The 2016–17 Presbyterian Blue Hose men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Blue Hose, led by 28th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the Templeton Physical Education Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 5–25, 1–17 in Big South play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to

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. Head coach Gregg Nibert resigned on April 12, 2017 after 28 seasons at Presbyterian, and was replaced by Wofford assistant

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on May 22.

Previous season

The Blue Hose finished the 2015–16 season 11–20, 5–13 in Big South play to finish a four-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Radford in the first round of the Big South tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Winthrop.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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