2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2016–17 record	4-3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Rob Murphy (6th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Brown
Assistant coach	Kevin Mondro
Assistant coach	Benny White
Home arena	Convocation Center

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team will represent Eastern Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by sixth year head coach Rob Murphy, will play their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Akron.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
LaMonta Stone II	3	G	5'9"	160	Freshman	Bowling Green, OH	Transferred
Brandon Nazione	4	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Howell, MI	Graduated
Jodan Price	5	G/F	6'8"	185	RS Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduate transferred to Georgia Tech
Daryl Kirkland	12	G	6'2"	170	Freshman	Grand Rapids, MI	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Trent Perry	13	G	6'4"	190	RS Sophomore	Franklin, TN	Walk-on; transferred to Cumberland
Jordan Martin	22	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Ethan Alvano	25	G	6'1"	165	Sophomore	Corona, CA	Transferred to Cal State San Marcos

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Paul Jackson	3	G	6'1"	178	Junior	Lithonia, GA	Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jackson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Terry Harris	4	G/F	6'6"	215	Junior	Dix Hills, NY	Transferred from Houston Bapist. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harris will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Elijah Minnie	5	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Monessen, PA	Transferred from Robert Morris. Under NCAA transfer rules, Minnie will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Lamar Wofford-Humphrey	23	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Flossmoor, IL	Junior college transferred from Butler CC
Baylee Steele	40	F	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Norwalk, IA	Junior college transferred to Des Moines Area CC

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ty Groce PF	Ypsilanti, MI	Lincoln High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 31, 2015
Ty Groce PF	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 October 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Lee, RavenRaven Lee	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Romulus	Detroit, MI
1.5 !G	1	Bond, TimTim Bond	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	City College HS	Baltimore, MD
4.5 !F/C	2	Thompson IV, JamesJames Thompson IV	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Parkview Baptist	Baton Rouge, LA
1.5 !G	3	Jackson, PaulPaul Jackson (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Martin Luther King Jr. Eastern Kentucky	Stone Mountain, GA
2.5 !G/F	4	Harris, TerryTerry Harris (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Half Hollow Hills West Houston Baptist	Dix Hills, NY
3.5 !F	5	Minnie, ElijahElijah Minnie (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lincoln Park Robert Morris	Monessen, PA
1.5 !G	10	Mangum VI, WillieWillie Mangum VI	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Marshall San Jacinto College	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	12	Brown, JalenJalen Brown (W)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	154 lb (70 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harper Woods	Harper Woods, MI
3.5 !F	15	Nobles, JordanJordan Nobles	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Canton	Canton, MI
3.5 !F	20	Brown, BlakeBlake Brown (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Novi	Novi, MI
3.5 !F	21	Jones, QuaranQuaran Jones (W)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Ecrose Findlay	Dearborn Heights, MI
3.5 !F	23	Wofford-Humphrey, LamarLamar Wofford-Humphrey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Homewood-Flossmoor Butler CC	Flossmoor, IL
3.5 !F	31	Groce, TyTy Groce	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lincoln	Ypsilanti, MI
1.5 !G	32	Toney, TyTy Toney	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Alpharetta Georgia Highlands College	Alpharetta, GA
3.5 !F	35	Madray, NickNick Madray	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Stephen Lewis/Findlay Prep Binghamton	Mississauga, ON
4.5 !F/C	40	Steele, BayleeBaylee Steele	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Norwalk Des Moines Area CC	Norwalk, IA

Head coach

Rob Murphy (Central State)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Brown (Wayne State)
Kevin Mondro (Detroit)
Benny White (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Pittsburgh 2K Sports Classic	L 90–93 ^2OT	0–1	Petersen Events Center (6,411) Pittsburgh, PA
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	at SMU 2K Sports Classic	L 64–91	0–2	Moody Coliseum (6,582) Dallas, TX
11/15/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN3	Rochester	W 78–63	1–2	Convocation Center (2,109) Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2016* 12:00 AM, ESPN3	vs. Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic semifinals	W 76–68	2–2	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843) Indianapolis, IN
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm	at IUPUI 2K Sports Classic	L 71–83	2–3	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863) Indianapolis, IN
11/23/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Madonna	W 97–60	3–3	Convocation Center (631) Ypsilanti, MI
11/26/2016* 1:04 PM, ESPN3	Nebraska–Omaha	W 94-77	4-3	Convocation Center (578) Ypsilanti, MI
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Detroit			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Siena Heights			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	at Syracuse			Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
12/22/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Marygrove			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
12/29/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Long Beach State			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/2017 2:30 PM, ESPN3	Buffalo			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
01/14/2017 ESPN3	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/21/2017 ESPN3	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Ball State			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/28/2017 ESPN3	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Kent State			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/04/2017 ESPN3	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
02/07/2017 ESPN3	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/11/2017 ESPN3	Akron			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Ohio			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/18/2017 ESPN3	at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/25/2017 ESPN3	Northern Illinois			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Toledo			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
MAC Tournament
03/06–11/2017
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Venues	Bowen Field House (1955–1998) Convocation Center (1998–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

Culture & lore	Swoop

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

References

See also