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2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team

2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
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Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 15–17 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach Rick Stansbury (1st season)
Assistant coach Chris Cheeks
Assistant coach Shammond Williams
Assistant coach Quannas White
Home arena E. A. Diddle Arena
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
Western Kentucky 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 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his first season. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky and were third-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost to UTSA in the first round of the C-USA Tournament.

The Hilltoppers finished the 2015–16 season 18–16, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in eighth place. They defeated North Texas and UAB to advance to the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. Despite having 18 wins and a better they .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 17, 2016, head coach Ray Harper resigned after three players were suspended by a university disciplinary committee. He finished at WKU with a record of 90–62. On March 28, the school hired Rick Stansbury as head coach.


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