# 2016–17 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by sixth-year head coach Joe Jones, played their home games at Case Gym as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 18–14, 12–16 in America East play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they defeated Loyola (MD) in the quarterfinals before losing to Lehigh in double overtime in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Terriers finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 11–7 in Patriot League play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to American. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing in the second round to NJIT.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| John Papale | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Wallingford, CT | Graduated |
| Braiten Madrigal | 14 | F | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Downey, CA | Walk-on; left the team due to personal resasons |
| Nathan Dieudonne | 22 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Scanlon #83 PF | Chantilly, VA | Westfield High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 66 ||||||
| Max Mahoney #95 PF | Basking Ridge, NJ | Ridge High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Destin Barnes SG | Crown Point, IN | Don Bosco Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 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 7, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Sukhmail Mathon PF | Dallas, PA | Holderness School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 8, 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Northeastern | L 77–87 | 0–1 | Matthews Arena (2,287) Boston, MA |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | Northeastern Steve Wright Classic | W 65–63 | 1–1 | Case Gym (843) Boston, MA |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | Maine Steve Wright Classic | W 102–78 | 2–1 | Case Gym (672) Boston, MA |
| 11/20/2016* 4:30 pm | | LIU Brooklyn Steve Wright Classic | W 86–69 | 3–1 | Case Gym (460) Boston, MA |
| 11/22/2016* 12:00 pm | | Western New England | W 91–54 | 4–1 | Case Gym (955) Boston, MA |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 67–80 | 4–2 | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | | at UConn | L 49–51 | 4–3 | XL Center (8,183) Hartford, CT |
| 12/03/2016* 4:30 pm, RSN | | at NC State | L 73–77 | 4–4 | PNC Arena (15,986) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/07/2016* 7:30 pm | | Canisius | L 77–87 | 4–5 | Case Gym (363) Boston, MA |
| 12/10/2016* 12:00 pm, RSN | | at Syracuse | L 77–99 | 4–6 | Carrier Dome (22,878) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 73–69 | 5–6 | Case Gym (321) Boston, MA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 75–77 | 5–7 | Tsongas Center (717) Lowell, MA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 61–55 | 6–7 (1–0) | Case Gym (632) Boston, MA |
| 01/02/2017 2:00 pm | | Lehigh | W 75–61 | 7–7 (2–0) | Case Gym (484) Boston, MA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 71–53 | 8–7 (3–0) | Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 91–75 | 9–7 (4–0) | Kirby Sports Center (1,477) Easton, PA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | American | W 76–66 | 10–7 (5–0) | Case Gym (298) Boston, MA |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Loyola (MD) | L 69–77 | 10–8 (5–1) | Reitz Arena (1,286) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 58–67 | 10–9 (5–2) | Case Gym (480) Boston, MA |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | | at Bucknell | L 59–70 | 10–10 (5–3) | Sojka Pavilion (3,265) Lewisburg, PA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Army | W 90–89 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (6–3) | Case Gym (740) Boston, MA |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Lehigh | W 76–59 | 12–10 (7–3) | Stabler Arena (1,302) Bethlehem, PA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Navy | L 61–70 | 12–11 (7–4) | Case Gym (646) Boston, MA |
| 02/05/2017 12:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 75–58 | 13–11 (8–4) | Case Gym (526) Boston, MA |
| 02/08/2017 7:30 pm | | at American | W 67–64 | 14–11 (9–4) | Bender Arena (1,014) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2017 12:00 pm, ASN | | Loyola (MD) | W 78–63 | 15–11 (10–4) | Case Gym (521) Boston, MA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 69–68 | 16–11 (11–4) | Cotterell Court (947) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/19/2017 12:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 66–86 | 16–12 (11–5) | Case Gym (940) Boston, MA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 62–73 | 16–13 (11–6) | Christl Arena (1,103) West Point, NY |
| 02/25/2017 12:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | W 71–68 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (12–6) | Hart Center (3,548) Worcester, MA |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | (2) | (7) Loyola (MD) Quarterfinals | W 64–60 | 18–13 | Case Gym (510) Boston, MA |
| 03/05/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (2) | (3) Lehigh Semifinals | L 88–91 $^{2OT}$ | 18–14 | Case Gym (511) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||