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2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth year head coach Dave Wojcik, played their home games at the Event Center Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Utah State.

2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record14–16 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEvent Center Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667
Boise State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
San Diego State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 23 – 15   .605
San Jose State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Air Force 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
UNLV 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
† Conference tournament winner

On July 10, 2017 Dave Wojcik resigned as head coach for personal reasons.[1][2] On August 4, the school hired Jean Prioleau as head coach.[3]

Previous season edit

The Spartans finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. During the season, the Spartans were invited and participated in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska. During the tournament, they defeated San Diego and Alaska–Anchorage to earn 5th place. In the postseason, they lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Colorado State.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ivo Basor 10 C 6'8" 240 Senior Watsonville, CA Walk-on; graduated
Danny Mahoney 11 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore San Mateo, CA Walk-on; left team
Frank Rogers 14 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Salinas, CA Graduated
Princeton Onwas 23 G 6'6" 215 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Leon Bahner 25 C 6'11" 225 RS Freshman Bonn, Germany Transferred

2016 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keith Fisher
#58 PF 		Los Angeles, CA Westchester High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 
Terrell Brown
#76 SG 		Hayward, CA Moreau Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 
Isaiah Nichols
PG 		Oxnard, CA Avon Old Farms School For Boys 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 9, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 
Nai Carlisle
PG 		West Lafayette, IN West Lafayette High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • 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 San Jose State Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 7, 2016.

2017 recruiting class edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Noah Baumann
SF 		Phoenix, AZ Desert Vista High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
  • 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:

Roster edit

2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Terrell Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Moreau Catholic HS Hayward, California
G 2 Gary Williams, Jr. (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Castlemont HS
Indian Hills CC 		Vallejo, California
F 4 Brandon Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Ridgeway HS Memphis, Tennessee
F 5 Keith Fisher III     6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westchester HS Los Angeles, California
G 10 Isaiah Nichols 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Avon Old Farms HS Oxnard, California
G 11 E. J. Boyce (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So College of Southern Idaho Boise, Idaho
G 15 Brandon Clarke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Desert Vista HS Phoenix, Arizona
G 20 Isaac Thornton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sam Houston HS San Antonio, Texas
G 21 Jalen James (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr La Lumiere School Chicago, Illinois
G 22 Nai Carlisle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr West Lafayette HS West Lafayette, Indiana
F 24 Ryan Singer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Heritage HS
Massanutten Military Academy 		Littleton, Colorado
G 25 Jaycee Hillsman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Champaign, Illinois
F 32 Ryan Welage 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Greensburg HS Greensburg, Indiana
F 33 Cody Schwartz 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So West De Pere HS De Pere, Wisconsin
C 41 Ashtin Chastain 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Fr Norco HS Norco, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:30 pm 		Pacific Union W 101–64 
Event Center Arena (1,279)
San Jose, CA
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm 		Cal State East Bay W 96–80 
Event Center Arena (1,031)
San Jose, CA
Non-conference regular season\
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm 		West Coast Baptist W 109–70  1–0
 Event Center Arena (1,481)
San Jose, CA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		Portland L 66–79  1–1
 Event Center Arena (1,623)
San Jose, CA
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm 		Denver L 69–74  1–2
 Event Center Arena (1,481)
San Jose, CA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, CHN/TheW.tv 		at No. 15 Saint Mary's L 64–81  1–3
 McKeon Pavilion (3,178)
Moraga, CA
11/27/2016*
3:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State W 88–76  2–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,317)
Pullman, WA
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Idaho W 58–49  3–3
 Memorial Gymnasium (674)
Moscow, ID
12/03/2016*
7:00 pm 		Santa Clara
Clash of the County 		W 55–40  4–3
 Event Center Arena (2,237)
San Jose, CA
12/07/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Montana L 62–81  4–4
 Dahlberg Arena (3,024)
Missoula, MT
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm 		Life Pacific W 109–70  5–4
 Event Center Arena (1,323)
San Jose, CA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm 		Bowling Green W 77–76  6–4
 Event Center Arena (1,452)
San Jose, CA
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 92–82  7–4
 Event Center Arena (1,289)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm 		at Nevada L 55–80  7–5
(0–1) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,098)
Reno, NV
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, MWN 		Colorado State L 71–76  7–6
(0–2) 		Event Center Arena (1,523)
San Jose, CA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		Fresno State
Rivalry 		W 69–62  8–6
(1–2) 		Event Center Arena (1,721)
San Jose, CA
01/10/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at San Diego State L 61–76  8–7
(1–3) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm 		at Air Force W 89–85  9–7
(2–3) 		Clune Arena (2,417)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/18/2017
7:00 pm 		Wyoming L 70–80  9–8
(2–4) 		Event Center Arena (1,468)
San Jose, CA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm 		Boise State L 65–75  9–9
(2–5) 		Event Center Arena (1,907)
San Jose, CA
01/25/2017
6:00 pm, RTRM 		at Colorado State L 72–81  9–10
(2–6) 		Moby Arena (2,753)
Fort Collins, CO
01/28/2017
2:00 pm 		UNLV W 76–72  10–10
(3–6) 		Event Center Arena (2,106)
San Jose, CA
02/04/2017
3:00 pm, RTRM 		at New Mexico W 78–68  11–10
(4–6) 		The Pit (12,731)
Albuquerque, NM
02/07/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		San Diego State W 76–71  12–10
(5–6) 		Event Center Arena (3,107)
San Jose, CA
02/11/2017
3:00 pm, MWN 		at UNLV W 76–74  13–10
(6–6) 		Thomas & Mack Center (10,349)
Paradise, NV
02/15/2017
7:00 pm 		at Fresno State
Rivalry 		L 59–77  13–11
(6–7) 		Save Mart Center (5,914)
Fresno, CA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		Air Force W 83–78 OT 14–11
(7–7) 		Event Center Arena (2,254)
San Jose, CA
02/22/2017
7:00 pm 		Utah State L 75–81  14–12
(7–8) 		Event Center Arena (2,316)
San Jose, CA
02/25/2017
1:00 pm 		at Boise State L 78–85  14–13
(7–9) 		Taco Bell Arena (7,293)
Boise, ID
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, MWN 		Nevada L 67–82  14–14
(7–10) 		Event Center Arena (2,522)
San Jose, CA
03/04/2017
1:00 pm 		at Wyoming L 62–74  14–15
(7–11) 		Arena-Auditorium (5,931)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
03/08/2016
11:00 am, MWN 		(9) vs. (8) Utah State
First round 		L 64–90  14–16
 Thomas & Mack Center (4,979)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References edit

[4]

  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Head Coach Dave Wojcik Resigns" (Press release). San José State University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "San Jose State coach Wojcik resigns from post". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "San Jose State names Jean Prioleau new head coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "San José State men's basketball schedule 2016-2017".
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