The 2016–17 Elon Phoenix men's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by eighth-year head coach Matt Matheny, played their home games at Alumni Gym in Elon, North Carolina as third-year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the CAA tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to William & Mary.
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 18–14 (10–8 CAA) |
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Home arena | Alumni Gym |
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UNC Wilmington † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 CAA tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Phoenix finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 7–11 in CAA play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the CAA tournament to Drexel.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Tanner Samson | 3 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Littleton, CO | Graduated |
Sam Hershberger | 5 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Vandalia, OH | Walk-on; graduated |
Tony Sabato | 15 | C | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduated |
West Brewer | 30 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Junior | Burlington, NC | Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons |
2016 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Seth Fuller PF |
Dublin, OH | Dublin Coffman High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Jul 27, 2015 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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2017 recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Simon Wright SF |
Minnetonka, MN | Hopkins High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | ||
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2016* 8:00 pm |
Randolph | W 88–43 | Alumni Gym Elon, NC | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11, 2016 8:00 pm |
William Peace NIU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 101–68 | 1–0 |
Alumni Gym (1,131) Elon, NC | |||||||
Nov 14, 2016* 8:00 pm |
Charlotte | L 95–100 | 1–1 |
Alumni Gym (1,478) Elon, NC | |||||||
Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | W 74–61 | 2–1 |
USF Sun Dome (2,206) Orlando, FL | |||||||
Nov 23, 2016* 5:30 pm |
vs. UIC NIU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 91–80 | 3–1 |
Convocation Center (844) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Nov 25, 2016* 2:00 pm |
at Northern Illinois NIU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 85–80 | 4–1 |
Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Nov 26, 2016* 2:00 pm |
vs. Cal Poly NIU Thanksgiving Classic |
W 72–66 | 5–1 |
Convocation Center DeKalb, IL | |||||||
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm |
FIU | W 84–81 OT | 6–1 |
Alumni Gym (1,388) Elon, NC | |||||||
Dec 4, 2016* 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at Georgetown BB&T Classic |
L 74–77 | 6–2 |
Verizon Center (8,645) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, 67–78 |
UNC Asheville | L 67–78 | 6–3 |
Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC | |||||||
Dec 10, 2016* 4:00 pm |
at Radford | L 56–68 | 6–4 |
Dedmon Center (1,177) Radford, VA | |||||||
Dec 18, 2016* 2:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 68–53 | 7–4 |
Yanitelli Center (500) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
Dec 21, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 5 Duke | L 61–72 | 7–5 |
Greensboro Coliseum (9,733) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
Dec 28, 2016* 8:00 pm |
Central Penn | W 89–60 | 8–5 |
Alumni Gym (847) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm |
College of Charleston | L 54–66 | 8–6 (0–1) |
Alumni Gym (1,055) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 2, 2017 7:00 pm |
at UNC Wilmington | L 63–79 | 8–7 (0–2) |
Trask Coliseum (4,350) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | L 85–88 | 8–8 (0–3) |
Kaplan Arena (2,117) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 7, 2017 7:00 pm |
Towson | W 72–61 | 9–8 (1–3) |
Alumni Gym (884) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm |
Hofstra | W 96–80 | 10–8 (2–3) |
Alumni Gym (1,607) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm |
at James Madison | L 59–60 | 10–9 (2–4) |
JMU Convocation Center (2,918) Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm |
Drexel | W 93–73 | 11–9 (3–4) |
Alumni Gym (1,452) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm |
William & Mary | W 71–62 | 12–9 (4–4) |
Alumni Gym (1,446) Elon, NC | |||||||
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Northeastern | W 51–49 | 13–9 (5–4) |
Matthews Arena (1,249) Boston, MA | |||||||
Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm |
at Hofstra | W 84–70 | 14–9 (6–4) |
Mack Sports Complex Hempstead, NY | |||||||
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN |
James Madison | W 67–61 | 15–9 (7–4) |
Alumni Gym (1,535) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 4, 2017 5:00 pm |
at College of Charleston | L 58–71 | 15–10 (7–5) |
TD Arena (4,081) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Delaware | L 74–76 OT | 15–11 (7–6) |
Bob Carpenter Center (1,784) Newark, DE | |||||||
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, ASN |
UNC Wilmington | W 77–76 | 16–11 (8–6) |
Alumni Gym (1,738) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Towson | L 66–85 | 16–12 (8–7) |
SECU Arena (1,931) Towson, MD | |||||||
Feb 18, 2017 2:00 pm |
at Drexel | W 65–56 | 17–12 (9–7) |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,217) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm |
Northeastern | L 104–105 2OT | 17–13 (9–8) |
Alumni Gym (1,278) Elon, NC | |||||||
Feb 25, 2017 7:00 pm |
Delaware | W 81–59 | 18–13 (10–8) |
Alumni Gym (1,714) Elon, NC | |||||||
CAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 2017 2:30 pm, CSN |
(5) | vs. (4) William & Mary Quarterfinals |
L 66–71 | 18–14 |
North Charleston Coliseum (4,096) North Charleston, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |