2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball
Conference Northeast Conference
2016–17 record 16–14 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach Bashir Mason (5th season)
Associate head coach Mike Babul
Assistant coach Marquis Webb
Assistant coach Scott Smith
Home arena Spiro Sports Center
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 14 4   .778     20 16   .556
LIU Brooklyn 13 5   .722     20 12   .625
Wagner 11 7   .611     16 14   .533
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611     17 17   .500
Robert Morris 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
Bryant 9 9   .500     12 20   .375
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222     6 23   .207
St. Francis Brooklyn 2 16   .111     4 27   .129
2017 NEC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC Tournament, they beat Fairleigh Dickinson before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2015–16 season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC Tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

Roster

2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Henson, CoreyCorey Henson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 1 Scott, ShackShack Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Paterson, New Jersey
G 2 Ferrell, ConnorConnor Ferrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Conyers, Georgia
G 3 Francis, BlakeBlake Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Herndon, Virginia
F 4 Sumbry, AJAJ Sumbry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So East Windsor, New Jersey
G 5 Cooper, JoJoJoJo Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wilmington, Delaware
F 10 Salmon, MarquisMarquis Salmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Lancaster, California
G 11 Saunders, RomoneRomone Saunders 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Temple Hills, Maryland
F 15 Brown, JamarJamar Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Harlem, New York
G/F 21 Davis, ElijahElijah Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bronx, New York
G 23 Carey, MichaelMichael Carey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Nassau, Bahamas
G 24 Liggeons, DevinDevin Liggeons 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 34 Aaman, MikeMike Aaman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Hazlet, New Jersey
F 35 Senat, GregGreg Senat 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Elmont, New York
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
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, SNY
at No. 18 Connecticut W 67–58  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,523)
Storrs, CT

Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm
at UMass Lowell L 76–87  1–1
Costello Athletic Center (1,053)
Lowell, MA

Nov 19, 2016*
4:00 pm
Fairfield L 64–70 OT 1–2
Spiro Sports Center (1,635)
Staten Island, NY

Nov 22, 2016*
7:30 pm
at American W 73–65  2–2
Bender Arena (488)
Washington, D.C.

Nov 26, 2016*
4:00 pm
Rider L 67–70  2–3
Spiro Sports Center (1,001)
Staten Island, NY

Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm
at UMass L 55–62  2–4
Mullins Center (2,896)
Amherst, MA

Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm
Monmouth L 71–81  2–5
Spiro Sports Center (1,302)
Staten Island, NY

Dec 10, 2016*
1:00 pm
at Morgan State W 68–66  3–5
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,007)
Baltimore, MD

Dec 17, 2016*
12:00 pm
at Providence L 54–76  3–6
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,069)
Providence, RI

Dec 22, 2016*
7:00 pm
Staten Island W 94–42  4–6
Spiro Sports Center (1,359)
Staten Island, NY
NEC regular season

Dec 29, 2016
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 71–46  5–6
(1–0)
Spiro Sports Center (1,333)
Staten Island, NY

Dec 31, 2016
2:00 pm
at Mount St. Mary's L 56–57  5–7
(1–1)
Knott Arena (1,707)
Emmitsburg, MD

Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Fairleigh Dickinson L 69–70  5–8
(1–2)
Spiro Sports Center (1,458)
Staten Island, NY

Jan 7, 2017
4:00 pm
at Sacred Heart W 75–64  6–8
(2–2)
Spiro Sports Center (335)
Staten Island, NY

Jan 12, 2017
12:00 pm
at Bryant L 66–77  6–9
(2–3)
Chace Athletic Center (429)
Smithfield, RI

Jan 14, 2017
4:00 pm
Robert Morris W 53–50  7–9
(3–3)
Spiro Sports Center (1,203)
Staten Island, NY

Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
at LIU Brooklyn L 69–76  7–10
(3–4)
Steinberg Wellness Center (732)
Brooklyn, NY

Jan 21, 2017
3:30 pm
at Sacred Heart W 67–62  8–10
(4–4)
William H. Pitt Center (978)
Fairfield, CT

Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) L 67–72  8–11
(4–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,601)
Staten Island, NY

Jan 28, 2017
4:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn W 66–64  9–11
(5–5)
Spiro Sports Center (1,622)
Staten Island, NY

February 2, 2017
7:00 pm
at Central Connecticut W 70–60  10–11
(6–5)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,417)
New Britain, CT

Feb 4, 2017
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 68–59  11–11
(7–5)
Rothman Center (1,723)
Teaneck, NJ

Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Francis (PA) W 76–74 OT 12–11
(8–5)
DeGol Arena (1,105)
Loretto, PA

Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 48–50  12–12
(8–6)
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,096)
Moon Township, PA

Feb 16, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Mount St. Mary's W 69–65  13–12
(9–6)
Spiro Sports Center (1,722)
Staten Island, NY

Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 73–55  14–12
(10–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (533)
Brooklyn, NY

Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
Bryant W 69–66  15–12
(11–6)
Spiro Sports Center (1,834)
Staten Island, NY

Feb 25, 2017
4:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn L 84–88 OT 15–13
(11–7)
Spiro Sports Center (1,382)
Staten Island, NY
NEC Tournament

Mar 1, 2017
7:00 pm, FCS/MSG+
(3) (6) Fairleigh Dickinson
Quarterfinals
W 72–70  16–13
Spiro Sports Center (1,514)
Staten Island, NY

Mar 4, 2017
12:00 pm, FCS/MSG
(3) (4) Saint Francis (PA)
Semifinals
L 70–71  16–14
Spiro Sports Center (1,823)
Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

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