2016–17 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2017 ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
2016–17 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2016–17 record	15–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (6th year)
Assistant coach	Orlando Early
Assistant coach	Butch Pierre
Assistant coach	Heath Schroyer
Home stadium	PNC Arena
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The 2016–17 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolfpack, led by sixth-year head coach Mark Gottfried, played its home games at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They finished the season 15–17, 4-14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to Clemson.

On February 16, 2017, head coach Mark Gottfried was fired, but the school allowed him to finish out the season.^[1] He finished at NC State with a six-year record of 123–86. On March 17, the school hired UNC Wilmington head coach Kevin Keatts as head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2015–16 season 16–17, 5–13 in ACC play to finish in 13th place. They defeated Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing in the second round to Duke.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Anthony Barber	12	G	6'2"	190	Junior	Newport News, VA	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Caleb Martin	14	G/F	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Mocksville, NC	Transferred to Nevada
Cody Martin	15	G/F	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Mocksville, NC	Transferred to Nevada
Chase Cannon	25	G	6'5"	200	Senior	Morehead City, NC	Walk-on; graduated

Class of 2016 signees

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dennis Smith Jr. PG	Fayetteville, NC	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 10, 2015
Dennis Smith Jr. PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Markell Johnson #9 PG	Cleveland, OH	East Tech High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 20, 2016
Markell Johnson #9 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Darius Hicks #53 PF	Quitman, MS	22ft Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2016
Darius Hicks #53 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ömer Yurtseven C	Istanbul, Turkey	Fenerbahce Istanbul	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	May 16, 2016
Ömer Yurtseven C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Ted Kapita C	Kinshasa, DR Congo	DME Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 18, 2016
Ted Kapita C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
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Roster

2016–17 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
F	0	Abdul-Malik Abu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Boston, Massachusetts
F	1	Lennard Freeman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	267 lb (121 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	2	Torin Dorn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS So	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	Terry Henderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	4	Dennis Smith Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	5	Darius Hicks	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Quitman, Mississippi
G	11	Markell Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Fr	Cleveland, Ohio
G	12	Cameron Gottfried (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	13	Chris Corchiani, Jr. (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Raleigh, North Carolina
F/C	14	Ömer Yurtseven	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Istanbul, Turkey
F	15	Chris Brickhouse (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Raleigh, North Carolina
C	21	BeeJay Anya	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	344 lb (156 kg)	Sr	Gaithersburg, Maryland
G/F	22	Shaun Kirk	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Whiteville, North Carolina
F	23	Ted Kapita	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Fr	Kinshasa, DR Congo
G/F	24	Maverick Rowan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	31	Spencer Newman (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Daphne, Alabama
F/C	42	Tucker Thompson (W)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Huntersville, North Carolina

Head coach

Mark Gottfried (Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Orlando Early (Gardner–Webb)
Butch Pierre (Mississippi State)
Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2016* 7:00 pm		Lynn	100–66		22 – Smith	15 – Abu	6 – Smith	PNC Arena (4,809) Raleigh, NC
Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm		Barton	112–60		24 – Smith	11 – Dorn	6 – Johnson	PNC Arena (6,434) Raleigh, NC
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Georgia Southern	81–79	1–0	23 – Henderson	11 – Abu	5 – Smith	PNC Arena (16,226) Raleigh, NC
Nov 13, 2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		St. Francis Brooklyn	86–61	2–0	21 – Dorn	8 – Kapita	3 – Smith	PNC Arena (14,792) Raleigh, NC
Nov 18, 2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Montana Paradise Jam quarterfinals	85–72	3–0	25 – Abu	8 – Abu	6 – Johnson	Sports and Fitness Center (2,223) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 20, 2016* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. #22 Creighton Paradise Jam semifinals	94–112	3–1	28 – Henderson	8 – Abu	7 – Smith	Sports and Fitness Center (2,755) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 21, 2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. Saint Joseph's Paradise Jam 3rd place game	73–63	4–1	24 – Smith	10 – Abu	8 – Smith	Sports and Fitness Center (2,699) St. Thomas, VI
Nov 26, 2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Loyola–Chicago Paradise Jam On Campus Site	79–77	5–1	30 – Smith	6 – Tied	7 – Smith	PNC Arena (15,141) Raleigh, NC
Nov 29, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge	74–88	5–2	17 – Dorn	7 – Henderson & Smith	5 – Henderson	State Farm Center (13,481) Champaign, IL
Dec 3, 2016* 4:30 pm, RSN		Boston University	77–73	6–2	23 – Henderson	11 – Dorn	5 – Johnson	PNC Arena (15,986) Raleigh, NC
Dec 10, 2016* 4:00 pm, RSN		Tennessee State	67–55 ^OT	7–2	21 – Henderson	14 – Anya	7 – Smith	Reynolds Coliseum (5,500) Raleigh, NC
Dec 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Appalachian State	97–64	8–2	22 – Smith	10 – Dorn	6 – Smith	PNC Arena (16,417) Raleigh, NC
Dec 18, 2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Fairfield	99–78	9–2	25 – Henderson	9 – Abu	9 – Smith	PNC Arena (15,564) Raleigh, NC
Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		McNeese State	89–57	10–2	23 – Smith	9 – Kapita	6 – Smith	PNC Arena (15,186) Raleigh, NC
Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		Rider	99–71	11–2	19 – Smith	12 – Abu	16 – Smith	PNC Arena (16,111) Raleigh, NC
ACC regular season
Dec 31, 2016 4:30 pm, RSN		at Miami (FL)	63–81	11–3 (0–1)	21 – Smith	9 – Abu	5 – Smith	BankUnited Center (6,837) Coral Gables, FL
Jan 4, 2017 9:00 pm, ACCN		#21 Virginia Tech	104–78	12–3 (1–1)	27 – Smith	11 – Abu & Smith	11 – Smith	PNC Arena (16,185) Raleigh, NC
Jan 8, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN		at #14 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	56–107	12–4 (1–2)	11 – 3 tied	9 – Abu	5 – Smith	Dean Smith Center (16,133) Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 11, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN		at Boston College	66–74	12–5 (1–3)	15 – Smith	11 – Abu	4 – Johnson	Conte Forum (3,904) Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 15, 2017 6:30 pm, ESPNU		Georgia Tech	76–86	12–6 (1–4)	31 – Smith	8 – Smith	6 – Smith	PNC Arena (17,781) Raleigh, NC
Jan 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Pittsburgh	79–74	13–6 (2–4)	21 – Henderson	16 – Yurtseven	7 – Johnson	PNC Arena (15,877) Raleigh, NC
Jan 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Wake Forest	88–93	13–7 (2–5)	20 – Abu	7 – Tied	13 – Smith	PNC Arena (18,823) Raleigh, NC
Jan 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN		at #17 Duke	84–82	14–7 (3–5)	32 – Smith	10 – Kapita	6 – Smith	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Jan 29, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN		at #13 Louisville	60–85	14–8 (3–6)	13 – Tied	6 – Abu	6 – Smith	KFC Yum! Center (21,650) Louisville, KY
Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		Syracuse	93–100 ^OT	14–9 (3–7)	31 – Rowan	11 – Smith	15 – Smith	PNC Arena (16,346) Raleigh, NC
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN		Miami (FL)	79–84	14–10 (3–8)	31 – Smith	5 – Abu	9 – Smith	PNC Arena (17,567) Raleigh, NC
Feb 8, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at #14 Florida State	71–95	14–11 (3–9)	17 – Henderson	6 – Abu	6 – Smith	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,432) Tallahassee, FL
Feb 11, 2017 12:00 pm, RSN		at Wake Forest	58–88	14–12 (3–10)	17 – Smith	11 – Dorn	3 – Smith	LJVM Coliseum (12,935) Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		#10 North Carolina Carolina–State Game	73–97	14–13 (3–11)	27 – Smith	7 – Abu	6 – Smith	PNC Arena (19,500) Raleigh, NC
Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN		Notre Dame	72–81	14–14 (3–12)	16 – Smith	6 – Abu	5 – Johnson	PNC Arena (16,602) Raleigh, NC
Feb 21, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Georgia Tech	71–69	15–14 (4–12)	21 – Henderson	10 – Abu	3 – Tied	Hank McCamish Pavilion (6,950) Atlanta, GA
Feb 25, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN		#18 Virginia	55–70	15–15 (4–13)	13 – Smith	9 – Abu	4 – Johnson	PNC Arena (16,718) Raleigh, NC
Mar 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ACCN		at Clemson	74–78	15–16 (4–14)	18 – Abu	8 – Smith	5 – Smith	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,853) Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
Mar 7, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2	(13)	vs. (12) Clemson First round	61–75	15–17	14 – Abu & Rowan	8 – Tied	3 – Smith	Barclays Center (8,656) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4	.778	33	–	7	.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7	.611	28	–	9	.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10	.444	21	–	16	.568
Clemson	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
NC State	4	–	14	.222	15	–	17	.469
Pittsburgh	4	–	14	.222	16	–	17	.485
Boston College	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll