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2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team

2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball
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Conference American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 15–18 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach Jeff Lebo (7th year)
Assistant coach Mike Netti
Assistant coach Michael Perry
Assistant coach Ken Potosnak
Home arena Williams Arena (8,000)
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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
Connecticut 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

The 2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by seventh year head coach Jeff Lebo and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as third year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They defeated Temple in the first round of the AAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to SMU.

On January 16, 2017, head coach, Jeff Lebo underwent hip surgery and would be unable to coach for an indefinite period of time. Assistant coach Michael Perry took over as acting head coach beginning with the January 22 game.

The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 12–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They lost to South Florida in the first round of the AAC Tournament.

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