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(Top) 1 Previous season 2 Offseason 2.1 Departures 2.2 2016 recruiting class 2.3 2017 recruiting class 3 Roster 4 Schedule and results 5 References

2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
Record	8–21 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach	Brian Earl (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jon Jaques Donovan Williams Adam Gierlach
Home arena	Newman Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
x-Princeton †	14	–	0	1.000	23	–	7	.767
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	18	–	10	.643
Yale	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Penn	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Brown	4	–	10	.286	13	–	17	.433
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	8	–	21	.276
Dartmouth	4	–	10	.286	7	–	20	.259
x – Ivy League champions

† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

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 ArenainIthaca, 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[edit]

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.^[1] He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.^[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

UScollege 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
Josh Warren #114 PF	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[edit]

UScollege 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
Jerry Ben PF	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
Jimmy Boeheim PF	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.

Roster[edit]

2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	David Onuorah	6ft9in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Marist HS	Lithonia, GA
G	1	Darryl Smith	6ft2in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Blue Ridge School	Chesapeake, VA
F	3	Donovan Wright	6ft5in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Blair Academy	Easton, PA
G	4	Troy Whiteside	6ft4in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	The Webb School	Knoxville, TN
G	5	Robert Hatter	6ft2in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Westside HS	Houston, TX
G	10	Matt Morgan	6ft3in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Cox Mill HS	Concord, NC
G	11	Desmond Fleming	5ft11in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	The Woodlands College Park HS	The Woodlands, TX
F	12	Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof	6ft7in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Gonzaga College HS	Rockville, MD
F	13	Stone Gettings	6ft9in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Loyola HS	Calabasas, CA
C	15	Braxston Bunce	6ft11in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Kelowna Secondary School	Kelowna, BC
G/F	20	Will Bathurst	6ft3in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Olean HS	Olean, NY
G	21	Kyle Brown	6ft2in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Newport HS	Bellevue, WA
F	22	Josh Warren	6ft8in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Downington West HS	Downingtown, PA
G	23	Joel Davis	6ft3in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Wayne Country Day School	Goldsboro, NC
G/F	24	Pat Smith	6ft5in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Wood Catholic HS	Chalfont, PA
G	25	JoJo Fallas	5ft11in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Shalhevet HS	Los Angeles, CA
F	30	Joseph Bayless	6ft8in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Woodrow Wilson HS	Dallas, TX
G	32	Jack Gordon	6ft5in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Mark's School	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Brian Earl (Princeton)

Assistant coach(es)

Jon Jaques (Cornell)
Donovan Williams (Park)
Adam Gierlach (Rice)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Cornell fires coach Bill Courtney after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

^ "Cornell hires Princeton assistant Earl as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.

^ 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball schedule

^ "2021-22 Cornell Big Red Schedule".

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