2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Conference Patriot League
2016–17 record 0–2 (0–0 Patriot)
Head coach Bill Carmody (2nd year)
Assistant coach Joe Scott
Assistant coach Joe Kennedy
Assistant coach Freddie Owens
Home arena Hart Center
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Boston University 0 0       4 1   .800
Bucknell 0 0       5 2   .714
Navy 0 0       3 4   .429
Lafayette 0 0       2 3   .400
Lehigh 0 0       2 3   .400
Army 0 0       2 4   .333
Holy Cross 0 0       2 4   .333
Loyola (MD) 0 0       2 4   .333
Colgate 0 0       1 4   .200
American 0 0       0 5   .000
2017 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second year head coach Bill Carmody, play their home games at the Hart Center and are members of the Patriot League.

Previous season

They finished the season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the #9 seed, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to become champions of the Patriot League Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a #16 seed in the First Four, they defeated Southern to advance to the first round where they lost to Oregon.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cullen Hamilton 5 G 6'2" 185 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Christopher Morgan 12 F 6'7" 215 Senior Gloucester, VA Graduated
Eric Green 24 G/F 6'4" 191 Senior Mountain House, CA Graduated
Isaiah Baker 25 F 6'8" 240 Senior Wyncote, PA Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrone Cohen
G
Jamaica, NY Christ the King High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Clayton Le Sann
G
Geneva, Switzerland Cheshire Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jack Stevens
C
Ithaca, NY Kent School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
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:

Roster

2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 1 Charles, KarlKarl Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rutgers Prep Piscataway, New Jersey
G 2 Thompson, AnthonyAnthony Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Bullis Glenn Dale, Maryland
G 4 Kennedy, ThomasThomas Kennedy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Northport East Northport, New York
G 5 Rielly, PatrickPatrick Rielly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 10 Benzan, PatPat Benzan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Roxbury Latin Wellesley, Massachusetts
G 12 Le Sann, ClaytonClayton Le Sann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Cheshire Academy Geneva, Switzerland
G/F 14 Perkins, MarcellisMarcellis Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Deep Creek Chesapeake, Virginia
G 15 Cohen, TyroneTyrone Cohen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Christ the King Jamaica, New York
F 20 Floyd, JehyveJehyve Floyd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Sayreville War Memorial Sayreville, New Jersey
F 21 Alexander, MalachiMalachi Alexander 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Eleanor Roosevelt Bowie, Maryland
F 22 Champion, RobertRobert Champion 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Charlotte Christian Charlotte, North Carolina
F 30 Criswell, RileyRiley Criswell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Carrollton Carrollton, Georgia
G 31 Zignorski, MattMatt Zignorski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pope John XXIII Sparta, New Jersey
C 33 Stevens, JackJack Stevens 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Kent School Ithaca, New York
F 40 Mountain, DerekDerek Mountain 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Haverford School Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
C 42 Husek, MattMatt Husek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bethlehem Catholic (PA) Stewartsville, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Nov 3*
7:05 pm
Assumption W 63–48 
Hart Center (487)
Worcester, MA
Non-conference regular season

Nov 13*
6:00 pm
at South Carolina
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 49–81  0–1
Colonial Life Arena (9,270)
Columbia, SC

Nov 15*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 18 Syracuse
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 46–90  0–2
Carrier Dome (21,405)
Syracuse, NY

Nov 20*
1:05 pm
UMass L 60–68  0–3
DCU Center (3,591)
Worcester, MA

Nov 22*
7:00 pm
at Harvard W 63–52  1–3
Lavietes Pavilion (1,609)
Cambridge, MA

Nov 25*
1:05 pm
South Carolina State
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
  
Hart Center 
Worcester MA

Nov 27*
12:05 pm
Monmouth
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
  
Hart Center 
Worcester MA

Nov 30*
7:00 pm
at Albany   
SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY

Dec 3*
7:00 pm
at New Hampshire   
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

Dec 7*
5:30 pm
at Maine   
Cross Insurance Center 
Bangor, ME

Dec 11*
1:05 pm
Quinnipiac   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Dec 18*
12:00 pm
at Rhode Island   
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI

Dec 21*
7:00 pm
at Sacred Heart   
William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT

Dec 23*
12:05 pm
Marist   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Patriot League regular season

Dec 30
7:00 pm
at Boston University   
Case Gym 
Boston, MA

Jan 2
7:05 pm
Navy   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Jan 5
7:00 pm
Colgate   
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY

Jan 8
1:05 pm
Bucknell   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Jan 11
7:05 pm, ASN
Lafayette   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Jan 14
2:00 pm
at Lehigh   
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, PA

Jan 18
7:00 pm
at Army   
Christl Arena 
West Point, NY

Jan 23
7:05 pm, CBSSN
American   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Jan 25
7:30 pm
at Loyola (MD)   
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, MD

Jan 28
4:00 pm
at Navy   
Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD

Feb 1
7:05 pm
Colgate   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Feb 6
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bucknell   
Sojka Pavilion 
Lewisburg, PA

Feb 8
7:00 pm
at Lafayette   
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA

Feb 12
12:05 pm, CBSSN
Lehigh   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Feb 15
7:05 pm
Army   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Feb 19
12:00 pm
at American   
Bender Arena 
Washington, D.C.

Feb 22
7:05 pm
Loyola (MD)   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA

Feb 25
12:05 pm
Boston University   
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
Patriot League Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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