2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Maine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third-year head coach Bob Walsh, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2016–17 record7–25 (3–13 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt O'Brien
  • Antone Gray
  • Tylee Schlegel
Home arenaCross Insurance Center
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont160 1.000  296  .829
Stony Brook124 .750  1814  .563
Albany106 .625  2114  .600
New Hampshire106 .625  2012  .625
UMBC97 .563  2113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .313  1120  .355
Hartford412 .250  923  .281
Binghamton313 .188  1220  .375
Maine313 .188  725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East Tournament winner

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2015–16 season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in America East play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

Preseason

Maine was picked to finish last in the preseason America East poll.[1]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Lavar Harewood0G6'3"200FreshmanBrooklyn, NYTransferred to Cloud County CC
Kevin Little2G6'0"160SophomoreWyandanch, NYTransferred to Colorado State
Devine Eke5F6'7"195FreshmanPlainfield, NJTransferred to Rider
Shaun Lawton10G6'5"190SeniorHarlem, NYGraduated
Walter King13G6'0"195FreshmanPeekskill, NYWalk-on; transferred to NYIT
Issac Vann23F6'6"190FreshmanBridgeport, CTTransferred to VCU
Till Gloger25F6'8"220SeniorBochum, GermanyGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Dusan Majstorovic33G6'5"195SophomoreNovi Sad, SerbiaTransferred from La Salle. Under NCAA transfer rules, Majstorovic will have to sit out from the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Danny Evans
#106 PG
Andover, MA Phillips Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A Mar 28, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Andrew Fleming
#132 PF
South Paris, ME Oxford Hills High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
Marcus Floyd
PG
Wilmington, DE Sunrise Christian Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 57
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 2016-09-27.

    Roster

    2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Andrew Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrOxford Hills HS South Paris, ME
    G 1 Aaron Calixte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrStoughton HS/Lee Academy Stoughton, MA
    G 2 Austin Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrEastern HS
    Parkland College
    Lexington, KY
    G 3 Ryan Bernstein (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoArchbishop Stepinac HS Bronx, NY
    F 4 Marko Pirovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrRobert F. Hall Secondary School Bolton, ON
    G 5 Danny Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrAllerton HS/Phillips Academy Leeds, England
    G 10 Wesley Myers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS JrBoys and Girls HS
    Niagara
    Brooklyn, NY
    F 11 Ilija Stojiljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) SoPravno-Poslovna skola Nis Niš, Serbia
    G 12 C. J. Ward (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrNorth HS/Tabor Academy Plymouth, MA
    G 21 Ilker Er 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)212 lb (96 kg) JrArlington Country Day/San Jacinto College Istanbul, Turkey
    G 22 Garvey Melmed (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)193 lb (88 kg) JrOld Town HS Greenbush, ME
    G 23 JaQuan McKennon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoThomas Jefferson HS
    Broward College
    Queens, NY
    G 31 Troy Reid-Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)217 lb (98 kg) SrVaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary Vaughan, ON
    G 32 Dennis Ashley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)169 lb (77 kg) RS FrSt. Monica Los Angeles, CA
    G 33 Dusan Majstorovic (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLee Academy
    La Salle
    Novi Sad, Serbia
    F/C 50 Vincent Eze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg) RS FrNotre Dame HS Putnam, CT
    G/F 55 Garet Beal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)237 lb (108 kg) SrJonesport-Beals HS Beals, ME
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    10/29/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Husson W 108–79 
    Cross Insurance Center (1,257)
    Bangor, ME
    11/05/2016*
    3:30 pm
    Maine–Fort Kent L 75–80 
    Memorial Gym 
    Orono, ME
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    9:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Virginia Tech L 67–80  0–1
    Cassell Coliseum (9,567)
    Blacksburg, VA
    11/13/2016*
    2:00 pm
    at Longwood W 80–58  1–1
    Willett Hall (1,128)
    Farmville, VA
    11/19/2016*
    4:00 pm
    at Boston University
    Steve Wright Classic
    L 78–102  1–3
    Case Gym (672)
    Boston, MA
    11/20/2016*
    2:00 pm
    vs. Northeastern
    Steve Wright Classic
    L 72–80  1–3
    Case Gym (460)
    Boston, MA
    11/21/2016*
    3:00 pm
    vs. LIU Brooklyn
    Steve Wright Classic
    L 66–71  1–4
    Case Gym (52)
    Boston, MA
    11/26/2016*
    2:00 pm
    Maine–Presque Isle W 96–45  2–4
    Cross Insurance Center (403)
    Bangor, ME
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm
    Central Connecticut L 61–82  2–5
    Cross Insurance Center (836)
    Bangor, ME
    12/03/2016*
    5:30 pm, ESPN2
    at No. 5 Duke L 55–94  2–6
    Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
    Durham, NC
    12/07/2016*
    5:30 pm
    Holy Cross W 55–53  3–6
    Cross Insurance Center (1,406)
    Bangor, ME
    12/10/2016*
    2:00 pm
    at Dartmouth W 73–68  4–6
    Leede Arena (682)
    Hanover, NH
    12/18/2016*
    1:00 pm
    Qunnipiac L 75–85  4–7
    Cross Insurance Arena (1,279)
    Portland, ME
    12/20/2016*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    at Providence L 59–79  4–8
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,257)
    Providence, RI
    12/22/2016*
    3:30 pm
    at Brown L 77–82  4–9
    Pizzitola Sports Center (650)
    Providence, RI
    12/30/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Buffalo L 60–79  4–10
    Alumni Arena (2,784)
    Amherst, NY
    01/02/2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Columbia L 73–98  4–11
    Cross Insurance Center (942)
    Bangor, ME
    America East regular season
    01/05/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Vermont L 77–90  4–12
    (0–1)
    Cross Insurance Center (798)
    Bangor, ME
    01/08/2017
    12:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UMBC L 64–75  4–13
    (0–2)
    Retriever Activities Center (604)
    Catonsville, MD
    01/11/2017
    7:00 pm
    UMass Lowell W 73–71  5–13
    (1–2)
    Cross Insurance Center (797)
    Bangor, ME
    01/14/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Stony Brook L 54–74  5–14
    (1–3)
    Cross Insurance Center 
    Bangor, ME
    01/16/2017
    1:00 pm
    at Hartford L 44–54  5–15
    (1–4)
    Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (906)
    Hartford, CT
    01/19/2017
    7:00 pm
    New Hampshire L 63–74  5–16
    (1–5)
    Cross Insurance Center 
    Bangor, ME
    01/22/2017
    2:00 pm
    at Albany L 63–81  5–17
    (1–6)
    SEFCU Arena (2,513)
    Albany, NY
    01/29/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Binghamton L 54–65  5–18
    (1–7)
    Cross Insurance Center (987)
    Bangor, ME
    02/01/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Vermont L 53–74  5–19
    (1–8)
    Patrick Gym (2,384)
    Burlington, VT
    02/04/2017
    1:00 pm
    UMBC L 71–83  5–20
    (1–9)
    Cross Insurance Center (864)
    Bangor, ME
    02/06/2017
    7:00 pm
    Hartford W 52–41  6–20
    (2–9)
    Cross Insurance Center (880)
    Bangor, ME
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at UMass Lowell L 68–100  6–21
    (2–10)
    Costello Athletic Center (195)
    Lowell, MA
    02/12/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Stony Brook L 66–67  6–22
    (2–11)
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
    Stony Brook, NY
    02/15/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at New Hampshire L 51–64  6–23
    (2–12)
    Lundholm Gym (739)
    Durham, NH
    02/19/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Albany L 56–74  6–24
    (2–13)
    Cross Insurance Center (727)
    Bangor, ME
    02/25/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Binghamton W 72–71  7–24
    (3–13)
    Binghamton University Events Center (2,970)
    Vestal, NY
    America East Tournament
    03/01/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (8) at (1) Vermont
    Quarterfinals
    L 41–86  7–25
    Patrick Gym (3,266)
    Burlington, VT
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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