2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	16–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Murphy (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Brown Kevin Mondro Benny White
Home arena	Convocation Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Kent State †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			16	–	17		.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
† 2017 MAC tournament winner

They finished the regular season 16–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament, where they lost to Akron.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to Akron in the quarterfinals.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
LaMonta Stone II	3	G	5'9"	160	Freshman	Bowling Green, OH	Transferred
Brandon Nazione	4	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Howell, MI	Graduated
Jodan Price	5	G/F	6'8"	185	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Daryl Kirkland	12	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Grand Rapids, MI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Trent Perry	13	G	6'4"	190	RS Sophomore	Franklin, TN	Walk-on; transferred to Cumberland
Jordan Martin	22	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Ethan Alvano	25	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore	Corona, CA	Transferred to Cal State San Marcos

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Paul Jackson	3	G	6'1"	178	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Terry Harris	4	G/F	6'6"	215	Junior	Dix Hills, NY	Transferred from Houston Bapist. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Elijah Minnie	5	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Monessen, PA	Transferred from Robert Morris. Under NCAA transfer rules, Minnie will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Lamar Wofford-Humphrey	23	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Flossmoor, IL	Junior college transferred from Butler CC
Baylee Steele	40	F	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Norwalk, IA	Junior college transferred to Des Moines Area CC

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Groce PF	Ypsilanti, MI	Lincoln High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2015
	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 October 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Raven Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Romulus Detroit, MI G 1 Tim Bond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr City College HS Baltimore, MD F/C 2 James Thompson IV 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parkview Baptist Baton Rouge, LA G 3 Paul Jackson (I)   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Martin Luther King Jr. Eastern Kentucky Stone Mountain, GA G/F 4 Terry Harris (I)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Half Hollow Hills West Houston Baptist Dix Hills, NY F 5 Elijah Minnie (I)   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lincoln Park Robert Morris Monessen, PA G 10 Willie Mangum VI 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Marshall San Jacinto College Richmond, VA G 12 Jalen Brown (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 154 lb (70 kg) Fr Harper Woods Harper Woods, MI F 15 Jordan Nobles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Canton Canton, MI F 20 Blake Brown (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 173 lb (78 kg) RS So Novi Novi, MI F 21 Quaran Jones (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Ecrose Findlay Dearborn Heights, MI F 23 Lamar Wofford-Humphrey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Homewood-Flossmoor Butler CC Flossmoor, IL F 31 Ty Groce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincoln Ypsilanti, MI G 32 Ty Toney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Alpharetta Georgia Highlands College Alpharetta, GA F 35 Nick Madray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Stephen Lewis/Findlay Prep Binghamton Mississauga, ON F/C 40 Baylee Steele 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Norwalk Des Moines Area CC Norwalk, IA	Head coach Rob Murphy (Central State) Assistant coach(es) Mike Brown (Wayne State (MI)) Kevin Mondro (Detroit Mercy) Benny White (Michigan State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh 2K Sports Classic	L 90–93 ^2OT	0–1	Petersen Events Center (6,411) Pittsburgh, PA
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at SMU 2K Sports Classic	L 64–91	0–2	Moody Coliseum (6,582) Dallas, TX
11/15/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN3		Rochester Future Eagles Day	W 78–63	1–2	Convocation Center (2,109) Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2016* 12:00 AM, ESPN3		vs. Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic semifinals	W 76–68	2–2	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843) Indianapolis, IN
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm		at IUPUI 2K Sports Classic	L 71–83	2–3	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863) Indianapolis, IN
11/23/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Madonna	W 97–60	3–3	Convocation Center (631) Ypsilanti, MI
11/26/2016* 1:04 PM, ESPN3		Nebraska–Omaha	W 94–77	4–3	Convocation Center (578) Ypsilanti, MI
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Detroit	W 87–61	5–3	Calihan Hall (1,250) Detroit, MI
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Siena Heights	W 117–55	6–3	Convocation Center (708) Ypsilanti, MI
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM		at Vermont	L 74–82	6–4	Patrick Gym (1,775) Burlington, VT
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Syracuse	L 57–105	6–5	Carrier Dome (16,778) Syracuse, NY
12/22/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Marygrove	W 101–48	7–5	Convocation Center (568) Ypsilanti, MI
12/29/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3		Long Beach State	W 98–72	8–5	Convocation Center (928) Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 85–63	9–5 (1–0)	Convocation Center (1,472) Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/2017 2:30 PM, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 68–77	9–6 (1–1)	Convocation Center (1,862) Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 81–53	10–6 (2–1)	Stroh Center (1,605) Bowling Green, OH
01/14/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 53–49	11–6 (3–1)	Convocation Center (7535) Athens, OH
01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 86–80	12–6 (4–1)	Convocation Center (1,485) Ypsilanti, MI
01/20/2017 6:30 PM, CBSSN		at Akron	L 63–70	12–7 (4–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,625) Akron, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ball State	L 80–88	12–8 (4–3)	Convocation Center (967) Ypsilanti, MI
01/28/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 74–57	13–8 (5–3)	Millett Hall (1,427) Oxford, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Kent State	L 64–70	13–9 (5–4)	Convocation Center (1,198) Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 69–81	13–10 (5–5)	Convocation Center (2,443) DeKalb, IL
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Toledo	L 57–73	13–11 (5–6)	Savage Arena (4,222) Toledo, OH
02/11/2017 12:00 PM, ESPNU		Akron	L 76–87	13–12 (5–7)	Convocation Center (1,397) Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Ohio	L 71–79	13–13 (5–8)	Convocation Center (858) Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3		at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 80–88	13–14 (5–9)	University Arena (2,389) Kalamazoo, MI
02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 72–79	13–15 (5–10)	Worthen Arena (3,088) Muncie, IN
02/25/2017 12:00 PM, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 84–68	14–15 (6–10)	Convocation Center (1,115) Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 109–81	15–15 (7–10)	McGuirk Arena (2,945) Mount Pleasant, MI
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Toledo	L 56–60	15–16 (7–11)	Convocation Center (3,078) Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	(9) Northern Illinois First round	W 72–69	16–16	Convocation Center (981) Ypsilanti, MI
03/09/2017 Noon, BCSN/ESPN3	(8)	vs. (1) Akron Quarterfinals	L 62-79	16-17	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1]^[2].

See also

• 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

References

1. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
2. "NCAA - Men's College Basketball Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - ESPN".