The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks men's basketball team represented the

University of Tennessee at Martin The University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin or UTM) is a public university in Martin, Tennessee, United States. It is one of the five campuses of the University of Tennessee system. UTM is the only public university in West Tennessee outsi ...

during the

2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men' ...

. The Skyhawks, led by first-year head coach Anthony Stewart, played their home games at

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as members of the West Division of the

Ohio Valley Conference The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in partnership with ...

. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in OVC play to win the West Division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament, they defeated

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before losing to Jacksonville State in the championship game. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated UNC Asheville in the first round before losing in the second round to Campbell.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 10–6 in OVC play to share the West Division championship with

. They defeated

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to advance to the championship game of the OVC tournament where they lost to

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. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the second round to

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. Following the season, head coach Heath Schroyer left UT Martin to become an assistant at

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. Anthony Stewart was named interim head coach and had the interim tag removed in November 2016.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, UT Martin was picked to finish fourth in the West Division of the OVC.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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