# 2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fifth-year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.
Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami. Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.

## Previous season

The RedHawks finished the 2015–16 season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Geovonie McKnight | 0 | G | 6'3" | 181 | Senior | Middletown, OH | Graduated |
| L. J. Livingston, Jr. | 12 | F/C | 6'10" | 200 | Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Jere Vučica | 14 | F | 6'9" | 204 | RS Senior | Split, Croatia | Graduated |
| Ali Barnes | 15 | G | 6'0" | 183 | RS Sophomore | West Chester, OH | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Kalif Wright | 21 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Oak Hill, WV | Graduated |
| Willie Moore | 22 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
| Chris Bryant | 24 | F | 6'8" | 217 | Senior | Tallahassee, FL | Graduated |
| Eric Washington | 33 | G | 5'10" | 178 | RS Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
| Brian Oddo | 35 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | New Lenox, IL | Graduated |

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Derrick Daniels PF | Dayton, OH | Thurgood Marshall High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Darius Harper PF | Springfield, OH | Springfield High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 25, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Precious Ayah PF | Decatur, GA | Greenforest Christian Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Michael Weathers SG | Shawnee Mission, KS | Shawnee Mission North High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Mar 20, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Marcus Weathers SG | Shawnee Mission, KS | Shawnee Mission North High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Mar 20, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ben Eke Kazee PF | Logan, WV | Logan High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Jul 28, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Milos Jovic SG | Prague, Czech Republic | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | |
| 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 October 6, 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, ESPN3 | | Muskingum Tarkett Sports Classic play-in game | W 84–57 | 1–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 PM | | at Wright State | L 87–89 | 1–1 | Nutter Center (3,813) Dayton, OH |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Delaware Tarkett Sports Classic | L 66–68 | 1–2 | Millett Hall (1,317) Oxford, OH |
| 11/19/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Austin Peay Tarkett Sports Classic | W 76–70 | 2–2 | Millett Hall (1,274) Oxford, OH |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky Tarkett Sports Classic | L 70–79 | 2–3 | Millett Hall (1,229) Oxford, OH |
| 11/26/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 81–72 | 3–3 | Millett Hall (1,083) Oxford, OH |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Grambling State | W 78–76 | 4–3 | Millett Hall (1,205) Oxford, OH |
| 12/03/2016* 2:30 PM | | at Fort Wayne | L 71–87 | 4–4 | Memorial Coliseum (1,539) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/06/2016* 8:00 PM | | at Missouri | L 55–81 | 4–5 | Mizzou Arena (3,515) Columbia, MO |
| 12/10/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | IUPUI | W 71–68 | 5–5 | Millett Hall (1,268) Oxford, OH |
| 12/18/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPNU | | at UCF | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | CFE Arena (2,939) Orlando, FL |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Tennessee Tech | W 66–58 | 6–6 | Millett Hall (1,108) Oxford, OH |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Olivet | W 89–69 | 7–6 | Millett Hall (1,096) Oxford, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 69–67 | 8–6 (1–0) | Millett Hall (1,151) Oxford, OH |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 76–91 | 8–7 (1–1) | Savage Arena (4,471) Toledo, OH |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 74–85 | 8–8 (1–2) | Worthen Arena (3,268) Muncie, IN |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 70–74 | 8–9 (1–3) | Millett Hall (3,334) Oxford, OH |
| 01/17/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 58–62 | 8–10 (1–4) | Convocation Center (1,053) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/21/2017 1:30 PM | | at Central Michigan | L 92–101 | 8–11 (1–5) | McGuirk Arena (2,708) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | W 75–74 | 9–11 (2–5) | Millett Hall (1,293) Oxford, OH |
| 01/28/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | L 57–74 | 9–12 (2–6) | Millett Hall (1,427) Oxford, OH |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 PM | | at Bowling Green | L 72–83 | 9–13 (2–7) | Stroh Center (1,525) Bowling Green, OH |
| 02/04/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Kent State | L 62–66 | 9–14 (2–8) | Millett Hall (1,474) Oxford, OH |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | L 55–72 | 9–15 (2–9) | Millett Hall (3,061) Oxford, OH |
| 02/11/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | W 81–76 | 10–15 (3–9) | Millett Hall (1,469) Oxford, OH |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 PM | | at Kent State | L 72–76 | 10–16 (3–10) | MAC Center (2,115) Kent, OH |
| 02/18/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 58–71 | 10–17 (3–11) | Alumni Arena (4,002) Amherst, NY |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 62–79 | 10–18 (3–12) | Millett Hall (1,639) Oxford, OH |
| 02/25/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 54–70 | 10–19 (3–13) | Millett Hall (1,586) Oxford, OH |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 79–75 | 11–19 (4–13) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,646) Akron, OH |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 PM | | at Ohio | L 55–69 | 11–20 (4–14) | Convocation Center (9,633) Athens, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | at (5) Western Michigan First round | L 61–65 | 11–21 | University Arena (1,227) Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source,. ||||||