2016-2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce Regular Season Roster

NBA Affiliate: Miami Heat

2016-2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce Roster

# Player Pos Height Weight Age Pre-NBA Draft Team NBA Draft Status Nationality
17 Malik Beasley SG 6-4 187 20 Florida State 2016 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
5 Keith Benson C 6-11 240 28 Oakland 2011 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
9 Stephen Croone G 6-0 170 22 Furman 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Markeith Cummings F 6-6 240 28 Kennesaw State 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
4 Larry Drew G 6-2 180 26 UCLA 2013 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
21 Vashil Fernandez FC 6-10 260 25 Valparaiso 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Jamaica
- Juancho Hernangomez F 6-9 215 21 Movistar Estudiantes (Spain) 2016 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Spain
32 Kadeem Jack PF 6-9 225 24 Rutgers 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
3 Stefan Jankovic F 6-11 235 23 Hawaii 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted Canada
7 Patrick Miller PG 6-1 200 24 Tennessee State 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Luis Montero SF 6-7 185 23 Westchester CC 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted Dominican Republic
2 Ike Nwamu GF 6-5 205 23 UNLV 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
Nigeria
8 Bubu Palo G 6-1 181 25 Iowa State 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
20 Johan Petro C 7-0 247 31 Pau-Orthez (France) 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 25 France
14 Marcus Posley G 6-1 195 22 St. Bonaventure 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
23 Jabril Trawick SG 6-6 215 24 Georgetown 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Henry Walker GF 6-6 235 29 Kansas State 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
32 Eric Weary GF 6-4 210 23 Houston 2016 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Briante Weber G 6-2 170 24 VCU 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Okaro White F 6-8 205 24 Florida State 2014 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
0 Greg Whittington PF 6-8 212 24 Georgetown 2015 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

2016-2017 Sioux Falls Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters P. Miller B. Palo M. Beasley G. Whittington K. Benson
Rotation L. Drew J. Trawick I. Nwamu H. Walker  
Rotation S. Croone M. Posley      
Lim PT       J. Stokes  
Lim PT       K. Jack  

Recent Sioux Falls Skyforce History

Season Team Record Conference Rank
2023-2024 Sioux Falls Skyforce N/A 1st (Western)
2022-2023 Sioux Falls Skyforce 2-1 2nd (Western)
2021-2022 Sioux Falls Skyforce 14-21 (14-20) 11th (Western)
2020-2021 Sioux Falls Skyforce N/A N/A (Western)
2019-2020 Sioux Falls Skyforce 22-20 (18-19) 8th (Western)
2018-2019 Sioux Falls Skyforce 24-26 (18-21) 8th (Western)
2017-2018 Sioux Falls Skyforce 25-25 (19-20) 8th (Western)
2016-2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce 29-21 (21-18) 5th (Western)
2015-2016 Sioux Falls Skyforce 41-10 (36-9) 1st (Eastern)
2014-2015 Sioux Falls Skyforce 29-22 (6-3) 5th (Eastern)

2016-2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Keith Benson Performer of the Week (12/12/16)
Keith Benson Player Of The Month (2017)
Briante Weber Player Of The Month (2017)
Keith Benson All-NBA G League 1st Team (2017)
Briante Weber All-NBA G League 2nd Team (2017)
Keith Benson All-Defensive 1st Team (2017)
Briante Weber All-Defensive 1st Team (2017)
Okaro White West Initial All-Star Selection (2017)
Keith Benson West Initial All-Star Selection (2017)
Briante Weber West Initial All-Star Selection (2017)

2016-2017 Sioux Falls Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Keith Benson 50 31.9 20.5 10.5 0.7 0.6 2.2 1.6
Malik Beasley 16 31.1 18.9 7.6 2.6 1.1 0.1 2.1
Okaro White 23 33.0 18.4 8.7 1.7 1.1 0.6 3.1
Juancho Hernangomez 1 25.9 17.0 11.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 4.0
Briante Weber 31 36.8 16.5 7.5 7.3 3.3 0.2 3.1
Bubu Palo 25 34.0 16.3 4.1 5.1 0.9 0.0 2.4
Patrick Miller 42 31.2 16.3 3.2 5.0 1.3 0.4 2.0
Greg Whittington 9 30.0 13.6 5.7 2.0 1.0 0.7 2.0
Jabril Trawick 37 25.2 12.9 3.3 2.7 0.9 0.4 2.0
Henry Walker 25 21.5 12.8 4.2 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.0
Marcus Posley 47 24.9 9.7 2.0 2.1 0.9 0.1 1.4
Ike Nwamu 47 24.5 9.1 3.2 1.0 1.0 0.1 1.0
Luis Montero 36 24.4 8.8 5.9 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.7
Larry Drew 10 23.7 8.1 2.7 5.9 0.7 0.1 2.2
Kadeem Jack 2 10.6 7.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Stefan Jankovic 22 17.2 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.5 0.9 1.0
Eric Weary 4 4.2 3.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Markeith Cummings 7 8.8 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.4
Stephen Croone 3 7.3 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
Vashil Fernandez 27 7.9 1.1 2.0 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.5
Johan Petro 2 4.8 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0

Sioux Falls Skyforce Affiliation History

SeasonTeamNBA Affiliate
2023-2024 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2022-2023 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2021-2022 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2020-2021 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2019-2020 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2018-2019 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2017-2018 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2016-2017 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2015-2016 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2014-2015 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2013-2014 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat
2012-2013 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat, Timberwolves, Magic, Sixers
2011-2012 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat, Timberwolves, Magic
2010-2011 Sioux Falls Skyforce Heat, Timberwolves
2009-2010 Sioux Falls Skyforce Timberwolves, Timberwolves
2008-2009 Sioux Falls Skyforce Hornets, Timberwolves
2007-2008 Sioux Falls Skyforce Hornets, Timberwolves

Sioux Falls Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Greg Heineman Owner 2014-2015 N/A
Mike Heineman Owner 2014-2015 N/A
Jeremy DeCurtins VP, General Manager 2014-2015 N/A
Nevada Smith Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 2013 to 2015)
Anthony Carter Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Sacramento Kings, 2015 to 2016)
Kalib Powell Assistant Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Adam Simon General Manager of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Director of Player Personnel (Miami Heat, 2010 to 2013)
Mike Gorsett Assistant General Manager 2014-2015 N/A
Justin Van Kooten Director of Basketball Operations 2013-2014 Basketball Operations Assistant (Sioux Falls Skyforce, 2012 to 2013)
Octavio De La Grana Player Development Coach 2014-2015 Advance Scout (Miami Heat, 2012 to 2014)
Dustin Schramm Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 N/A
Darren Feeney Director of Media Relations 2015-2016 Media Relations Intern (Miami Heat, 2012 to 2015)
Matt Dykstra Director of Media Relations 2016-2017 N/A