2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–16 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPeter Stott Center
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Dakota †14–4 .77822–10  .688
Eastern Washington13–5 .72222–12  .647
Idaho12–6 .66719–14  .576
Weber State12–6 .66720–14  .588
Montana11–7 .61116–16  .500
Montana State11–7 .61116–16  .500
Sacramento State9–9 .50013–18  .419
Portland State7–11 .38915–16  .484
Northern Colorado*7–11 .38911–18  .379
Northern Arizona6–12 .3339–23  .281
Southern Utah3–15 .1676–27  .182
Idaho State3–15 .1675–26  .161
† Conference tournament winner

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Isaiah Pineiro0F6'6"210SophomoreAuburn, CATransferred to San Diego
Collin Spickerman2C6'8"230SeniorPortland, ORGraduated
Armani Collins3G6'5"190FreshmanSan Francisco, CATransferred to City College of San Francisco
Cameron Forte5F6'7"220RS SeniorTempe, AZGraduated
Bryce White12G6'5"200JuniorPortland, ORTransferred to Warner Pacific
Evan Garrison14G5'10"170JuniorTigard, ORGraduate transferred to Western Oregon
Donivine Stewart20G6'0"195RS SeniorPeoria, ILGraduated
Austin Bryant30F6'6"190FreshmanMurrieta, CAWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bryce Canda0G6'4"200JuniorPortland, ORJunior college transferred from Central Wyoming College
Michael Mayhew2G6'3"SophomoreFlower Mound, TXJunior college transferred from Hill College
Deontae North3G6'4"190JuniorCorona, CAJunior college transferred from South Plains College

2016 incoming recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyrell Henderson
#78 SG		 Chandler, AZ Corona Del Sol High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brendan Rumel
C		 Tucson, AZ Rincon High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A Aug 18, 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 August 26, 2016.

Roster
2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Bryce Canda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrGrant
Central Wyoming JC		 Portland, OR
G 1 Zach Gengler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSilverton Silverton, OR
G 2 Michael Mayhew 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMarcus Flower Mound, TX
G 3 Deontae North 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrCentennial
South Plains JC		 Corona, CA
F 4 Brendan Rumel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrRinconer Tucson, AZ
G 5 Tyrell Henderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCorona del Sol Tempe, AZ
G 10 Daniel Davydov (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSeattle Academy Bellevue, WA
G 11 Calaen Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrCorona del Sol
Arizona State		 Tempe, AZ
F 13 De'Sean Parsons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrGrant Union
Salt Lake CC		 Sacramento, CA
F 15 Braxton Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrSpanaway Lake
North Idaho College		 Tacoma, WA
G 22 Brandon Hollins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrJennings
Paris JC		 St. Louis, MO
G 23 Khari Holloway 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrMountain Pointe
Mesa CC		 Jackson, MS
C 25 Namdi Okonkwo 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWestwind Prep
Western Wyoming CC		 Dallas, TX
C 30 Traylin Farris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrManvel
Incarnate Word
Odessa JC		 Pearland, TX
F 34 Montie Leunen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrWestview
Shasta College		 Portland, OR
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
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:35 pm		 Linfield W 87–62 
Peter Stott Center 
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona State L 70–88  0–1
 Wells Fargo Arena (7,398)
Tempe, AZ
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm		 at Cal State Fullerton L 100–106 2OT 0–2
 Titan Gym (517)
Fullerton, CA
11/17/2016*
7:05 pm		 George Fox W 113–81  1–2
 Peter Stott Center (440)
Portland, OR
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount L 62–78  1–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,219)
Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2016*
3:30 pm		 at Pepperdine W 91–85  2–3
 Firestone Fieldhouse (1,021)
Malibu, CA
12/03/2016*
4:35 pm		 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 87–74  3–3
 Peter Stott Center (408)
Portland, OR
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 79–81  3–4
 Icardo Center (1,733)
Bakersfield, CA
12/13/2016*
7:05 pm		 New Hope Christian W 110–79  4–4
 Peter Stott Center (206)
Portland, OR
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 at San Francisco W 82–78  5–4
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,080)
San Francisco, CA
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Portland W 77–75  6–4
 Chiles Center (2,679)
Portland, OR
12/22/2016*
5:05 pm		 Walla Walla W 118–59  7–4
 Peter Stott Center (389)
Portland, OR
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:05 pm		 North Dakota W 99–62  8–4
(1–0)		 Peter Stott Center (612)
Portland, OR
12/31/2016
2:05 pm		 Northern Colorado L 59–73  8–5
(1–1)		 Peter Stott Center (506)
Portland, OR
01/07/2017
7:05 pm		 Sacramento State W 83–76  9–5
(2–1)		 Peter Stott Center (211)
Portland, OR
01/12/2017
5:30 pm		 at Northern Arizona
Postponed (snow), rescheduled for 01/16/2017[3]		 Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, AZ
01/14/2017
4:30 pm		 at Southern Utah W 88–77  10–5
(3–1)		 Centrum Arena (2,658)
Cedar City, UT
01/16/2017
2:30 pm		 at Northern Arizona L 76–83  10–6
(3–2)		 Walkup Skydome (711)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/19/2017
7:05 pm		 Montana W 88–79  11–6
(4–2)		 Peter Stott Center (728)
Portland, OR
01/21/2017
7:05 pm		 Montana State L 65–71  11–7
(4–3)		 Peter Stott Center (705)
Portland, OR
01/28/2017
7:05 pm		 at Sacramento State L 77–80 OT 11–8
(4–4)		 Hornets Nest (916)
Sacramento, CA
02/02/2017
7:00 pm		 at Idaho L 72–89  11–9
(4–5)		 Cowan Spectrum (1,014)
Moscow, ID
02/04/2017
1:05 pm		 at Eastern Washington L 124–130 3OT 11–10
(4–6)		 Reese Court (2,026)
Cheney, WA
02/09/2017
7:05 pm		 Idaho State W 74–69  12–10
(5–6)		 Peter Stott Center (522)
Portland, OR
02/11/2017
7:05 pm		 Weber State L 93–96 OT 12–11
(5–7)		 Peter Stott Center (784)
Portland, OR
02/16/2017
6:00 pm		 at Montana State L 90–92 OT 12–12
(5–8)		 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,471)
Bozeman, MT
02/18/2017
6:00 pm		 at Montana L 82–85  12–13
(5–9)		 Dahlberg Arena (4,465)
Missoula, MT
02/23/2017
7:05 pm		 Southern Utah W 93–86  13–13
(6–9)		 Peter Stott Center (592)
Portland, OR
02/25/2017
7:05 pm		 Northern Arizona W 84–72  14–13
(7–9)		 Peter Stott Center (891)
Portland, OR
03/02/2017
6:00 pm		 at Northern Colorado L 84–87  14–14
(7–10)		 Bank of Colorado Arena (1,282)
Greeley, CO
03/04/2017
1:00 pm		 at North Dakota L 73–82  14–15
(7–11)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,870)
Grand Forks, ND
Big Sky tournament
03/07/2017
2:35 pm		 (8) vs. (9) Northern Arizona
First Round		 W 80–67  15–15
 Reno Events Center (1,507)
Reno, NV
03/09/2017
12:05 pm		 (8) vs. (1) North Dakota
Quarterfinals		 L 72–95  15–16
 Reno Events Center (1,762)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

References
  1. Payne, Terrence (March 16, 2017). "Portland State parts ways with head coach Tyler Geving". NBCSports.com. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  2. "Portland State Names Barret Peery As New Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). Portland State Vikings. April 10, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. "Portland State basketball against Northern Arizona rescheduled due to weather".
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