2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team

2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016–17 record	13–16 (5–11 CAA)
Head coach	Joe Mihalich (4th year)
Assistant coach	Mike Farrelly
Assistant coach	Speedy Claxton
Assistant coach	Akbar Waheed
Home arena	Hofstra Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 CAA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNC Wilmington	14	–	3	.824	25	–	5	.833
College of Charleston	13	–	4	.765	22	–	8	.733
Towson	11	–	6	.647	19	–	11	.633
Elon	9	–	8	.529	17	–	13	.567
William & Mary	9	–	8	.529	15	–	13	.536
Northeastern	8	–	9	.471	15	–	14	.517
James Madison	7	–	10	.412	9	–	21	.300
Hofstra	6	–	11	.353	14	–	15	.483
Delaware	5	–	12	.294	12	–	18	.400
Drexel	3	–	14	.176	9	–	21	.300

† 2017 CAA Tournament winner As of February 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Hofstra Pride men's basketball team represents Hofstra University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pride, led by fourth-year head coach Joe Mihalich, play their home games at Hofstra Arena and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The Pride finished the 2015–16 season 24–10, 14–4 in CAA play to finish in a tie for the CAA championship with UNC Wilmington. They advanced to the championship game of the CAA Tournament where they lost to UNC Wilmington. As a regular season champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

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