2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 18
Record30–6 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Larry Davis (11th season)
  • Antwon Jackson (5th season)
  • Darren Savino (7th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .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 UConn 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.