2016–17 record 14–18 (8–6 A-Sun) | ||
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The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represents the University of North Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They are led by eighth–year head coach Matthew Driscoll and play their home games at UNF Arena on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida.
They finished the regular season 13–18, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. They received the No. 3 seed in the ASUN Tournament.
Previous season
The Ospreys finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–4 in A-Sun play to win the regular season championship. In the A-Sun Tournament they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Ospreys received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Florida in the first round.