2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State.

2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	14–16 (7–11 MW)
Head coach	Dave Wojcik (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Lepore Rodney Tention Tyler Ojanen
Home arena	Event Center Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Nevada †	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
Colorado State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	12		.667
Boise State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	12		.625
Fresno State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
New Mexico	10	–	8		.556			17	–	14		.548
San Diego State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Wyoming	8	–	10		.444			23	–	15		.605
San Jose State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Utah State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
Air Force	4	–	14		.222			12	–	21		.364
UNLV	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
† Conference tournament winner

On July 10, 2017, Dave Wojcik resigned as head coach for personal reasons.^[1][2] On August 4, the school hired Jean Prioleau as head coach.^[3]

Previous season

The Spartans finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. During the tournament, they defeated San Diego and Alaska–Anchorage to earn 5th place. In the postseason, they lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ivo Basor	10	C	6'8"	240	Senior	Watsonville, CA	Walk-on; graduated
Danny Mahoney	11	G	6'0"	160	Sophomore	San Mateo, CA	Walk-on; left team
Frank Rogers	14	F	6'9"	225	RS Senior	Salinas, CA	Graduated
Princeton Onwas	23	G	6'6"	215	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Leon Bahner	25	C	6'11"	225	RS Freshman	Bonn, Germany	Transferred

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Keith Fisher #58 PF	Los Angeles, CA	Westchester High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 11, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    ESPN:
Terrell Brown #76 SG	Hayward, CA	Moreau Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 30, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    ESPN:
Isaiah Nichols PG	Oxnard, CA	Avon Old Farms School For Boys	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 9, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    ESPN:
Nai Carlisle PG	West Lafayette, IN	West Lafayette High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 11, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Noah Baumann SF	Phoenix, AZ	Desert Vista High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 13, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Terrell Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Moreau Catholic HS Hayward, California G 2 Gary Williams, Jr. (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Castlemont HS Indian Hills CC Vallejo, California F 4 Brandon Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Ridgeway HS Memphis, Tennessee F 5 Keith Fisher III   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westchester HS Los Angeles, California G 10 Isaiah Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Avon Old Farms HS Oxnard, California G 11 E. J. Boyce (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So College of Southern Idaho Boise, Idaho G 15 Brandon Clarke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Desert Vista HS Phoenix, Arizona G 20 Isaac Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sam Houston HS San Antonio, Texas G 21 Jalen James (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Chicago, Illinois G 22 Nai Carlisle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Lafayette HS West Lafayette, Indiana F 24 Ryan Singer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Heritage HS Massanutten Military Academy Littleton, Colorado G 25 Jaycee Hillsman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Champaign, Illinois F 32 Ryan Welage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Greensburg HS Greensburg, Indiana F 33 Cody Schwartz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West De Pere HS De Pere, Wisconsin C 41 Ashtin Chastain 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Norco HS Norco, California	Head coach Dave Wojcik (Loyola (MD)) Assistant coach(es) Mike Lepore (Wake Forest) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Tyler Ojanen (California Baptist) 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
11/01/2016* 7:30 pm		Pacific Union	W 101–64		Event Center Arena (1,279) San Jose, CA
11/06/2016* 2:00 pm		Cal State East Bay	W 96–80		Event Center Arena (1,031) San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season\
11/12/2016* 2:00 pm		West Coast Baptist	W 109–70	1–0	Event Center Arena (1,481) San Jose, CA
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Portland	L 66–79	1–1	Event Center Arena (1,623) San Jose, CA
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Denver	L 69–74	1–2	Event Center Arena (1,481) San Jose, CA
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, CHN/TheW.tv		at No. 15 Saint Mary's	L 64–81	1–3	McKeon Pavilion (3,178) Moraga, CA
11/27/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 88–76	2–3	Beasley Coliseum (2,317) Pullman, WA
11/29/2016* 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 58–49	3–3	Memorial Gymnasium (674) Moscow, ID
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Santa Clara Clash of the County	W 55–40	4–3	Event Center Arena (2,237) San Jose, CA
12/07/2016* 6:00 pm		at Montana	L 62–81	4–4	Dahlberg Arena (3,024) Missoula, MT
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Life Pacific	W 109–70	5–4	Event Center Arena (1,323) San Jose, CA
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 77–76	6–4	Event Center Arena (1,452) San Jose, CA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 92–82	7–4	Event Center Arena (1,289) San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm		at Nevada	L 55–80	7–5 (0–1)	Lawlor Events Center (10,098) Reno, NV
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, MWN		Colorado State	L 71–76	7–6 (0–2)	Event Center Arena (1,523) San Jose, CA
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Fresno State Rivalry	W 69–62	8–6 (1–2)	Event Center Arena (1,721) San Jose, CA
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at San Diego State	L 61–76	8–7 (1–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		at Air Force	W 89–85	9–7 (2–3)	Clune Arena (2,417) Colorado Springs, CO
01/18/2017 7:00 pm		Wyoming	L 70–80	9–8 (2–4)	Event Center Arena (1,468) San Jose, CA
01/21/2017 2:00 pm		Boise State	L 65–75	9–9 (2–5)	Event Center Arena (1,907) San Jose, CA
01/25/2017 6:00 pm, RTRM		at Colorado State	L 72–81	9–10 (2–6)	Moby Arena (2,753) Fort Collins, CO
01/28/2017 2:00 pm		UNLV	W 76–72	10–10 (3–6)	Event Center Arena (2,106) San Jose, CA
02/04/2017 3:00 pm, RTRM		at New Mexico	W 78–68	11–10 (4–6)	The Pit (12,731) Albuquerque, NM
02/07/2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		San Diego State	W 76–71	12–10 (5–6)	Event Center Arena (3,107) San Jose, CA
02/11/2017 3:00 pm, MWN		at UNLV	W 76–74	13–10 (6–6)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,349) Paradise, NV
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Fresno State Rivalry	L 59–77	13–11 (6–7)	Save Mart Center (5,914) Fresno, CA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 83–78 OT	14–11 (7–7)	Event Center Arena (2,254) San Jose, CA
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Utah State	L 75–81	14–12 (7–8)	Event Center Arena (2,316) San Jose, CA
02/25/2017 1:00 pm		at Boise State	L 78–85	14–13 (7–9)	Taco Bell Arena (7,293) Boise, ID
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, MWN		Nevada	L 67–82	14–14 (7–10)	Event Center Arena (2,522) San Jose, CA
03/04/2017 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 62–74	14–15 (7–11)	Arena-Auditorium (5,931) Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
03/08/2016 11:00 am, MWN	(9)	vs. (8) Utah State First round	L 64–90	14–16	Thomas & Mack Center (4,979) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.