2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	2-2 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (4th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Farrelly
Assistant coach	Speedy Claxton
Assistant coach	Akbar Waheed
Home arena	Hofstra Arena

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Elon	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
College of Charleston	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
William & Mary	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Northeastern	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Hofstra	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Delaware	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Towson	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Drexel	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
James Madison	0	–	0	–	0	–	7	.000

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner As of December 1, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth year head coach Joe Mihalich, play their home games at Hofstra Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Previous season

The Pride finished the season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Malik Nichols	0	G/F	6'6"	210	Senior	Queens, NY	Graduated
Juan'ya Green	1	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Ameen Tanksley	2	G/F	6'5"	230	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Denton Koon	12	F	6'8"	210	RS Senior	Liberty, MO	Graduated
Ibrahim Djambo	42	F/C	6'10"	215	RS Senior	Bamako, Mali	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ty Greer	0	F	6'6"	210	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transferred from Daytona State College.

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah Pemberton #45 SF	Middletown, CT	Cheshire Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A	Oct 19, 2015
Elijah Pemberton #45 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Stafford Trueheart II SF	Lancaster, NY	Canisius High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 4, 2016
Stafford Trueheart II SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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.

Roster

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Greer, TyTy Greer	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, Illinois
1.5 !G	2	Powers, DeronDeron Powers	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Williamsburg, Virginia
1.5 !G	3	Wright-Foreman, JustinJustin Wright-Foreman	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Laurelton, New York
1.5 !G	4	Buie, DesureDesure Buie	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	Bronx, New York
1.5 !G	5	Pemberton, EliEli Pemberton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Middletown, Connecticut
3.5 !F	11	Gustys, RokasRokas Gustys	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kaunas, Lithuania
3.5 !F	12	Ros, TommyTommy Ros (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Paris, France
1.5 !G	14	Bernardi, BrianBrian Bernardi	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Staten Island, New York
1.5 !G	15	Trueheart, StaffordStafford Trueheart	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lancaster, New York
1.5 !G	21	Klementowicz, ConnorConnor Klementowicz (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Freehold, New Jersey
2.5 !G/F	24	Robinson, JamallJamall Robinson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cheltenham, Maryland
3.5 !F	33	Sabety, HunterHunter Sabety	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Oceanside, New York
4.5 !F/C	44	Walker, AndreAndre Walker	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Clarksburg, Maryland

Head coach

Joe Mihalich (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Farrelly (Saint Joseph's)
Speedy Claxton (Hofstra)
Akbar Waheed (Niagara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season

November 11* 7:00 pm	Coppin State	W 74–72	1–0	–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
November 15* 7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	L 86–90	1–1	23 – Pemberton	13 – Gustys	4 – Buie	William H. Pitt Center (579) Fairfield, CT
November 18* 7:00 pm	at Manhattan	L 68-80	1-2	17 – Wright-Foreman	8 – Gustys	5 – Bernardi	Draddy Gymnasium (1,109) Riverdale, NY
November 21* 1:30 pm	vs. Bradley Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	W 92-90	2-2	19 – Powers	12 – Gustys	5 – Powers	Germain Arena Estero, FL
November 22* 11:00 am/1:30 pm	vs. Vermont/Wofford Gulf Coast Showcase			–	–	–	Germain Arena Estero, FL
November 23*	vs. Gulf Coast Showcase			–	–	–	Germain Arena Estero, FL
November 25* 4:00 pm	Medaille Gulf Coast Showcase			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
November 29* 7:00 pm	at Columbia			–	–	–	Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
December 3* 7:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic			–	–	–	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
December 6* 7:00 pm	St. Bonaventure			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
December 10* 3:00 pm, ESPN	vs. Kentucky Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival			–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
December 13* 7:00 pm	Stony Brook			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
December 22* 7:00 pm	Siena			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
CAA regular season
December 31 2:00 pm	at Delaware			–	–	–	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
January 2 4:00 pm	William & Mary			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 5 7:00 pm	James Madison			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 7 4:00 pm	at College of Charleston			–	–	–	TD Arena Charleston, SC
January 12 7:00 pm	at Elon			–	–	–	Alumni Gym Elon, NC
January 14 7:00 pm	at UNC Wilmington			–	–	–	Trask Coliseum Wilmington, NC
January 19 7:00 pm	at Towson			–	–	–	SECU Arena Towson, MD
January 21 4:00 pm	Northeastern			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
January 26 7:00 pm	at Drexel			–	–	–	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28 4:00 pm	Elon			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 2 7:00 pm	Delaware			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 4 7:00 pm	Drexel			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 9 7:00 pm	Towson			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 11 7:00 pm	at Northeastern			–	–	–	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
February 16 7:00 pm, ASN	College of Charleston			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 18 4:00 pm, ASN	UNC Wilmington			–	–	–	Hofstra Arena Hempstead, NY
February 23 7:00 pm	at William & Mary			–	–	–	Kaplan Arena Williamsburg, VA
February 25 12:00 pm, ASN	at James Madison			–	–	–	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
CAA Tournament
March 3–6, 2017	vs.			–	–	–	North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Hofstra Pride men's basketball

Venues	Physical Fitness Center (1970–1999) Hofstra Arena (1999–present)

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

See also

References