# 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Maine Black Bears men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Cross Insurance Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25 (3–13 in America East) to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarter-finals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

## Previous season

The Black Bears finished the 2015–16 season with an 8–22 overall record and 4–12 in conference. They finished in a tie for seventh place in America East play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

## Preseason

Maine was picked to finish last in the preseason America East poll.

## 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

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 September 27, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 55–53 | 3–6 | Cross Insurance Center (1,406) Bangor, ME |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 73–68 | 4–6 | Leede Arena (682) Hanover, NH |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | Qunnipiac | L 75–85 | 4–7 | Cross Insurance Arena (1,279) Portland, ME |
| 12/20/2016* 8:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 59–79 | 4–8 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,257) Providence, RI |
| 12/22/2016* 3:30 pm | | at Brown | L 77–82 | 4–9 | Pizzitola Sports Center (650) Providence, RI |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | L 60–79 | 4–10 | Alumni Arena (2,784) Amherst, NY |
| 01/02/2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | L 73–98 | 4–11 | Cross Insurance Center (942) Bangor, ME |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 77–90 | 4–12 (0–1) | Cross Insurance Center (798) Bangor, ME |
| 01/08/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 64–75 | 4–13 (0–2) | Retriever Activities Center (604) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 73–71 | 5–13 (1–2) | Cross Insurance Center (797) Bangor, ME |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 54–74 | 5–14 (1–3) | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm | | at Hartford | L 44–54 | 5–15 (1–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (906) Hartford, CT |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | L 63–74 | 5–16 (1–5) | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | at Albany | L 63–81 | 5–17 (1–6) | SEFCU Arena (2,513) Albany, NY |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | L 54–65 | 5–18 (1–7) | Cross Insurance Center (987) Bangor, ME |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 53–74 | 5–19 (1–8) | Patrick Gym (2,384) Burlington, VT |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | UMBC | L 71–83 | 5–20 (1–9) | Cross Insurance Center (864) Bangor, ME |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm | | Hartford | W 52–41 | 6–20 (2–9) | Cross Insurance Center (880) Bangor, ME |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | L 68–100 | 6–21 (2–10) | Costello Athletic Center (195) Lowell, MA |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 66–67 | 6–22 (2–11) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 51–64 | 6–23 (2–12) | Lundholm Gym (739) Durham, NH |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 56–74 | 6–24 (2–13) | Cross Insurance Center (727) Bangor, ME |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 72–71 | 7–24 (3–13) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,970) Vestal, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | at (1) Vermont Quarterfinals | L 41–86 | 7–25 | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||