The 2016–17 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Wildcats, led by 12th-year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated UMBC in the quarterfinals before losing to

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in the semifinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament where they lost to

. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield before losing to Coastal Carolina in the second round.

Preseason

New Hampshire was picked to finish second in the preseason America East poll. Tanner Leissner, Jr. was selected to the preseason All-America East team.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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