2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 5–2 (1–1 MAAC)
Head coach Sydney Johnson (6th year)
Assistant coach Mitch Buonaguro
Assistant coach Tom Parrotta
Assistant coach Tyson Wheeler
Home arena Webster Bank Arena
Alumni Hall
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Monmouth 2 0   1.000     6 2   .750
Siena 1 0   1.000     3 5   .375
Fairfield 1 1   .500     5 2   .714
Iona 1 1   .500     4 3   .571
Saint Peter's 1 1   .500     4 3   .571
Marist 1 1   .500     4 5   .444
Canisius 1 1   .500     3 5   .375
Quinnipiac 1 1   .500     2 5   .286
Niagara 1 1   .500     2 6   .250
Rider 0 1   .000     3 3   .500
Manhattan 0 2   .000     2 6   .250
2017 MAAC Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represents Fairfield University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by sixth year head coach Sydney Johnson, play their home games at Webster Bank Arena with two games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Monmouth. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.

Roster

2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 0 Cadieux, OlivierOlivier Cadieux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Montreal, Canada
G 1 Segura, JeromeJerome Segura 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 2 Johnson Jr., JerryJerry Johnson Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Memphis, Tennessee
G 3 Nelson, TylerTyler Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Bradford, Massachusetts
G 4 Harper, JaredJared Harper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Beverly Hills, California
G 10 Nolan, ThomasThomas Nolan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Trumbull, Connecticut
C 11 Celen, DenizDeniz Celen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Ankara, Turkey
F 13 Kasibabu, JonathanJonathan Kasibabu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
F 14 Milin, MatijaMatija Milin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Belgrade, Serbia
F/C 15 Zubec, NemanjaNemanja Zubec 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Novi Sad, Serbia
F 21 Sidibe, AmadouAmadou Sidibe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bronx, New York
F 25 Smith, SteveSteve Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
G 30 Leone, AndrewAndrew Leone 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr New York, New York
G 33 Cobb, CurtisCurtis Cobb 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Fall River, Massachusetts
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

11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Bridgeport W 91–59 
Alumni Hall (1,972)
Fairfield, CT
Regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 85–63  1–0
Webster Bank Arena (3,043)
Bridgeport, CT

11/15/2016*
7:00 PM
at Dartmouth W 79–62  2–0
Leede Arena (433)
Hanover, NH

11/19/2016*
4:00 PM
at Wagner W 70–64  3–0
Spiro Sports Center (1,635)
Staten Island, NY

11/23/2016*
1:00 PM
at Loyola (MD) L 66–81  3–1
Reitz Arena (367)
Baltimore, MD

11/26/2016*
2:00 PM
Army W 75–74  4–1
Webster Bank Arena (1,083)
Bridgeport, CT

12/01/2016
7:00 PM
at Rider W 76–67  5–1
(1–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,622)
Lawrenceville, NJ

12/03/2016
7:00 PM
at Siena L 73–80  5–2
(1–1)
Times Union Center (5,515)
Albany, NY

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM, SNY
Bucknell   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

12/18/2016*
2:00 PM
at NC State   
PNC Arena 
Raleigh, NC

12/21/2016*
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Boston College
Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball
  
MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA

12/30/2016*
7:00 PM
at Penn   
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

01/02/2017
7:00 PM
Iona   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

01/05/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Manhattan   
Draddy Gymnasium 
Riverdale, NY

01/10/2017
7:00 PM
Canisius   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

01/15/2017
2:00 PM, SNY
Siena   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

01/17/2017
7:00 PM
at Saint Peter's   
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NY

01/20/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Iona   
Hynes Athletic Center 
New Rochelle, NY

01/22/2017
2:00 PM
at Monmouth   
OceanFirst Bank Center 
West Long Branch, NY

01/28/2017
1:00 PM
Marist   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

01/31/2017
7:00 PM
Manhattan   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

02/02/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Niagara   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

02/06/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Quinnipiac   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
at Marist   
McCann Field House 
Poughkeepsie, NY

02/13/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Rider   
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT

02/17/2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3
at Quinnipiac   
TD Bank Sports Center 
Hamden, CT

02/21/2017
7:00 PM, SNY
Monmouth   
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT

02/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Canisius   
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, NY

02/26/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Niagara   
Gallagher Center 
Lewiston, NY
MAAC Tournament

03/02–06/2017
vs.    
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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