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2016-17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Cincinnati University Bearcats textlogo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 18
2016–17 record 30–6 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach Mick Cronin (11th year)
Assistant coach Larry Davis
Assistant coach Darren Savino
Assistant coach Antwon Jackson
Home arena Fifth Third Arena
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944     30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889     30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667     21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611     24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500     19 13   .594
Connecticut 9 9   .500     16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056     7 23   .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The season marked the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats were led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–6, 16–2 to finish in second place in AAC play. They beat Tulsa and Connecticut in the AAC Tournament before losing to SMU in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region. They defeated No. 11-seeded Kansas State in the First Round before losing to No. 3-seeded UCLA in the Second Round.

The Bearcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost to Connecticut in a four overtimes in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament. The Bearcats received an at-large bid as a No. 9 seed to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's in the First Round.


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