2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team

2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–14 (10–8 CAA)
Head coach	Matt Matheny (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Wooten; Monty Sanders; Chris Long;
Home arena	Alumni Gym
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

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
Seth Fuller PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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[edit]

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
Simon Wright SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/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: "Elon". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

Roster[edit]

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

Matt Matheny (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Jack Wooten (North Carolina)
Monty Sanders (Elon)
Chris Long (Elon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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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.

References[edit]

^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".

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