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2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
UT Arlington Mavericks wordmark.svg
Sun Belt regular season champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Sun Belt Conference
2016–17 record 27–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach Scott Cross (11th year)
Assistant coach Greg Young
Assistant coach Zak Buncik
Assistant coach Kenneth Mangrum
Home arena College Park Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas–Arlington 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Georgia State 12 6   .667     20 13   .606
Arkansas State 11 7   .611     20 12   .625
Texas State 11 7   .611     22 14   .611
Georgia Southern 11 7   .611     18 15   .545
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Troy 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Coastal Carolina 10 8   .556     20 19   .513
South Alabama 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Little Rock 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Appalachian State 4 14   .222     9 21   .300
Louisiana–Monroe 2 16   .111     9 24   .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing in the semifinals to Texas State. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU and Akron before losing in the quarterfinals to Cal State Bakersfield.

The Mavericks finished the 2015–16 season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season tournament win). They received a second-round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT.


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