–58  1–1
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716)
Stockton, CA
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 65–72  1–2
Bren Events Center (1,678)
Irvine, CA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Wyoming W 73–65  2–2
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,730)
Stockton, CA
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
at Nevada L 67–77  2–3
Lawlor Events Center (6,920)
Reno, NV
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 74–58  3–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,094)
Stockton, CA
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 77–78  3–4
Titan Gym (614)
Fullerton, CA
12/08/2016*
4:00 pm
at Massachusetts
Gotham Classic
L 48–72  3–5
Mullins Center (3,171)
Amherst, MA
12/10/2016*
7:30 pm
Rider
Gotham Classic
L 66–73  3–6
Stockton Arena (1,967)
Stockton, CA
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic
W 66–57  4–6
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,347)
Stockton, CA
12/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Fresno State L 68–70 OT 4–7
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051)
Stockton, CA
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State
Gotham Classic
W 69–56  5–7
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,355)
Stockton, CA
12/23/2016*
2:00 pm
Pacific Union W 102–54  6–7
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,342)
Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm
Portland L 76–80  6–8
(0–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,622)
Stockton, CA
12/31/2016
5:00 pm, RTNW
No. 7 Gonzaga L 61–81  6–9
(0–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,859)
Stockton, CA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
at San Diego W 56–53  7–9
(1–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,207)
San Diego, CA
01/07/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 62–91  7–10
(1–3)
Marriott Center (13,677)
Provo, UT
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Pepperdine W 79–74  8–10
(2–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,669)
Stockton, CA
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, CSNBA
at San Francisco L 51–72  8–11
(2–4)
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,410)
San Francisco, CA
01/19/2017
8:00 pm
at No. 23 Saint Mary's L 50–62  8–12
(2–5)
McKeon Pavilion (2,989)
Moraga, CA
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, CSNBA
BYU L 47–62  8–13
(2–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (4,311)
Stockton, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 73–79  8–14
(2–7)
Gersten Pavilion (1,620)
Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN
San Francisco L 60–81  8–15
(2–8)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,004)
Stockton, CA
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18 Saint Mary's L 70–74  8–16
(2–9)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,401)
Stockton, CA
02/04/2017
5:00 pm
at Pepperdine L 72–82  8–17
(2–10)
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103)
Malibu, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
San Diego W 61–58  9–17
(3–10)
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,536)
Stockton, CA
02/11/2017
7:00 pm
Santa Clara L 47–64  9–18
(3–11)
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620)
Stockton, CA
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Portland W 76–65  10–18
(4–11)
Chiles Center (2,023)
Portland, OR
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, SPCSN/RTNW
at No. 1 Gonzaga W 82–61  10–19
(4–12)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 68–69  10–20
(4–13)
Leavey Center (1,792)
Santa Clara, CA
02/25/2017
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount L 66–67  10–21
(4–14)
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,819)
Stockton, CA
WCC tournament
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(9) vs. (8) Pepperdine
First round
W 89–84  11–21
Orleans Arena (7,484)
Paradise, NV
03/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(9) vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga
Quarterfinals
L 50–82  11–22
Orleans Arena (7,315)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Source[5][6].

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties".
  3. ^ a b "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "2016-17 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results".
  6. ^ "2021-22 Pacific Tigers Schedule".