# 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represented Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, played their home games at Mack Sports Complex as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Delaware.

## Previous season

The Pride finished the 2015–16 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | 20 – Pemberton | 23 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,684) 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* 5:00 pm | | vs. Vermont Gulf Coast Showcase | L 73–87 | 2–3 | 21 – Pemberton | 11 – Gustys | 2 – Buie | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 23* 5:00 pm | | vs. South Dakota Gulf Coast Showcase | W 65–57 | 3–3 | 18 – Powers | 25 – Gustys | 2 – Powers, Gustys, Buie | Germain Arena Estero, FL |
| November 25* 4:00 pm | | Medaille Gulf Coast Showcase | W 89–56 | 4–3 | 18 – Wright-Foreman | 14 – Gustys | 6 – Pemberton | Mack Sports Complex (1,012) Hempstead, NY |
| November 29* 7:00 pm | | at Columbia | W 88–86 | 5–3 | 21 – Bernardi | 8 – Greer | 8 – Powers | Levien Gymnasium (763) New York City, NY |
| December 3* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 88–80 | 6–3 | 22 – Pemberton | 15 – Gustys | 8 – Powers | FAU Arena (1,259) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 6* 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 75–81 | 6–4 | 20 – Gustys | 9 – Gustys | 6 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (2,112) Hempstead, NY |
| December 11* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 6 Kentucky Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | L 73–96 | 6–5 | 18 – Powers | 8 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | Barclays Center (7,514) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 13* 7:00 pm | | Stony Brook | W 96–58 | 7–5 | 22 – Wright-Foreman | 18 – Gustys | 7 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (2,352) Hempstead, NY |
| December 22* 7:00 pm | | Siena | W 84-64 | 8-5 | 21 – Powers | 15 – Gustys | 8 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,674) Hempstead, NY |
| CAA regular season |||||||||
| December 31 2:00 pm | | at Delaware | W 58–56 | 9–5 (1–0) | 17 – Greer | 11 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | Bob Carpenter Center (1,589) Newark, DE |
| January 2 4:00 pm | | William & Mary | L 93–95 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | 18 – Bernardi | 11 – Gustys | 7 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,702) Hempstead, NY |
| January 5 7:00 pm | | James Madison | L 54–62 | 9–7 (1–2) | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,059) Hempstead, NY |
| January 7 4:00 pm | | at College of Charleston | L 71–77 | 9–8 (1–3) | 21 – Pemberton | 8 – Gustys | 5 – Pemberton | TD Arena (3,604) Charleston, SC |
| January 12 7:00 pm | | at Elon | L 80–96 | 9–9 (1–4) | 21 – Powers | 9 – Pemberton | 8 – Powers | Alumni Gym (1,277) Elon, NC |
| January 14 2:00 pm | | at UNC Wilmington | L 76–84 | 9–10 (1–5) | 20 – Powers | 16 – Gustys | 8 – Powers | Trask Coliseum (4,808) Wilmington, NC |
| January 19 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 80–86 | 9–11 (1–6) | 26 – Pemberton | 8 – Gustys | 6 – Powers | SECU Arena (1,331) Towson, MD |
| January 21 4:00 pm | | Northeastern | W 78–73 | 10–11 (2–6) | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Gustys | 6 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (2,629) Hempstead, NY |
| January 26 7:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 80–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (2–7) | 30 – Wright-Foreman | 11 – Greer | 5 – Powers | Daskalakis Athletic Center (717) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28 4:00 pm | | Elon | L 70–84 | 10–13 (2–8) | 20 – Bernardi, Wright-Foreman | 5 – 3 tied | 4 – Powers, Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,211) Hempstead, NY |
| February 2 7:00 pm | | Delaware | W 73–65 | 11–13 (3–8) | 22 – Wright-Forman | 15 – Sabety | 6 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,142) Hempstead, NY |
| February 4 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 79–77 | 12–13 (4–8) | 20 – Powers, Wright-Foreman | 7 – Sabety | 6 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (2,819) Hempstead, NY |
| February 9 7:00 pm | | Towson | L 65–69 | 12–14 (4–9) | 29 – Wright-Foreman | 8 – Sabety | 6 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,856) Hempstead, NY |
| February 11 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | W 74–64 | 13–14 (5–9) | 25 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Gustys | 4 – Pemberton | Matthews Arena (1,032) Boston, MA |
| February 16 7:00 pm, ASN | | College of Charleston | L 72–76 | 13–15 (5–10) | 26 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Gustys | 11 – Powers | Mack Sports Complex (1,619) Hempstead, NY |
| February 18 4:00 pm, ASN | | UNC Wilmington | L 76–83 | 13–16 (5–11) | 26 – Wright-Foreman | 12 – Gustys | 4 – Wright-Foreman | Mack Sports Complex (2,611) Hempstead, NY |
| February 23 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | W 96–82 | 14–16 (6–11) | 35 – Wright-Foreman | 15 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | Kaplan Arena (2,559) Williamsburg, VA |
| February 25 12:00 pm, ASN | | at James Madison | W 71–66 | 15–16 (7–11) | 19 – Wright-Foreman | 14 – Gustys | 5 – Powers | JMU Convocation Center (4,276) Harrisonburg, VA |
| CAA tournament |||||||||
| March 3, 2017 6:00 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Delaware First round | L 76–81 | 15–17 | 23 – Wright-Foreman | 9 – Gustys | 3 – 3 tied | North Charleston Coliseum (1,889) North Charleston, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||