# 2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by sixth-year head coach Sydney Johnson, played their home games at Webster Bank Arena with two games at Alumni Hall in Bridgeport, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–9 in MAAC play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Siena. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UMBC.

## Previous season

The Stags finished the 2015–16 season 19–14, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to New Hampshire.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bridgeport | W 91–59 | | Alumni Hall (1,972) Fairfield, CT |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | W 85–63 | 1–0 | Webster Bank Arena (3,043) Bridgeport, CT |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | W 79–62 | 2–0 | Leede Arena (433) Hanover, NH |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 70–64 | 3–0 | Spiro Sports Center (1,635) Staten Island, NY |
| 11/23/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 66–81 | 3–1 | Reitz Arena (367) Baltimore, MD |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | Army | W 75–74 | 4–1 | Webster Bank Arena (1,083) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/01/2016 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 76–67 | 5–1 (1–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,622) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/03/2016 7:00 pm | | at Siena | L 73–80 | 5–2 (1–1) | Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm, SNY | | Bucknell | L 64–75 | 5–3 | Webster Bank Arena (1,403) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at NC State | L 78–99 | 5–4 | PNC Arena (15,564) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Boston College Hall of Fame's Birthday of Basketball | W 89–83 | 6–4 | MassMutual Center Springfield, MA |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Penn | L 68–74 | 6–5 | Palestra (2,304) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Iona | W 93–87 | 7–5 (2–1) | Webster Bank Arena (2,004) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/05/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 97–79 | 8–5 (3–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (823) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 pm | | Canisius | L 72–86 | 8–6 (3–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,112) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm, SNY | | Siena | L 54–63 | 8–7 (3–3) | Webster Bank Arena (2,611) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 55–69 | 8–8 (3–4) | OceanFirst Bank Center West Long Branch, NY |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 89–96 | 8–9 (3–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,820) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 49–91 | 8–10 (3–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,793) West Long Branch, NY |
| 01/28/2017 1:00 pm | | Marist | W 72–62 | 9–10 (4–6) | Webster Bank Arena (3,004) Bridgeport, CT |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 78–49 | 10–10 (5–6) | Webster Bank Arena (859) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 81–61 | 11–10 (6–6) | Webster Bank Arena (1,051) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 71–73 | 11–11 (6–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,071) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Marist | W 73–53 | 12–11 (7–7) | McCann Field House (819) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 69–67 | 13–11 (8–7) | Alumni Hall (1,592) Fairfield, CT |
| 02/17/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Quinnipiac | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (9–7) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,312) Hamden, CT |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | L 55–74 | 14–12 (9–8) | Webster Bank Arena (862) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 pm, SNY | | Monmouth | L 62–82 | 14–13 (9–9) | Webster Bank Arena (1,816) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 58–55 | 15–13 (10–9) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,299) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 62–58 | 16–13 (11–9) | Gallagher Center (1,078) Lewiston, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2017 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | at (4) Siena Quarterfinals | L 66–78 | 16–14 | Times Union Center (4,735) Albany, NY |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at UMBC First Round | L 83–88 | 16–15 | Retriever Activities Center (688) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||