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2016-17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 20–15 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach John Groce (5th season)
Assistant coach Dustin Ford
Assistant coach Paris Parham
Assistant coach Jamall Walker
Assistant coach Darren Hertz
Home arena State Farm Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 4   .778     27 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 6   .667     27 10   .730
Maryland 12 6   .667     24 9   .727
Minnesota 11 7   .611     24 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan 10 8   .556     26 12   .684
Northwestern 10 8   .556     24 12   .667
Michigan State 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Iowa 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Illinois 8 10   .444     20 15   .571
Ohio State 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
Indiana 7 11   .389     18 16   .529
Penn State 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Nebraska 6 12   .333     12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167     15 18   .455
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Michigan. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Valparaiso and Boise State before losing in the Quarterfinals to UCF.

On March 11, 2017, Illinois fired head coach John Groce. Shortly thereafter, the school announced that Assistant coach Jamall Walker will coach the team in the NIT. On March 18, the school hired Brad Underwood as the new head coach.

The Fighting Illini finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 15–19, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place in conference. The Illini defeated Minnesota and Iowa to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Purdue.


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