# 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 22nd-year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center in Easton, Pennsylvania as members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 9–21, 5–13 in Patriot League play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Patriot League tournament, they lost in the first round to Loyola (MD).

## Previous season

The Leopards finished the 2015–16 season 6–24, 3–15 in Patriot League play to finish in last place. They lost to Navy in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Bryce Scott | 14 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | El Dorado Hills, CA | Graduated |
| Zach Rufer | 21 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Senior | Blomingburg, NY | Graduated |
| Tyler Barlow | 24 | F | 6'8" | 192 | Freshman | Corpus Christi, TX | Transferred to Blinn College |
| Ben Feeland | 34 | F | 6'10" | 210 | Senior | Santa Rosa, CA | Graduated |
| Billy Murphy | 44 | F | 6'10" | 227 | Senior | Greenwich, CT | Walk-on; graduated |
| Nathaniel Musters | 54 | C | 6'10" | 267 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kyle Stout #90 SF | Allentown, PA | Parkland High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 5, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Myles Cherry PF | Newcastle, Australia | Choate Rosemary Hall | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 58 ||||||
| Hunter Janacek SG | Houston, TX | Scarborough High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Cal Reichwein PG | Doylestown, PA | Central Bucks West High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 8, 2015 |
| 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 |
| Alexander Petrie PG | Richmond, VA | St. Christopher's School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 5, 2015 |
| 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* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at No. 4 Villanova | L 44–84 | 0–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 61–57 | 1–1 | Yanitelli Center (632) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | NJIT | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,539) Easton, PA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | | Cornell | L 75–82 | 2–2 | Kirby Sports Center (1,821) Easton, PA |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | Princeton | L 55–71 | 2–3 | Kirby Sports Center (1,077) Easton, PA |
| 11/30/2016* 8:00 pm | | Drexel | L 70–74 | 2–4 | Kirby Sports Center (1,134) Easton, PA |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 74–72 | 3–4 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/07/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Penn | L 52–81 | 3–5 | Palestra (1,677) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | L 61–85 | 3–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,546) Easton, PA |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Moravian | W 104–67 | 4–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,492) Easton, PA |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 63–92 | 4–7 | Hagan Arena (3,411) Philadelphia, PA |
| Patriot League regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Colgate | L 75–85 | 4–8 (0–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,942) Easton, PA |
| 01/02/2017 7:30 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 78–69 | 5–8 (1–1) | Reitz Arena (418) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Army | W 79–74 | 6–8 (2–1) | Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, PA |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm | | Boston University | L 75–91 | 6–9 (2–2) | Kirby Sports Center (1,477) Easton, PA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at Holy Cross | L 54–71 | 6–10 (2–3) | Hart Center (1,239) Worcester, MA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Navy | L 51–88 | 6–11 (2–4) | Kirby Sports Center (1,547) Easton, PA |
| 01/18/2017 7:30 pm | | at American | L 57–71 | 6–12 (2–5) | Bender Arena (857) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | at Lehigh | L 68–75 | 6–13 (2–6) | Stabler Arena (2,103) Bethlehem, PA |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | Bucknell | L 55–78 | 6–14 (2–7) | Kirby Sports Center (1,549) Easton, PA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | L 62–70 | 6–15 (2–8) | Kirby Sports Center (1,377) Easton, PA |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 73–80 | 6–16 (2–9) | Christl Arena (523) West Point, NY |
| 02/05/2017 12:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Boston University | L 58–75 | 6–17 (2–10) | Case Gym (526) Boston, MA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 69–59 | 7–17 (3–10) | Kirby Sports Center (857) Easton, PA |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Navy | W 68–60 | 7–18 (3–11) | Alumni Hall (2,422) Annapolis, MD |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | American | W 78–65 | 8–18 (4–11) | Kirby Sports Center (1,247) Easton, PA |
| 02/19/2017 12:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 55–81 | 8–19 (4–12) | Kirby Sports Center (2,177) Easton, PA |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Bucknell | L 64–94 | 8–20 (4–13) | Sojka Pavilion (1,593) Lewisburg, PA |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Colgate | W 73–69 | 9–20 (5–13) | Cotterell Court (1,057) Hamilton, NY |
| Patriot League tournament ||||||
| 02/282017 7:00 pm | (10) | at (7) Loyola (MD) First round | L 64–67 | 9–21 | Reitz Arena (472) Baltimore, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||