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2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–21 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Princeton 14 0   1.000 23 7   .767
Harvard 10 4   .714 18 10   .643
Yale 9 5   .643 18 11   .621
Penn 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Columbia 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
Brown 4 10   .286 13 17   .433
Cornell 4 10   .286 8 21   .276
Dartmouth 4 10   .286 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by first-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–21, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

Previous season

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The Big Red finished the 2015–16 season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney.[1] He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Robert Mischler 22 G 6'3" 183 Senior Mishawaka, IN Graduated
Xavier Eaglin 34 F 6'7" 205 Freshman Raywood, TX Left the team for personal reasons

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Warren
#114 PF
Downingtown, PA Downingtown West High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 55
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 September 20, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jerry Ben
PF
New Haven, MI New Haven High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) N/A Apr 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jimmy Boeheim
PF
Syracuse, NY Jamesville-DeWitt High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 28, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 57
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:

Roster

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2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 David Onuorah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Marist HS Lithonia, GA
G 1 Darryl Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Blue Ridge School Chesapeake, VA
F 3 Donovan Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Blair Academy Easton, PA
G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Webb School Knoxville, TN
G 5 Robert Hatter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Westside HS Houston, TX
G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cox Mill HS Concord, NC
G 11 Desmond Fleming 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Woodlands College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Gonzaga College HS Rockville, MD
F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Loyola HS Calabasas, CA
C 15 Braxston Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Kelowna Secondary School Kelowna, BC
G/F 20 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Olean HS Olean, NY
G 21 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Newport HS Bellevue, WA
F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Downington West HS Downingtown, PA
G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA
G 25 JoJo Fallas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Shalhevet HS Los Angeles, CA
F 30 Joseph Bayless 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So St. Mark's School Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Binghamton L 62–68  0–1
Binghamton University Events Center (3,278)
Vestal, NY
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
at Siena L 78–89  0–2
Times Union Center (6,196)
Albany, NY
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Colgate L 63–67  0–3
Newman Arena (1,328)
Ithaca, NY
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
at Lafayette W 82–75  1–3
Kirby Sports Center (1,821)
Easton, PA
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Monmouth L 61–76  1–4
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,215)
West Long Branch, NJ
11/26/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston L 53–83  1–5
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,223)
Houston, TX
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Northeastern W 80–77  2–5
Newman Arena (742)
Ithaca, NY
12/17/2016*
6:00 pm
at Wyoming
Las Vegas Classic
L 78–97  2–6
Arena-Auditorium (3,929)
Laramie, WY
12/19/2016*
10:30 pm, P12N
at No. 23 USC
Las Vegas Classic
L 67–79  2–7
Galen Center (4,148)
Los Angeles, CA
12/22/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Troy
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
L 84–92  2–8
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/23/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic
W 78–62  3–8
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/27/2016*
7:00 pm, RSN
at Syracuse L 56–80  3–9
Carrier Dome (20,057)
Syracuse, NY
12/29/2016*
6:00 pm
UMass Lowell L 96–98 OT 3–10
Newman Arena (422)
Ithaca, NY
01/02/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 59–69  3–11
SEFCU Arena (2,430)
Albany, NY
01/08/2017*
2:00 pm
Fisher W 100–72  4–11
Newman Arena (357)
Ithaca, NY
Ivy League regular season
01/14/2017
4:00 pm
Columbia L 75–79  4–12
(0–1)
Newman Arena (2,437)
Ithaca, NY
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 67–62  5–12
(1–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,220)
New York City, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
Harvard L 71–77  5–13
(1–2)
Newman Arena (1,186)
Ithaca, NY
01/28/2017
6:00 pm
Dartmouth W 75–62  6–13
(2–2)
Newman Arena (3,103)
Ithaca, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm
Brown L 70–81  6–14
(2–3)
Newman Arena (1,153)
Ithaca, NY
02/04/2017
6:00 pm
Yale L 71–78  6–15
(2–4)
Newman Arena (875)
Ithaca, NY
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Princeton L 60–69  6–16
(2–5)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,012)
Princeton, NJ
02/12/2017
1:00 pm
at Penn L 63–82  6–17
(2–6)
Palestra (4,190)
Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2017
7:00 pm
at Dartmouth W 69–65  7–17
(3–6)
Leede Arena (621)
Hanover, NH
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Harvard L 75–87  7–18
(3–7)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,979)
Cambridge, MA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm
Penn L 66–69  7–19
(3–8)
Newman Arena (1,008)
Ithaca, NY
02/25/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton L 60–75  7–20
(3–9)
Newman Arena (1,381)
Ithaca, NY
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Yale L 63–90  7–21
(3–10)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,411)
New Haven, CT
03/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Brown W 92–78  8–21
(4–10)
Pizzitola Sports Center (902)
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source[3][4]

References

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