2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016–17 record	2-3 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	John Cooper (5th year)
Assistant coach	Rick Duckett
Assistant coach	Sheldon Everett
Assistant coach	Trey Meyer
Home arena	Millett Hall

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team will represent Miami University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fifth year head coach John Cooper, will play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The RedHawks finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Geovonie McKnight	0	G	6'3"	181	Senior	Middletown, OH	Graduated
L. J. Livingston, Jr.	12	F/C	6'10"	200	Senior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduated
Jere Vučica	14	F	6'9"	204	RS Senior	Split, Croatia	Graduated
Ali Barnes	15	G	6'0"	183	RS Sophomore	West Chester, OH	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Kalif Wright	21	F	6'7"	235	Senior	Oak Hill, WV	Graduated
Willie Moore	22	G	6'3"	205	Senior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Chris Bryant	24	F	6'8"	217	Senior	Tallahassee, FL	Graduated
Eric Washington	33	G	5'10"	178	RS Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Brian Oddo	35	F	6'6"	205	Senior	New Lenox, IL	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derrick Daniels PF	Dayton, OH	Thurgood Marshall High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 16, 2015
Derrick Daniels PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Darius Harper PF	Springfield, OH	Springfield High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Sep 25, 2015
Darius Harper PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Precious Ayah PF	Decatur, GA	Greenforest Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 9, 2015
Precious Ayah PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Michael Weathers SG	Shawnee Mission, KS	Shawnee Mission North High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Mar 20, 2016
Michael Weathers SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marcus Weathers SG	Shawnee Mission, KS	Shawnee Mission North High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Mar 20, 2016
Marcus Weathers SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ben Eke Kazee PF	Logan, WV	Logan High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A	Jul 28, 2016
Ben Eke Kazee PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Milos Jovic SG	Prague, Czech Republic	Get Better Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Milos Jovic SG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-10-06.

Roster

2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
5.0 !C	0	Harper, DariusDarius Harper	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Springfield	Springfield, OH
1.5 !G	1	McCormick, ZachZach McCormick	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Turpin	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	2	Mills Jr., RodRod Mills Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	5	Ayah, PreciousPrecious Ayah	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Greenforest	Bayelsa State, Nigeria
3.5 !F	11	McLane, LoganLogan McLane	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Greenfield School, NC	Winterville, NC
2.5 !G/F	13	Wright, JakeJake Wright	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Hopkins The Citadel	Hopkins, MN
1.5 !G	15	Jovic, MilosMilos Jovic	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	GB Academy	Leskovac, Serbia
1.5 !G	20	Wade, DionDion Wade	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Findlay Prep Auburn	Antwerp, Belgium
1.5 !G	21	Bischoff, JakeJake Bischoff (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Olentangy Liberty Concord/Otterbein	Powell, OH
3.5 !F	22	Weathers, MarcusMarcus Weathers	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shawnee Mission North	Roeland, KS
1.5 !G	24	Weathers, MichaelMichael Weathers	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shawnee Mission North	Roeland, KS
1.5 !G	30	Harouna, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Harouna	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent College of Southern Idaho	Niamey, Niger
4.5 !F/C	31	Solomun, BrunoBruno Solomun	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Forsyth Country Day	Zagreb, Croatia
3.5 !F	45	Eke Kazee, BenBen Eke Kazee	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Logan	Delta State, Nigeria

Head coach

John Cooper (Wichita State)

Assistant coach(es)

Rick Duckett (North Carolina)
Sheldon Everett (South Carolina)
Trey Meyer (Clemson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 1:00 PM, ESPN3	Muskingum Tarkett Sports Classic play-in game	W 84–57	1–0	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
11/15/2016* 7:00 PM	at Wright State	L 87–89	1–1	Nutter Center (3,813) Dayton, OH
11/18/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Delaware Tarkett Sports Classic	L 66–68	1–2	Millett Hall (1,317) Oxford, OH
11/19/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Austin Peay Tarkett Sports Classic	W 76–70	2–2	Millett Hall (1,274) Oxford, OH
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	Northern Kentucky Tarkett Sports Classic	L 70-79	2-3	Millett Hall (1,229) Oxford, OH
11/26/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3	Western Illinois			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Grambling State			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/03/2016* 2:30 PM	at IPFW			Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
12/06/2016* 8:00 PM	at Missouri			Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
12/10/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN3	IUPUI			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/18/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/22/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Tennessee Tech			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Olivet			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/10/2017 7:00 PM	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	Akron			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/17/2017 8:00 PM	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
01/21/2017 1:30 PM	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/24/2017 7:00 PM	Buffalo			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/28/2017 3:30 PM	Eastern Michigan			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
02/04/2017 3:30 PM	Kent State			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/07/2017 7:00 PM	Western Michigan			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/11/2017 3:30 PM	Central Michigan			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/14/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
02/18/2017 3:30 PM	at Buffalo			Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
02/25/2017 3:30 PM	Bowling Green			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/28/2017	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
03/03/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Miami RedHawks men's basketball

Venues	Withrow Court (1931–1968) Millett Hall (1968–present)

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

See also

References