2016–17 UIC Flames men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by second-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 17–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Green Bay in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing to Milwaukee in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook and George Washington before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina.

2016–17 UIC Flames men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceHorizon League
Record17–19 (7–11 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Coleman
  • Brendan Mullins
  • Seth Cooper
Home arenaUIC Pavilion
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland144 .778259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778249  .727
Green Bay126 .6671814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .6672411  .686
Wright State117 .6112012  .625
UIC711 .3891719  .472
Detroit612 .333823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278922  .290
Youngstown State513 .2781321  .382
Milwaukee414 .2221124  .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Flames finished the 2015–16 season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Paris Burns1G5'11"165SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Gabe Snider2G6'3"180SeniorChicago, ILGraduated
Julian Torres15F/C6'9"265FreshmanBolingbrook, ILTransferred to SIU Edwardsville
Drew Hackett22G6'2"180FreshmanMunster, INTransferred
Najeal Young23G/F6'6"225JuniorMilwaukee, WITransferred to Texas Wesleyan
Hans-Christian Lauer32F6'7"220JuniorKlein-Winternheim, GermanyWalk-on; transferred
Markese McGuire34G6'3"190JuniorElkhart, INGraduate transferred to Central State
Jake Wiegand40F6'8"245SeniorHerndon, VAGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Kyle Guice22F6'8"JuniorCoeur d'Alene, IDJunior college transferred from North Idaho College

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
K.J. Santos
#37 SF
Geneva, IL Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 12, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Marcus Ottey
#58 SG
Ajax, ON Spire Institute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jordan Blount
SG
Geneva, OH Spire Institute 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A Nov 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Tarkus Ferguson
SG
Belleville, IL Althoff Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Godwin Boahen
PG
Toronto, ON The Hill Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
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 October 19, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Greg Eboigbodin
#53 PF
Detroit, MI Univ. of Detroit Jesuit High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Oct 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
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 UIC Flames men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dominique Matthews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrSt. Rita of Cascia High School Chicago, Illinois
G 1 Michael Kolawole 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoRowlett High School Rowlett, Texas
F 2 K. J. Santos 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Geneva, Illinois
F 3 Hassan Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoWoodrow Wilson High School Dallas, Texas
G/F 4 Lance Whitaker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrBartlett High School Bartlett, Illinois
G 5 Tarkus Ferguson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrAlthoff Catholic High School Belleville, Illinois
F 10 Dikembe Dixson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMingo Central Comprehensive High School Matewan, West Virginia
F 13 Jordan Blount 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrSPIRE Academy Cork, Ireland
G 15 Godwin Boahen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrThe Hill Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F/C 21 Tai Odiase 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrHomewood-Flossmoor High School Glenwood, Illinois
F/C 22 Kyle Guice 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNorth Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
G 23 Marcus Ottey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSPIRE Academy Ajax, Ontario, Canada
G 25 Josh Joiner (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrKennedy–King College Chicago, Illinois
F/C 32 Clint Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrState Fair Community College Montego Bay, Jamaica
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Judson W 95–78 
 34  Dixson  6  Robinson  4  Santos  UIC Pavilion (1,661)
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11*
10:00 pm
at San Francisco L 80–82  0–1
 15  Dixson  8  Santo  7  Boahen  War Memorial Gymnasium (2,163)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, CSNCH/ESPN3
UTSA W 86–78  1–1
 31  Dixson  9  Dixson  2  4 tied  UIC Pavilion (3,571)
Chicago, IL
Nov 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Trinity Christian W 102–66  2–1
 20  Odiase  9  Dixson  5  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,713)
Chicago, IL
Nov 23*
4:30 pm
vs. Elon
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 80–91  2–2
 32  Dixson  10  Dixson  3  Dixson & Ferguson  Convocation Center (844)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 25*
3:30 pm
vs. Cal Poly
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
W 84–71  3–2
 24  Dixson  6  3 tied  3  Ferguson & Boahen  Convocation Center (712)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 26*
3:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Thanksgiving Classic
L 81–92  3–3
 31  Dixson  5  Dixson & Odiase  2  Santos & Matthews  Convocation Center (1,398)
DeKalb, IL
Nov 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State W 74–58  4–3
 20  Dixson  8  Odiase  4  Boahen & Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (3,718)
Chicago, IL
Dec 4*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois L 76–90  4–4
 16  Ottey  7  Odiase & Robinson  5  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,786)
Chicago, IL
Dec 10*
8:00 pm
at Grand Canyon L 69–73  4–5
 19  Dixson  9  Odiase  2  Ottey & Kolawole  GCU Arena (6,804)
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 14*
7:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 70–75  5–5
 14  Guice  6  Ferguson & Robinson  5  Ferguson  McGrath–Phillips Arena (2,099)
Chicago, IL
Dec 17*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 75–81 OT 5–6
 14  Santos  10  Odiase  4  Boahen & Feruson  UIC Pavilion (2,376)
Chicago, IL
Dec 20*
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 75–65  6–6
 24  Odiase  11  Odiase  9  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (2,810)
Chicago, IL
Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Roosevelt W 91–53  7–6
 18  Odiase  12  Boahen  11  Boahen  UIC Pavilion (2,647)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League regular season
Dec 30
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Valparaiso L 59–70  7–7
(0–1)
 16  Ferguson  7  Odiase  5  Guice  UIC Pavilion (3,826)
Chicago, IL
Jan 6
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 78–64  8–7
(1–1)
 16  Ferguson  6  Ferguson & Boahen  7  Boahen  UIC Pavilion (1,832)
Chicago, IL
Jan 8
4:00 pm, ASN
Oakland L 57–58  8–8
(1–2)
 15  Ferguson  13  Odiase  4  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,970)
Chicago, IL
Jan 12
6:45 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State W 59–54  9–8
(2–2)
 11  Robinson & Matthews  9  Santos  3  Santos & Ferguson  Wolstein Center (1,393)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 14
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 92–89 OT 10–8
(3–2)
 21  Matthews  10  Ferguson  3  3 tied  Beeghly Center (2,787)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 17
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 71–57  11–8
(4–2)
 20  Odiase  12  Odiase  6  Ferguson  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,726)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 22
4:00 pm, ASN
at Valparaiso L 65–96  11–9
(4–3)
 12  Ferguson & Matthews  5  3 tied  6  Ferguson  Athletics–Recreation Center (3,881)
Valparaiso, IN
Jan 27
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky L 62–79  11–10
(4–4)
 19  Boahen  7  3 tied  6  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (2,898)
Chicago, IL
Jan 29
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Wright State L 86–88  11–11
(4–5)
 17  Kolawole  10  Fergusan  9  Fergusan  UIC Pavilion (2,508)
Chicago, IL
Feb 2
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 80–84  11–12
(4–6)
 22  Matthews  13  Odiase  5  Ferguson  Resch Center (2,760)
Green Bay, WI
Feb 4
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 105–100 OT 12–12
(5–6)
 25  Ferguson  7  Kolawole  11  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,622)
Chicago, IL
Feb 9
7:00 pm, CSNCH/ESPN3
Youngstown State W 84–81  13–12
(6–6)
 28  Matthews  10  Robinson  6  Ottey & Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (5,519)
Chicago, IL
Feb 11
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State L 63–66  13–13
(6–7)
 17  Odiase  7  Odiase  6  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (4,711)
Chicago, IL
Feb 17
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 74–69  14–13
(7–7)
 20  Ferguson  8  Robinson  3  Ferguson  Calihan Hall (1,203)
Detroit, MI
Feb 19
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 75–87  14–14
(7–8)
 16  Odiase  14  Odiase  16  Ferguson  Athletics Center O'rena (2,638)
Rochester, MI
Feb 21
7:00 pm, CSNCH/ESPN3
Green Bay L 79–87  14–15
(7–9)
 16  Odiase  12  Odiase  8  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (3,583)
Chicago, IL
Feb 24
6:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 82–90  14–16
(7–10)
 25  Ottey  10  Ferguson  7  Ferguson  BB&T Arena (3,025)
Highland Heights, KY
Feb 26
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State L 49–87  14–17
(7–11)
 18  Kolawole  6  Tied  1  4 Tied  Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
Horizon League tournament
Mar 5
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Green Bay
Quarterfinals
W 79–70  15–17
 16  Odiase  10  Fergusen  5  Fergusen  Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
Detroit, MI
Mar 6
8:00 pm, ESPNU
(6) vs. (10) Milwaukee
Semifinals
L 68–74  15–18
 21  Matthews  7  Robinson  4  Boahen  Joe Louis Arena (3,708)
Detroit, MI
CBI
Mar 16*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook
First Round
W 71–69  16–18
 21  Matthews  7  Ferguson  10  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,197)
Chicago, IL
Mar 20*
7:00 pm
George Washington
Quarterfinals
W 80–71  17–18
 23  Odiase  10  Ferguson  12  Ferguson  UIC Pavilion (1,048)
Chicago, IL
Mar 22*
6:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina
Semifinals
L 78–89  17–19
 27  Ferguson  7  Ferguson  4  Tied  HTC Center 
Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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