# 2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team

The 2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in second place. In the NEC tournament, they lost to Robert Morris in the quarterfinals.
On March 20, 2017, head coach Jack Perri was fired after five seasons at LIU Brooklyn. Former UMass head coach Derek Kellogg was hired as the new head coach on April 18.

## Previous season

The Blackbirds finished the 2015–16 season 16–15, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They beat Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing to Wagner.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | | John Jay Steve Wright Classic | W 78–40 | 1–0 | Steinberg Wellness Center (598) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 16, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 65–61 | 2–0 | Barclays Center (762) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 19, 2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. Northeastern Steve Wright Classic | W 78–74 | 3–0 | Case Gym (672) Boston, MA |
| November 20, 2016* 4:30 pm | | at Boston University Steve Wright Classic | L 69–86 | 3–1 | Case Gym (460) Boston, MA |
| November 21, 2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Maine Steve Wright Classic | W 71–66 | 4–1 | Case Gym (52) Boston, MA |
| November 26, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | W 82–78 | 5–1 | Costello Athletic Center (1,472) Lowell, MA |
| November 30, 2016* 8:30 pm | | at Hartford | W 75–68 | 6–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,413) Hartford, CT |
| December 3, 2016* 4:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | L 79–90 | 6–2 | McDermott Convocation Center (500) San Antonio, TX |
| December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 56–79 | 6–3 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (772) Durham, NC |
| December 11, 2016* 12:00 pm | | vs. St. John's Brooklyn Hoops Winter Festival | W 74–73 | 7–3 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 14, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 66–76 | 7–4 | Williams Arena (8,461) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 18, 2016* 2:00 pm | | Dartmouth | L 68–82 | 7–5 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,052) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 21, 2016* 7:30 pm | | Niagara | L 66–75 | 7–6 | Barclays Center (1,219) Brooklyn, NY |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 4:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 65–67 | 7–7 (0–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,092) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 31, 2016 4:30 pm | | Bryant | W 74–63 | 8–7 (1–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (638) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 65–54 | 9–7 (2–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (427) Moon Township, PA |
| January 7, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 83–70 | 10–7 (3–1) | DeGol Arena (747) Loretto, PA |
| January 12, 2017 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 60–49 | 11–7 (4–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (520) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 14, 2017 3:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 63–58 | 12–7 (5–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (732) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 76–69 | 13–7 (6–1) | Steinberg Wellness Center (732) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 21, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 66–83 | 13–8 (6–2) | Rothman Center (1,108) Teaneck, NJ |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 60–57 | 14–8 (7–2) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 28, 2017 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 52–61 | 14–9 (7–3) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,649) New Britain, CT |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | L 63–67 | 14–10 (7–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (687) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 4, 2017 4:30 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 78–80 | 14–11 (7–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (597) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (8–5) | Chace Athletic Center (872) Smithfield, RI |
| February 11, 2017 4:30 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 75–69 | 16–11 (9–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (794) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 15, 2017 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. Francis Brooklyn Battle of Brooklyn | W 82–45 | 17–11 (10–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (826) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 2017 12:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 83–82 | 18–11 (11–5) | Steinberg Wellness Center (752) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 62–58 | 19–11 (12–5) | Knott Arena (2,765) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 25, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 (13–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,382) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2017 9:00 pm, FCS/MSG+ | (2) | (7) Robert Morris Quarterfinals | L 68–69 | 20–12 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,422) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||