2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	13–17 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach	Cameron Dollar (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Jones Lance LaVetter Darren Talley
Home arena	KeyArena Connolly Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cal State Bakersfield	12	–	2		.857			25	–	10		.714
New Mexico State †	11	–	3		.786			28	–	6		.824
Grand Canyon*	11	–	3		.786			22	–	9		.710
UMKC	8	–	6		.571			18	–	17		.514
Utah Valley	6	–	8		.429			17	–	17		.500
Seattle	5	–	9		.357			13	–	17		.433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley	2	–	12		.143			10	–	22		.313
Chicago State	1	–	13		.071			6	–	26		.188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
† 2017 WAC tournament winner

On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar.^[1] His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 7–7 in WAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Texas–Rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament before losing to Cal State Bakersfield in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Idaho in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Vermont.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Deshaun Sunderhaus	11	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Conyers, GA	Graduated
Jadon Cohee	12	G	6'4"	182	Sophomore	Langley, BC	Transferred to Southern Utah
Jack Crook	24	C	6'11"	255	Senior	Manchester, England	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Morgan Means #70 SG	Torrance, CA	Redondo Union High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Marcel Kliniewski #82 C	Lee, ME	Lee Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	Nov 19, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 56
Mattia Da Campo SG	Rome, Italy	Stella Azzurra	6 ft 5 in (1.96 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 13, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Brandan Westendorf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Kentridge HS Big Bend CC Auburn, WA G 1 Morgan Means 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Redondo Union HS Compton, CA G 2 Malik Montoya 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA G 5 Matej Kavas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Gimnazija Bezigrad HS Ljubljana, Slovenia F 11 Scott Ulaneo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Stella Azura Academy Rome, Italy G 12 Mattia Da Campo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Stella Azura Academy Venice, Italy G 13 Emmanuel Chibuogwu (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Shorecrest HS Shoreline, WA G 14 Jack Shaughnessy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Etowah HS Woodstock, GA G 15 Jake Spurgeon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lakeridge HS Lake Oswego, OR F 21 William Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr IMG Acad. Huntsville HS Huntsville, AL G 23 Manroop Clair 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Hawaii Huntington Prep Vancouver, BC F 30 Zack Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bellevue HS Bellevue, WA C 41 Aaron Menzies 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS So Loreto Academy Manchester, England F 42 Marko Cuze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Spire Institute Zagreb, Croatia	Head coach Cameron Dollar (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Mike Jones (Azusa Pacific) Lance LaVetter (Northern Arizona) Darren Talley (Chapman) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 8:00 pm		Pacific Lutheran	W 76–65	1–0	Connolly Center (803) Seattle, WA
11/14/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado Legends Classic campus-site game	L 55–67	1–1	Coors Events Center (6,883) Boulder, CO
11/16/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Notre Dame Legends Classic campus-site game	L 49–92	1–2	Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,598) South Bend, IN
11/21/2016* 3:35 pm		vs. Louisiana–Monroe Legends Classic	W 81–75 OT	2–2	Reese Court (300) Cheney, WA
11/22/2016* 6:05 pm		at Eastern Washington Legends Classic	L 76–80 2OT	2–3	Reese Court (922) Cheney, WA
11/26/2016* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at UCF Orlando Classic	L 51–67	2–4	CFE Arena (6,804) Orlando, FL
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Northwest	W 82–65	3–4	KeyArena (804) Seattle, WA
12/04/2016* 1:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 88–93	3–5	KeyArena (1,058) Seattle, WA
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		Great Falls	W 90–49	4–5	Connolly Center (788) Seattle, WA
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 63–58	5–5	Connolly Center (747) Seattle, WA
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 82–67	6–5	Connolly Center (811) Seattle, WA
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 89–75	7–5	KeyArena (1,235) Seattle, WA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Washington Elgin Baylor Classic	L 72–94	7–6	KeyArena (6,163) Seattle, WA
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		UC Davis	L 65–72	7–7	KeyArena (1,261) Seattle, WA
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at UC Santa Barbara	W 76–70	8–7	The Thunderdome (1,175) Santa Barbara, CA
WAC regular season
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		at Cal State Bakersfield	L 71–78	8–8 (0–1)	Icardo Center (2,967) Bakersfield, CA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		UMKC	L 68–84	8–9 (0–2)	KeyArena (1,031) Seattle, WA
01/14/2017 7:00 pm		Chicago State	W 65–50	9–9 (1–2)	KeyArena (1,054) Seattle, WA
01/21/2017 6:00 pm		at Grand Canyon	L 59–61	9–10 (1–3)	GCU Arena (7,320) Phoenix, AZ
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		New Mexico State	L 56–71	9–11 (1–4)	KeyArena (1,267) Seattle, WA
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 96–84	10–11 (2–4)	KeyArena (1,561) Seattle, WA
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ASN		Utah Valley	W 63–50	11–11 (3–4)	KeyArena (2,104) Seattle, WA
02/09/2017 5:00 pm		at Chicago State	W 90–65	12–11 (4–4)	Jones Convocation Center (630) Chicago, IL
02/11/2017 5:00 pm		at UMKC	L 72–102	12–12 (4–5)	Municipal Auditorium (1,788) Kansas City, MO
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Grand Canyon	L 58–61	12–13 (4–6)	Connolly Center (878) Seattle, WA
02/18/2017 7:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield	L 48–51	12–14 (4–7)	Connolly Center (912) Seattle, WA
02/23/2017 5:00 pm		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 86–77	13–14 (5–7)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,325) Edinburg, TX
02/25/2017 6:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 53–86	13–15 (5–8)	Pan American Center (4,744) Las Cruces, NM
03/04/2017 6:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 54–61	13–16 (5–9)	UCCU Center (5,467) Orem, UT
WAC tournament
03/09/2017 2:00 pm	(5)	vs. (4) Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 53–65	13–17	Orleans Arena (1,854) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source[3].

References

1. "Cameron Dollar out as Seattle University's men's basketball coach". The Seattle Times. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
2. Allen, Percy (March 29, 2017). "Seattle University hires men's basketball coach Jim Hayford away from Eastern Washington". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
3. "M. Basketball – 2016–17 Schedule". GoSeattleU.