2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Duke
Regular season	November 11, 2016 – March 12, 2017
NCAA Tournament	2017
Tournament dates	March 14, 2017 – April 3, 2017
National Championship	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
NCAA Champions	North Carolina Tar Heels
Other champions	TCU Horned Frogs (NIT), Wyoming Cowboys (CBI), Saint Peter's Peacocks (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Frank Mason III, Kansas
NCAA Division I basketball seasons «2015–16  2017–18»

The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.^[1]

Rule changes[]

The only rule change for the regular season was allowing coaches to ask for timeouts in situations of inbounds on offense or defense. Coaches are still not permitted to call timeouts in live-ball situations.

The NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in the 2017 postseason NIT:^[2]

• Team fouls were reset to zero at the 10:00 mark of each half. This effectively divided the game into quarters for purposes of team fouls.
• The "one-and-one" foul shot was not used. Instead, starting with the fifth total foul in each 10-minute period, non-shooting fouls by the defensive team resulted in two free throws, with the only exception being administrative technical fouls. This mirrored foul counting in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
• In a feature unique in the college game, but similar to that used by the NBA and WNBA, each overtime was considered a separate period for purposes of accumulating team fouls. The team foul limit was 3 per overtime period, with all non-shooting team fouls thereafter by the defense resulting in two free throws.
• The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds whenever the ball was inbounded in the frontcourt.

Season headlines[]

• March 10, 2016 – The Ivy League announced it will add a conference tournament beginning in the 2016–17 season.^[3] Previously, the regular season champion earned the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.^[3]
• April 20 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2016–17 school year. A total of 23 programs in 13 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following two Division I men's basketball teams:^[4]
  • Alcorn State
  • Savannah State
• April 28 – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced that effective with the 2016–17 school year, it would rebrand itself as the ASUN Conference.^[5]
• November 2 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Duke guard Grayson Allen was the leading vote-getter (61 votes). Joining him on the team were California forward Ivan Rabb (55 votes), Villanova guard Josh Hart (53), Oregon forward Dillon Brooks (30) and Iowa State guard Monté Morris (24).^[6]
• November 22 – Fort Wayne upset 3rd-ranked Indiana for the first win over a ranked team in the program's history.^[7]
• December 5 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced that North Alabama would move from the Division II Gulf South Conference and join the ASUN in 2018.^[8]
• January 2 – Duke announced that head coach Mike Krzyzewski would undergo surgery on January 6 to remove a fragment of a herniated disc in his lower back. He went on a medical leave following the Blue Devils' January 4 game against Georgia Tech and was expected to be out for about four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel took over for Krzyzewski during his recuperation.^[9]
• January 5 – Before Austin Peay's game against Tennessee Tech, Peay announced that Dave Loos, the Governors' head coach since 1990, would take a medical leave effective immediately. Loos, who had undergone surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon in July 2016, has since been undergoing chemotherapy for a cancerous lymph node found during that procedure. Assistant Jay Bowen served as interim head coach^[10] until Loos returned to the sidelines on January 19.^[11]
• January 13 – The Western Athletic Conference announced that California Baptist would move from the Division II Pacific West Conference and join the WAC in 2018.^[12]
• January 24 – For only the third time since the AP Poll was first compiled for college basketball in 1948, three of the top four teams lost on the same day. First, #2 Kansas lost 85–69 at West Virginia. Shortly thereafter, top-ranked Villanova lost 74–72 at Marquette. Finally, #4 Kentucky lost 82–80 at Tennessee.^[13]
• January 26 – The Summit League announced that North Dakota, currently a member of the Big Sky Conference, would join the league in 2018.^[14]
• February 4
  • Six teams in the AP Top 10 lose, tying the poll-era record for most losses by top-10 teams in one day. Additionally, it was the first day in poll history in which two of the top three teams (Baylor and Kansas) lost at home to unranked opponents.^[15]
  • Krzyzewski returns from his medical leave to the Duke bench, with the Blue Devils defeating Pittsburgh 72–64.^[16]
• March 8 – A plane carrying Michigan to the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C. skidded off the runway and crashed while trying to take off from Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti, Michigan. No one was injured, and the team safely arrived in Washington on a flight the following morning.^[17]
• March 13 – The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts reported that a federal lawsuit had been filed against several UMass staff members. The suit was filed in December 2016 by a former girlfriend of assistant Lou Roe, and names Roe and three other staff members, including since-fired head coach Derek Kellogg, as defendants. The suit alleges that she was intimidated and falsely imprisoned in an attempt to keep her silent about doping by team members, domestic violence incidents involving staff members, and quashing of criminal complaints against team members.^[18]

Milestones and records[]

• During the season, the following players reached the 2000 career point milestone – NJIT guard Damon Lynn,^[19] Valparaiso forward Alec Peters,^[20] North Florida guard Dallas Moore,^[21] Santa Clara guard Jared Brownridge,^[22] VMI guard Q. J. Peterson,^[23] Winthrop guard Keon Johnson,^[24] Northwestern State guard ,^[25] Lehigh center Tim Kempton Jr.,^[26] Davidson guard Jack Gibbs,^[27] Weber State guard Jeremy Senglin,^[28] Monmouth guard Justin Robinson,^[29] and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi forward Rashawn Thomas.^[30]
• November 11 – NJIT's Damon Lynn surpasses Chris Flores as the school's all-time leading scorer for their Division I era.^[31]
• January 3 – Jacksonville's made 13-of-17 three-pointers en route to 41 points.^[32] He set both school and Atlantic Sun Conference single game three-point scoring records in the process, which were previously 10 and 11, respectively.^[32]
• January 7 – Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy won his 500th game in Division I.^[33] The Rams defeated Air Force 85–58.^[33]
• February 11 – Villanova head coach Jay Wright won his 500th game in Division I.^[34] The Wildcats defeated Xavier 73–57.^[34]
• February 16 – Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos also won his 500th game in Division I.^[35] The Governors defeated Eastern Illinois 85–80.^[35]
• March 7 – With Gonzaga's 74–56 win over Saint Mary's in the final of the West Coast Conference Tournament, the Bulldogs' Przemek Karnowski became the winningest player in NCAA Division I men's history, although the NCAA does not officially recognize this milestone. This was Karnowski's 132nd winning appearance, surpassing the 131 of Duke's Shane Battier.^[36] Karnowski would ultimately finish with 137 wins.
• March 9 – John Beilein becomes the winningest coach in Michigan Wolverines men's basketball history (210 wins).^[37]
• March 18 – Gonzaga head coach Mark Few reached the 500-win mark in the Bulldogs' 79–73 win over Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Among Division I men's coaches, only Adolph Rupp and Jerry Tarkanian reached the milestone in fewer games.^[38]

Conference membership changes[]

Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17:

School	Former conference	New conference
Coastal Carolina	Big South Conference	Sun Belt Conference

New arenas[]

• South Dakota opened the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The completion of the 6,000-seat venue saw the South Dakota men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams move out of the considerably larger DakotaDome, which remains home to football, track & field, and swimming & diving. The first men's basketball game in the new arena was an exhibition on November 4 against NCAA Division III Loras, with the Coyotes winning 106–76;^[39] the first official men's game was the second leg of a November 13 doubleheader with the Coyotes women's team, with the men defeating Bowling Green 78–72.^[40]
• North Dakota State opened the renovated Scheels Center. This completion brought the previously outdated Bison Sports Arena up to full Division 1 standards. The arena resumed competition of their men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams inside the Scheels Center. The renovated arena seats 5,700 people on the North side of NDSU's campus in Fargo, North Dakota. The first game played in the renovated arena was an exhibition on November 2, 2016 against NCAA Division III Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), the Bison winning that game 90-53.^[41] The first official men's game was on November 11, 2016; the Bison beat Arkansas State 76-66.^[42]

This proved to be the last season for four Division I teams in their then-current venues:

• DePaul, located in Chicago, left its current off-campus home of Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois for a new off-campus arena in the city proper. Wintrust Arena, a 10,000-seat venue at the McCormick Place convention center, opened for the 2017–18 season.^[43]
• NJIT left one on-campus venue for another. The aging Fleisher Center (capacity 1,600) was replaced by the Wellness and Events Center (capacity 3,500) for the 2017–18 season.^[44]
• Robert Morris closed the Charles L. Sewall Center, the on-campus home to the Colonials since 1985, in June 2017. At the time, the UPMC Events Center was being built at the Sewall Center site and was originally scheduled to open in the middle of the 2018–19 basketball season.^[45] The Colonials played most of their 2017–18 home games at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, with another Pittsburgh venue, Duquesne's A. J. Palumbo Center, used when PPG Paints Arena was not available.^[46] Due to construction delays, the Colonials ultimately played their entire 2018–19 home schedule at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility that opened in 2017 at the on-campus North Athletic Complex as part of the UPMC Events Center project.^[47]
• Wofford also moved within its campus, abandoning its home since 1981, Benjamin Johnson Arena (capacity 3,500), for the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (capacity 3,400).^[48]

Season outlook[]

Pre–season polls[]

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

AP Ranking Team 1 Duke (58) 2 Kentucky (2) 3 Kansas 4 Villanova (4) 5 Oregon (1) 6 North Carolina 7 Xavier 8 Virginia 9 Wisconsin 10 Arizona 11 Indiana 12 Michigan State 13 Louisville 14 Gonzaga 15 Purdue 16 UCLA 17 Saint Mary's 18 UConn 19 Syracuse 20 West Virginia 21 Texas 22 Creighton 23 Rhode Island 24 Iowa State 25 Maryland

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Duke (27) 2 Kansas (1) 3 Villanova (1) 4 Kentucky (2) 5 Oregon (1) 6 North Carolina 7 Virginia 8 Xavier 9 Michigan State 10 Wisconsin 11 Arizona 12 Indiana 13 Gonzaga 14 Louisville 15 Purdue 16 UConn 17 Syracuse 18 West Virginia 19 Saint Mary's 20 UCLA 21 Maryland 22 Texas 23 Creighton 24 Rhode Island 25 Cincinnati

Regular season[]

Early season tournaments[]

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
2K Sports Classic	November 17–18	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)	4	Michigan
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 17–18, 20	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)[a]	8	Xavier
Charleston Classic	November 17–18, 20	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Villanova
Paradise Jam Tournament	November 18–21	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Creighton
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 19–20	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	4	Duke
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 21–22	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Kansas
Legends Classic	November 21–22	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Notre Dame
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 21–23	Germain Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Houston
Maui Invitational	November 21–23	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	North Carolina
Men Who Speak Up Main Event	November 21, 23	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV)	8	Valparaiso
Cancun Challenge	November 22–23	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancun, MX)	8	Georgia State (Mayan Division) Purdue (Riviera Division)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 23–25	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Baylor
Great Alaska Shootout	November 23–26	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK)	8	Iona
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Temple
Las Vegas Invitational	November 24–25	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	4	Butler Bucknell
AdvoCare Invitational	November 24–25, 27	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8	Gonzaga
Wooden Legacy	November 24–25, 27	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)	8	UCLA
Emerald Coast Classic	November 25–26	Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL)	4	Virginia UTRGV
Barclays Center Classic	November 25–26	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Maryland
Challenge in Music City	November 25–27	Nashville Music Auditorium (Nashville, TN)	4	Middle Tennessee
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	4	Southern Cal
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	San Diego St.

Upsets[]

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament
Wagner	67–58	#18 UConn	November 11[50]
#7 Kansas	77–75	#1 Duke	November 15[51]	Champions Classic
Georgetown	65–61	#13 Oregon	November 21[52]	Maui Invitational
Fort Wayne	71–68	#3 Indiana	November 22[53]
Colorado	68–54	#22 Texas	November 22[54]
South Carolina	61–46	#25 Michigan	November 23[55]
Temple	89–86	#25 Florida State	November 24[56]	NIT Season Tip-Off
Butler	69–65	#8 Arizona	November 25[57]	Las Vegas Invitational
Temple	81–77	#19 West Virginia	November 25[58]	NIT Season Tip-Off
South Carolina	64–50	#18 Syracuse	November 26[59]
Valparaiso	65–62	#21 Rhode Island	November 29[60]
Cincinnati	55–54OT	#19 Iowa State	December 1[61]
#11 UCLA	97–92	#1 Kentucky	December 3[62]
Providence	63–60	#21 Rhode Island	December 3[63]
Colorado	68–66	#13 Xavier	December 7[64]
Indiana State	72–71	#16 Butler	December 7[65]
UT Arlington	65–51	#12 St. Mary's	December 8[66]
Iowa	78–64	#25 Iowa State	December 8[67]
Florida State	83–78	#21 Florida	December 11[68]
Seton Hall	67–64	#16 South Carolina	December 12[69]
Clemson	62–60	#22 South Carolina	December 21[70]
Nebraska	87–83	#16 Indiana	December 28[71]
St. John's	76–73	#13 Butler	December 29[72]
Georgia Tech	75–63	#9 North Carolina	December 31[73]
Virginia Tech	89–75	#5 Duke	December 31[74]
Minnesota	91–82OT	#15 Purdue	January 1[75]
Texas Tech	77–76	#7 West Virginia	January 3[76]
#18 Butler	66–58	#1 Villanova	January 4[77]
Pittsburgh	88–76	#11 Virginia	January 4[78]
NC State	104–78	#21 Virginia Tech	January 4[79]
California	74–73	#25 USC	January 8[80]
#10 West Virginia	89–68	#1 Baylor	January 10[81]
Texas Tech	66–65	#25 Kansas State	January 10[82]
Michigan State	65–47	#24 Minnesota	January 11[83]
Iowa	83–78	#17 Purdue	January 12[84]
Utah	86–64	#25 USC	January 12[85]
Penn State	52–50	#24 Minnesota	January 14[86]
Oklahoma	89–87	#7 West Virginia	January 18[87]
Marquette	102–94	#7 Creighton	January 21[88]
Kansas State	79–75	#7 West Virginia	January 21[89]
Vanderbilt	68–66	#19 Florida	January 21[90]
NC State	84–82	#17 Duke	January 23[91]
Marquette	74–72	#1 Villanova	January 24[92]
Tennessee	82–80	#4 Kentucky	January 24[93]
Georgia Tech	78–56	#6 Florida State	January 25[94]
USC	84–76	#8 UCLA	January 25[95]
Georgetown	71–51	#16 Creighton	January 25[96]
Syracuse	82–72	#6 Florida State	January 28[97]
Miami (FL)	77–62	#9 North Carolina	January 28[98]
Colorado	74–65	#10 Oregon	January 28[99]
Georgetown	85–81	#11 Butler	January 28[100]
Nebraska	83–80	#20 Purdue	January 29[101]
Kansas State	56–54	#2 Baylor	February 4[102]
Iowa State	92–89OT	#3 Kansas	February 4[103]
Oklahoma State	82–75	#7 West Virginia	February 4[104]
Syracuse	66–62	#9 Virginia	February 4[105]
Xavier	82–80	#22 Creighton	February 4[106]
Penn State	70–64	#21 Maryland	February 7[107]
Alabama	90–864OT	#19 South Carolina	February 7[108]
Notre Dame	84–72	#14 Florida State	February 11[109]
Providence	71–65	#22 Butler	February 11[110]
Northwestern	66–59	#7 Wisconsin	February 12[111]
Virginia Tech	80–782OT	#12 Virginia	February 12[112]
Texas Tech	84–78	#4 Baylor	February 13[113]
Arkansas	83–76	#21 South Carolina	February 15[114]
Seton Hall	87–81	#20 Creighton	February 15[115]
Michigan	64–58	#11 Wisconsin	February 16[116]
Pittsburgh	80–66	#17 Florida State	February 18[117]
Vanderbilt	71–62	#21 South Carolina	February 18[118]
Miami (FL)	54–48	#18 Virginia	February 20[119]
Syracuse	78–75	#10 Duke	February 22[120]
Minnesota	89–75	#24 Maryland	February 22[121]
Providence	68–66	#23 Creighton	February 22[122]
Ohio State	83–73	#16 Wisconsin	February 23[123]
Iowa State	72–69	#9 Baylor	February 25[124]
Michigan	82–70	#14 Purdue	February 25[125]
Miami (FL)	55–50	#10 Duke	February 25[126]
Iowa	83–69	#24 Maryland	February 25[127]
BYU	79–71	#1 Gonzaga	February 25[128]
UCF	53–49	#15 Cincinnati	February 26[129]
Michigan State	84–74	#16 Wisconsin	February 26[130]
Virginia Tech	66–61	#25 Miami (FL)	February 27[131]
Wake Forest	88–81	#8 Louisville	March 1[132]
Iowa	59–57	#22 Wisconsin	March 2[133]
Vanderbilt	73–71	#12 Florida	March 4[134]
Seton Hall	70–64	#13 Butler	March 4[135]
TCU	85–82	#1 Kansas	March 9[136]	Big 12 Tournament
Kansas State	70–64	#9 Baylor	March 9[137]	Big 12 Tournament
Xavier	62–57	#18 Butler	March 9[138]	Big East Tournament
Michigan	74–70OT	#13 Purdue	March 10[139]	Big Ten Tournament
Vanderbilt	72–62OT	#17 Florida	March 10[140]	SEC Tournament
Northwestern	72–64	#25 Maryland	March 10[141]	Big Ten Tournament
Michigan	71–56	#24 Wisconsin	March 12[142]	Big Ten Tournament

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. This was the first season in which the Ivy League held a conference tournament.^[143]

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Trae Bell-Haynes, Vermont[144]	John Becker, Vermont[144]	2017 America East Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Vermont
American Athletic Conference	SMU	Semi Ojeleye, SMU[145]	Tim Jankovich, SMU[145]	2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	XL Center (Hartford, CT)	SMU
ASUN Conference	Florida Gulf Coast	Dallas Moore, North Florida[146]	Joe Dooley, Florida Gulf Coast[146]	2017 ASUN Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 Conference	Dayton	T. J. Cline, Richmond[147]	Archie Miller, Dayton[147]	2017 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament	PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)	Rhode Island
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	Justin Jackson, North Carolina[148]	Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech[148]	2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	Duke
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Frank Mason III, Kansas[149]	Bill Self, Kansas[149]	2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	Iowa State
Big East Conference	Villanova	Josh Hart, Villanova[150]	Chris Holtmann, Butler[150]	2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	North Dakota	Jacob Wiley, Eastern Washington[151]	Brian Jones, North Dakota[152]	2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Reno Events Center (Reno, NV)	North Dakota
Big South Conference	UNC Asheville & Winthrop[n 1]	Keon Johnson, Winthrop[153]	Nick McDevitt, UNC Asheville[153]	2017 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed	Winthrop
Big Ten Conference	Purdue	Caleb Swanigan, Purdue[154]	Richard Pitino, Minnesota[154]	2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Verizon Center (Washington, DC)	Michigan
Big West Conference	UC Irvine	Luke Nelson, UC Irvine[155]	Russell Turner, UC Irvine[155]	2017 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)	UC Davis
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington	T. J. Williams, Northeastern[156]	Earl Grant, College of Charleston[156]	2017 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)	UNC Wilmington
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee	JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee[157]	Kermit Davis, Middle Tennessee[157]	2017 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament	Legacy Arena (Birmingham, AL)	Middle Tennessee
Horizon League	Oakland[n 1] & Valparaiso	Alec Peters, Valparaiso[158]	John Brannen, Northern Kentucky[158]	2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament	Joe Louis Arena (Detroit, MI)	Northern Kentucky
Ivy League	Princeton	Spencer Weisz, Princeton[159]	Mitch Henderson, Princeton[159]	2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament	Palestra (Philadelphia, PA)	Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Monmouth	Justin Robinson, Monmouth[160]	King Rice, Monmouth[161]	2017 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, NY)	Iona
Mid-American Conference	Akron[n 1] (East) Ball State & Western Michigan (West)	Isaiah Johnson, Akron[162]	Keith Dambrot, Akron[162]	2017 Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Kent State
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	North Carolina Central	Patrick Cole, North Carolina Central[163]	LeVelle Moton, North Carolina Central[163]	2017 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley Conference	Illinois State[n 1] & Wichita State	Paris Lee, Illinois State[164]	Dan Muller, Illinois State[165]	2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, MO)	Wichita State
Mountain West Conference	Nevada	Gian Clavell, Colorado State[166]	Larry Eustachy, Colorado State[166]	2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Nevada
Northeast Conference	Mount St. Mary's	Jerome Frink, LIU Brooklyn[167]	Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's[167]	2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley Conference	Belmont[n 1] (East) UT Martin (West)	Evan Bradds, Belmont[168]	Rick Byrd, Belmont[168]	2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN)	Jacksonville State
Pac-12 Conference	Arizona & Oregon[n 1]	Dillon Brooks, Oregon[169]	Sean Miller, Arizona[169]	2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV)	Arizona
Patriot League	Bucknell	Nana Foulland, Bucknell[170]	Nathan Davis, Bucknell[170]	2017 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament	Campus sites	Bucknell
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	Sindarius Thornwell, South Carolina (coaches)[171] Malik Monk, Kentucky (AP)[172]	Mike White, Florida[171][172]	2017 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	East Tennessee State, Furman, & UNC Greensboro[n 1]	Devin Sibley, Furman[173]	Niko Medved, Furman[173]	2017 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC)	East Tennessee State
Southland Conference	New Orleans	Erik Thomas, New Orleans[174]	Mark Slessinger, New Orleans[174]	2017 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	New Orleans
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Zach Lofton, Texas Southern[175]	Montez Robinson, Alcorn State[175]	2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, TX)	Texas Southern
The Summit League	South Dakota	Mike Daum, South Dakota State[176]	Craig Smith, South Dakota[176]	2017 Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Texas–Arlington	Kevin Hervey, Texas–Arlington[177]	Scott Cross, Texas–Arlington[177]	2017 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)	Troy
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga[178]	Mark Few, Gonzaga[178]	2017 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	Cal State Bakersfield	Ian Baker, New Mexico State[179]	Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield[179]	2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	New Mexico State

Statistical leaders[]

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Marcus Keene	C. Michigan	30.0		Ángel Delgado	Seton Hall	13.1		Lonzo Ball	UCLA	7.6		Ehab Amin	Texas A&M-CC	3.44
Chris Clemons	Campbell	25.1		Caleb Swanigan	Purdue	12.5		Austin Luke	Belmont	7.1		Tra-Deon Hollins	Omaha	3.38
Mike Daum	South Dakota St.	25.1			Toledo	12.2		Eric Garcia	Wofford	6.8		Joseph Chartouny	Fordham	3.24
Dallas Moore	N. Florida	23.9		Rokas Gustys	Hofstra	12.1		Kyron Cartwright	Providence	6.7		Laquincy Rideau	Gardner-Webb	3.03
	S. Utah	23.6		Sebastián Sáiz	Ole Miss	11.4			UT Arlington	6.5		Ahmad Thomas	UNC Asheville	3.00

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Liam Thomas	Nicholls St.	4.2		Devontae Cacok	UNC Wilmington	.800		Markus Howard	Marquette	.547			Oklahoma St.	.955
Reggie Lynch	Minnesota	3.5		Justin Patton	Creighton	.676			Kennesaw St.	.541		Devin Cannady	Princeton	.938
Ben Lammers	Georgia Tech	3.4			UT Martin	.671		Francis Alonso	UNC Greensboro	.462			FIU	.929
Brandon Gilbeck	W. Illinois	3.0		Aundre Jackson	Loyola (IL)	.669			Detroit	.448		Andrew Rowsey	Marquette	.926
Tai Odiase	UIC	2.9			Chattanooga	.645		Jeremy Senglin	Weber St.	.447		Kahlil Dukes	Niagara	.921

Postseason[]

NCAA Tournament[]

Tournament upsets[]

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

This definition is based solely on seeding—in the Middle Tennessee–Minnesota game listed below, the #12 seed Middle Tennessee entered the game as a 1.5-point favorite in Las Vegas sports books.^[180]

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 16	Middle Tennessee (#12)	81–72	Minnesota (#5)	South	First Round
March 18	Wisconsin (#8)	65–62	Villanova (#1)	East	Second Round
March 18	Xavier (#11)	91–66	Florida State (#3)	West	Second Round
March 23	Xavier (#11)	73–71	Arizona (#2)	West	Sweet Sixteen

Final Four – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ[]

	National Semifinals April 1					National Championship Game April 3
	E7	South Carolina	73
	W1	Gonzaga	77
						W1	Gonzaga	65
						S1	North Carolina	71
	MW3	Oregon	76
	S1	North Carolina	77

National Invitation Tournament[]

After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 14, 2017 with all games prior to the semifinals being played at campus sites.

NIT Semifinals and Final[]

Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 28 and 30

	Semifinals March 28					Championship game March 30
	6	Georgia Tech	76
	8	Cal State Bakersfield	61
						6	Georgia Tech	56
						4	TCU	88
	4	UCF	53
	4	TCU	68

College Basketball Invitational[]

The tenth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 14, 2017. This tournament features 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

	Semifinals March 22				Championship Series March 27, 29, 31
	UIC	78
	Coastal Carolina	89
					Coastal Carolina	91	57	59
					Wyoming	81	81	83
	Utah Valley	68
	Wyoming	74

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament[]

The seventh CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 13, 2017 and ended with the championship game on March 31. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA Tournament and NIT. 26 teams participate in this tournament.

	Semifinals March 29					Championship March 31
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		79
	UMBC		61
						Texas A&M–Corpus Christi		61
						Saint Peter's		62
	Furman		51
	Saint Peter's		77

Conference standings[]

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 SMU † 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857 No. 18 Cincinnati 16 – 2   .889 30 – 6   .833 Houston 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656 UCF 11 – 7   .611 24 – 12   .667 Memphis 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594 UConn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485 Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 Temple 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455 Tulane 3 – 15   .167 6 – 25   .194 South Florida 1 – 17   .056 7 – 23   .233 † 2017 AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont † 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829 Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 18 – 14   .563 Albany 10 – 6   .625 21 – 14   .600 New Hampshire 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625 UMBC 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618 UMass Lowell* 5 – 11   .313 11 – 20   .355 Hartford 4 – 12   .250 9 – 23   .281 Binghamton 3 – 13   .188 12 – 20   .375 Maine 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 America East Tournament winner	2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Dayton 15 – 3   .833 24 – 8   .750 VCU 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743 Rhode Island † 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 Richmond 13 – 5   .722 22 – 13   .629 Saint Bonaventure 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 George Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 George Mason 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 La Salle 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Davidson 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Fordham 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Saint Louis 6 – 12   .333 12 – 21   .364 UMass 4 – 14   .222 15 – 18   .455 Saint Joseph's 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 Duquesne 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313 † 2017 A10 Tournament winner
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida Gulf Coast † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765 Lipscomb 11 – 3   .786 20 – 13   .606 North Florida 8 – 6   .571 15 – 19   .441 USC Upstate 7 – 7   .500 17 – 16   .515 Kennesaw State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 18   .438 Jacksonville 5 – 9   .357 17 – 16   .515 NJIT 3 – 11   .214 11 – 20   .355 Stetson 3 – 11   .214 11 – 21   .344 † 2017 ASUN Tournament winner	2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 North Carolina 14 – 4   .778 33 – 7   .825 No. 16 Florida State 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743 No. 14 Notre Dame 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722 No. 10 Louisville 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735 No. 7 Duke † 11 – 7   .611 28 – 9   .757 No. 24 Virginia 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676 Virginia Tech 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667 Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 Wake Forest 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Georgia Tech 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568 Clemson 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515 NC State 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469 Pittsburgh 4 – 14   .222 16 – 17   .485 Boston College 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281 † 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Villanova † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 4   .889 No. 21 Butler 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735 Creighton 10 – 8   .556 25 – 10   .714 Seton Hall 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Providence 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Marquette 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Xavier 9 – 9   .500 24 – 14   .632 Saint John's 7 – 11   .389 14 – 19   .424 Georgetown 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438 DePaul 2 – 16   .111 9 – 23   .281 † 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Dakota † 14 – 4   .778 22 – 10   .688 Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 22 – 12   .647 Idaho 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Weber State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588 Montana 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500 Montana State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500 Sacramento State 9 – 9   .500 13 – 18   .419 Portland State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Northern Colorado* 7 – 11   .389 11 – 18   .379 Northern Arizona 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281 Southern Utah 3 – 15   .167 6 – 27   .182 Idaho State 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161 † Conference tournament winner	2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Winthrop † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 7   .788 UNC Asheville 15 – 3   .833 23 – 10   .697 Liberty 14 – 4   .778 21 – 14   .600 Gardner–Webb 11 – 7   .611 19 – 14   .576 High Point 9 – 9   .500 15 – 16   .484 Radford 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 Campbell 7 – 11   .389 19 – 18   .514 Charleston Southern 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387 Longwood 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200 Presbyterian 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167 † 2017 Big South Tournament winner	2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Purdue 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 No. 25 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730 Maryland 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727 Minnesota 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706 No. 23 Michigan † 10 – 8   .556 26 – 12   .684 Northwestern 10 – 8   .556 24 – 12   .667 Michigan State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 Iowa 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 Illinois 8 – 10   .444 20 – 15   .571 Ohio State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 15   .531 Indiana 7 ��� 11   .389 18 – 16   .529 Penn State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455 Nebraska 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 18   .455 † 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Irvine 12 – 4   .750 21 – 15   .583 UC Davis † 11 – 5   .688 23 – 13   .639 Cal State Fullerton 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531 Long Beach State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 19   .441 Hawaii 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467 Cal State Northridge 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367 Cal Poly 6 – 10   .375 11 – 20   .355 UC Riverside 5 – 11   .313 7 – 21   .250 UC Santa Barbara 4 – 12   .250 6 – 22   .214 † 2017 Big West Tournament winner	2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Kansas 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861 No. 13 West Virginia 12 – 6   .667 28 – 9   .757 No. 12 Baylor 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771 Iowa State † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686 Oklahoma State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606 Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600 Texas Tech 6 – 12   .333 18 – 14   .563 TCU 6 – 12   .333 24 – 15   .615 Oklahoma 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Texas 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333 † 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[181]	2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Wilmington † 15 – 3   .833 29 – 6   .829 College of Charleston 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714 Towson 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Elon 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563 William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 Northeastern 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Hofstra 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469 James Madison 7 – 11   .389 10 – 23   .303 Delaware 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394 Drexel 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281 † 2017 CAA Tournament winner
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Middle Tennessee † 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861 Louisiana Tech 14 – 4   .778 23 – 10   .697 Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613 UTEP 12 – 6   .667 15 – 17   .469 Rice 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657 Marshall 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 UAB 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 Western Kentucky 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424 Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 13 – 17   .433 Florida Atlantic 6 – 12   .333 10 – 20   .333 Southern Miss 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 FIU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226 North Texas 2 – 16   .111 8 – 22   .267 † 2017 C-USA Tournament winner	2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Oakland 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 Valparaiso 14 – 4   .778 24 – 9   .727 Green Bay 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Northern Kentucky † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686 Wright State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 UIC 7 – 11   .389 17 – 19   .472 Detroit 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258 Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290 Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 21   .382 Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 11 – 24   .314 † 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner	v t 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
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Akron 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750 Ohio 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645 Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531 Kent State † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611 Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Miami (OH) 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 West Ball State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500 Toledo 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500 Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485 Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469 Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500 † 2017 MAC Tournament winner	2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Monmouth 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794 Saint Peter's 14 – 6   .700 23 – 13   .639 Iona † 12 – 8   .600 22 – 13   .629 Siena 12 – 8   .600 17 – 17   .500 Fairfield 11 – 9   .550 16 – 15   .516 Rider 10 – 10   .500 18 – 15   .545 Canisius 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529 Quinnipiac 7 – 13   .350 10 – 21   .323 Niagara 6 – 14   .300 10 – 23   .303 Marist 5 – 15   .250 8 – 24   .250 Manhattan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 22   .313 † 2017 MAAC Tournament winner	2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT NC Central † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 9   .735 Norfolk State 12 – 4   .750 17 – 17   .500 Morgan State 11 – 5   .688 14 – 16   .467 Hampton 11 – 5   .688 14 – 17   .452 Savannah State* 10 – 6   .625 13 – 16   .448 MD Eastern Shore 9 – 7   .563 14 – 20   .412 South Carolina State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355 Delaware State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313 Coppin State 7 – 9   .438 8 – 24   .250 Bethune–Cookman 6 – 10   .375 10 – 22   .313 Howard 5 – 11   .313 10 – 24   .294 Florida A&M 5 – 11   .313 7 – 23   .233 North Carolina A&T 1 – 15   .063 3 – 29   .094 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 MEAC Tournament winner
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Illinois State 17 – 1   .944 28 – 7   .800 No. 19 Wichita State† 17 – 1   .944 31 – 5   .861 Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467 Southern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 Loyola (IL) 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563 Missouri State 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Bradley 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394 Evansville 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 Indiana State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Drake 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226 † 2017 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Nevada † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800 Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667 Boise State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625 Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548 San Diego State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 23 – 15   .605 San Jose State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467 Utah State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Air Force 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364 UNLV 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 † 2017 MW Tournament winner	2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Mount St. Mary's † 14 – 4   .778 20 – 16   .556 LIU Brooklyn 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 Wagner 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533 Saint Francis 11 – 7   .611 17 – 17   .500 Robert Morris 9 – 9   .500 14 – 19   .424 Bryant 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367 Sacred Heart 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Central Connecticut 4 – 14   .222 6 – 23   .207 St. Francis Brooklyn 2 – 16   .111 4 – 27   .129 † 2017 NEC Tournament winner
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Belmont 15 – 1   .938 23 – 7   .767 Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467 Jacksonville State † 9 – 7   .563 20 – 15   .571 Tennessee State 8 – 8   .500 17 – 13   .567 Tennessee Tech 8 – 8   .500 12 – 20   .375 Eastern Kentucky 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387 West UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 22 – 13   .629 Southeast Missouri St. 9 – 7   .563 15 – 18   .455 Murray State 8 – 8   .500 16 – 17   .485 Austin Peay 7 – 9   .438 11 – 19   .367 Eastern Illinois 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483 SIU Edwardsville 1 – 15   .063 6 – 24   .200 † 2017 OVC Tournament winner	2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Oregon 16 – 2   .889 33 – 6   .846 No. 4 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 5   .865 No. 8 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861 Utah 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 USC 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722 Colorado 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 Washington State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 Washington 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290 Oregon State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156 † Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell † 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743 Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625 Boston University 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Navy 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Holy Cross 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 Loyola (MD) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 Colgate 8 – 10   .444 10 – 22   .313 Army 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 Lafayette 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300 American 5 – 13   .278 8 – 22   .267 † 2017 Patriot League Tournament winner
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Tennessee State † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771 UNC Greensboro 14 – 4   .778 25 – 10   .714 Furman 14 – 4   .778 23 – 12   .657 Chattanooga 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613 Wofford 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485 Mercer 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 Samford 8 – 10   .444 20 – 16   .556 The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364 Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 9 – 23   .281 VMI 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200 † 2017 SoCon Tournament winner	2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Orleans † 13 – 5   .722 20 – 12   .625 Texas A&M–CC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667 Houston Baptist 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548 Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545 Sam Houston State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618 Lamar 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Abilene Christian* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448 Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448 Incarnate Word* 7 – 11   .389 12 – 17   .414 Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389 8 – 24   .250 McNeese State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 22   .241 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I † 2017 Southland Tournament winner	2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 6   .842 No. 20 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750 Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722 South Carolina 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611 Alabama 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559 Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543 Georgia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559 Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516 Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500 Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563 Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500 LSU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323 Missouri 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † 2017 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern † 16 – 2   .889 23 – 12   .657 Alcorn State* 13 – 5   .722 18 – 14   .563 Grambling State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 17   .485 Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438 Southern 10 – 8   .556 15 – 18   .455 Prairie View A&M 10 – 8   .556 13 – 20   .394 Mississippi Valley State 7 – 11   .389 7 – 25   .219 Alabama State 6 – 12   .333 8 – 23   .258 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219 Alabama A&M 2 – 16   .111 2 – 27   .069 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2017 SWAC Tournament winner	2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas–Arlington 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750 Georgia State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 Arkansas State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625 Texas State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611 Georgia Southern 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Louisiana–Lafayette 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Troy † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595 Coastal Carolina 10 – 8   .556 20 – 19   .513 South Alabama 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Little Rock 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Appalachian State 4 – 14   .222 9 – 21   .300 Louisiana–Monroe 2 – 16   .111 9 – 24   .273 † 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner	2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota 12 – 4   .750 22 – 12   .647 North Dakota State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633 Omaha 9 – 7   .563 18 – 14   .563 Fort Wayne 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606 Denver 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533 South Dakota State † 8 – 8   .500 18 – 17   .514 IUPUI 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438 Western Illinois 5 – 11   .313 8 – 20   .286 Oral Roberts 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267 † 2017 Summit League Tournament winner
2016–17 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 37 – 2   .949 No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 – 2   .889 29 – 5   .853 BYU 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 San Francisco 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Santa Clara 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515 Loyola Marymount 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500 San Diego 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 Pepperdine 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290 Pacific 4 – 14   .222 11 – 22   .333 Portland 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings v t Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Cal State Bakersfield 12 – 2   .857 25 – 10   .714 New Mexico State † 11 – 3   .786 28 – 6   .824 Grand Canyon* 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710 UMKC 8 – 6   .571 18 – 17   .514 Utah Valley 6 – 8   .429 17 – 17   .500 Seattle 5 – 9   .357 13 – 17   .433 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 – 12   .143 10 – 22   .313 Chicago State 1 – 13   .071 6 – 26   .188 * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. † 2017 WAC Tournament winner

Award winners[]

2017 Consensus All-America team[]

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Lonzo Ball	PG	Freshman	UCLA
Josh Hart	SG	Senior	Villanova
Justin Jackson	SF	Junior	North Carolina
Frank Mason III	PG	Senior	Kansas
Caleb Swanigan	PF	Sophomore	Purdue

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Dillon Brooks	SF	Junior	Oregon
Luke Kennard	SG	Sophomore	Duke
Malik Monk	SG	Freshman	Kentucky
Johnathan Motley	PF	Junior	Baylor
Nigel Williams-Goss	PG	Junior	Gonzaga

Major player of the year awards[]

• Wooden Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Naismith Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas ^[182]
• NABC Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Mason III, Kansas^[183]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas^[184]

Major freshman of the year awards[]

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Lonzo Ball, UCLA^[185]
• NABC Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA^[186]

Major coach of the year awards[]

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga^[187]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Mark Few, Gonzaga^[188]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga^[189]

Other major awards[]

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Frank Mason III, Kansas
• Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): Malik Monk, Kentucky
• Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Josh Hart, Villanova
• Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Johnathan Motley, Baylor
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jevon Carter, West Virginia
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Josh Hart, Villanova ^[190]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Josh Hart, Villanova^[191]
• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall^[192]
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Frank Martin, South Carolina
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Jevon Carter, West Virginia
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Justin Robinson, Monmouth
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Danny Manning, Wake Forest
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Canyon Barry, Florida^[193]
• Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga^[194]
• USBWA Most Courageous Award: Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin^[195]

Coaching changes[]

49 teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Akron	Keith Dambrot		John Groce	Dambrot, the program's all-time winningest head coach with 305 wins, left his alma mater on March 27 after 13 seasons to take the Duquesne head coaching job.[196] The Zips hired former Ohio and Illinois head coach Groce on April 5.[197]
Alabama A&M	Willie Hayes		Donnie Marsh	Hayes resigned from his alma mater on March 7 after six seasons, in which the Bulldogs went 54–121 overall and never finished in the top four of the SWAC standings, capped off by a 2–27 record this season.[198] Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Marsh was tapped to fill the role on April 12.[199]
Arkansas State	Grant McCasland		Mike Balado	McCasland left Arkansas State on March 13 after one season for the North Texas job.[200] The Red Wolves hired Louisville assistant Balado on March 19.[201]
Austin Peay	Dave Loos		Matt Figger	Peay announced on March 2 that Loos, 70, would retire after 27 seasons at APSU, which was followed by a press conference on March 6. As noted previously in this page, Loos had been undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer during the season and took a brief medical leave from the team in January. He retired as the winningest men's head coach in Ohio Valley Conference history with 421 wins in the OVC.[202] The Governors hired South Carolina assistant Figger on April 3, just 2 days after the Gamecocks were eliminated by Gonzaga in the Final Four.[203]
Bethune–Cookman	Gravelle Craig		Ryan Ridder	Craig was fired on March 20 after six seasons at Bethune-Cookman, finishing with an overall record of 74–123 and one winning season.[204] On March 31, the Wildcats hired Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA.[205]
Butler	Chris Holtmann		LaVall Jordan	Holtmann left Butler on June 9 after three seasons for the Ohio State opening.[206] On June 13, the school hired former Bulldog player Jordan, who spent the past season as the head coach of Milwaukee.[207]
California	Cuonzo Martin		Wyking Jones	Martin left Cal on March 15 after three seasons to take the open head coaching job at Missouri.[208] The Golden Bears promoted assistant Jones on March 24.[209]
Chattanooga	Matt McCall		Lamont Paris	McCall left Chattanooga on March 29 after 2 seasons to take the head coaching job at UMass.[210] The Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Paris on April 2.[211]
Cleveland State	Gary Waters		Dennis Felton	The 65-year-old Waters announced his retirement on March 7 after 11 seasons at Cleveland State and 21 overall. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history with 194 wins.[212] On March 24, the Vikings hired Tulsa assistant Felton, who had previously been a Division I head coach at Western Kentucky and Georgia.[213]
Coppin State	Michael Grant		Juan Dixon	Grant was fired from Coppin State on March 20 after three seasons, finishing 25–69.[214] Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American Dixon was hired by the Eagles to replace Grant on April 22.[215]
Dayton	Archie Miller		Anthony Grant	Miller left Dayton on March 25 after 6 seasons for the Indiana opening.[216] On March 30, Dayton hired Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach and ex-Flyer player Grant, who previously had head coaching jobs at VCU and Alabama.[217]
Drake	Ray Giacoletti	Jeff Rutter	Niko Medved	Giacoletti resigned midway into his 4th season at Drake on December 6 after a 1–7 start to the season. Top assistant Rutter assumed head coaching duties for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[218] The Bulldogs hired Medved from Furman on March 26, where he had led the Paladins to the Southern Conference regular-season title and claimed conference Coach of the Year honors in 2016–17.[219]
Duquesne	Jim Ferry		Keith Dambrot	Ferry was fired from Duquesne on March 13 after five seasons. The Dukes went 60–97 during his tenure, never finishing higher than 10th in the Atlantic 10, and ended this season 10–22 overall and 3–15 in the conference.[220] Duquesne hired Akron head coach Dambrot for the job on March 27.[196]
Eastern Washington	Jim Hayford		Shantay Legans	Hayford left Eastern Washington on March 29 after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at in-state rival Seattle.[221] The Eagles immediately promoted assistant coach Legans to head coach.[222]
Florida A&M	Byron Samuels		Robert McCullum	Samuels was fired on March 17 after three seasons and a 17–71 overall record at FAMU, including a 7–23 mark this season.[223] The Rattlers hired Oregon assistant and former Western Michigan and South Florida head coach McCullum as the new head coach on May 16.[224]
Furman	Niko Medved	Bob Richey		Medved left Furman on March 26 after 4 seasons for the Drake head coaching job.[219] The Paladins, who had made the CIT Semifinals at the time of Medved's departure, named assistant Richey interim head coach for the remainder of the tournament,[225] and removed the interim tag after the season.[226]
Georgetown	John Thompson III		Patrick Ewing	Thompson was fired on March 23 after 13 seasons at Georgetown. JT3 finished with an overall record of 278–151 at the school, but the Hoyas went 14–18 overall and 5–13 in the Big East this season, and failed to make the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last 4 seasons.[227] On April 3, the school turned to Ewing, a Hall of Fame player for his career at Georgetown and the NBA, who had previously been an assistant with the Charlotte Hornets.[228]
Grambling State	Shawn Walker		Donte Jackson	Walker's contract was not renewed on March 22, ending his 3-year tenure at Grambling State with a 25–68 record, although the Tigers had their best season this year under Walker by finishing in a 4-way tie for 3rd in SWAC play.[229] The school went to the NAIA for their next hire, tabbing Stillman's Jackson as the next head coach on May 12.[230]
Illinois	John Groce	Jamall Walker	Brad Underwood	Groce was fired on March 11 after five seasons at Illinois, finishing 95–75 overall with one appearance in the NCAA Tournament and no Big Ten regular-season finishes higher than seventh place. Assistant Walker took over on an interim basis for the team during the NIT, making this their 3rd appearance in the NIT in 4 years.[231] The Illini hired Underwood away from Oklahoma State as the permanent replacement on March 18.[232]
Indiana	Tom Crean		Archie Miller	Indiana fired Crean on March 16 after 9 seasons, following the team's first round loss to Georgia Tech in the NIT. Although Crean made the NCAA Sweet Sixteen three times at IU, his record of 166–135 was the second-worst among Hoosiers coaches with at least 100 games, and the team went 18–16 and failed to make the NCAA tournament this season despite defeating two eventual #1 seeds (Kansas and North Carolina).[233] IU hired Miller from Dayton on March 25.[216]
LIU Brooklyn	Jack Perri		Derek Kellogg	Perri was fired on March 20 after a 77–79 record in five seasons at LIU Brooklyn, although the team won 20 games and finished 2nd in the NEC this year.[234] On April 17, the Blackbirds hired former UMass head coach Kellogg for the job.[235]
LSU	Johnny Jones		Will Wade	Jones was fired from his alma mater on March 10 after five seasons and an overall record of 90–72. The Tigers failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2015–16 despite having #1 NBA draft pick Ben Simmons, and after starting this season 8–2 ended at 10–21, including a 1–17 stretch to finish the season.[236] LSU hired Wade from VCU on March 20, making this Wade's 3rd different head coaching job in 5 years.[237]
Massachusetts	Derek Kellogg		Matt McCall	Kellogg was fired on March 9 after nine seasons and a 155–139 overall record at his alma mater. The Minutemen made the NCAA tournament only once in Kellogg's tenure (in 2014) and finished 15–18 overall and 4–14 in Atlantic 10 play this season.[238] UMass initially hired Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey on March 21, but he backed out two days later, citing personal reasons.[239] UMass then hired McCall from Chattanooga on March 29.[240]
Miami (OH)	John Cooper		Jack Owens	Cooper was fired on March 10 after five seasons and a 59–100 overall record at Miami, including an 11–21 mark this season.[241] On March 29, the RedHawks hired Owens, who spent the last 6 years as associate head coach at Purdue.[242]
Milwaukee	LaVall Jordan		Pat Baldwin	Jordan left Milwaukee on June 13 after one season to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, Butler.[207] The Panthers tabbed Northwestern assistant Baldwin to fill the vacancy on June 20.[243]
Missouri	Kim Anderson		Cuonzo Martin	Anderson was fired on March 5 effectively after the season, finishing 27–68 overall in his three seasons at his alma mater without an NCAA Tournament appearance, capped off with a 7–23 mark and last-place SEC finish this season.[244] The Tigers hired Martin from Cal on March 15, making this Martin's 4th different head coaching job in 10 years.[208]
Morehead State	Sean Woods	Preston Spradlin		Woods resigned midway into his 5th season at Morehead State on December 15 amid an investigation into alleged physical abuse of players. He had been suspended by the school since November 22, and at the time of his resignation was facing charges of misdemeanor battery following incidents during and after the Eagles' November 19 game at Evansville. Assistant coach Spradlin was named interim coach during Woods' suspension, and continued in that role for the remainder of the season following the former's resignation,[245] after which Morehead State removed the interim tag.[246]
NC State	Mark Gottfried		Kevin Keatts	Gottfried was fired on February 16, effective at the end of NC State's season. At the time, he was in his fifth season at NC State and 122–82 overall at the school, but was 14–13 overall and 3–11 in ACC play this season, with the Wolfpack losing each of their last three games by more than 20 points.[247] NC State stayed within its university system for its new hire, luring Keatts from UNC Wilmington on March 17.[248]
New Mexico	Craig Neal		Paul Weir	Neal was fired on March 31, 3 weeks after New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs had announced that Neal would return next season. In his first season as head coach, Neal led the Lobos to a 27–7 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament by virtue of winning the Mountain West Tournament, but went 49–45 during the next 3 seasons with no postseason appearances.[249] The school hired Weir from in-state rival New Mexico State on April 11.[250]
New Mexico State	Paul Weir		Chris Jans	Weir left NMSU on April 11 after one season for the head coaching job at in-state rival New Mexico.[250] On April 17, the Aggies hired ex-Bowling Green head coach Jans, who spent the last 2 seasons at Wichita State in an administrative role and was promoted to associate head coach of the Shockers 4 days before being hired at NMSU.[251]
North Texas	Tony Benford		Grant McCasland	Benford was fired on March 5 after five seasons and a 62–95 overall record at UNT, capped off by an 8–22 overall record and 2–16 record in C-USA play this season.[252] The Mean Green filled the vacancy with Arkansas State head coach McCasland on March 13.[200]
Ohio State	Thad Matta		Chris Holtmann	Matta was fired on June 5 after 13 seasons at OSU. He left as the program's winningest coach with 337 wins, but this season, in which the Buckeyes finished 17–15 overall, was the first time during Matta's tenure that the team did not win at least 20 games, and the first time since Matta's first season at Ohio State in 2005 to miss the postseason altogether.[253] The school hired Butler's Holtmann as their new head coach on June 9.[206]
Oklahoma State	Brad Underwood		Mike Boynton	Underwood left Oklahoma State on March 18 after one season for the Illinois opening.[232] The Cowboys stayed in-house to fill the vacancy, promoting assistant Boynton on March 24.[254]
Oral Roberts	Scott Sutton		Paul Mills	Oral Roberts parted ways with Sutton on April 10 after 18 seasons. Sutton finishes as the school's all-time winningest head coach with 328 wins, but the Golden Eagles finished 8–22 overall and last in The Summit League this season.[255] ORU hired Baylor assistant Mills as their new head coach on April 28.[256]
Portland State	Tyler Geving		Barret Peery	Portland State parted ways with Geving on March 15 after 8 seasons, finishing with a 112–133 record.[257] The Vikings hired Santa Clara associate head coach and former Portland State assistant Peery on April 10.[258]
Presbyterian	Gregg Nibert		Dustin Kerns	Nibert resigned from Presbyterian on April 12 after 28 seasons. Nibert left as the school's winningest head coach with 419 wins, but the Blue Hose had gone 86–218 since making the transition to Division I in 2007.[259] The school hired Wofford associate head coach Kerns as the next head coach on May 23.[260]
Quinnipiac	Tom Moore		Baker Dunleavy	Moore was fired on March 7 after 10 seasons and an overall record of 162–150 at Quinnipiac. In his final two seasons, the Bobcats went 9–21 and 10–21.[261] Quinnipiac hired top Villanova assistant Baker Dunleavy, son of former Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. and brother of NBA veteran Mike Dunleavy Jr. on March 27.[262]
Rice	Mike Rhoades		Scott Pera	Rhoades left Rice on March 21 after three seasons for the head coaching job at VCU, where he served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009–2014 before taking the Rice job.[263] 2 days later, the Owls named top assistant Pera as Rhoades' replacement.[264]
San Diego State	Steve Fisher		Brian Dutcher	According to multiple sources, the 72-year-old Fisher made the decision to retire on April 10 after 18 seasons at San Diego State, which he confirmed the following day. He leaves the Aztecs as the program's winningest head coach with 386 wins. Dutcher, who had been an assistant under Fisher throughout his tenure at SDSU and also at Fisher's previous coaching stop at Michigan, took over as Fisher's designated successor.[265]
San Jose State	Dave Wojcik		Jean Prioleau	Wojcik resigned from San Jose State on July 10 citing personal reasons, finishing 32-90 overall in 4 seasons with the Spartans.[266] Colorado assistant Prioleau was named head coach on August 4.[267]
Seattle	Cameron Dollar		Jim Hayford	Dollar was fired on March 13 after 8 seasons at Seattle with a record of 107–138.[268] The Redhawks hired Heyford from in-state rival Eastern Washington on March 29.[221]
Southern	Roman Banks		Sean Woods	Banks, who had just completed his 6th season as Southern's head coach, was named the new long-term Athletic Director of the school on March 31. He had been serving as the interim AD of Southern for the past two years. Associate HC Scott was promoted to interim head coach for the 2017-18 season.[269] On April 12, 2018, Stetson assistant coach Woods was named full-time head coach of the Jaguars.[270]
South Florida	Orlando Antigua	Murry Bartow	Brian Gregory	Antigua struggled during his 2 ½ seasons at USF, and after a 6–7 start to the season against the backdrop of an academic fraud investigation, he was fired on January 3. Assistant Bartow was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[271][272] After the season, the Bulls hired Gregory on March 14, one year following his departure from Georgia Tech.[273]
UC Santa Barbara	Bob Williams		Joe Pasternack	Williams, the program's all-time winningest coach with 313 wins, was fired on March 9 after a 6–22 season, his worst season in his 19-year tenure at UCSB.[274] The Gauchos hired Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Pasternack on March 30.[275]
UNC Wilmington	Kevin Keatts		C. B. McGrath	Keatts left Wilmington on March 17 after 3 seasons for the NC State opening.[248] The Seahawks hired ex-Kansas player and North Carolina assistant McGrath on April 4.[276]
USC Upstate	Eddie Payne			Citing complications from surgeries on both of his ankles during the off-season, the 66-year-old Payne announced his retirement on October 3, 2017 after 15 seasons at USC Upstate and 32 overall as head coach. Associate head coach Perry was initially named interim head coach of the Spartans, but had the interim tag removed on October 20 and was named full-time head coach.[277][278]
VCU	Will Wade		Mike Rhoades	Wade left VCU on March 20 after two seasons to take the LSU head coaching job.[237] The Rams brought back former assistant Rhoades the next day, this time as head coach.[263]
Washington	Lorenzo Romar		Mike Hopkins	Romar was fired on March 15 after 15 seasons at Washington. Romar finished with an overall record of 298–195 at his alma mater, but this season, in which the Huskies finished 9–22 overall and 2–16 in Pac-12 play, was the sixth straight year in which the team failed to make the NCAA tournament, despite featuring two first-round NBA draft picks in 2015–16 (Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray) and the eventual #1 overall draft pick this season in Markelle Fultz.[279] Washington hired Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins on March 19, who had been designated as Syracuse's head coach-in-waiting when Boeheim retires.[280]
Youngstown State	Jerry Slocum		Jerrod Calhoun	The 65-year-old Slocum announced his retirement on March 7 after 12 seasons at Youngstown State and 42 as an NCAA head coach. He left with 142 wins with the Penguins, the most in the program's Division I history, and 723 overall.[281] Calhoun was hired from Division II Fairmont State on March 25, fresh off the Falcons' loss in the D-II championship game.[282]

Attendances[]

2016-17 College basketball teams average home attendances of at least 10,000:^[283]

Team	Total attendance	Home average
Kentucky	397,148	23,361
Syracuse	367,068	21,592
Louisville	396,333	20,859
North Carolina	293,219	18,326
Maryland	303,676	17,863
Wisconsin	311,166	17,287
Indiana	290,809	17,106
North Carolina St.	301,646	16,758
Kansas	279,412	16,436
Creighton	302,887	15,941
Nebraska	277,739	15,429
Arkansas	267,825	14,879
Michigan St.	236,752	14,797
BYU	264,588	14,699
Arizona	261,478	14,526
Iowa St.	228,326	14,270
Tennessee	227,725	14,232
Virginia	211,671	14,111
Iowa	207,528	13,835
Purdue	245,916	13,662
Marquette	252,858	13,308
Alabama	196,655	13,110
New Mexico	208,492	13,030
Utah	220,959	12,997
Dayton	220,012	12,941
Texas	218,082	12,828
Illinois	165,409	12,723
Ohio St.	257,957	12,283
San Diego St.	244,190	12,209
Memphis	240,579	12,028
South Carolina	227,911	11,995
Kansas St.	214,252	11,902
Michigan	197,398	11,611
UNLV	196,219	11,542
LSU	204,890	11,382
Vanderbilt	178,167	11,135
Wichita St.	162,088	10,805
Minnesota	182,006	10,706
West Virginia	158,750	10,583
UConn	177,027	10,413
Xavier	164,501	10,281
California	183,293	10,182
Oklahoma	150,003	10,000

See also[]

• 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

Notes[]

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