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2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
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NEC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Northeast Conference
2016–17 record 20–16 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach Jamion Christian (5th year)
Assistant coach Will Holland
Assistant coach Graham Bousley
Assistant coach Julian Boatner
Home arena Knott Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mount St. Mary's 14 4   .778     20 16   .556
LIU Brooklyn 13 5   .722     20 12   .625
Wagner 11 7   .611     16 14   .533
Saint Francis (PA) 11 7   .611     17 17   .500
Robert Morris 9 9   .500     14 19   .424
Bryant 9 9   .500     12 20   .375
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 9   .500     11 19   .367
Sacred Heart 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Central Connecticut 4 14   .222     6 23   .207
St. Francis Brooklyn 2 16   .111     4 27   .129
2017 NEC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 14–4 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. In the NEC Tournament, they defeated Sacred Heart, Robert Morris, and Saint Francis (PA) to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the East region, they beat New Orleans in the First Four before losing in the First Round to No. 1-seeded and ranked Villanova.

The Mountaineers finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the NEC Tournament before losing to Fairleigh Dickinson in the semifinals.


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