The 2016–17 Stetson Hatters men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Hatters, led by fourth-year head coach Corey Williams, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 11–21, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 12–22, 4–10 A-Sun play to finish in a tie for last place. Due to APR violations, Stetson was ineligible for the NCAA tournament, but was eligible for the Atlantic Sun tournament where they defeated

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and Lipscomb before losing in the championship game to Florida Gulf Coast. If Stetson had won,

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would have received the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid as the regular season champion.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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