2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

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2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	7–21 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach	Dennis Cutts (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Bell Keith Wilkinson Will Kimble
Home arena	Student Recreation Center Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by fourth year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to UC Irvine.^[1]

The Highlanders the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Long Beach State.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dikymbe Martin #69 PG	Riverside, CA	John W. North High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
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 November 9, 2016.

2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Gentrey Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Orangeville HS East Preston, NS G 1 DJ Sylvester 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Morse HS Victorville, CA G 3 Chance Murray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Price HS Arizona State Los Angeles, CA G 4 Marcus Berkley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Garden Grove, CA G 11 Malik Thames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Pleasant Grove Central Arizona Sacramento, CA C 12 Idy Diallo (I)  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Cathedral HS Boston College Los Angeles, CA F 13 Eric Rhahwire 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Saddleback Valley Christian Toronto, ON F 14 Brandon Rosser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Temecula Valley HS Central Arizona College Temecula, CA G 15 Dcymbe Martin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr JW North HS Riverside, CA F 20 Secean Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Penn Wood HS Philadelphia, PA F 21 Alex Larrson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Södertälje Knights Club Team Södertälje, Sweden G 24 Koh Flippin (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So North Torrance HS Torrance, CA C 32 Menno Dijkstra 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Standdaarbuiten, Netherlands F 40 James Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Monte Vista HS NW Kansas Tech College/Cuyamaca College Spring Valley, CA	Head coach Dennis Cutts (Albany) Assistant coach(es) Justin Bell (UC Riverside) Keith Wilkinson (USC) Will Kimble (UTEP) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster