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.

2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
2016–17 record8–21 (4–10 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNewman Arena
2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
x-Princeton140 1.000  237  .767
Harvard104 .714  1810  .643
Yale95 .643  1811  .621
Penn68 .429  1315  .464
Columbia59 .357  1116  .407
Brown410 .286  1317  .433
Cornell410 .286  821  .276
Dartmouth410 .286  720  .259
x – Ivy League champions
2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

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.[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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Robert Mischler22G6'3"183SeniorMishawaka, INGraduated
Xavier Eaglin34F6'7"205FreshmanRaywood, TXLeft the team due to 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 2016-09-20.

    2017 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 David Onuorah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMarist HS Lithonia, GA
    G 1 Darryl Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrBlue Ridge School Chesapeake, VA
    F 3 Donovan Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoBlair Academy Easton, PA
    G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoThe Webb School Knoxville, TN
    G 5 Robert Hatter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWestside HS Houston, TX
    G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoCox Mill HS Concord, NC
    G 11 Desmond Fleming 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrThe Woodlands College Park HS The Woodlands, TX
    F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrGonzaga College HS Rockville, MD
    F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLoyola HS Calabasas, CA
    C 15 Braxston Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrKelowna Secondary School Kelowna, BC
    G/F 20 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrOlean HS Olean, NY
    G 21 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrNewport HS Bellevue, WA
    F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) FrDownington West HS Downingtown, PA
    G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoWayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC
    G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrArchbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA
    G 25 JoJo Fallas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrShalhevet HS Los Angeles, CA
    F 30 Joseph Bayless 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoWoodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX
    G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Mark's School Dallas, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    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 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

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