2016–17_American_Eagles_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball
2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Patriot League
Record	8–22 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coach	Mike Brennan (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Scott Greenman; Matt Wolff; Eddie Jackson;
Home arena	Bender Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2016–17 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Brennan, played their home games at Bender Arena in Washington, D.C. as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 8–22, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Army.

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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, BTN		at No. 25 Maryland	L 56–62	0–1	Xfinity Center (17,078) College Park, MD
11/14/2016* 8:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 53–76	0–2	Reed Arena (6,043) College Station, TX
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		at Akron	L 62–72	0–3	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,785) Akron, OH
11/22/2016* 7:30 pm		Wagner	L 65–73	0–4	Bender Arena (488) Washington, D.C.
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	L 62–69	0–5	Bender Arena (432) Washington, D.C.
11/29/2016* 7:30 pm		Western Illinois	W 57–50	1–5	Bender Arena (686) Washington, D.C.
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		at Howard	L 54–71	1–6	Burr Gymnasium (1,389) Washington, D.C.
12/06/2016* 7:30 pm		New Hampshire	L 70–80	1–7	Bender Arena (474) Washington, D.C.
12/10/2016* 2:00 pm		Youngstown State	W 77–62	2–7	Bender Arena (1,143) Washington, D.C.
12/19/2016* 12:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 61–58	3–7	Bender Arena (418) Washington, D.C.
12/21/2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		at No. 1 Villanova	L 48–90	3–8	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Patriot League regular season
12/30/2016 7:30 pm		Loyola (MD)	L 66–68	3–9 (0–1)	Bender Arena (523) Washington, D.C.
01/02/2017 7:00 pm		at Colgate	W 67–64 ^OT	4–9 (1–1)	Cotterell Court (766) Hamilton, NY
01/05/2017 7:30 pm		Bucknell	L 60–69	4–10 (1–2)	Bender Arena (512) Washington, D.C.
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Lehigh	L 73–79	4–11 (1–3)	Stabler Arena (937) Bethlehem, PA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		at Boston University	L 66–76	4–12 (1–4)	Case Gym (298) Boston, MA
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		Army	L 49–53	4–13 (1–5)	Bender Arena (714) Washington, D.C.
01/18/2017 7:30 pm		Lafayette	W 71–57	5–13 (2–5)	Bender Arena (857) Washington, D.C.
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Holy Cross	L 55–63	5–14 (2–6)	Hart Center (1,744) Worcester, MA
01/25/2017 7:30 pm		Navy	L 53–71	5–15 (2–7)	Bender Arena (757) Washington, D.C.
01/28/2017 2:00 pm, CBSSN		Colgate	L 65–70	5–16 (2–8)	Bender Arena (913) Washington, D.C.
02/01/2017 7:30 pm		at Bucknell	L 60–80	5–17 (2–9)	Sojka Pavilion (1,939) Lewisburg, PA
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Lehigh	L 55–70	5–18 (2–10)	Bender Arena (984) Washington, D.C.
02/08/2017 7:30 pm		Boston University	L 64–67	5–19 (2–11)	Bender Arena (1,014) Washington, D.C.
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Army	W 61–58	6–19 (3–11)	Christl Arena (1,057) West Point, NY
02/15/2017 7:00 pm		at Lafayette	L 65–78	6–20 (3–12)	Kirby Sports Center (1,247) Easton, PA
02/19/2017 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 54–69	6–21 (3–13)	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		at Navy	W 74–58	7–21 (4–13)	Alumni Hall (2,666) Annapolis, MD
02/25/2017 12:00 pm		at Loyola (MD)	W 64–62	8–21 (5–13)	Reitz Arena (786) Baltimore, MD
Patriot League tournament
02/28/2017 7:00 pm	(9)	at (8) Army First round	L 58–74	8–22	Christl Arena (263) West Point, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source^[1]^[2].

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"2016-17 Schedule - American University". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

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"2021-22 American University Eagles Schedule".

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Marko Vasic	5	F	6'5"	200	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	Graduated
Jesse Reed	14	G	6'5"	185	Senior	Saltsburg, PA	Graduated
Gabe Brown	34	C	7'0"	230	Sophomore	Berlin, Germany	Transferred to Rockhurst
Paris Maragkos	42	F/C	6'9"	243	RS Junior	Marousi, Greece	Signed to play professionally in Greece with Olympiacos B.C.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Larry Motuzis	5	G	6'6"	190	RS Sophomore	Darien, IL	Transferred from Saint Xavier. Motuzis will be eligible to play.
Matt Cimino	22	F	6'10"	212	Junior	Falmouth, ME	Transferred from George Washington. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cimino will have to sit out from the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mark Gasperini #65 C	Brookline, MA	Brimmer & May	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Sep 22, 2015
Mark Gasperini #65 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Sa'eed Nelson #82 PG	Pleasantville, NJ	Saint Augustine Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Oct 5, 2015
Sa'eed Nelson #82 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59
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 September 6, 2016.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Bucknell †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	9	.743
Lehigh	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
Boston University	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Navy	10	–	8	.556	16	–	16	.500
Holy Cross	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Colgate	8	–	10	.444	10	–	22	.313
Army	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406
Lafayette	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
American	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267


† 2017 Patriot League tournament winner