The 2016–17 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented

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during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...

. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in

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as members of

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. They finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

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. This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017 that it would be joining the

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effective July 1, 2017.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 9-7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost to

in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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