2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record20–12 (13–5 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kenyon Spears (2nd season)
  • Jim Mack (2nd season)
  • Tobe Carberry (1st season)
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness Center
Barclays Center
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mount St. Mary's144 .7782016  .556
LIU Brooklyn135 .7222012  .625
Wagner117 .6111614  .533
Saint Francis117 .6111717  .500
Robert Morris99 .5001419  .424
Bryant99 .5001220  .375
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .5001119  .367
Sacred Heart810 .4441319  .406
Central Connecticut414 .222623  .207
St. Francis Brooklyn216 .111427  .129
2017 NEC tournament winner

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

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