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2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record7–21 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Bell
  • Keith Wilkinson
  • Will Kimble
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 12 4   .750 21 15   .583
UC Davis 11 5   .688 23 13   .639
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 19   .441
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
Cal State Northridge 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Cal Poly 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 7 21   .250
UC Santa Barbara 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
2017 Big West tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by fourth year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.[1]

Previous season

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The Highlanders the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Long Beach State.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaylen Bland 1 G 6'3" 205 Senior Saginaw, MI Graduated
Taylor Johns 5 F 6'7" 220 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated
Steven Jones 10 G 6'0" 175 Senior Northridge, CA Graduated
Robert Boezeman 12 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Dordrecht, Netherlands Retired from basketball due to an elbow injury
Brady Anderson 15 F 6'9" 200 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Primivito Gomez 31 F 6'5" 210 Junior El Monte, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to Cal Poly Pomona

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Idy Diallo 4 F 6'11" 253 RS Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Boston College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Diallo will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dikymbe Martin
#69 PG
Riverside, CA John W. North High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 65
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 November 9, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Gentrey Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Orangeville HS East Preston, NS
G 1 DJ Sylvester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Morse HS Victorville, CA
G 3 Chance Murray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Price HS
Arizona State
Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Marcus Berkley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Garden Grove, CA
G 11 Malik Thames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Pleasant Grove
Central Arizona
Sacramento, CA
C 12 Idy Diallo (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Cathedral HS
Boston College
Los Angeles, CA
F 13 Eric Rhahwire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Saddleback Valley Christian Toronto, ON
F 14 Brandon Rosser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Temecula Valley HS
Central Arizona College
Temecula, CA
G 15 Dcymbe Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr JW North HS Riverside, CA
F 20 Secean Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Penn Wood HS Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Alex Larrson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden
G 24 Koh Flippin (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So North Torrance HS Torrance, CA
C 32 Menno Dijkstra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Standdaarbuiten, Netherlands
F 40 James Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Monte Vista HS
NW Kansas Tech College/Cuyamaca College
Spring Valley, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Portland L 55–71  0–1
Chiles Center (2,601)
Portland, OR
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at UNLV L 62–74  0–2
Thomas & Mack Center (8,711)
Paradise, NV
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
Fresno Pacific W 98–50  1–2
SRC Arena (2,115)
Riverside, CA
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 67–85  1–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,324)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 11 UCLA L 56–98  1–4
Pauley Pavilion (6,328)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 53–77  1–5
Leavey Center (1,066)
Santa Clara, CA
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm
Montana L 63–71  1–6
SRC Arena (299)
Riverside, CA
12/20/2016*
5:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 61–77  1–7
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,232)
Greeley, CO
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm
at Denver L 55–73  1–8
Magness Arena (1,149)
Denver, CO
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Utah Valley L 64–73  1–9
SRC Arena (495)
Riverside, CA
12/31/2016*
2:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 76–56  2–9
SRC Arena (470)
Riverside, CA
Big West Conference regular season
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 76–82  2–10
(0–1)
Matadome (497)
Northridge, CA
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State L 64–70  2–11
(0–2)
Walter Pyramid (2,906)
Long Beach, CA
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Davis W 61–55  3–11
(1–2)
SRC Arena (897)
Riverside, CA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton W 71–63  4–11
(2–2)
Titan Gym (703)
Fullerton, CA
01/21/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Santa Barbara W 65–55  5–11
(3–2)
SRC Arena (674)
Riverside, CA
01/25/2017
9:00 pm
at Hawaii W 70–64  6–11
(4–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,465)
Honolulu, HI
01/28/2017
5:00 pm
Cal State Northridge L 59–63  6–12
(4–3)
SRC Arena (677)
Riverside, CA
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Hawaii L 63–72  6–13
(4–4)
SRC Arena (1,252)
Riverside, CA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 67–56  7–13
(5–4)
Mott Athletic Center (2,150)
San Luis Obispo, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Long Beach State L 71–78  7–14
(5–5)
SRC Arena (695)
Riverside, CA
02/11/2017
5:00 pm
at UC Davis L 63–77  7–15
(5–6)
The Pavilion (2,607)
Davis, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 55–56  7–16
(5–7)
SRC Arena (738)
Riverside, CA
02/18/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at UC Irvine L 60–79  7–17
(5–8)
Bren Events Center (1,860)
Irvine, CA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara L 61–68  7–18
(5–9)
The Thunderdome (1,618)
Santa Barbara, CA
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, Prime Ticket
Cal Poly L 77–84 OT 7–19
(5–10)
SRC Arena (555)
Riverside, CA
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Irvine L 56–68  7–20
(5–11)
SRC Arena (781)
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
03/09/2017
6:00 pm, Prime Ticket
(8) vs. (1) UC Irvine
Quarterfinals
L 67–76  7–21
Honda Center (3,486)
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses..

References

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  1. ^ "UC Irvine moves on with 76-67 win over UC Riverside". ESPN. March 9, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2024.