# 2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Pacific Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of the Pacific during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center as members of the West Coast Conference. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Damon Stoudamire. They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Pepperdine in the first round of the WCC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Gonzaga.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 8–20, 6–12 in WCC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. On December 12, 2015, head coach Ron Verlin was suspended indefinitely amid an NCAA investigation. Assistant coach Mike Burns was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Tigers also self-imposed a postseason ban for 2016 which included the WCC Tournament.
On March 3, 2016, it was announced that Ron Verlin was no longer employed by the university. Interim coach Mike Burns was also released from his employment with the school.
On March 16, the school announced that Damon Stoudamire would be the new head coach.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Alec Kobre | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Santa Rosa, CA | Graduated |
| Rolaun Dunham | 10 | G | 6'1" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Riverbank, CA | Walk-on; Transferred |
| Eric Thompson | 12 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kendall Small | 1 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Sophomore | Anaheim, CA | Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Small will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Miles Reynolds | 3 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| TySean Powell | 25 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | Twinsburg, OH | Transferred from Duquesne. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reynolds will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting Class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| K.J. Smith #108 PG | Thousand Oaks, CA | IMG Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Keshon Montague PG | Brampton, ON | Mounatain Mission | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: nr ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 98 Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "Pacific 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2016 Pacific Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2015* 7:00 pm | | Bristol (CA) | W 106–39 | | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 16 UCLA | L 80–119 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (8,743) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/14/2016* 11:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Green Bay College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 76–58 | 1–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,716) Stockton, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | L 65–72 | 1–2 | Bren Events Center (1,678) Irvine, CA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 73–65 | 2–2 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,730) Stockton, CA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 67–77 | 2–3 | Lawlor Events Center (6,920) Reno, NV |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 74–58 | 3–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,094) Stockton, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 77–78 | 3–4 | Titan Gym (614) Fullerton, CA |
| 12/08/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Massachusetts Gotham Classic | L 48–72 | 3–5 | Mullins Center (3,171) Amherst, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 7:30 pm | | Rider Gotham Classic | L 66–73 | 3–6 | Stockton Arena (1,967) Stockton, CA |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic | W 66–57 | 4–6 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,347) Stockton, CA |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–7 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,051) Stockton, CA |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State Gotham Classic | W 69–56 | 5–7 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,355) Stockton, CA |
| 12/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | Pacific Union | W 102–54 | 6–7 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,342) Stockton, CA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Portland | L 76–80 | 6–8 (0–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,622) Stockton, CA |
| 12/31/2016 5:00 pm, RTNW | | No. 7 Gonzaga | L 61–81 | 6–9 (0–2) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,859) Stockton, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 56–53 | 7–9 (1–2) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,207) San Diego, CA |
| 01/07/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 62–91 | 7–10 (1–3) | Marriott Center (13,677) Provo, UT |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 79–74 | 8–10 (2–3) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,669) Stockton, CA |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, CSNBA | | at San Francisco | L 51–72 | 8–11 (2–4) | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,410) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm | | at No. 23 Saint Mary's | L 50–62 | 8–12 (2–5) | McKeon Pavilion (2,989) Moraga, CA |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm, CSNBA | | BYU | L 47–62 | 8–13 (2–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,311) Stockton, CA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 73–79 | 8–14 (2–7) | Gersten Pavilion (1,620) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN | | San Francisco | L 60–81 | 8–15 (2–8) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,004) Stockton, CA |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 18 Saint Mary's | L 70–74 | 8–16 (2–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,401) Stockton, CA |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 72–82 | 8–17 (2–10) | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,103) Malibu, CA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | San Diego | W 61–58 | 9–17 (3–10) | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,536) Stockton, CA |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 47–64 | 9–18 (3–11) | Alex G. Spanos Center (3,620) Stockton, CA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 76–65 | 10–18 (4–11) | Chiles Center (2,023) Portland, OR |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, SPCSN/RTNW | | at No. 1 Gonzaga | W 82–61 | 10–19 (4–12) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 68–69 | 10–20 (4–13) | Leavey Center (1,792) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 66–67 | 10–21 (4–14) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,819) Stockton, CA |
| WCC tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | (9) | vs. (8) Pepperdine First round | W 89–84 | 11–21 | Orleans Arena (7,484) Paradise, NV |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (9) | vs. (1) No. 4 Gonzaga Quarterfinals | L 50–82 | 11–22 | Orleans Arena (7,315) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Source. ||||||