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Algoma Thunderbirds - 2016-17 Season <<Previous season Next season>>

Head Coach:	Thomas Cory (4th season)
Other staff:	Clayton Cain (Assistant Coach), Pat Murray (Assistant Coach), Kirk Reid (Assistant Coach), Garnet Cory (Team Manager)
League:	OUA West
Website:	Team website link

Summary of team record for the season

Conference Record				U Sports Record				Overall Record
W-L	Pct	Points	PPG	W-L	Pct	Points	PPG	W-L	Pct	Points	PPG
5-15	0.250	1338-1611	66.9 - 80.5	6-21	0.222	1807-2155	66.9 - 79.8	12-22	0.353	2399-2655	70.6 - 78.1

Player roster

No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Elig	Hometown	High School (Prior Team)
2	Nikola Zorcic	Guard	5-11	170	2	Winnipeg, MB	Oak Park High
3	Elijah Butler	Forward	6-5	185	3	Honolulu, HI	Mililani High (Olympic College)
4	Jacob Clendinning	Guard	5-10	175	3	Orillia, ON	Twin Lakes Secondary
5	Mithun Jaisankar	Forward	6-2	170	2	Toronto, ON	Father Henry Carr Secondary
5	Ian Nash	Guard	6-1		3	Detroit, MI	(Alpena College)
6	Nathan Riley	Forward	6-5	240	2	Kitchener, ON	St. Mary's High (Algoma)
8	Adam Benrabah	Guard	6-4	195	3	Surrey, BC	Mount Douglas Secondary (Algoma)
9	Cailum White	Guard	6-3	180	4	Victoria, BC	Claremont Secondary
10	Sean Clendinning	Guard	6-0	175	4	Orillia, ON	Twin Lakes Secondary
12	Taylor Smith	Guard	6-0	188	1	Vancouver, BC	Burnaby South Secondary, Putnam Science Academy
13	Reng Gum	Forward	6-8	215	4	Surrey, BC	Guildford Park Secondary (Douglas College)
15	Nicholas Palazzi	Forward	6-4	225	3	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	St. Basil Secondary
22	Jermaine Lyle	Guard	6-2	185	2	Kitchener, ON	St. Mary's High
23	Brandon Dwyer	Guard	6-3	185	1	Toronto, ON	Father Michael McGivney Academy
24	Nicholas Gehlen	Forward	6-6	190	2	Tampa, FL	Prescott High (Algoma)
34	Damian Okungbowa	Guard	6-1	175	1	Toronto, ON	Cardinal Leger Secondary

Awards presented

Sean Clendinning	Algoma Men's Basketball Team MVP
Brandon Dwyer	Algoma Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
Reng Gum	Algoma Men's Basketball Coach's Award
Jermaine Lyle	Algoma Men's Basketball Most Improved Player
Nathan Riley	Algoma Men's Basketball Best Defensive Player
Cailum White	Algoma Men's Basketball Coach's Award

Game results for the season

--- Non-Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Fri Aug 19, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Olivet College	Win	82-69
Sat Aug 20, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Olivet College	Win	90-70
Fri Sep 23, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Fleming College	Win	95-60		Algoma Basketball Classic
Sat Sep 24, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Canadore College	Win	76-70		Algoma Basketball Classic
Sat Sep 24, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Sault College	Win	106-76		Algoma Basketball Classic
Sat Oct 1, 2016	North Bay, ON	Laurier	Loss	52-64		Nipissing Invitational
Sun Oct 2, 2016	North Bay, ON	Nipissing	Loss	64-68		Nipissing Invitational
Thu Oct 20, 2016	Saskatoon, SK	Calgary	Loss	70-89		Graham Shootout
Fri Oct 21, 2016	Saskatoon, SK	Saskatchewan	Loss	52-83	Stats	Graham Shootout
Sat Oct 22, 2016	Saskatoon, SK	Red Deer College	Win	97-69		Graham Shootout
Sat Oct 29, 2016	Rochester, NY	Rochester Americans	Loss	46-86
Wed Dec 28, 2016	Winnipeg, MB	Winnipeg	Loss	65-79	Stats	Wesmen Classic
Thu Dec 29, 2016	Winnipeg, MB	Regina	Loss	74-78		Wesmen Classic
Fri Dec 30, 2016	Winnipeg, MB	Brandon	Win	92-83	Stats	Wesmen Classic
--- Regular Season Conference Games ---
Date	Location	Opponent	Result			Comment
Sat Nov 5, 2016	Thunder Bay, ON	Lakehead	Loss	52-65	Stats
Fri Nov 11, 2016	Waterloo, ON	Laurier	Loss	65-71	OT, Stats
Sat Nov 12, 2016	Waterloo, ON	Laurier	Win	78-72	Stats
Fri Nov 18, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Carleton	Loss	65-93	Stats
Sat Nov 19, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Ottawa	Loss	59-91	Stats
Fri Nov 25, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Ryerson	Loss	61-111	Stats
Sat Nov 26, 2016	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Toronto	Loss	70-83	Stats
Fri Dec 2, 2016	Toronto, ON	York	Win	76-73	Stats
Sat Dec 3, 2016	Kingston, ON	Queen's	Loss	77-85	Stats
Fri Jan 13, 2017	Waterloo, ON	Waterloo	Loss	64-69	Stats
Sat Jan 14, 2017	Waterloo, ON	Waterloo	Win	77-68	Stats
Fri Jan 20, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Windsor	Loss	47-89	Stats
Sat Jan 21, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Windsor	Win	79-78	Stats
Fri Jan 27, 2017	Guelph, ON	Guelph	Loss	58-76	Stats
Fri Feb 3, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Western	Loss	67-79	Stats
Sat Feb 4, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Western	Loss	75-86	Stats
Fri Feb 10, 2017	St. Catharines, ON	Brock	Loss	55-72	Stats
Sat Feb 11, 2017	Hamilton, ON	McMaster	Loss	61-76	Stats
Fri Feb 17, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Laurentian	Loss	64-87	Stats
Sat Feb 18, 2017	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	Nipissing	Win	88-87	OT, Stats

Overall scoring summary for the season

Player	GP	Mins	Mpg	3 Pt		Field Goals		Free Throws		Rebounds		RPG	PF	A	To	Bl	St	Pts	PPG
Sean Clendinning	23	621	27.0	18-76	23.7	102-285	35.8	59-73	80.8	22-30	52	2.3	28	38	50	5	29	281	12.2
Jermaine Lyle	23	618	26.9	36-134	26.9	84-246	34.1	21-32	65.6	17-54	71	3.1	45	25	41	2	22	225	9.8
Adam Benrabah	21	400	19.0	23-83	27.7	53-155	34.2	33-50	66.0	17-53	70	3.3	42	11	30	5	22	162	7.7
Reng Gum	23	610	26.5	2-11	18.2	62-139	44.6	34-48	70.8	52-85	137	6.0	53	21	41	26	19	160	7.0
Nathan Riley	23	665	28.9	0-1	0.0	51-135	37.8	53-97	54.6	67-100	167	7.3	60	46	52	30	26	155	6.7
Cailum White	23	420	18.3	39-118	33.1	49-135	36.3	5-7	71.4	11-32	43	1.9	23	13	12	1	8	142	6.2
Damian Okungbowa	17	182	10.7	11-29	37.9	33-86	38.4	20-26	76.9	6-20	26	1.5	21	6	21	1	8	97	5.7
Elijah Butler	18	240	13.3	0-1	0.0	33-103	32.0	25-38	65.8	28-47	75	4.2	26	7	11	3	5	91	5.1
Ian Nash	11	134	12.2	6-12	50.0	20-55	36.4	9-17	52.9	2-14	16	1.5	9	4	20	0	12	55	5.0
Jacob Clendinning	17	256	15.1	12-43	27.9	20-73	27.4	8-16	50.0	4-24	28	1.6	21	21	25	0	15	60	3.5
Nicholas Gehlen	8	67	8.4	1-4	25.0	8-25	32.0	7-12	58.3	4-13	17	2.1	6	3	4	1	0	24	3.0
Nicholas Palazzi	8	62	7.8	4-9	44.4	8-17	47.1	2-4	50.0	3-6	9	1.1	10	0	2	0	2	22	2.8
Brandon Dwyer	20	214	10.7	4-18	22.2	15-51	29.4	10-14	71.4	12-16	28	1.4	46	8	11	1	3	44	2.2
Nikola Zorcic	15	106	7.1	6-15	40.0	8-24	33.3	2-8	25.0	4-4	8	0.5	10	4	10	0	4	24	1.6
Taylor Smith	8	52	6.5	1-8	12.5	2-10	20.0	0-0	0.0	1-6	7	0.9	5	2	1	0	3	5	0.6
* Team Totals	23	4647	202.0	163-562	29.0	548-1539	35.6	288-442	65.2	250-504	754	32.8	405	209	331	75	178	1547	67.3

Season scoring summary for league games only

Player	GP	Mins	Mpg	3 Pt		Field Goals		Free Throws		Rebounds		RPG	PF	A	To	Bl	St	Pts	PPG
Sean Clendinning	20	540	27.0	15-66	22.7	82-242	33.9	52-63	82.5	18-25	43	2.1	23	34	38	5	24	231	11.6
Jermaine Lyle	20	561	28.1	31-120	25.8	72-221	32.6	17-27	63.0	16-50	66	3.3	39	20	38	2	21	192	9.6
Adam Benrabah	18	330	18.3	20-69	29.0	44-127	34.6	31-46	67.4	10-38	48	2.7	39	8	26	4	19	139	7.7
Reng Gum	20	531	26.6	2-10	20.0	53-117	45.3	32-44	72.7	39-74	113	5.7	45	17	36	21	16	140	7.0
Nathan Riley	20	574	28.7	0-1	0.0	42-119	35.3	48-91	52.7	58-91	149	7.5	54	42	47	26	23	132	6.6
Cailum White	20	390	19.5	36-107	33.6	45-121	37.2	5-7	71.4	9-29	38	1.9	23	12	12		8	131	6.5
Ian Nash	9	118	13.1	6-12	50.0	18-48	37.5	9-17	52.9	2-13	15	1.7	9	4	15		12	51	5.7
Elijah Butler	15	206	13.7	0-1	0.0	30-88	34.1	23-34	67.6	22-41	63	4.2	23	6	9	3	4	83	5.5
Damian Okungbowa	14	140	10.0	8-19	42.1	24-60	40.0	15-20	75.0	2-15	17	1.2	17	3	16		8	71	5.1
Jacob Clendinning	14	209	14.9	11-35	31.4	18-62	29.0	7-13	53.8	4-20	24	1.7	19	19	22		11	54	3.9
Nicholas Gehlen	7	55	7.9	1-3	33.3	8-21	38.1	7-12	58.3	3-10	13	1.9	5	2	3	1		24	3.4
Nicholas Palazzi	7	62	8.9	4-9	44.4	8-17	47.1	2-4	50.0	3-6	9	1.3	10		2		2	22	3.1
Brandon Dwyer	18	201	11.2	4-16	25.0	15-45	33.3	10-14	71.4	12-16	28	1.6	46	6	10	1	1	44	2.4
Nikola Zorcic	13	91	7.0	5-13	38.5	7-21	33.3	2-6	33.3	3-3	6	0.5	9	4	10		4	21	1.6
Taylor Smith	7	37	5.3	1-7	14.3	1-8	12.5			0-6	6	0.9	5	2	1		3	3	0.4
* Team Totals	20	4045	202.2	144-488	29.5	467-1317	35.5	260-398	65.3	201-437	638	31.9	366	179	285	63	156	1338	66.9

Season individual bests vs U SPORTS teams for all players

Player	Most points	Most rebounds	Most assists
Sean Clendinning	31 on Feb 18, 2017 vs Nipissing	7 on Feb 18, 2017 vs Nipissing	5 on Nov 26, 2016 vs Toronto
Adam Benrabah	24 on Nov 26, 2016 vs Toronto	9 on Dec 30, 2016 vs Brandon	3 on Feb 3, 2017 vs Western
Ian Nash	21 on Jan 13, 2017 vs Waterloo	4 on Feb 17, 2017 vs Laurentian	2 on Jan 14, 2017 vs Waterloo
Jermaine Lyle	20 on Dec 30, 2016 vs Brandon	7 on Jan 27, 2017 vs Guelph	5 on Jan 21, 2017 vs Windsor
Damian Okungbowa	17 on Nov 25, 2016 vs Ryerson	6 on Dec 28, 2016 vs Winnipeg	3 on Dec 30, 2016 vs Brandon
Cailum White	16 on Jan 21, 2017 vs Windsor	5 on Feb 3, 2017 vs Western	3 on Feb 18, 2017 vs Nipissing
Reng Gum	15 on Feb 4, 2017 vs Western	10 on Nov 11, 2016 vs Laurier	5 on Feb 10, 2017 vs Brock
Nathan Riley	15 on Jan 13, 2017 vs Waterloo	15 on Feb 11, 2017 vs McMaster	5 on Feb 18, 2017 vs Nipissing
Elijah Butler	14 on Nov 12, 2016 vs Laurier	9 on Nov 12, 2016 vs Laurier	2 on Nov 12, 2016 vs Laurier
Jacob Clendinning	13 on Dec 2, 2016 vs York	5 on Dec 2, 2016 vs York	6 on Dec 2, 2016 vs York
Nicholas Gehlen	9 on Feb 17, 2017 vs Laurentian	6 on Feb 17, 2017 vs Laurentian	2 on Nov 25, 2016 vs Ryerson
Nicholas Palazzi	9 on Nov 19, 2016 vs Ottawa	3 on Nov 18, 2016 vs Carleton
Nikola Zorcic	8 on Feb 17, 2017 vs Laurentian	2 on Oct 21, 2016 vs Saskatchewan	3 on Nov 5, 2016 vs Lakehead
Brandon Dwyer	7 on Feb 4, 2017 vs Western	4 on Feb 4, 2017 vs Western	1 on Oct 21, 2016 vs Saskatchewan
Taylor Smith	3 on Feb 4, 2017 vs Western	2 on Nov 19, 2016 vs Ottawa	1 on Nov 19, 2016 vs Ottawa

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