2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	21–14 (10–6 America East)
Head coach	Will Brown (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Chad O'Donnell; Jon Iati; Josh Pelletier;
Home arena	SEFCU Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Vermont †	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	6	.829
Stony Brook	12	–	4	.750	18	–	14	.563
Albany	10	–	6	.625	21	–	14	.600
New Hampshire	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
UMBC	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
UMass Lowell*	5	–	11	.313	11	–	20	.355
Hartford	4	–	12	.250	9	–	23	.281
Binghamton	3	–	13	.188	12	–	20	.375
Maine	3	–	13	.188	7	–	25	.219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.

† 2017 America East tournament winner

The 2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 16th-year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 3 seed in the America East tournament where they defeated Hartford and Stony Brook to advance to the Championship game where they lost to Vermont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Peter's.

Previous season

The Great Danes finished the 2015–16 season 24–9, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Ohio.

Preseason

Albany was picked to finish third in the preseason America East poll.^[1] Joe Cremo was selected to the preseason All-America East team.^[2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Evan Singletary	0	G	6'1"	195	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Ray Sanders	1	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Graduated
Chas Brown	11	F	6'8"	220	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Coppin State
Peter Hooley	12	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Hahndorf, Australia	Graduated
Reece Williams	13	G	6'1"	200	Senior	White Plains, NY	Graduated
Richard Peters	22	C	6'11"	275	RS Junior	Pickering, ON	Graduate transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Kyle McKinley	34	F/C	6'10"	220	Freshman	Stillwater, MN	Transferred to Northeast CC

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Xavier Cochran	0	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Ann Arbor, MI	Junior college transferred from Owens CC
Terrel Martin-Garcia	14	F	6'6"	240	Junior	Catford, England	Junior college transferred from Missouri State–West Plains
Jaraan Lands	23	F	6'6"	240	Junior	Brownsville, IN	Junior college transferred from Eastern Arizona College

2016 incoming recruits

Albany did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brent Hank C	Port Lincoln, Australia	Trinity College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jul 26, 2016
Brent Hank C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cameron Healy PG	Wahroonga, Australia	Montverde Academy Prep	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Cameron Healy PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Adam Lulka PF	Sydney, Australia	The King's School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Aug 26, 2016
Adam Lulka PF	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Xavier Cochran	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Huron Owens CC	Ann Arbor, MI
G	1	Costa Anderson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	South Atlanta Northern Oklahoma College	Atlanta, GA
G	2	Jamir Andrews	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Dublin Sheridan College	Livermore, CA
G	3	Joe Cremo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Scotia-Glenville	Scotia, NY
F	10	Mike Rowley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Knox Grammar School	Sydney, Australia
G	11	Marqueese Grayson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Tomball Gillette College	Tomball, TX
F	12	Devonte Campbell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Culver Academy Missouri State–West Plains	Vaughan, Ontario
G	13	David Nichols	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Midwest Elite Prep	South Holland, IL
F	14	Terrel Martin-Garcia	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Haberdashers Knights Academy Missouri State–West Plains	Catford, England
G	22	Nick Fruscio (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Albany Academy	Albany, NY
F	23	Jarran Lands	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Brownsburg Eastern Arizona	Brownsburg, IN
F	24	Dallas Ennema	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Sheldon	Sheldon, IA
F	30	Travis Charles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Lincoln Howard College	Brooklyn, New York
F	43	Greig Stire	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Christian Brothers Academy	Schenectady, NY

Head coach

Will Brown (Dowling)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Iati (Albany)
Josh Pelletier (Saint Rose)
Jared Knotts (Albany)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Penn State Hall of Fame Tip Off	W 87–81	1–0	22 – Cremo	10 – Cremo	5 – Cremo	Bryce Jordan Center (6,230) University Park, PA
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 24 Cincinnati Hall of Fame Tip Off	L 51–74	1–1	13 – Nichols	6 – Tied	6 – Nichols	Fifth Third Arena (5,863) Cincinnati, OH
11/16/2016* 8:00 pm		SUNY Oneonta	W 97–56	2–1	16 – Rowley	8 – Charles	5 – Anderson	SEFCU Arena (3,163) Albany, NY
11/19/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield	L 77–82	2–2	24 – Cremo	10 – Rowley	3 – Nichols	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
11/20/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Brown Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield	W 80–76	3–2	21 – Grayson	12 – Stire	6 – Cremo	Mohegan Sun Arena (9,119) Uncasville, CT
11/27/2016* 7:00 pm		Siena Albany Cup	W 81–72	4–2	29 – Nichols	6 – Rowley	5 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 49–55	4–3	10 – Tied	10 – Rowley	4 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (2,518) Albany, NY
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		at Yale	L 55–59	4–4	14 – Nichols	10 – Stire	5 – Nichols	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,204) New Haven, CT
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Marist	W 78–66	5–4	24 – Cremo	5 – Ennema	7 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (2,651) Albany, NY
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		at Colgate	W 74–66	6–4	29 – Cremo	8 – Ennema	4 – Nichols	Cotterell Court (740) Hamilton, NY
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		at Canisius	L 64–77	6–5	21 – Nichols	10 – Rowley	7 – Cremo	Koessler Athletic Center (944) Buffalo, NY
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 87–60	7–5	20 – Cremo	10 – Ennema	10 – Rowley	SEFCU Arena (2,662) Albany, NY
12/20/2016* 8:00 pm		at SMU	L 53–71	7–6	15 – Cremo	6 – Rowley	5 – Nichols	Moody Coliseum (6,505) Dallas, TX
12/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at Columbia	W 70–67	8–6	22 – Cremo	8 – Stire	2 – 3 tied	Levien Gymnasium (1,327) New York City, NY
01/02/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cornell	W 69–59	9–6	16 – Nichols	9 – Cremo	5 – Nichols	SEFCU Arena (2,430) Albany, NY
American East regular season
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMass Lowell	L 79–85	9–7 (0–1)	23 – Cremo	6 – Rowley	6 – Cremo	Costello Athletic Center (352) Lowell, MA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stony Brook	L 70–72	9–8 (0–2)	17 – Cremo	7 – Cremo	5 – Cremo	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,962) Stony Brook, NY
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		New Hampshire	L 67–75	9–9 (0–3)	19 – Nichols	7 – Stire	2 – 3 tied	SEFCU Arena (2,318) Albany, NY
01/16/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at UMBC	W 77–50	10–9 (1–3)	18 – Nichols	7 – Tied	3 – Cremo	Retriever Activities Center (1,591) Catonsville, MD
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Binghamton	W 84–65	11–9 (2–3)	25 – Nichols	7 – Stire	6 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (2,308) Albany, NY
01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Maine	W 81–63	12–9 (3–3)	28 – Nichols	8 – Campbell	5 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (2,513) Albany, NY
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Vermont	L 49–60	12–10 (3–4)	13 – Cremo	11 – Cremo	3 – Nichols	SEFCU Arena (2,822) Albany, NY
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Hartford	W 74–61	13–10 (4–4)	20 – Cremo	15 – Stire	3 – Tied	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,423) Hartford, CT
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMass Lowell	W 90–77	14–10 (5–4)	24 – Nichols	9 – Stire	8 – Nichols	SEFCU Arena (2,512) Albany, NY
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Stony Brook	L 65–72	14–11 (5–5)	15 – Stire	6 – Tied	4 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (4,538) Albany, NY
02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at New Hampshire	W 69–55	15–11 (6–5)	21 – Cremo	7 – Nichols	5 – Nichols	Lundholm Gym (685) Durham, NH
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Binghamton	W 66–54	16–11 (7–5)	17 – Nichols	10 – Campbell	4 – Nichols	Binghamton University Events Center (2,241) Vestal, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UMBC	W 78–69	17–11 (8–5)	25 – Campbell	10 – Campbell	3 – Tied	SEFCU Arena (2,443) Albany, NY
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Maine	W 74–56	18–11 (9–5)	20 – Nichols	13 – Campbell	4 – Tied	Cross Insurance Center (727) Bangor, ME
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Vermont	L 50–62	18–12 (9–6)	18 – Nichols	5 – Rowley	3 – 3 tied	Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Hartford	W 80–62	19–12 (10–6)	25 – Cremo	7 – Campbell	5 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (2,715) Albany, NY
America East tournament
03/01/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	(6) Hartford Quarterfinals	W 100–71	20–12	40 – Nichols	9 – Stire	10 – Cremo	SEFCU Arena (1,693) Albany, NY
03/06/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(3)	at (2) Stony Brook Semifinals	W 63–56	21–12	19 – Nichols	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009) Stony Brook, NY
03/11/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2	(3)	at (1) Vermont Championship game	L 53–56	21–13	16 – Charles	7 – Rowley	4 – Cremo	Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT
CIT
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live		Saint Peter's First Round	L 55–59	21–14	15 – Nichols	5 – Ennema	4 – Nichols	SEFCU Arena (641) Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
^ "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[1] "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

[2] "2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason All-Conference Team". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.

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