Coaches No. 20 2016–17 record 25–4 (14–2 AAC) | AP No. 18 Assistant coach Larry Davis | |
Conference American Athletic Conference Head coach Mick Cronin (11th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games at Fifth Third Arena, with a capacity of 13,176. The 2016–17 season will mark the final year prior to major renovations to Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats are led by 11th-year head coach Mick Cronin and are members of the American Athletic Conference.
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Previous season
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 American Athletic 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.
Preseason
At American Athletic Conference Media Day, Cincinnati was picked to win the AAC regular season title and senior guard Troy Caupain was voted as AAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings