2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 22nd-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League Tournament, they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
2016–17 record9–21 (5–13 Patriot)
Head coachFran O'Hanlon (22nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Pat Doherty
  • Matt Blue
  • Jimmy Fenerty
Home arenaKirby Sports Center
2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell153 .833  269  .743
Lehigh126 .667  2012  .625
Boston University126 .667  1814  .563
Navy108 .556  1616  .500
Holy Cross99 .500  1517  .469
Loyola (MD)810 .444  1617  .485
Colgate810 .444  1022  .313
Army612 .333  1319  .406
Lafayette513 .278  921  .300
American513 .278  822  .267
2017 Patriot League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2015–16 season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament.

Offseaosn

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Bryce Scott14G6'2"190SeniorEl Dorado Hills, CAGraduated
Zach Rufer21G6'2"198SeniorBlomingburg, NYGraduated
Tyler Barlow24F6'8"192FreshmanCorpus Christi, TXTransferred to Blinn College
Ben Feeland34F6'10"210SeniorSanta Rosa, CAGraduated
Billy Murphy44F6'10"227SeniorGreenwich, CTWalk-on; graduated
Nathaniel Musters54C6'10"267SeniorSydney, AustraliaGraduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kyle Stout
#90 SF
Allentown, PA Parkland High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 60
Myles Cherry
PF
Newcastle, Australia Choate Rosemary Hall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Dec 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 58
Hunter Janacek
SG
Houston, TX Scarborough High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jul 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cal Reichwein
PG
Doylestown, PA Central Bucks West High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 2016-09-07.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 3 Jacob Orender (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)176 lb (80 kg) SoFletcher Jacksonville Beach, FL
    G 4 Eric Stafford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)162 lb (73 kg) JrPitman Pitman, NJ
    G 5 Hunter Janacek 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrScarborough Houston, TX
    G 10 Jimmy Panzini (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrPoint Pleasant Beach Spring Lake, NJ
    G 11 Nick Lindner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)172 lb (78 kg) SrGermantown Academy Doylestown, PA
    G 12 Auston Evans 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)186 lb (84 kg) SoGreenhill McKinney, TX
    F 13 Matt Klinewski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) JrEastern Regional Voorhees, NJ
    G 14 Cal Reichwein 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCentral Bucks West Doylestown, PA
    F 20 Dom Cristiano (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGreens Farms Academy Valhalla, NY
    F 23 Lukas Jarrett 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrNorthport Northport, NY
    F 22 Sam Dunkum 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoNorth Little Rock North Little Rock, AR
    G 24 Kyle Stout 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrParkland Schnecksville, PA
    G 32 Monty Boykins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrLakota West West Chester, OH
    F 33 Paulius Zalys 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)202 lb (92 kg) SoThe Perkiomen School Kaunas, Lithuania
    F 54 Myles Cherry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrChoate Rosemary Hall Newcastle, Australia
    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
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    6:30 PM, FS2
    at No. 4 Villanova L 44–84  0–1
    The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Saint Peter's W 61–57  1–1
    Yanitelli Center (632)
    Jersey City, NJ
    11/17/2016*
    7:00 PM
    NJIT W 84–83 OT 2–1
    Kirby Sports Center (1,539)
    Easton, PA
    11/20/2016*
    2:00 PM
    Cornell L 75–82  2–2
    Kirby Sports Center (1,821)
    Easton, PA
    11/23/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Princeton L 55–71  2–3
    Kirby Sports Center (1,077)
    Easton, PA
    11/30/2016*
    8:00 PM
    Drexel L 70–74  2–4
    Kirby Sports Center (1,134)
    Easton, PA
    12/05/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at St. Francis Brooklyn W 74–72  3–4
    Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450)
    Brooklyn, NY
    12/07/2016*
    8:00 PM
    at Penn L 52–81  3–5
    Palestra (1,677)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/11/2016*
    2:00 PM
    Sacred Heart L 61–85  3–6
    Kirby Sports Center (1,546)
    Easton, PA
    12/19/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Moravian W 104–67  4–6
    Kirby Sports Center (1,492)
    Easton, PA
    12/21/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Saint Joseph's L 63–92  4–7
    Hagan Arena (3,411)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Patriot League regular season
    12/30/2016
    7:00 PM
    Colgate L 75–85  4–8
    (0–1)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,942)
    Easton, PA
    01/02/2017
    7:30 PM
    at Loyola (MD) W 78–69  5–8
    (1–1)
    Reitz Arena (418)
    Baltimore, MD
    01/05/2017
    7:00 PM
    Army W 79–74  6–8
    (2–1)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,541)
    Easton, PA
    01/08/2017
    2:00 PM
    Boston University L 75–91  6–9
    (2–2)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,477)
    Easton, PA
    01/11/2017
    7:00 PM, ASN
    at Holy Cross L 54–71  6–10
    (2–3)
    Hart Center (1,239)
    Worcester, MA
    01/14/2017
    2:00 PM
    Navy L 51–88  6–11
    (2–4)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,547)
    Easton, PA
    01/18/2017
    7:30 PM
    at American L 57–71  6–12
    (2–5)
    Bender Arena (857)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/21/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Lehigh L 68–75  6–13
    (2–6)
    Stabler Arena (2,103)
    Bethlehem, PA
    01/25/2017
    7:00 PM
    Bucknell L 55–78  6–14
    (2–7)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,549)
    Easton, PA
    01/28/2017
    2:00 PM
    Loyola (MD) L 62–70  6–15
    (2–8)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,377)
    Easton, PA
    02/01/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Army L 73–80  6–16
    (2–9)
    Christl Arena (523)
    West Point, NY
    02/05/2017
    12:00 PM, CBSSN
    at Boston University L 58–75  6–17
    (2–10)
    Case Gym (526)
    Boston, MA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 PM
    Holy Cross W 69–59  7–17
    (3–10)
    Kirby Sports Center (857)
    Easton, PA
    02/11/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Navy W 68–60  7–18
    (3–11)
    Alumni Hall (2,422)
    Annapolis, MD
    02/15/2017
    7:00 PM
    American W 78–65  8–18
    (4–11)
    Kirby Sports Center (1,247)
    Easton, PA
    02/19/2017
    12:00 PM
    Lehigh L 55–81  8–19
    (4–12)
    Kirby Sports Center (2,177)
    Easton, PA
    02/22/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Bucknell L 64–94  8–20
    (4–13)
    Sojka Pavilion (1,593)
    Lewisburg, PA
    02/25/2017
    2:00 PM
    at Colgate W 73–69  9–20
    (5–13)
    Cotterell Court (1,057)
    Hamilton, NY
    Patriot League Tournament
    02/282017
    7:00 PM
    (10) at (7) Loyola (MD)
    First round
    L 64–67  9–21
    Reitz Arena (472)
    Baltimore, MD

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

    Source[1][2].

    See also

    2016–17 Lafayette Leopards women's basketball team

    References

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