The 2016–17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the

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during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Irish, led by 17th-year head coach

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, played their home games at Edmund P. Joyce Center in

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as fourth-year members of the

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. They finished the season 26–10, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated

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and

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

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region. There they defeated No. 12 seed

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in the First Round before losing in the Second Round where they lost to No. 4 seed

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 24–12, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated

in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight. There they lost to fellow ACC member North Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

2016 recruiting class

2017 Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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