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2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats Logo.svg
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NCAA Tournament, Second round
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 1
2016–17 record 32–4 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright (16th year)
Assistant coach Baker Dunleavy
Assistant coach Ashley Howard
Assistant coach Kyle Neptune
Home arena The Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 1 Villanova 15 3   .833     32 4   .889
No. 21 Butler 12 6   .667     25 9   .735
Creighton 10 8   .556     25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 8   .556     21 12   .636
Providence 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Marquette 10 8   .556     19 13   .594
Xavier 9 9   .500     24 14   .632
St. John's 7 11   .389     14 19   .424
Georgetown 5 13   .278     14 18   .438
DePaul 2 16   .111     9 23   .281
2017 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 32–4, 15–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's, Seton Hall, and Creighton to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were given the Tournament's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region. In the first round they defeated Mount St. Mary's before being upset by No. 8-seeded Wisconsin in the second round. The loss marked the second time out of the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth-seeded team.

This was the final season for The Pavilion before its temporary closure for major renovations. It will reopen for the 2018–19 season with the new name of Finneran Pavilion.


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