2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball
Conference America East Conference
2016–17 record 7–25 (3–13 America East)
Head coach Bob Walsh (3rd season)
Assistant coach Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach Antone Gray
Assistant coach Tylee Schlegel
Home arena Cross Insurance Center
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Vermont 16 0   1.000     29 6   .829
Stony Brook 12 4   .750     18 14   .563
Albany 10 6   .625     21 14   .600
New Hampshire 10 6   .625     20 12   .625
UMBC 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
UMass Lowell* 5 11   .313     11 20   .355
Hartford 4 12   .250     9 23   .281
Binghamton 3 13   .188     12 20   .375
Maine 3 13   .188     7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East Tournament winner

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Lavar Harewood 0 G 6'3" 200 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Cloud County CC
Kevin Little 2 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Wyandanch, NY Transferred to Colorado State
Devine Eke 5 F 6'7" 195 Freshman Plainfield, NJ Transferred to Rider
Shaun Lawton 10 G 6'5" 190 Senior Harlem, NY Graduated
Walter King 13 G 6'0" 195 Freshman Peekskill, NY Walk-on; transferred to NYIT
Issac Vann 23 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Bridgeport, CT Transferred to VCU
Till Gloger 25 F 6'8" 220 Senior Bochum, Germany Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dusan Majstorovic 33 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Novi Sad, Serbia Transferred 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:

Roster

2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Fleming, AndrewAndrew Fleming 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Oxford Hills HS South Paris, ME
G 1 Calixte, AaronAaron Calixte 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Stoughton HS/Lee Academy Stoughton, MA
G 2 Howard, AustinAustin Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Eastern HS
Parkland College
Lexington, KY
G 3 Bernstein, RyanRyan Bernstein (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Archbishop Stepinac HS Bronx, NY
F 4 Pirovic, MarkoMarko Pirovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Robert F. Hall Secondary School Bolton, ON
G 5 Evans, DannyDanny Evans 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Allerton HS/Phillips Academy Leeds, England
G 10 Myers, WesleyWesley Myers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Boys and Girls HS
Niagara
Brooklyn, NY
F 11 Stojiljkovic, IlijaIlija Stojiljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis Niš, Serbia
G 12 Ward, C. J.C. J. Ward (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr North HS/Tabor Academy Plymouth, MA
G 21 Er, IlkerIlker Er 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Arlington Country Day/San Jacinto College Istanbul, Turkey
G 22 Melmed, GarveyGarvey Melmed (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Old Town HS Greenbush, ME
G 23 McKennon, JaQuanJaQuan McKennon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Thomas Jefferson HS
Broward College
Queens, NY
G 31 Reid-Knight, TroyTroy Reid-Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Vaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary Vaughan, ON
G 32 Ashley, DennisDennis Ashley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) RS Fr St. Monica Los Angeles, CA
G 33 Majstorovic, DusanDusan Majstorovic (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lee Academy
La Salle
Novi Sad, Serbia
F/C 50 Eze, VincentVincent Eze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Notre Dame HS Putnam, CT
G/F 55 Beal, GaretGaret Beal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sr Jonesport-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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