2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by fifth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 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 Stony Brook.

2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	12–20 (3–13 America East)
Head coach	Tommy Dempsey (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Bryan Goodman Herb Courtney Chretien Lukusa
Home arena	Binghamton University Events Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

The Bearcats finished the season 8–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to New Hampshire.

Preseason

Binghamton was picked to finish fourth in the preseason America East poll.^[1] Willie Rodriguez, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Karon Walker	0	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Camden, NJ	Graduated
Romello Walker	11	G	6'6"	195	Sophomore	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to Midwestern State

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Stewart #90 SF	Silver Springs, MD	St. Andrews Episcopal School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Oct 14, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Fard Muhammad PG	Merrillville, IN	Montverde Academy Prep	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Feb 14, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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 September 26, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Fard Muhammad 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Windermere, FL G 1 Marlon Beck 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Maret Bowie, MD G 4 Timmy Rose 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Scranton Prep Scranton, PA G/F 5 Tyler Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Andrew's Episcopal Silver Springs, MD G 10 Yosef Yacob 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Archbishop John Carroll Chester, PA G 12 John Rinaldi 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Dumore Dunmore, PA F 14 Jordan McRae (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Half Hollow Hills East Dix Hills, NY F 15 Bobby Ahearn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Marshfield/Marianapolis Prep Marshfeild, MA F 20 Caleb Stewart (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Mekeel Christian Academy St. Leo Glenville, NY G 22 Everson Davis (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Peddie School Saint Kitts G/F 25 Justin McFadden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lower Marion Philadelphia, PA G/F 30 John Schurman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Fayetteville–Manlius Syracuse, NY F 32 Thomas Bruce 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Washington, D.C. G 33 J. C. Show 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Abington Heights Bucknell Clarks Summit, PA F/C 41 Dusan Perovic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Kent School Podgorica, Montenegro F 42 Willie Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr East River/Cheshire Academy Orlando, FL	Head coach Tommy Dempsey (Susquehanna) Assistant coach(es) Bryan Goodman (Barat College) Herb Courtney (Delaware) Chretien Lukusa (Boston University) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 pm		Cornell	W 68–62	1–0	Binghamton University Events Center (3,278) Vestal, NY
11/14/2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		at St. John's Battle 4 Atlantis	L 61–77	1–1	Carnesecca Arena (4,969) Queens, NY
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Central Connecticut	W 72–70	2–1	Binghamton University Events Center (1,601) Vestal, NY
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm		at VCU Battle 4 Atlantis	L 42–81	2–2	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Ave Maria	W 95–77	3–2	Tom Golisano Fieldhouse (237) Ave Maria, FL
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		at Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis	L 53–69	3–3	Alico Arena (3,684) Fort Myers, FL
11/24/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. Long Beach State Battle 4 Atlantis	W 72–64	4–3	Alico Arena (102) Fort Myers, FL
11/27/2016* 7:00 pm		at FIU	L 57–74	4–4	FIU Arena (710) Miami, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Mansfield	W 91–71	5–4	Binghamton University Events Center (1,835) Vestal, NY
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 73–70	6–4	DeGol Arena (671) Loretto, PA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 73–64	7–4	Cotterell Court (630) Hamilton, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 85–90 ^OT	7–5	Binghamton University Events Center (4,037) Vestal, NY
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 85-66	8-5	Binghamton University Events Center (2,001) Vestal, NY
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at Army	L 60–71	8–6	Christl Arena (713) West Point, NY
12/30/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Marywood	W 101–54	9–6	Binghamton University Events Center (2,440) Vestal, NY
America East regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	L 71–85	9–7 (0–1)	Retriever Activities Center (623) Catonsville, MD
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	L 75–79	9–8 (0–2)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,689) Vestal, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Vermont	L 50–67	9–9 (0–3)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,878) Vestal, NY
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		at New Hampshire	L 66–73	9–10 (0–4)	Lundholm Gym (682) Durham, NH
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		at Albany	L 65–84	9–11 (0–5)	SEFCU Arena (2,308) Albany, NY
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		Stony Brook	W 71–67	10–11 (1–5)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,189) Vestal, NY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 76–55	11–11 (2–5)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,843) Vestal, NY
01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	W 65–54	12–11 (3–5)	Cross Insurance Center (987) Bangor, ME
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	L 74–92	12–12 (3–6)	Binghamton University Events Center (4,939) Vestal, NY
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at UMass Lowell	L 59–60	12–13 (3–7)	Costello Athletic Center (523) Lowell, MA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm		at Vermont	L 51–71	12–14 (3–8)	Patrick Gym (2,615) Burlington, VT
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Albany	L 54–66	12–15 (3–9)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,241) Vestal, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		New Hampshire	L 55–63	12–16 (3–10)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,074) Vestal, NY
02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 55–76	12–17 (3–11)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,209) Stony Brook, NY
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	L 69–76	12–18 (3–12)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,731) Hartford, CT
02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	L 71–72	12–19 (3–13)	Binghamton University Events Center (2,970) Vestal, NY
America East tournament
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(7)	at (2) Stony Brook Quarterfinals	L 60–70	12–20	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,750) Stony Brook, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
2. "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
3. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".