2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Portland State Vikings
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:15–16
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:8th
Asst Coach2:Jase Coburn
Asst Coach3:Chris Skinkis

The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth-year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to top-seeded North Dakota in the quarterfinals.

On March 16, 2017, the Vikings announced that they had parted ways with head coach Tyler Geving after 8 seasons.[1] The school then hired Santa Clara associate head coach and ex-Portland State assistant Barret Peery as the new head coach on April 10.[2]

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
0 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Transferred to San Diego
Collin Spickerman 2 C 6'8" 230 Senior Graduated
Armani Collins 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman Transferred to City College of San Francisco
Cameron Forte 5 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Graduated
Bryce White 12 G 6'5" 200 Junior Transferred to Warner Pacific
Evan Garrison 14 G 5'10" 170 Junior Graduate transferred to Western Oregon
Donivine Stewart 20 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Graduated
Austin Bryant 30 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bryce Canda 0 G 6'4" 200 Junior Junior college transferred from Central Wyoming College
Michael Mayhew 2 G 6'3" Sophomore Junior college transferred from Hill College
Deontae North 3 G 6'4" 190 Junior Junior college transferred from South Plains College

Schedule and results

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See also

2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. News: Portland State parts ways with head coach Tyler Geving. Terrence. Payne. NBCSports.com. March 16, 2017. July 18, 2017.
  2. Portland State Names Barret Peery As New Men's Basketball Coach. Portland State Vikings. April 10, 2017. July 18, 2017.