# 2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Green, led by first-year head coach David McLaughlin, played their home games at Leede Arena in Hanover, New Hampshire and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–20, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for last place. They failed to qualify for the inaugural Ivy League tournament.

## Previous season

The Big Green finished the 2015–16 season with a 10–18 record overall and 4–10 in the conference.
On March 21, 2016 head coach Paul Cormier was fired. He finished at Dartmouth with a six-year record of 54–116. On April 25, the school hired David McLaughlin as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Tommy Carpenter | 0 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Greensboro, NC | Graduated |
| Connor Boehm | 3 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Winnetka, IL | Graduated |
| Matt Rennie | 5 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | North Brunswick, NJ | Graduated |
| Malik Gill | 10 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Senior | New Rochelle, NY | Graduated |
| Michael Stones | 11 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Freshman | Orlando, FL | Transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic |
| Kevin Crescemzi | 15 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | North Palm Beach, FL | Graduated |
| Brandon McDonnell | 25 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Senior | Jackson, NJ | Graduated |
| Eli Harrison | 33 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Sisters, OR | Left the team to for personal reasons |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ian Carter #72 PF | Gardena, CA | Junipero Serra High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Jonas Stakeliunas PF | Basking Ridge, NJ | The Hill School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Nov 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58 ||||||
| James Foye #111 SG | Hamilton, MA | Phillips Exeter Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 12, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57 ||||||
| Ian Sistare SG | Northfield, MA | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Brendan Barry SG | Rumson, NJ | Rumson Fair Haven High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | |
| 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 20, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chris Knight PF | De Forest, WI | Madison Memorial High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | at No. 23 Rhode Island | L 61–84 | 0–1 | Ryan Center (6,052) Kingston, RI |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | Fairfield | L 62–79 | 0–2 | Leede Arena (433) Hanover, NH |
| 11/26/2016* 3:00 pm | Marist | L 69–75 | 0–3 | Leede Arena (1,215) Hanover, NH |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | at Longwood | L 80–86 | 0–4 | Willett Hall (1,018) Farmville, VA |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 47–59 | 0–5 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,260) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at Boston College | L 70–88 | 0–6 | Conte Forum (3,188) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | at Vermont | L 58–73 | 0–7 | Patrick Gym (2,186) Burlington, VT |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | Maine | L 68–73 | 0–8 | Leede Arena (682) Hanover, NH |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | at Hartford | L 66–70 | 0–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (905) Hartford, CT |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | W 82–68 | 1–9 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,052) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/22/2016* 11:00 am | at Bryant | W 75–69 | 2–9 | Chace Athletic Center (776) Smithfield, RI |
| 12/31/2016* 2:00 pm | New Hampshire Rivalry | W 63–62 | 3–9 | Leede Arena (701) Hanover, NH |
| 01/03/2017* 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | L 60–64 | 3–10 | Leede Arena (400) Hanover, NH |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 58–74 | 3–11 (0–1) | Leede Arena (1,252) Hanover, NH |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | at Harvard | L 68–82 | 3–12 (0–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 54–66 | 3–13 (0–3) | Levien Gymnasium (1,274) New York City, NY |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | at Cornell | L 62–75 | 3–14 (0–4) | Newman Arena (3,103) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | Princeton | L 64–69 | 3–15 (0–5) | Leede Arena (862) Hanover, NH |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | Penn | W 74–71 | 4–15 (1–5) | Leede Arena (951) Hanover, NH |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 64–73 | 4–16 (1–6) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,284) New Haven, CT |
| 02/11/2017 6:00 pm | at Brown | W 77–74 | 5–16 (2–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,104) Providence, RI |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | Cornell | L 65–69 | 5–17 (2–7) | Leede Arena (621) Hanover, NH |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Columbia | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–17 (3–7) | Leede Arena (829) Hanover, NH |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | Brown | L 75–80 | 6–18 (3–8) | Leede Arena (608) Hanover, NH |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Yale | L 86–99 | 6–19 (3–9) | Leede Arena (937) Hanover, NH |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 76–74 | 7–19 (4–9) | Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Princeton | L 48–85 | 7–20 (4–10) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,087) Princeton, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||