2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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

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 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.^[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

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

College recruiting information

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
	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

College recruiting information (2017)
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
	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
	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

2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 David Onuorah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Marist HS Lithonia, GA G 1 Darryl Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Blue Ridge School Chesapeake, VA F 3 Donovan Wright 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Blair Academy Easton, PA G 4 Troy Whiteside 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So The Webb School Knoxville, TN G 5 Robert Hatter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Westside HS Houston, TX G 10 Matt Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Cox Mill HS Concord, NC G 11 Desmond Fleming 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr The Woodlands College Park HS The Woodlands, TX F 12 Jordan Abdur-Ra'oof 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Gonzaga College HS Rockville, MD F 13 Stone Gettings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Loyola HS Calabasas, CA C 15 Braxston Bunce 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Kelowna Secondary School Kelowna, BC G/F 20 Will Bathurst 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Olean HS Olean, NY G 21 Kyle Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Newport HS Bellevue, WA F 22 Josh Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Downington West HS Downingtown, PA G 23 Joel Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wayne Country Day School Goldsboro, NC G/F 24 Pat Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Archbishop Wood Catholic HS Chalfont, PA G 25 JoJo Fallas 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Shalhevet HS Los Angeles, CA F 30 Joseph Bayless 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Woodrow Wilson HS Dallas, TX G 32 Jack Gordon 6 ft 5 in (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

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

1. "Cornell fires coach Bill Courtney after 5 seasons". ESPN.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
2. "Cornell hires Princeton assistant Earl as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
3. 2016–17 Cornell Big Red men's basketball schedule
4. "2021-22 Cornell Big Red Schedule".