2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center as members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Damon Stoudamire. They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Gonzaga.

2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	11–22 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach	Damon Stoudamire (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Leonard Perry Luke Wicks JayDee Luster
Home arena	Alex G. Spanos Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			37	–	2		.949
No. 22 Saint Mary's	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Santa Clara	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Loyola Marymount	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
San Diego	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			9	–	22		.290
Pacific	4	–	14		.222			11	–	22		.333
Portland	2	–	16		.111			11	–	22		.333
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 8–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. On December 12, 2015, head coach Ron Verlin was suspended indefinitely amid an NCAA investigation.^[1] Assistant coach Mike Burns was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Tigers also self-imposed a postseason ban for 2016 which included the WCC Tournament.^[2]

On March 3, 2016, it was announced that Ron Verlin was no longer employed by the university.^[3] Interim coach Mike Burns was also released from his employment with the school.^[3]

On March 16, the school announced that Damon Stoudamire would be the new head coach.^[4]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Alec Kobre	3	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Santa Rosa, CA	Graduated
Rolaun Dunham	10	G	6'1"	195	RS Sophomore	Riverbank, CA	Walk-on; Transferred
Eric Thompson	12	F	6'8"	240	Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kendall Small	1	G	6'0"	175	Sophomore	Anaheim, CA	Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Small will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Miles Reynolds	3	G	6'2"	170	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
TySean Powell	25	F	6'6"	215	Junior	Twinsburg, OH	Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
K.J. Smith #108 PG	Thousand Oaks, CA	IMG Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
Keshon Montague PG	Brampton, ON	Mounatain Mission	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: nr
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98   Rivals: nr  ESPN: nr
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: "Pacific 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Maleke Haynes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr El Camino Real Saddleback College Reseda, CA G 1 Kendall Small (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Mayfair Oregon Lakewood, CA G 2 T. J. Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Modesto Christian Stockton, CA G 3 Miles Reynolds (I)   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Whitney Young Saint Louis Chicago, IL F 4 Tonko Vuko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Jezicna Gimnazija Split Weatherford College Split, Croatia F 5 Anthony Townes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Modesto Christian Modesto, CA G 10 Keshon Montague 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Mountain Mission Brampton, ON F 11 Jack Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Chaminade Long Beach State Porter Ranch, CA G 14 Max Tinsley (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Chaminade Prep Porter Ranch, CA G 15 D. J. Ursery 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Crespi Carmelite Los Angeles, CA G 20 Jason Braden 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS So Berean Christian Los Angeles, CA F 21 Jacob Lampkin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr O'Dea Bellevue, WA G/F 22 Ray Bowles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA F 24 David Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Graf-Münster-Gymnasium Eclersdorf, Germany F 25 TySean Powell (I)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr IMG Academy Duquesne Twinsburg, OH G 30 K. J. Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr IMG Academy Thousand Oaks, CA F 33 Ilias Theodorou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. John's NW Military Acad. Athens, Greece C 35 Sami Eleraky 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Tech College Aalborg City College of San Francisco Aalborg, Denmark	Head coach Damon Stoudamire (Arizona) Assistant coach(es) Leonard Perry (Idaho) Luke Wicks (Northern State) JayDee Luster (Wyoming) 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
Exhibition
11/04/2015* 7:00 pm		Bristol (CA)	W 106–39		Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		at No. 16 UCLA	L 80–119	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (8,743) Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016* 11:00 pm, ESPN2		Green Bay College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon	W 76–58	1–1	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716) Stockton, CA
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 65–72	1–2	Bren Events Center (1,678) Irvine, CA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Wyoming	W 73–65	2–2	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,730) Stockton, CA
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Nevada	L 67–77	2–3	Lawlor Events Center (6,920) Reno, NV
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 74–58	3–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,094) Stockton, CA
12/03/2016* 6:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	L 77–78	3–4	Titan Gym (614) Fullerton, CA
12/08/2016* 4:00 pm		at Massachusetts Gotham Classic	L 48–72	3–5	Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA
12/10/2016* 7:30 pm		Rider Gotham Classic	L 66–73	3–6	Stockton Arena (1,967) Stockton, CA
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic	W 66–57	4–6	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,347) Stockton, CA
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Fresno State	L 68–70 ^OT	4–7	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051) Stockton, CA
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		Kennesaw State Gotham Classic	W 69–56	5–7	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,355) Stockton, CA
12/23/2016* 2:00 pm		Pacific Union	W 102–54	6–7	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,342) Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Portland	L 76–80	6–8 (0–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,622) Stockton, CA
12/31/2016 5:00 pm, RTNW		No. 7 Gonzaga	L 61–81	6–9 (0–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,859) Stockton, CA
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		at San Diego	W 56–53	7–9 (1–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,207) San Diego, CA
01/07/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 62–91	7–10 (1–3)	Marriott Center (13,677) Provo, UT
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 79–74	8–10 (2–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,669) Stockton, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm, CSNBA		at San Francisco	L 51–72	8–11 (2–4)	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,410) San Francisco, CA
01/19/2017 8:00 pm		at No. 23 Saint Mary's	L 50–62	8–12 (2–5)	McKeon Pavilion (2,989) Moraga, CA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm, CSNBA		BYU	L 47–62	8–13 (2–6)	Alex G. Spanos Center (4,311) Stockton, CA
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 73–79	8–14 (2–7)	Gersten Pavilion (1,620) Los Angeles, CA
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN		San Francisco	L 60–81	8–15 (2–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,004) Stockton, CA
02/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 18 Saint Mary's	L 70–74	8–16 (2–9)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,401) Stockton, CA
02/04/2017 5:00 pm		at Pepperdine	L 72–82	8–17 (2–10)	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103) Malibu, CA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		San Diego	W 61–58	9–17 (3–10)	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,536) Stockton, CA
02/11/2017 7:00 pm		Santa Clara	L 47–64	9–18 (3–11)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620) Stockton, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		at Portland	W 76–65	10–18 (4–11)	Chiles Center (2,023) Portland, OR
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN/RTNW		at No. 1 Gonzaga	W 82–61	10–19 (4–12)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 68–69	10–20 (4–13)	Leavey Center (1,792) Santa Clara, CA
02/25/2017 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 66–67	10–21 (4–14)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,819) Stockton, CA
WCC tournament
03/03/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv	(9)	vs. (8) Pepperdine First round	W 89–84	11–21	Orleans Arena (7,484) Paradise, NV
03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2	(9)	vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga Quarterfinals	L 50–82	11–22	Orleans Arena (7,315) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source^[5]^[6].

References

1. . Archived from the original on December 12, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Pacific self-imposes postseason ban, penalties".
3. "Suspended coach Verlin no longer at Pacific". March 4, 2016.
4. . Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "2016-17 Pacific Tigers Schedule and Results".
6. "2021-22 Pacific Tigers Schedule".