# 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented the College of the Holy Cross during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by second-year head coach Bill Carmody, played their home games at the Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Navy.

## Previous season

The Crusaders finished the 2015–16 season 15–20, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD), Bucknell, Army, and Lehigh to win the Patriot League Tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the Tournament, they defeated Southern in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Oregon.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cullen Hamilton | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Graduated |
| Christopher Morgan | 12 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Gloucester, VA | Graduated |
| Eric Green | 24 | G/F | 6'4" | 191 | Senior | Mountain House, CA | Graduated |
| Isaiah Baker | 25 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Wyncote, PA | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyrone Cohen G | Jamaica, NY | Christ the King High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Clayton Le Sann G | Geneva, Switzerland | Cheshire Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jack Stevens C | Ithaca, NY | Kent School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3* 7:05 pm | | Assumption | W 63–48 | | Hart Center (487) Worcester, MA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13* 6:00 pm | | at South Carolina Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 49–81 | 0–1 | Colonial Life Arena (9,270) Columbia, SC |
| Nov 15* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 18 Syracuse Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 46–90 | 0–2 | Carrier Dome (21,405) Syracuse, NY |
| Nov 20* 1:05 pm | | UMass | L 60–68 | 0–3 | DCU Center (3,591) Worcester, MA |
| Nov 22* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | W 63–52 | 1–3 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,609) Cambridge, MA |
| Nov 25* 1:05 pm | | South Carolina State Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | W 63–52 | 2–3 | Hart Center (1,554) Worcester MA |
| Nov 27* 12:05 pm | | Monmouth Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 77–80 | 2–4 | Hart Center (1,565) Worcester MA |
| Nov 30* 7:00 pm | | at Albany | W 55–49 | 3–4 | SEFCU Arena (2,518) Albany, NY |
| Dec 3* 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 53–56 | 3–5 | Lundholm Gym (612) Durham, NH |
| Dec 7* 5:30 pm | | at Maine | L 53–55 | 3–6 | Cross Insurance Center Bangor, ME |
| Dec 11* 1:05 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 75–57 | 4–6 | Hart Center (1,477) Worcester, MA |
| Dec 18* 12:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | L 54–65 | 4–7 | Ryan Center (3,537) Kingston, RI |
| Dec 21* 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 72–67 | 5–7 | William H. Pitt Center (262) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 23* 12:05 pm | | Marist | W 68–59 | 6–7 | Hart Center (1,367) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| Dec 30 7:00 pm | | at Boston University | L 55–61 | 6–8 (0–1) | Case Gym (632) Boston, MA |
| Jan 2 7:05 pm | | Navy | W 51–50 | 7–8 (1–1) | Hart Center (1,346) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 5 7:00 pm | | Colgate | W 67–61 | 8–8 (2–1) | Cotterell Court (728) Hamilton, NY |
| Jan 8 1:05 pm | | Bucknell | L 49–68 | 8–9 (2–2) | Hart Center (1,503) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 11 7:05 pm, ASN | | Lafayette | W 71–54 | 9–9 (3–2) | Hart Center (1,239) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 14 2:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 51–68 | 9–10 (3–3) | Stabler Arena (1,261) Bethlehem, PA |
| Jan 18 7:00 pm | | at Army | W 85–76 | 10–10 (4–3) | Christl Arena (725) West Point, NY |
| Jan 23 7:05 pm, CBSSN | | American | W 63–55 | 11–10 (5–3) | Hart Center (1,744) Worcester, MA |
| Jan 25 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 62–65 | 11–11 (5–4) | Reitz Arena (872) Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 28 4:00 pm | | at Navy | L 47–60 | 11–12 (5–5) | Alumni Hall (2,278) Annapolis, MD |
| Feb 1 7:05 pm | | Colgate | W 56–50 | 12–12 (6–5) | Hart Center (1,401) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 6 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Bucknell | L 68–82 | 12–13 (6–6) | Sojka Pavilion (2,615) Lewisburg, PA |
| Feb 8 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 59–69 | 12–14 (6–7) | Kirby Sports Center (857) Easton, PA |
| Feb 12 12:05 pm, CBSSN | | Lehigh | W 61–45 | 13–14 (7–7) | Hart Center (1,876) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 15 7:05 pm | | Army | L 47–52 | 13–15 (7–8) | Hart Center (1,453) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 19 12:00 pm | | at American | W 69–54 | 14–15 (8–8) | Bender Arena Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 22 7:05 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 63–62 | 15–15 (9–8) | Hart Center (1,497) Worcester, MA |
| Feb 25 12:05 pm | | Boston University | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 15–16 (9–9) | Hart Center (3,548) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| Mar 02 7:00 pm | (5) | at (4) Navy Quarterfinals | L 42–49 | 15–17 | Hart Center (988) Worcester, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||