The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Hurricanes were members of the

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(ACC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in

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. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Midwest region; they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament before losing to

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

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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