2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	11–20 (5–11 America East)
Head coach	Pat Duquette (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Biko Paris Nick Leonardelli Louis Hinnant
Home arena	Costello Athletic Center Tsongas Center

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	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

The 2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The River Hawks, led by fourth-year head coach Pat Duquette, played most of their home games at Costello Athletic Center, with five home games at the Tsongas Center. They were members of the America East Conference.

They finished the season 11–20, 5–11 in American East play to finish in sixth place.

UMass Lowell was in the fourth and final year of a transition to Division I and thus ineligible for the postseason, including the America East tournament.

Previous season

The River Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 11–18, 7–9 in America East play to finish in fifth place.

Preseason

UMass Lowell was picked to finish fifth in the preseason America East poll.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Keith Hayes II	1	G	5'11"	170	Freshman	Bryant, AR	Transferred to Panola College
D. J. Mlachnik	21	G	6'2"	180	Senior	Muskego, WI	Graduated
Mark Cornelius	30	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Westford, MA	Graduated
Donny Belcher III	33	F	6'2"	225	Freshman	Irving, TX	Transferred to Hesston College

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rinardo Perry #104 SG	Washington, D.C.	McKinley Tech High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	Oct 17, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Wolter PF	Fishers, IN	Fishers High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Sep 23, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Stefan Borovac SF	Hamilton, ON	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
	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 27, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ryan Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, New Mexico G 1 Rinardo Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr McKinley Technology High School Washington, D.C. G/F 3 Stefan Borovac 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Orchard Park High School Stoney Creek, Ontario F 5 Dontavious Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So North Webster High School Cullen, Louisiana G/F 10 Jahad Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Williamsport High School Williamsport, Pennsylvania G 11 Isaac White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Ashland High School Ashland, Ohio G/F 12 Josh Gantz 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Bishop Ready High School Grove City, Ohio G 21 Jordan Shea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Lodi High School Madison, Wisconsin G 22 Matt Harris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Cathedral Preparatory School Erie, Pennsylvania G/F 23 Logan Primerano 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Peru High School Peru, Indiana F 24 Tyler Livingston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Alvirne High School Hudson, New Hampshire F 35 Connor Bennett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Wilmington High School Wilmington, Massachusetts F 44 Cameron Wolter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Fishers High School Fishers, Indiana	Head coach Pat Duquette (Williams) Assistant coach(es) Biko Paris (Boston College) Nick Leonardelli (Dickinson) Louis Hinnant (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 76–90	0–1	Mullins Center (5,229) Amherst, MA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm	Wagner	W 87–76	1–1	Costello Athletic Center (1,053) Lowell, MA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	at No. 6 Indiana Indiana Classic	L 78–100	1–2	Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm	at IPFW Indiana Classic	L 81–94	1–3	Memorial Coliseum (1,667) Fort Wayne, IN
11/21/2016* 6:00 pm	at Liberty Indiana Classic	L 77–84	1–4	Vines Center (1,050) Lynchburg, VA
11/22/2016* 6:00 pm	vs. Mississippi Valley State Indiana Classic	W 76–71	2–4	Vines Center (124) Lynchburg, VA
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	L 78–82	2–5	Costello Athletic Center (1,472) Lowell, MA
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm	at Marist	L 69–81	2–6	McCann Field House (1,008) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm	NJIT	L 74–75	2–7	Tsongas Center (1,267) Lowell, MA
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 82–91	2–8	William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm	Central Connecticut	W 86–69	3–8	Costello Athletic Center (319) Lowell, MA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm	Boston University	W 77–75	4–8	Tsongas Center (717) Lowell, MA
12/23/2016* 1:00 pm	at Loyola (MD)	L 60–69	4–9	Reitz Arena (628) Baltimore, MD
12/29/2016* 6:00 pm	at Cornell	W 98–96 OT	5–9	Newman Arena (422) Ithaca, NY
America East regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Albany	W 85–79	6–9 (1–0)	Costello Athletic Center (352) Lowell, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Binghamton	W 79–75	7–9 (2–0)	Binghamton University Events Center (1,689) Vestal, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm	at Maine	L 71–73	7–10 (2–1)	Cross Insurance Center (797) Bangor, ME
01/14/2017 2:00 pm	Hartford	W 71–55	8–10 (3–1)	Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA
01/16/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Stony Brook	L 75–86	8–11 (3–2)	Costello Athletic Center (619) Lowell, MA
01/19/2017 7:00 pm	at Vermont	L 67–81	8–12 (3–3)	Patrick Gym (2,326) Burlington, VT
01/22/2017 12:00 pm	UMBC	L 86–102	8–13 (3–4)	Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at New Hampshire	L 71–80	8–14 (3–5)	Lundholm Gym (826) Durham, NH
01/28/2017* 2:00 pm	Fisher	W 97–73	9–14	Costello Athletic Center (423) Lowell, MA
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Albany	L 77–90	9–15 (3–6)	SEFCU Arena (2,512) Albany, NY
02/04/2017 2:00 pm	Binghamton	W 60–59	10–15 (4–6)	Costello Athletic Center (523) Lowell, MA
02/06/2017 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 72–83	10–16 (4–7)	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,615) Stony Brook, NY
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Maine	W 100–68	11–16 (5–7)	Costello Athletic Center (195) Lowell, MA
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Hartford	L 84–87 OT	11–17 (5–8)	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (882) Hartford, CT
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Vermont	L 66–87	11–18 (5–9)	Tsongas Center (2,540) Lowell, MA
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at UMBC	L 102–108	11–19 (5–10)	Retriever Activities Center (874) Catonsville, MD
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	New Hampshire	L 67–78	11–20 (5–11)	Tsongas Center (3,799) Lowell, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.