# 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 12th-year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at Lundholm Gym in Durham, New Hampshire as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to Vermont in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament where they lost to Vermont. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield before losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

## Preseason

New Hampshire was picked to finish second in the preseason America East poll. Tanner Leissner, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Andrew Dotson | 2 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Arlington, TX | Transferred to Spring Hill |
| Frank Okeke | 12 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | DeSoto, TX | Graduated |
| Ronnel Jordan | 23 | G/F | 6'3" | 194 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated |
| Pat McNamara | 24 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Arlington Heights, IL | Transferred to Fairleigh Dickinson |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Darryl Stewart Jr. | 2 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Junior college transferred from Tyler JC |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| John Ogwuche SG | Decatur, GA | Greenforest Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 3, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Luke Rosinski PF | Derry, NH | Kimball Union Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Chris Lester PF | Barrington, IL | Standard of Excellence Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| 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 28, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | Lesley | W 85–60 | 1–0 | Lundholm Gym (632) Durham, NH |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple NIT Season Tip-Off | W 57–52 | 2–0 | Liacouras Center (4,893) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 57–65 | 2–2 | Lundholm Gym (473) Durham, NH |
| 11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, RTPT | | at No. 19 West Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 41–100 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum (8,842) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | Detroit NIT Season Tip-Off | W 86–70 | 3–2 | Lundholm Gym (477) Durham, NH |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop NIT Season Tip-Off | W 65–60 | 4–2 | Winthrop Coliseum (992) Rock Hill, SC |
| 11/30/2016* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Providence | L 62–76 | 4–3 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,801) Providence, RI |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 56–53 | 5–3 | Lundholm Gym (612) Durham, NH |
| 12/06/2016* 7:30 pm | | at American | W 80–70 | 6–3 | Bender Arena (474) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 86–73 | 7–3 | Chace Athletic Center (593) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 69–73 | 7–4 | Case Gym (321) Boston, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Daniel Webster | W 89–26 | 8–4 | Lundholm Gym (655) Durham, NH |
| 12/31/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Dartmouth Rivalry | L 62–63 | 9–4 | Leede Arena (701) Hanover, NH |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | Wheelock | W 95–50 | 9–5 | Lundholm Gym (524) Durham, NH |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 56–59 | 9–6 (0–1) | Lundholm Gym (624) Durham, NH |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Albany | W 75–67 | 10–6 (1–1) | SEFCU Arena (2,318) Albany, NY |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | Binghamton | W 73–66 | 11–6 (2–1) | Lundholm Gym (682) Durham, NH |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 59–71 | 11–7 (2–2) | Lundholm Gym (881) Durham, NH |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Maine | W 74–63 | 12–7 (3–2) | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 81–56 | 13–7 (4–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (931) Hartford, CT |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 80–71 | 14–7 (5–2) | Lundholm Gym (826) Durham, NH |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | at UMBC | L 103–105 $^{2OT}$ | 14–8 (5–3) | Retriever Activities Center (898) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 61–64 | 14–9 (5–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,347) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 55–69 | 14–10 (5–5) | Lundholm Gym (685) Durham, NH |
| 02/09/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Vermont | L 74–82 | 14–11 (5–6) | Patrick Gym (1,775) Burlington, VT |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 63–55 | 15–11 (6–6) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,074) Vestal, NY |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | W 64–51 | 16–11 (7–6) | Lundholm Gym (739) Durham, NH |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 82–52 | 17–11 (8–6) | Lundholm Gym (827) Durham, NH |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 78–67 | 18–11 (9–6) | Tsongas Center (3,779) Lowell, MA |
| 02/25/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | W 94–90 $^{2OT}$ | 19–11 (10–6) | Lundholm Gym (1,328) Durham, NH |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) UMBC Quarterfinals | W 74–65 | 20–11 | Lundholm Gym (1,473) Durham, NH |
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (1) Vermont Semifinals | L 41–74 | 20–12 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||