2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

For Qunnipiac's overall athletic program, see Quinnipiac Bobcats.

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 10th year head coach Tom Moore, played their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Niagara.

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	10–21 (7–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Tom Moore (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Doherty Eric Eaton Tony Newsom
Home arena	TD Bank Sports Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Monmouth	18	–	2		.900			27	–	7		.794
Saint Peter's	14	–	6		.700			23	–	13		.639
Iona †	12	–	8		.600			22	–	13		.629
Siena	12	–	8		.600			17	–	17		.500
Fairfield	11	–	9		.550			16	–	15		.516
Rider	10	–	10		.500			18	–	15		.545
Canisius	10	–	10		.500			18	–	16		.529
Quinnipiac	7	–	13		.350			10	–	21		.323
Niagara	6	–	14		.300			10	–	23		.303
Marist	5	–	15		.250			8	–	24		.250
Manhattan	5	–	15		.250			10	–	22		.313
† 2017 MAAC tournament winner

On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired.^[1] He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Rider.

Roster

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Aaron Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Springbook Takoma Park, Maryland F 1 Donovan Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Richards Triton CC Chicago, Illinois G 2 Reggie Oliver 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lakeridge (Ore.) Howard College Apopka, Florida G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Sanford New Castle, Delaware G 4 Phil Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Clover Park Utah State Eastern Lakewood, Washington G 10 Cameron Young 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westchester Arizona Western Los Angeles, California F 11 Alain Chigha 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Rock School Yaoundé, Cameroon F 13 Chaise Daniels 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hillhouse/Putnam Science Meriden, Connecticut F 14 Andrew Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Springbook Takoma Park, Maryland G 23 Daniel Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Sickles Hillsborough CC Odessa, Florida F 25 Ja'Kawn Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Newburgh Free Academy Wabash Valley Newburgh, New York G 32 Peter Kiss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Notre Dame (Mass.) New York, New York G 33 Greg Tarca 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Montgomery Montgomery, New Jersey F 34 Abdulai Bundu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Largo Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Head coach Tom Moore (Boston University) Assistant coach(es) Sean Doherty (Worcester State) Eric Eaton (UMass Dartmouth) Tony Newsom (Holy Cross) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-11-05

Gonzaga and Quinnipiac play in the quarterfinals at the 2016 AdvoCare Invitational.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/12/2016* 1:00 pm		Vermont	L 70–94	0–1	TD Bank Sports Center (1,517) Hamden, CT
11/21/2016* 1:00 pm		Columbia	L 78–86	0–2	TD Bank Sports Center (802) Hamden, CT
11/24/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Gonzaga AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals	L 62–82	0–3	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Seton Hall AdvoCare Invitational	L 79–90	0–4	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2016* 11:00 am		vs. Indiana State AdvoCare Invitational	W 80–77	1–4	HP Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
12/01/2016 7:00 pm		Monmouth	L 72–91	1–5 (0–1)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,654) Hamden, CT
12/04/2016 2:00 pm		Marist	W 77–63	2–5 (1–1)	TD Bank Sports Center (886) Hamden, CT
12/07/2016* 2:00 pm		Hartford	W 99–79	3–5	TD Bank Sports Center (767) Hamden, CT
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm		at Holy Cross	L 57–75	3–6	Hart Center (1,477) Worcester, MA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		at Maine	W 85–75	4–6	Cross Insurance Center (1,279) Bangor, ME
12/21/2016* 2:00 pm		Drexel	L 74–91	4–7	TD Bank Sports Center (823) Hamden, CT
12/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Brown	L 61–66	4–8	Pizzitola Sports Center (622) Providence, RI
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Niagara	W 81–78	5–8 (2–1)	Gallagher Center (849) Lewiston, NY
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		at Canisius	L 77–83	5–9 (2–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, SNY		Manhattan	W 81–72	6–9 (3–2)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,003) Hamden, CT
01/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Saint Peter's	L 54–58	6–10 (3–3)	Yanitelli Center  Jersey City, NJ
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Siena	L 74–81	6–11 (3–4)	Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Iona	W 97–91 OT	7–11 (4–4)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,537) Hamden, CT
01/20/2017 7:00 pm		Canisius	W 95–90	8–11 (5–4)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,585) Hamden, CT
01/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Iona	L 74–85	8–12 (5–5)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,191) New Rochelle, NY
01/27/2017 7:00 pm		at Monmouth	L 76–95	8–13 (5–6)	OceanFirst Bank Center (2,982) West Long Branch, NJ
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, SNY		Siena	L 75–84	8–14 (5–7)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,085) Hamden, CT
02/04/2017 7:00 pm		Niagara	W 89–81	9–14 (6–7)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,198) Hamden, CT
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Fairfield	W 73–71	10–14 (7–7)	Webster Bank Arena (1,071) Bridgeport, CT
02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	L 45–76	10–15 (7–8)	TD Bank Sports Center (575) Hamden, CT
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Rider	L 107–112	10–16 (7–9)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,623) Lawrenceville, NJ
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Fairfield	L 86–89 OT	10–17 (7–10)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,312) Hamden, CT
02/19/2017 6:00 pm		at Manhattan	L 74–95	10–18 (7–11)	Draddy Gymnasium (963) Riverdale, NY
02/23/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	L 74–87	10–19 (7–12)	McCann Field House (1,031) Poughkeepsie, NY
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	L 82–99	10–20 (7–13)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,124) Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
03/02/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (9) Niagara First Round	L 69–88	10–21	Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source[3][4].