# 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by first-year head coach Brian Earl, played their home games at Newman Arena in Ithaca, New York and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 8–21, 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 Red finished the 2015–16 season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney. He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Robert Mischler | 22 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Senior | Mishawaka, IN | Graduated |
| Xavier Eaglin | 34 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Raywood, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Warren #114 PF | Downingtown, PA | Downingtown West High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 55 ||||||
| 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 |
| Jerry Ben PF | New Haven, MI | New Haven High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Jimmy Boeheim PF | Syracuse, NY | Jamesville-DeWitt High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 57 |||||||
| 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 Binghamton | L 62–68 | 0–1 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,278) Vestal, NY |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | at Siena | L 78–89 | 0–2 | Times Union Center (6,196) Albany, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Colgate | L 63–67 | 0–3 | Newman Arena (1,328) Ithaca, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 82–75 | 1–3 | Kirby Sports Center (1,821) Easton, PA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at Monmouth | L 61–76 | 1–4 | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,215) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 11/26/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Houston | L 53–83 | 1–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,223) Houston, TX |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | Northeastern | W 80–77 | 2–5 | Newman Arena (742) Ithaca, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm | at Wyoming Las Vegas Classic | L 78–97 | 2–6 | Arena-Auditorium (3,929) Laramie, WY |
| 12/19/2016* 10:30 pm, P12N | at No. 23 USC Las Vegas Classic | L 67–79 | 2–7 | Galen Center (4,148) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/22/2016* 5:30 pm | vs. Troy Las Vegas Classic semifinals | L 84–92 | 2–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2016* 5:30 pm | vs. Southeast Missouri State Las Vegas Classic | W 78–62 | 3–8 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/27/2016* 7:00 pm, RSN | at Syracuse | L 56–80 | 3–9 | Carrier Dome (20,057) Syracuse, NY |
| 12/29/2016* 6:00 pm | UMass Lowell | L 96–98 $^{OT}$ | 3–10 | Newman Arena (422) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Albany | L 59–69 | 3–11 | SEFCU Arena (2,430) Albany, NY |
| 01/08/2017* 2:00 pm | Fisher | W 100–72 | 4–11 | Newman Arena (357) Ithaca, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | Columbia | L 75–79 | 4–12 (0–1) | Newman Arena (2,437) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | at Columbia | W 67–62 | 5–12 (1–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,220) New York City, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | Harvard | L 71–77 | 5–13 (1–2) | Newman Arena (1,186) Ithaca, NY |
| 01/28/2017 6:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 75–62 | 6–13 (2–2) | Newman Arena (3,103) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | Brown | L 70–81 | 6–14 (2–3) | Newman Arena (1,153) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm | Yale | L 71–78 | 6–15 (2–4) | Newman Arena (875) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Princeton | L 60–69 | 6–16 (2–5) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,012) Princeton, NJ |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm | at Penn | L 63–82 | 6–17 (2–6) | Palestra (4,190) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 69–65 | 7–17 (3–6) | Leede Arena (621) Hanover, NH |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 75–87 | 7–18 (3–7) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,979) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | Penn | L 66–69 | 7–19 (3–8) | Newman Arena (1,008) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Princeton | L 60–75 | 7–20 (3–9) | Newman Arena (1,381) Ithaca, NY |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Yale | L 63–90 | 7–21 (3–10) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,411) New Haven, CT |
| 03/04/2017 6:00 pm | at Brown | W 92–78 | 8–21 (4–10) | Pizzitola Sports Center (902) Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||