The 2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in 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, 20 ...

. They were led by head coach

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, in his sixth season with the team. They played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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. They finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 16–16, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place in conference. They lost to

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in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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References

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