The 2017–18 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represented The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University during the

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. The Blackbirds, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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, with several home games at the

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, as members of the

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. 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,

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, and

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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

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in the quarterfinals. On March 20, 2017, head coach

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was fired after five seasons at LIU Brooklyn. Former

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head coach Derek Kellogg was hired as the new head coach on April 18.

Preseason

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

Roster

Source

Schedule and results

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References

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