# 2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2016–17 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 19-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The Engineers finished the regular season with a 17-9 record and lost 61-63 to MIT in the Semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament.

## Previous season

WPI received an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division III basketball tournament. The Engineers lost in the first round to the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, 50-69.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/15/2016* 5:30 pm | | Eastern Connecticut | W 76-62 | 1-0 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA |
| 11/18/2016* 5:30 pm | | Salve Regina Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament | W 59-55 | 2-0 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA |
| 11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | DeSales Ted Coghlin Memorial Tournament | W 73-70 $^{OT}$ | 3-0 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA |
| 11/22/2016* 5:30 pm | | at Worcester State | W 91-54 | 4-0 (0-0) | Worcester State Lancer Gym (400) Worcester, MA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 23 | at No. 3 Tufts | L 71-75 | 4-1 (0-0) | Cousens Gym (167) Medford, MA |
| 12/01/2016* 6:00 pm | No. 23 | at Framingham State | W 69-52 | 5-1 (0-0) | Athletic and Recreation Center (150) Framingham, MA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | No. 23 | at Fitchburg State | L 61-74 | 5-2 (0-0) | Recreation Center (125) Fitchburg, MA |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 pm | | MCLA | W 105-68 | 6-2 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Salem State | W 87-62 | 7-2 (0-0) | Twohig Gymnasium (336) Salem, MA |
| 12/28/2016* 6:00 pm | | Keene State | W 72-67 | 8-2 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (500) Worcester, MA |
| 12/30/2016* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Nazarene | W 88-72 | 9-2 (0-0) | Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA |
| 01/04/2017 5:00 pm | | Springfield | L 63-71 | 9-3 (0-1) | Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm | | at MIT | L 63-75 | 9-4 (0-2) | Rockwell Cage (75) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Babson | L 59-65 | 9-5 (0-3) | Staake Gymnasium (225) Wellesley, MA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Emerson | W 86-64 | 10-5 (1-3) | Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA |
| 01/18/2017 5:00 pm, Charter TV3 | | at Clark | W 78-58 | 11-5 (2-3) | George F. Kneller Athletics Center (1,322) Worcester, MA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Wheaton | W 88-83 | 12-5 (3-3) | Harrington Auditorium (300) Worcester, MA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Coast Guard | W 84-70 | 13-5 (4-3) | Harrington Auditorium (400) Worcester, MA |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm | | at Springfield | L 70-73 | 13-6 (4-4) | Blake Arena (540) Springfield, MA |
| 02/01/2017 5:30 pm | | at Emerson | W 62-61 | 14-6 (5-4) | Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym (100) Boston, MA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | No. 1 Babson | L 45-62 | 14-7 (5-5) | Harrington Auditorium (1,000) Worcester, MA |
| 02/08/2017 5:00 pm | | MIT | L 66-68 $^{OT}$ | 14-8 (5-6) | Harrington Auditorium (1,000) Worcester, MA |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | | at Coast Guard | W 71-67 | 15-8 (6-6) | Roland Hall (350) New London, CT |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Wheaton | W 79-67 | 16-8 (7-6) | Emerson Gymnasium (189) Norton, MA |
| 02/18/2017 3:00 pm | | Clark | W 75-64 | 17-8 (8-6) | Harrington Auditorium (600) Worcester, MA |
| NEWMAC men's tournament ||||||
| 02/25/17* 7:30 pm | | vs. MIT NEWMAC Semifinals | L 61-63 | 17-9 (8-6) | Staake Gymnasium (575) Wellesley, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from D3hoops.com. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||