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2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

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2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record18–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Wooten
  • Monty Sanders
  • Chris Long
Home arenaAlumni Gym
Seasons
2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
College of Charleston 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Towson 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Elon 10 8   .556 18 14   .563
William & Mary 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Northeastern 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Hofstra 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
James Madison 7 11   .389 10 23   .303
Delaware 5 13   .278 13 20   .394
Drexel 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
2017 CAA tournament winner

The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by eighth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym in Elon, North Carolina as third-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.

Previous season

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The Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Drexel.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tanner Samson 3 G 6'4" 195 Senior Littleton, CO Graduated
Sam Hershberger 5 G 6'0" 180 Senior Vandalia, OH Walk-on; graduated
Tony Sabato 15 C 6'7" 220 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated
West Brewer 30 F 6'7" 230 RS Junior Burlington, NC Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Seth Fuller
PF
Dublin, OH Dublin Coffman High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A Jul 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 13, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Simon Wright
SF
Minnetonka, MN Hopkins High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
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

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2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Brian Dawkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Bishop Kenny Jacksonville, FL
G 1 Luke Eddy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr George Washington Charleston, WV
G 2 Dmitri Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Orlando Christian Prep Orlando, FL
G 3 Seth Fuller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Dublin Coffman Dublin, OH
G/F 4 Collin Luther 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Hampton Pittsburgh, PA
F/C 10 Karolis Kundrotas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Barking Abbey School Kaunas, Lithuania
G/F 12 Christian Hairston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Greensboro Day School Greensboro, NC
G 13 Dainan Swoope (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Kansas City, KS
F 14 Jack Anton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Archbishop Moeller Mason, OH
G 20 Sheldon Eberhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Middle Creek Apex, NC
F 21 Jack George 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Carmel Catholic Libertyville, IL
G 22 Steven Santa Ana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Ardrey Kell Charlotte, NC
G 25 Ryder Bowline (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Forsyth Central Cumming, GA
F 41 Tyler Seibring 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Normal Community Normal, IL
G 42 Patrick Ryan (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Greens Farms Academy Darien, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2016*
8:00 pm
Randolph W 88–43 
Alumni Gym 
Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016
8:00 pm
William Peace
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 101–68  1–0
Alumni Gym (1,131)
Elon, NC
Nov 14, 2016*
8:00 pm
Charlotte L 95–100  1–1
Alumni Gym (1,478)
Elon, NC
Nov 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida W 74–61  2–1
USF Sun Dome (2,206)
Orlando, FL
Nov 23, 2016*
5:30 pm
vs. UIC
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 91–80  3–1
Convocation Center (844)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 25, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 85–80  4–1
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Nov 26, 2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Cal Poly
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 72–66  5–1
Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
Nov 30, 2016*
7:00 pm
FIU W 84–81 OT 6–1
Alumni Gym (1,388)
Elon, NC
Dec 4, 2016*
1:00 pm, FS1
at Georgetown
BB&T Classic
L 74–77  6–2
Verizon Center (8,645)
Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, 67–78
UNC Asheville L 67–78  6–3
Alumni Gym (1,421)
Elon, NC
Dec 10, 2016*
4:00 pm
at Radford L 56–68  6–4
Dedmon Center (1,177)
Radford, VA
Dec 18, 2016*
2:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 68–53  7–4
Yanitelli Center (500)
Jersey City, NJ
Dec 21, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 5 Duke L 61–72  7–5
Greensboro Coliseum (9,733)
Greensboro, NC
Dec 28, 2016*
8:00 pm
Central Penn W 89–60  8–5
Alumni Gym (847)
Elon, NC
CAA regular season
Dec 31, 2016
2:00 pm
College of Charleston L 54–66  8–6
(0–1)
Alumni Gym (1,055)
Elon, NC
Jan 2, 2017
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 63–79  8–7
(0–2)
Trask Coliseum (4,350)
Wilmington, NC
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm
at William & Mary L 85–88  8–8
(0–3)
Kaplan Arena (2,117)
Williamsburg, VA
Jan 7, 2017
7:00 pm
Towson W 72–61  9–8
(1–3)
Alumni Gym (884)
Elon, NC
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm
Hofstra W 96–80  10–8
(2–3)
Alumni Gym (1,607)
Elon, NC
Jan 14, 2017
4:00 pm
at James Madison L 59–60  10–9
(2–4)
JMU Convocation Center (2,918)
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 19, 2017
7:00 pm
Drexel W 93–73  11–9
(3–4)
Alumni Gym (1,452)
Elon, NC
Jan 21, 2017
7:00 pm
William & Mary W 71–62  12–9
(4–4)
Alumni Gym (1,446)
Elon, NC
Jan 26, 2017
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 51–49  13–9
(5–4)
Matthews Arena (1,249)
Boston, MA
Jan 28, 2017
4:00 pm
at Hofstra W 84–70  14–9
(6–4)
Mack Sports Complex 
Hempstead, NY
Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN
James Madison W 67–61  15–9
(7–4)
Alumni Gym (1,535)
Elon, NC
Feb 4, 2017
5:00 pm
at College of Charleston L 58–71  15–10
(7–5)
TD Arena (4,081)
Charleston, SC
Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
at Delaware L 74–76 OT 15–11
(7–6)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,784)
Newark, DE
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm, ASN
UNC Wilmington W 77–76  16–11
(8–6)
Alumni Gym (1,738)
Elon, NC
Feb 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at Towson L 66–85  16–12
(8–7)
SECU Arena (1,931)
Towson, MD
Feb 18, 2017
2:00 pm
at Drexel W 65–56  17–12
(9–7)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm
Northeastern L 104–105 2OT 17–13
(9–8)
Alumni Gym (1,278)
Elon, NC
Feb 25, 2017
7:00 pm
Delaware W 81–59  18–13
(10–8)
Alumni Gym (1,714)
Elon, NC
CAA tournament
Mar 4, 2017
2:30 pm, CSN
(5) vs. (4) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
L 66–71  18–14
North Charleston Coliseum (4,096)
North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2016–17 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

References

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