2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:20–12
Conf Record:13–5
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Kenyon Spears
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Jim Mack
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Tobe Carberry
Ac3 Year:1st

The 2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Jack Perri, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in second place. In the NEC tournament, they lost to Robert Morris in the quarterfinals.[1]

On March 20, 2017, head coach Jack Perri was fired after five seasons at LIU Brooklyn.[2] Former UMass head coach Derek Kellogg was hired as the new head coach on April 18.[3]

Previous season

The Blackbirds finished the 2015–16 season 1615, 99 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They beat Sacred Heart in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing to Wagner.

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season |-!colspan=9 style=| Northeast Conference regular season |-!colspan=9 style=| NEC tournament

Notes and References

  1. News: Robert Morris upsets LIU Brooklyn in NEC tournament. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2017-08-01. en.
  2. News: Jack Perri Out At LIU Brooklyn. nycbuckets.com. March 20, 2017. July 18, 2017.
  3. LIU Brooklyn Announces Derek Kellogg as Men's Basketball Head Coach. LIU Brooklyn Athletics. April 18, 2017. July 18, 2017.
  4. Web site: 2016–17 Men's Basketball Roster . . 2016 . LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds . October 11, 2015.