# 2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, led by fifth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–13 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Stony Brook.

## Previous season

The Bearcats finished the season 8–22, 5–11 in America East play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to New Hampshire.

## Preseason

Binghamton was picked to finish fourth in the preseason America East poll. Willie Rodriguez, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Karon Walker | 0 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Camden, NJ | Graduated |
| Romello Walker | 11 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Transferred to Midwestern State |

## 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Stewart #90 SF | Silver Springs, MD | St. Andrews Episcopal School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Fard Muhammad PG | Merrillville, IN | Montverde Academy Prep | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Feb 14, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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 26, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:30 pm | | Cornell | W 68–62 | 1–0 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,278) Vestal, NY |
| 11/14/2016* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's Battle 4 Atlantis | L 61–77 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena (4,969) Queens, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 72–70 | 2–1 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,601) Vestal, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | at VCU Battle 4 Atlantis | L 42–81 | 2–2 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Ave Maria | W 95–77 | 3–2 | Tom Golisano Fieldhouse (237) Ave Maria, FL |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis | L 53–69 | 3–3 | Alico Arena (3,684) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/24/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. Long Beach State Battle 4 Atlantis | W 72–64 | 4–3 | Alico Arena (102) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | L 57–74 | 4–4 | FIU Arena (710) Miami, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mansfield | W 91–71 | 5–4 | Binghamton University Events Center (1,835) Vestal, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 73–70 | 6–4 | DeGol Arena (671) Loretto, PA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 73–64 | 7–4 | Cotterell Court (630) Hamilton, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 85–90 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Binghamton University Events Center (4,037) Vestal, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 85-66 | 8-5 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,001) Vestal, NY |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 60–71 | 8–6 | Christl Arena (713) West Point, NY |
| 12/30/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marywood | W 101–54 | 9–6 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,440) Vestal, NY |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 71–85 | 9–7 (0–1) | Retriever Activities Center (623) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 75–79 | 9–8 (0–2) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,689) Vestal, NY |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Vermont | L 50–67 | 9–9 (0–3) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,878) Vestal, NY |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 66–73 | 9–10 (0–4) | Lundholm Gym (682) Durham, NH |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Albany | L 65–84 | 9–11 (0–5) | SEFCU Arena (2,308) Albany, NY |
| 01/22/2017 2:00 pm | | Stony Brook | W 71–67 | 10–11 (1–5) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,189) Vestal, NY |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Hartford | W 76–55 | 11–11 (2–5) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,843) Vestal, NY |
| 01/29/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 65–54 | 12–11 (3–5) | Cross Insurance Center (987) Bangor, ME |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMBC | L 74–92 | 12–12 (3–6) | Binghamton University Events Center (4,939) Vestal, NY |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 59–60 | 12–13 (3–7) | Costello Athletic Center (523) Lowell, MA |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 51–71 | 12–14 (3–8) | Patrick Gym (2,615) Burlington, VT |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 54–66 | 12–15 (3–9) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,241) Vestal, NY |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | L 55–63 | 12–16 (3–10) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,074) Vestal, NY |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | L 55–76 | 12–17 (3–11) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,209) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Hartford | L 69–76 | 12–18 (3–12) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,731) Hartford, CT |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Maine | L 71–72 | 12–19 (3–13) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,970) Vestal, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) Stony Brook Quarterfinals | L 60–70 | 12–20 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,750) Stony Brook, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||