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2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 16
AP No. 15
2016–17 record 24–3 (13–1 AAC)
Head coach Mick Cronin (11th year)
Assistant coach Larry Davis
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Assistant coach Antwon Jackson
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 17 SMU 14 1   .933     24 4   .857
No. 15 Cincinnati 13 1   .929     24 3   .889
Houston 10 5   .667     19 8   .704
Connecticut 9 6   .600     14 13   .519
Memphis 8 6   .571     18 9   .667
UCF 9 7   .563     18 10   .643
Tulsa 6 8   .429     12 14   .462
East Carolina 5 10   .333     13 15   .464
Temple 5 11   .313     14 15   .483
Tulane 2 12   .143     5 21   .192
South Florida 1 14   .067     7 19   .269
2017 AAC Tournament winner
As of February 22, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The 2016–17 season will mark the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats are led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and are members of the American Athletic Conference.

The Bearcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost to Connecticut in a four overtimes in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the first round.

At American Athletic Conference Media Day, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and senior guard Troy Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year.

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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


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