2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:18–17
Conf Record:10–8
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jim Mack
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Marlon Williamson
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:Ralph Auriantal
Ac3 Year:1st
Champion:NEC tournament champions
Bowl Result:First Four

The 2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blackbirds, led by first-year head coach Derek Kellogg, played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, with several home games at the Barclays Center, as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–17, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Wagner to become NEC Tournament champions. They earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Radford.

Previous season

The Blackbirds finished the 2016–17 season at 20–12, 13–5 in nec play to finish in second place. In the NEC tournament, they lost to Robert Morris in the quarterfinals.

On March 20, 2017, head coach Jack Perri was fired after five seasons at LIU Brooklyn.[1] Former Massachusetts head coach Derek Kellogg was hired as the new head coach on April 18.[2]

Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Blackbirds were picked to finish in sixth place.[3]

Roster

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Jack Perri Out At LIU Brooklyn. March 20, 2017. July 18, 2017. nycbuckets.com.
  2. LIU Brooklyn Announces Derek Kellogg as Men's Basketball Head Coach. April 18, 2017. LIU Brooklyn Athletics. July 18, 2017.
  3. Web site: Northeast Conference - Spread The Red! Saint Francis U is the Unanimous Pick To Win the #NECMBB Title. www.northeastconference.org. en. 2017-10-25.
  4. Web site: 2017–18 Men's Basketball Roster. . 2017. LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. September 11, 2017.