The 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College 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 Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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on the school's

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campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC tournament, they beat

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before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and

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to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to

. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

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where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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