The 2016–17

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men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the

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in November. Conference play started in late December and concluded in February 2017. Mount St. Mary's clinched the regular season NEC championship with a win over St. Francis Brooklyn on February 25, 2017, marking their first NEC regular season crown in 21 years.

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finished in second place in the regular season. The NEC tournament was held from March 1 through March 7 with the higher-seeded team hosting each game. Mount St. Mary's defeated Saint Francis (PA) to win the NEC Tournament championship. As a result, Mount St. Mary's received the conference's bid to the NCAA tournament. Saint Francis (PA) received an invitation to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On April 6, 2016, Central Connecticut announced

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as the 10th head coach in program history. Marshall replaced

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, who retired after 20 years at Central Connecticut.

Coaches

''Notes:'' * All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. * Year at school includes 2016–17 season. * Overall and NEC/NCAA records are from time at current school and are before the beginning of the 2016–17 season. * Previous jobs are head coaching jobs unless otherwise noted.

Preseason

Preseason Coaches Poll

Source ''() first place votes''

Preseason All-NEC team

Source

NEC regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Player of the week

Throughout the regular season, the

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offices named a player of the week and a rookie of the week each Monday.

All-NEC honors and awards

Following the regular season, the conference selected outstanding performers based on a poll of league coaches.

Postseason

NEC Tournament

''All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed''

NCAA tournament

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Milestones and records

*On November 11, 2016, the

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upset 18th ranked

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on the road, marking one of the most significant wins in program history.

References

External links

NEC website
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