2016–17 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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
Departures
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
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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
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:
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2017)
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
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
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
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
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