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2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
Middle Tennessee Athletics logo.svg
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
Challenge in Music City champions
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 vs. Butler, L, 65–74
Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 31–5 (17–1 C-USA)
Head coach Kermit Davis (15th year)
Assistant coach Greg Grensing
Assistant coach Win Case
Assistant coach Ronnie Hamilton
Home arena Murphy Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
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
WKU 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

The 2016–17 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represents Middle Tennessee State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 15th-year head coach Kermit Davis, play their home games at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and are members of Conference USA (C-USA).

The Blue Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Charlotte, Marshall, and Old Dominion to win the C-USA Tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the Tournament, they upset No. 2 seed and No. 2-ranked Michigan State in the First Round to become only the eighth No. 15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. In the Second Round they lost to eventual Final Four participant, Syracuse.


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