# 2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth-year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to top-seeded North Dakota in the quarterfinals.
On March 16, 2017, the Vikings announced that they had parted ways with head coach Tyler Geving after 8 seasons. The school then hired Santa Clara associate head coach and ex-Portland State assistant Barret Peery as the new head coach on April 10.

## Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Isaiah Pineiro | 0 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Auburn, CA | Transferred to San Diego |
| Collin Spickerman | 2 | C | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Armani Collins | 3 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | San Francisco, CA | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |
| Cameron Forte | 5 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Tempe, AZ | Graduated |
| Bryce White | 12 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Warner Pacific |
| Evan Garrison | 14 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Junior | Tigard, OR | Graduate transferred to Western Oregon |
| Donivine Stewart | 20 | G | 6'0" | 195 | RS Senior | Peoria, IL | Graduated |
| Austin Bryant | 30 | F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Murrieta, CA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Bryce Canda | 0 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Portland, OR | Junior college transferred from Central Wyoming College |
| Michael Mayhew | 2 | G | 6'3" | | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | Junior college transferred from Hill College |
| Deontae North | 3 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Corona, CA | Junior college transferred from South Plains College |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyrell Henderson #78 SG | Chandler, AZ | Corona Del Sol High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Aug 15, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Brendan Rumel C | Tucson, AZ | Rincon High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Aug 18, 2015 |
| 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 August 26, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:35 pm | | Linfield | W 87–62 | | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 70–88 | 0–1 | Wells Fargo Arena (7,398) Tempe, AZ |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 100–106 $^{2OT}$ | 0–2 | Titan Gym (517) Fullerton, CA |
| 11/17/2016* 7:05 pm | | George Fox | W 113–81 | 1–2 | Peter Stott Center (440) Portland, OR |
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 62–78 | 1–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,219) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/27/2016* 3:30 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 91–85 | 2–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021) Malibu, CA |
| 12/03/2016* 4:35 pm | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 87–74 | 3–3 | Peter Stott Center (408) Portland, OR |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 79–81 | 3–4 | Icardo Center (1,733) Bakersfield, CA |
| 12/13/2016* 7:05 pm | | New Hope Christian | W 110–79 | 4–4 | Peter Stott Center (206) Portland, OR |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 82–78 | 5–4 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,080) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Portland | W 77–75 | 6–4 | Chiles Center (2,679) Portland, OR |
| 12/22/2016* 5:05 pm | | Walla Walla | W 118–59 | 7–4 | Peter Stott Center (389) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:05 pm | | North Dakota | W 99–62 | 8–4 (1–0) | Peter Stott Center (612) Portland, OR |
| 12/31/2016 2:05 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 59–73 | 8–5 (1–1) | Peter Stott Center (506) Portland, OR |
| 01/07/2017 7:05 pm | | Sacramento State | W 83–76 | 9–5 (2–1) | Peter Stott Center (211) Portland, OR |
| 01/12/2017 5:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017 | | | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 88–77 | 10–5 (3–1) | Centrum Arena (2,658) Cedar City, UT |
| 01/16/2017 2:30 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 76–83 | 10–6 (3–2) | Walkup Skydome (711) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 01/19/2017 7:05 pm | | Montana | W 88–79 | 11–6 (4–2) | Peter Stott Center (728) Portland, OR |
| 01/21/2017 7:05 pm | | Montana State | L 65–71 | 11–7 (4–3) | Peter Stott Center (705) Portland, OR |
| 01/28/2017 7:05 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–4) | Hornets Nest (916) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 72–89 | 11–9 (4–5) | Cowan Spectrum (1,014) Moscow, ID |
| 02/04/2017 1:05 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 124–130 $^{3OT}$ | 11–10 (4–6) | Reese Court (2,026) Cheney, WA |
| 02/09/2017 7:05 pm | | Idaho State | W 74–69 | 12–10 (5–6) | Peter Stott Center (522) Portland, OR |
| 02/11/2017 7:05 pm | | Weber State | L 93–96 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (5–7) | Peter Stott Center (784) Portland, OR |
| 02/16/2017 6:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 90–92 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (5–8) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,471) Bozeman, MT |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 82–85 | 12–13 (5–9) | Dahlberg Arena (4,465) Missoula, MT |
| 02/23/2017 7:05 pm | | Southern Utah | W 93–86 | 13–13 (6–9) | Peter Stott Center (592) Portland, OR |
| 02/25/2017 7:05 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 84–72 | 14–13 (7–9) | Peter Stott Center (891) Portland, OR |
| 03/02/2017 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 84–87 | 14–14 (7–10) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,282) Greeley, CO |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 73–82 | 14–15 (7–11) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,870) Grand Forks, ND |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 2:35 pm | (8) | vs. (9) Northern Arizona First Round | W 80–67 | 15–15 | Reno Events Center (1,507) Reno, NV |
| 03/09/2017 12:05 pm | (8) | vs. (1) North Dakota Quarterfinals | L 72–95 | 15–16 | Reno Events Center (1,762) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||