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2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
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SoCon regular season co-champions and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Southern Conference
2016–17 record 27–8 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach Steve Forbes (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jason Shay
Assistant coach Brian Collins
Assistant coach Brooks Savage
Home arena Freedom Hall Civic Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East Tennessee St. 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

The 2016–17 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by second-year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City, Tennessee as of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They defeated Mercer, Samford and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the SoCon Tournament. They earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Florida.

The Buccaneers finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon Tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals before losing to Oakland in the semifinals.


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