2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Conference	America East Conference
2016–17 record	2–5 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Bob Walsh (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Matt O'Brien
Assistant coach	Antone Gray
Assistant coach	Tylee Schlegel
Home arena	Cross Insurance Center

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Vermont	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Albany	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Maine	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
UMass Lowell*	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Stony Brook	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Hartford	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 America East Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016;

The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represents the University of Maine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Bears, led by third year head coach Bob Walsh, play their home games at Cross Insurance Center and are members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Black Bears finished the season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in conference and lost in the Quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lavar Harewood	0	G	6'3"	200	Freshman	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Cloud County CC
Kevin Little	2	G	6'0"	160	Sophomore	Wyandanch, NY	Transferred to Colorado State
Devine Eke	5	F	6'7"	195	Freshman	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Rider
Shaun Lawton	10	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Harlem, NY	Graduated
Walter King	13	G	6'0"	195	Freshman	Peekskill, NY	Walk-on; transferred to NYIT
Issac Vann	23	F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Bridgeport, CT	Transferred to VCU
Till Gloger	25	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Bochum, Germany	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Dusan Majstorovic	33	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Novi Sad, Serbia	Transferred from La Salle. Under NCAA transfer rules, Majstorovic will have to sit out from the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Danny Evans #106 PG	Andover, MA	Phillips Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	Mar 28, 2016
Danny Evans #106 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58
Andrew Fleming #132 PF	South Paris, ME	Oxford Hills High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 3, 2015
Andrew Fleming #132 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57
Marcus Floyd PG	Wilmington, DE	Sunrise Christian Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 3, 2015
Marcus Floyd PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57
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 2016-09-27.

Roster

2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Fleming, AndrewAndrew Fleming	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oxford Hills HS	South Paris, ME
1.5 !G	1	Calixte, AaronAaron Calixte	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2.0 !So	Stoughton HS/Lee Academy	Stoughton, MA
1.5 !G	2	Howard, AustinAustin Howard	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Eastern HS Parkland College	Lexington, KY
1.5 !G	3	Bernstein, RyanRyan Bernstein (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Stepinac HS	Bronx, NY
3.5 !F	4	Pirovic, MarkoMarko Pirovic	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Robert F. Hall Secondary School	Bolton, ON
1.5 !G	5	Evans, DannyDanny Evans	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Allerton HS/Phillips Academy	Leeds, England
1.5 !G	10	Myers, WesleyWesley Myers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Boys and Girls HS Niagara	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	11	Stojiljkovic, IlijaIlija Stojiljkovic	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	2.0 !So	Pravno-Poslovna skola Nis	Niš, Serbia
1.5 !G	12	Ward, C. J.C. J. Ward (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	North HS/Tabor Academy	Plymouth, MA
1.5 !G	21	Er, IlkerIlker Er	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Arlington Country Day/San Jacinto College	Istanbul, Turkey
1.5 !G	22	Melmed, GarveyGarvey Melmed (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Old Town HS	Greenbush, ME
1.5 !G	23	McKennon, JaQuanJaQuan McKennon	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Thomas Jefferson HS Broward College	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	31	Reid-Knight, TroyTroy Reid-Knight	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Vaughan Secondary/Thornlea Secondary	Vaughan, ON
1.5 !G	32	Ashley, DennisDennis Ashley (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	St. Monica	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	33	Majstorovic, DusanDusan Majstorovic (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Lee Academy La Salle	Novi Sad, Serbia
4.5 !F/C	50	Eze, VincentVincent Eze	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Notre Dame HS	Putnam, CT
2.5 !G/F	55	Beal, GaretGaret Beal	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Jonesport-Beals HS	Beals, ME

Head coach

Bob Walsh (Iona)

Assistant coach(es)

Matt O'Brien (Maine)
Antone Gray (Rhode Island College)
Tyler Schlegel (Rowan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
10/29/2016* 2:00 PM	Husson	W 108–79		Cross Insurance Center (1,257) Bangor, ME
11/05/2016* 3:30 PM	Maine–Fort Kent	L 75–80		Memorial Gym Orono, ME
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 9:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Virginia Tech	L 67–80	0–1	Cassell Coliseum (9,567) Blacksburg, VA
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	at Longwood	W 80–58	1–1	Willett Hall (1,128) Farmville, VA
11/19/2016* 4:00 PM	at Boston University Steve Wright Classic	L 78–102	1–3	Case Gym (672) Boston, MA
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM	vs. Northeastern Steve Wright Classic	L 72–80	1–3	Case Gym (460) Boston, MA
11/21/2016* 3:00 PM	vs. LIU Brooklyn Steve Wright Classic	L 66–71	1–4	Case Gym (52) Boston, MA
11/26/2016* 2:00 PM	Maine–Presque Isle	W 96–45	2–4	Cross Insurance Center (403) Bangor, ME
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Central Connecticut	L 61–82	2–5	Cross Insurance Center (836) Bangor, ME
12/03/2016* 5:30 PM, ESPN2	at No. 5 Duke	L 55–94	2–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
12/07/2016* 5:30 PM	Holy Cross			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, ME=
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM	Qunnipiac			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
12/20/2016* 8:30 PM, FS1	at Providence			Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
12/22/2016* 3:30 PM	at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
01/02/2017* 2:00 PM	Columbia			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
America East regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	Vermont			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/08/2017 12:00 PM	at UMBC			Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
01/11/2017 7:00 PM	UMass Lowell			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/14/2017 2:00 PM	Stony Brook			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/16/2017 1:00 PM	at Hartford			Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT
01/19/2017 7:00 PM	New Hampshire			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
01/22/2017	at Albany			SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
01/29/2017 2:00 PM	Binghamton			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/01/2017 7:00 PM	at Vermont			Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
02/04/2017 1:00 PM	UMBC			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/06/2017 7:00 PM	Hartford			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/09/2017 7:00 PM	at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
02/12/2017 2:00 PM	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 PM	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
02/19/2017 2:00 PM	Albany			Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME
02/25/2017 2:00 PM	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
America East Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball schedule

Maine Black Bears men's basketball

Venues	The Pit (1935–1989; alternate, 2011–present) Bangor Auditorium (1989–1992) Alfond Arena (1992–2013) Cross Insurance Center (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

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