The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. Their head coach was

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, in his third year. The Bulldogs played their home games at

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and were members of the

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. They finished the regular season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated Winthrop and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to eventual National Champion

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. On June 9, 2017, head coach Chris Holtmann left to become the head coach at

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. On June 12, the school hired

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head coach and Butler alum

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as head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to

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Off season

Prior to the season, Butler was picked to finish sixth in a poll of Big East coaches. Kelan Martin was named to the preseason All-Big East first team.

Departures

2016 recruiting class

Butler originally signed four recruits in its 2016 class which was hailed as the best recruiting class in Butler history. However, three star point guard, Howard Washington, Jr., and Butler mutually agreed to part ways in April 2016. The class is currently ranked as 45th best in the country by 247Sports.com.

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards

References

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