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
NEC Tournament
2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team