2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
79th season of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
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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's basketball tournament, whose Final Four was played at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on April 1, 2017, followed by the national championship game on April 3. Practices officially began on September 30, 2016.[1]
RegularseasonNovember 11, 2016 – March 12, 2017
Tournament datesMarch 14 – April 3, 2017
| 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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| Preseason AP No. 1 | Duke Blue Devils |
| Regular season | November 11, 2016 – March 12, 2017 |
| NCAA Tournament | 2017 |
| Tournament dates | March 14 – April 3, 2017 |
| National Championship | University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona |
| NCAA Champions | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| Other champions | TCU Horned Frogs (NIT), Wyoming Cowboys (CBI), Saint Peter's Peacocks (CIT) |
| Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden) | Frank Mason III, Kansas Jayhawks |
Rule changes
The only rule change for the regular season was allowing coaches to ask for timeouts in situations of inbounds on offense or defense. Coaches are still not permitted to call timeouts in live-ball situations.
The NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in the 2017 postseason NIT:[2]
- Team fouls were reset to zero at the 10:00 mark of each half. This effectively divided the game into quarters for purposes of team fouls.
- The "one-and-one" foul shot was not used. Instead, starting with the fifth total foul in each 10-minute period, non-shooting fouls by the defensive team resulted in two free throws, with the only exception being administrative technical fouls. This mirrored foul counting in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
- In a feature unique in the college game, but similar to that used by the NBA and WNBA, each overtime was considered a separate period for purposes of accumulating team fouls. The team foul limit was 3 per overtime period, with all non-shooting team fouls thereafter by the defense resulting in two free throws.
- The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds whenever the ball was inbounded in the frontcourt.
Season headlines
- March 10, 2016 – The Ivy League announced it would add a conference tournament beginning in the 2016–17 season.[3] Previously, the regular season champion earned the automatic berth into the NCAA tournament.[3]
- April 20 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2016–17 school year. A total of 23 programs in 13 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following two Division I men's basketball teams:[4]
- April 28 – The Atlantic Sun Conference announced that effective with the 2016–17 school year, it would rebrand itself as the ASUN Conference.[5]
- November 2 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Duke guard Grayson Allen was the leading vote-getter (61 votes). Joining him on the team were California forward Ivan Rabb (55 votes), Villanova guard Josh Hart (53), Oregon forward Dillon Brooks (30) and Iowa State guard Monté Morris (24).[6]
- November 22 – Fort Wayne upset 3rd-ranked Indiana for the first win over a ranked team in the program's history.[7]
- December 5 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) announced that North Alabama would move from the Division II Gulf South Conference and join the ASUN in 2018.[8]
- January 2 – Duke announced that head coach Mike Krzyzewski would undergo surgery on January 6 to remove a fragment of a herniated disc in his lower back. He went on a medical leave following the Blue Devils' January 4 game against Georgia Tech and was expected to be out for about four weeks. Associate head coach Jeff Capel took over for Krzyzewski during his recuperation.[9]
- January 5 – Before Austin Peay's game against Tennessee Tech, Peay announced that Dave Loos, the Governors' head coach since 1990, would take a medical leave effective immediately. Loos, who had undergone surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his colon in July 2016, has since been undergoing chemotherapy for a cancerous lymph node found during that procedure. Assistant Jay Bowen served as interim head coach[10] until Loos returned to the sidelines on January 19.[11]
- January 13 – The Western Athletic Conference announced that California Baptist would move from the Division II Pacific West Conference and join the WAC in 2018.[12]
- January 24 – For only the third time since the AP Poll was first compiled for college basketball in 1948, three of the top four teams lost on the same day. First, #2 Kansas lost 85–69 at West Virginia. Shortly thereafter, top-ranked Villanova lost 74–72 at Marquette. Finally, #4 Kentucky lost 82–80 at Tennessee.[13]
- January 26 – The Summit League announced that North Dakota, currently a member of the Big Sky Conference, would join the league in 2018.[14]
- February 4
- Six teams in the AP Top 10 lose, tying the poll-era record for most losses by top-10 teams in one day. Additionally, it was the first day in poll history in which two of the top three teams (Baylor and Kansas) lost at home to unranked opponents.[15]
- Krzyzewski returns from his medical leave to the Duke bench, with the Blue Devils defeating Pittsburgh 72–64.[16]
- March 8 – A plane carrying Michigan to the Big Ten tournament in Washington, D.C. skidded off the runway and crashed while trying to take off from Willow Run Airport near Ypsilanti, Michigan. No one was injured, and the team safely arrived in Washington on a flight the following morning.[17]
- March 13 – The Republican of Springfield, Massachusetts reported that a federal lawsuit had been filed against several UMass staff members. The suit was filed in December 2016 by a former girlfriend of assistant Lou Roe, and names Roe and three other staff members, including since-fired head coach Derek Kellogg, as defendants. The suit alleges that she was intimidated and falsely imprisoned in an attempt to keep her silent about doping by team members, domestic violence incidents involving staff members, and quashing of criminal complaints against team members.[18]
Milestones and records
- During the season, the following players reached the 2000 career point milestone – NJIT guard Damon Lynn,[19] Valparaiso forward Alec Peters,[20] North Florida guard Dallas Moore,[21] Santa Clara guard Jared Brownridge,[22] VMI guard Q. J. Peterson,[23] Winthrop guard Keon Johnson,[24] Northwestern State guard Zeek Woodley,[25] Lehigh center Tim Kempton Jr.,[26] Davidson guard Jack Gibbs,[27] Weber State guard Jeremy Senglin,[28] Monmouth guard Justin Robinson,[29] and Texas A&M–Corpus Christi forward Rashawn Thomas.[30]
- November 11 – NJIT's Damon Lynn surpasses Chris Flores as the school's all-time leading scorer for their Division I era.[31]
- January 3 – Jacksonville's Darius Dawkins made 13-of-17 three-pointers en route to 41 points.[32] He set both school and ASUN Conference single game three-point scoring records in the process, which were previously 10 and 11, respectively.[32]
- January 7 – Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy won his 500th game in Division I.[33] The Rams defeated Air Force 85–58.[33]
- February 11 – Villanova head coach Jay Wright won his 500th game in Division I.[34] The Wildcats defeated Xavier 73–57.[34]
- February 16 – Austin Peay head coach Dave Loos also won his 500th game in Division I.[35] The Governors defeated Eastern Illinois 85–80.[35]
- March 7 – With Gonzaga's 74–56 win over Saint Mary's in the final of the West Coast Conference tournament, the Bulldogs' Przemek Karnowski became the winningest player in NCAA Division I men's history, although the NCAA does not officially recognize this milestone. This was Karnowski's 132nd winning appearance, surpassing the 131 of Duke's Shane Battier.[36] Karnowski would ultimately finish with 137 wins.
- March 9 – John Beilein becomes the winningest coach in Michigan Wolverines men's basketball history (210 wins).[37]
- March 18 – Gonzaga head coach Mark Few reached the 500-win mark in the Bulldogs' 79–73 win over Northwestern in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Among Division I men's coaches, only Adolph Rupp and Jerry Tarkanian reached the milestone in fewer games.[38]
Conference membership changes
Only one school joined a new conference for 2016–17:
| School | Former conference | New conference |
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| Coastal Carolina | Big South Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
New arenas
- South Dakota opened the new Sanford Coyote Sports Center. The completion of the 6,000-seat venue saw the South Dakota men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams move out of the considerably larger DakotaDome, which remains home to football, track & field, and swimming & diving. The first men's basketball game in the new arena was an exhibition on November 4 against NCAA Division III Loras, with the Coyotes winning 106–76;[39] the first official men's game was the second leg of a November 13 doubleheader with the Coyotes women's team, with the men defeating Bowling Green 78–72.[40]
- North Dakota State opened the renovated Scheels Center. This completion brought the previously outdated Bison Sports Arena up to full Division 1 standards. The arena resumed competition of their men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling teams inside the Scheels Center. The renovated arena seats 5,700 people on the North side of NDSU's campus in Fargo, North Dakota. The first game played in the renovated arena was an exhibition on November 2, 2016, against NCAA Division III Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota), the Bison winning that game 90–53.[41] The first official men's game was on November 11, 2016; the Bison beat Arkansas State 76–66.[42]
This proved to be the last season for four Division I teams in their then-current venues:
- DePaul, located in Chicago, left its current off-campus home of Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont, Illinois for a new off-campus arena in the city proper. Wintrust Arena, a 10,000-seat venue at the McCormick Place convention center, opened for the 2017–18 season.[43]
- NJIT left one on-campus venue for another. The aging Fleisher Center (capacity 1,600) was replaced by the Wellness and Events Center (capacity 3,500) for the 2017–18 season.[44]
- Robert Morris closed the Charles L. Sewall Center, the on-campus home to the Colonials since 1985, in June 2017. At the time, the UPMC Events Center was being built at the Sewall Center site and was originally scheduled to open in the middle of the 2018–19 basketball season.[45] The Colonials played most of their 2017–18 home games at PPG Paints Arena in downtown Pittsburgh, with another Pittsburgh venue, Duquesne's A. J. Palumbo Center, used when PPG Paints Arena was not available.[46] Due to construction delays, the Colonials ultimately played their entire 2018–19 home schedule at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility that opened in 2017 at the on-campus North Athletic Complex as part of the UPMC Events Center project.[47]
- Wofford also moved within its campus, abandoning its home since 1981, Benjamin Johnson Arena (capacity 3,500), for the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (capacity 3,400).[48]
Season outlook
Pre–season polls
The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.
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Regular season
Early season tournaments
| Name | Dates | Location | No. teams | Champion |
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| 2K Sports Classic | November 17–18 | Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY) |
4 | Michigan |
| Puerto Rico Tip-Off | November 17–18, 20 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)[a] |
8 | Xavier |
| Charleston Classic | November 17–18, 20 | TD Arena (Charleston, SC) |
8 | Villanova |
| Paradise Jam tournament | November 18–21 | Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) |
8 | Creighton |
| Hall of Fame Tip Off | November 19–20 | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT) |
4 | Duke |
| CBE Hall of Fame Classic | November 21–22 | Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO) |
4 | Kansas |
| Legends Classic | November 21–22 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) |
4 | Notre Dame |
| Gulf Coast Showcase | November 21–23 | Germain Arena (Estero, FL) |
8 | Houston |
| Maui Invitational | November 21–23 | Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI) |
8 | North Carolina |
| Men Who Speak Up Main Event | November 21, 23 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, NV) |
8 | Valparaiso |
| Cancun Challenge | November 22–23 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancun, MX) |
8 | Georgia State (Mayan Division)
Purdue (Riviera Division) |
| Battle 4 Atlantis | November 23–25 | Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH) |
8 | Baylor |
| Great Alaska Shootout | November 23–26 | Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK) |
8 | Iona |
| NIT Season Tip-Off | November 24–25 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) |
4 | Temple |
| Las Vegas Invitational | November 24–25 | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) |
4 | Butler
Bucknell |
| AdvoCare Invitational | November 24–25, 27 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL) |
8 | Gonzaga |
| Wooden Legacy | November 24–25, 27 | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA) |
8 | UCLA |
| Emerald Coast Classic | November 25–26 | Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, FL) |
4 | Virginia
UTRGV |
| Barclays Center Classic | November 25–26 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY) |
4 | Maryland |
| Challenge in Music City | November 25–27 | Nashville Music Auditorium (Nashville, TN) |
4 | Middle Tennessee |
| Las Vegas Classic | December 22–23 | Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV) |
4 | Southern Cal |
| Diamond Head Classic | December 22–23, 25 | Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) |
8 | San Diego St. |
- The tournament was originally scheduled to be played at Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but due to concerns over the Zika virus outbreak, it was moved to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World resort near Orlando, Florida.[49]
Upsets
An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament |
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| Wagner | 67–58 | #18 UConn | November 11[50] | |
| #7 Kansas | 77–75 | #1 Duke | November 15[51] | Champions Classic |
| Georgetown | 65–61 | #13 Oregon | November 21[52] | Maui Invitational |
| Fort Wayne | 71–68 | #3 Indiana | November 22[53] | |
| Colorado | 68–54 | #22 Texas | November 22[54] | |
| South Carolina | 61–46 | #25 Michigan | November 23[55] | |
| Temple | 89–86 | #25 Florida State | November 24[56] | NIT Season Tip-Off |
| Butler | 69–65 | #8 Arizona | November 25[57] | Las Vegas Invitational |
| Temple | 81–77 | #19 West Virginia | November 25[58] | NIT Season Tip-Off |
| South Carolina | 64–50 | #18 Syracuse | November 26[59] | |
| Valparaiso | 65–62 | #21 Rhode Island | November 29[60] | |
| Cincinnati | 55–54OT | #19 Iowa State | December 1[61] | |
| #11 UCLA | 97–92 | #1 Kentucky | December 3[62] | |
| Providence | 63–60 | #21 Rhode Island | December 3[63] | |
| Colorado | 68–66 | #13 Xavier | December 7[64] | |
| Indiana State | 72–71 | #16 Butler | December 7[65] | |
| UT Arlington | 65–51 | #12 St. Mary's | December 8[66] | |
| Iowa | 78–64 | #25 Iowa State | December 8[67] | |
| Florida State | 83–78 | #21 Florida | December 11[68] | |
| Seton Hall | 67–64 | #16 South Carolina | December 12[69] | |
| Clemson | 62–60 | #22 South Carolina | December 21[70] | |
| Nebraska | 87–83 | #16 Indiana | December 28[71] | |
| St. John's | 76–73 | #13 Butler | December 29[72] | |
| Georgia Tech | 75–63 | #9 North Carolina | December 31[73] | |
| Virginia Tech | 89–75 | #5 Duke | December 31[74] | |
| Minnesota | 91–82OT | #15 Purdue | January 1[75] | |
| Texas Tech | 77–76 | #7 West Virginia | January 3[76] | |
| #18 Butler | 66–58 | #1 Villanova | January 4[77] | |
| Pittsburgh | 88–76 | #11 Virginia | January 4[78] | |
| NC State | 104–78 | #21 Virginia Tech | January 4[79] | |
| California | 74–73 | #25 USC | January 8[80] | |
| #10 West Virginia | 89–68 | #1 Baylor | January 10[81] | |
| Texas Tech | 66–65 | #25 Kansas State | January 10[82] | |
| Michigan State | 65–47 | #24 Minnesota | January 11[83] | |
| Iowa | 83–78 | #17 Purdue | January 12[84] | |
| Utah | 86–64 | #25 USC | January 12[85] | |
| Penn State | 52–50 | #24 Minnesota | January 14[86] | |
| Oklahoma | 89–87 | #7 West Virginia | January 18[87] | |
| Marquette | 102–94 | #7 Creighton | January 21[88] | |
| Kansas State | 79–75 | #7 West Virginia | January 21[89] | |
| Vanderbilt | 68–66 | #19 Florida | January 21[90] | |
| NC State | 84–82 | #17 Duke | January 23[91] | |
| Marquette | 74–72 | #1 Villanova | January 24[92] | |
| Tennessee | 82–80 | #4 Kentucky | January 24[93] | |
| Georgia Tech | 78–56 | #6 Florida State | January 25[94] | |
| USC | 84–76 | #8 UCLA | January 25[95] | |
| Georgetown | 71–51 | #16 Creighton | January 25[96] | |
| Syracuse | 82–72 | #6 Florida State | January 28[97] | |
| Miami (FL) | 77–62 | #9 North Carolina | January 28[98] | |
| Colorado | 74–65 | #10 Oregon | January 28[99] | |
| Georgetown | 85–81 | #11 Butler | January 28[100] | |
| Nebraska | 83–80 | #20 Purdue | January 29[101] | |
| Kansas State | 56–54 | #2 Baylor | February 4[102] | |
| Iowa State | 92–89OT | #3 Kansas | February 4[103] | |
| Oklahoma State | 82–75 | #7 West Virginia | February 4[104] | |
| Syracuse | 66–62 | #9 Virginia | February 4[105] | |
| Xavier | 82–80 | #22 Creighton | February 4[106] | |
| Penn State | 70–64 | #21 Maryland | February 7[107] | |
| Alabama | 90–864OT | #19 South Carolina | February 7[108] | |
| Notre Dame | 84–72 | #14 Florida State | February 11[109] | |
| Providence | 71–65 | #22 Butler | February 11[110] | |
| Northwestern | 66–59 | #7 Wisconsin | February 12[111] | |
| Virginia Tech | 80–782OT | #12 Virginia | February 12[112] | |
| Texas Tech | 84–78 | #4 Baylor | February 13[113] | |
| Arkansas | 83–76 | #21 South Carolina | February 15[114] | |
| Seton Hall | 87–81 | #20 Creighton | February 15[115] | |
| Michigan | 64–58 | #11 Wisconsin | February 16[116] | |
| Pittsburgh | 80–66 | #17 Florida State | February 18[117] | |
| Vanderbilt | 71–62 | #21 South Carolina | February 18[118] | |
| Miami (FL) | 54–48 | #18 Virginia | February 20[119] | |
| Syracuse | 78–75 | #10 Duke | February 22[120] | |
| Minnesota | 89–75 | #24 Maryland | February 22[121] | |
| Providence | 68–66 | #23 Creighton | February 22[122] | |
| Ohio State | 83–73 | #16 Wisconsin | February 23[123] | |
| Iowa State | 72–69 | #9 Baylor | February 25[124] | |
| Michigan | 82–70 | #14 Purdue | February 25[125] | |
| Miami (FL) | 55–50 | #10 Duke | February 25[126] | |
| Iowa | 83–69 | #24 Maryland | February 25[127] | |
| BYU | 79–71 | #1 Gonzaga | February 25[128] | |
| UCF | 53–49 | #15 Cincinnati | February 26[129] | |
| Michigan State | 84–74 | #16 Wisconsin | February 26[130] | |
| Virginia Tech | 66–61 | #25 Miami (FL) | February 27[131] | |
| Wake Forest | 88–81 | #8 Louisville | March 1[132] | |
| Iowa | 59–57 | #22 Wisconsin | March 2[133] | |
| Vanderbilt | 73–71 | #12 Florida | March 4[134] | |
| Seton Hall | 70–64 | #13 Butler | March 4[135] | |
| TCU | 85–82 | #1 Kansas | March 9[136] | Big 12 tournament |
| Kansas State | 70–64 | #9 Baylor | March 9[137] | Big 12 tournament |
| Xavier | 62–57 | #18 Butler | March 9[138] | Big East tournament |
| Michigan | 74–70OT | #13 Purdue | March 10[139] | Big Ten tournament |
| Vanderbilt | 72–62OT | #17 Florida | March 10[140] | SEC tournament |
| Northwestern | 72–64 | #25 Maryland | March 10[141] | Big Ten tournament |
| Michigan | 71–56 | #24 Wisconsin | March 12[142] | Big Ten tournament |
In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there were eight upsets by non-Division I teams defeating Division I teams this season. Blue Mountain won two games verus Division I opponents. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event |
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| Louisiana Christian (NAIA) | 85–75 | McNeese State | November 15[143] | |
| Blue Mountain (NAIA) | 77–743OT | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | November 21[144] | |
| Alaska Anchorage (Division II) | 74–69 | Drake | November 26[145] | 2016 Great Alaska Shootout |
| Chestnut Hill (Division II) | 76–73 | Coppin State | November 28[146] | |
| Missouri Western (Division II) | 49–44 | SIU Edwardsville | December 10[147] | |
| Loyola New Orleans (NAIA) | 69–64 | Southern | December 10[148] | |
| Blue Mountain (NAIA) | 57–49 | Jackson State | December 15[149] | |
| Bethesda (NCCAA Div. I) | 100–95 | Cal State Northridge | December 17[150] |
Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Each of the 32 NCAA Division I athletic conferences ended its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference received the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments received automatic invitations to the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. This was the first season in which the Ivy League held a conference tournament.[151]
Conference standings
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Informal championships
| Conference | Regular season winner |
Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Villanova | Josh Hart, Villanova |
Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | |||||||||||
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Keene | C. Michigan | 30.0 | Ángel Delgado | Seton Hall | 13.1 | Lonzo Ball | UCLA | 7.6 | Ehab Amin | Texas A&M-CC | 3.44 | |||
| Chris Clemons | Campbell | 25.1 | Caleb Swanigan | Purdue | 12.5 | Austin Luke | Belmont | 7.1 | Tra-Deon Hollins | Omaha | 3.38 | |||
| Mike Daum | South Dakota St. | 25.1 | Steve Taylor Jr. | Toledo | 12.2 | Eric Garcia | Wofford | 6.8 | Joseph Chartouny | Fordham | 3.24 | |||
| Dallas Moore | N. Florida | 23.9 | Rokas Gustys | Hofstra | 12.1 | Kyron Cartwright | Providence | 6.7 | Laquincy Rideau | Gardner-Webb | 3.03 | |||
| Randy Onwuasor | S. Utah | 23.6 | Sebastián Sáiz | Ole Miss | 11.4 | Erick Neal | UT Arlington | 6.5 | Ahmad Thomas | UNC Asheville | 3.00 | |||
| Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Free throw percentage | |||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Thomas | Nicholls St. | 4.2 | Devontae Cacok | UNC Wilmington | .800 | Markus Howard | Marquette | .547 | Phil Forte III | Oklahoma St. | .955 | |||
| Reggie Lynch | Minnesota | 3.5 | Justin Patton | Creighton | .676 | Nick Masterson | Kennesaw St. | .541 | Devin Cannady | Princeton | .938 | |||
| Ben Lammers | Georgia Tech | 3.4 | Javier Martinez | UT Martin | .671 | Francis Alonso | UNC Greensboro | .462 | Donte McGill | FIU | .929 | |||
| Brandon Gilbeck | W. Illinois | 3.0 | Aundre Jackson | Loyola (IL) | .669 | Corey Allen | Detroit | .448 | Andrew Rowsey | Marquette | .926 | |||
| Tai Odiase | UIC | 2.9 | Justin Tuoyo | Chattanooga | .645 | Jeremy Senglin | Weber St. | .447 | Kahlil Dukes | Niagara | .921 | |||
Attendance
Teams which averaged a home attendance of at least 10,000 per game:[189]
| Team | Total attendance | Home average |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 397,148 | 23,361 |
| Syracuse | 367,068 | 21,592 |
| Louisville | 396,333 | 20,859 |
| North Carolina | 293,219 | 18,326 |
| Maryland | 303,676 | 17,863 |
| Wisconsin | 311,166 | 17,287 |
| Indiana | 290,809 | 17,106 |
| North Carolina State | 301,646 | 16,758 |
| Kansas | 279,412 | 16,436 |
| Creighton | 302,887 | 15,941 |
| Nebraska | 277,739 | 15,429 |
| Arkansas | 267,825 | 14,879 |
| Michigan State | 236,752 | 14,797 |
| BYU | 264,588 | 14,699 |
| Arizona | 261,478 | 14,526 |
| Iowa State | 228,326 | 14,270 |
| Tennessee | 227,725 | 14,232 |
| Virginia | 211,671 | 14,111 |
| Iowa | 207,528 | 13,835 |
| Purdue | 245,916 | 13,662 |
| Marquette | 252,858 | 13,308 |
| Alabama | 196,655 | 13,110 |
| New Mexico | 208,492 | 13,030 |
| Utah | 220,959 | 12,997 |
| Dayton | 220,012 | 12,941 |
| Texas | 218,082 | 12,828 |
| Illinois | 165,409 | 12,723 |
| Ohio State | 257,957 | 12,283 |
| San Diego State | 244,190 | 12,209 |
| Memphis | 240,579 | 12,028 |
| South Carolina | 227,911 | 11,995 |
| Kansas State | 214,252 | 11,902 |
| Michigan | 197,398 | 11,611 |
| UNLV | 196,219 | 11,542 |
| LSU | 204,890 | 11,382 |
| Vanderbilt | 178,167 | 11,135 |
| Wichita State | 162,088 | 10,805 |
| Minnesota | 182,006 | 10,706 |
| West Virginia | 158,750 | 10,583 |
| UConn | 177,027 | 10,413 |
| Xavier | 164,501 | 10,281 |
| California | 183,293 | 10,182 |
| Oklahoma | 150,003 | 10,000 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament
Tournament upsets
For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.
This definition is based solely on seeding—in the Middle Tennessee–Minnesota game listed below, the #12 seed Middle Tennessee entered the game as a 1.5-point favorite in Las Vegas sports books.[190]
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Region | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 16 | Middle Tennessee (#12) | 81–72 | Minnesota (#5) | South | First Round |
| March 18 | Wisconsin (#8) | 65–62 | Villanova (#1) | East | Second Round |
| March 18 | Xavier (#11) | 91–66 | Florida State (#3) | West | Second Round |
| March 23 | Xavier (#11) | 73–71 | Arizona (#2) | West | Sweet Sixteen |
Final Four – University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
| National Semifinals April 1 | National Championship Game April 3 | ||||||||
| E7 | South Carolina | 73 | |||||||
| W1 | Gonzaga | 77 | |||||||
| W1 | Gonzaga | 65 | |||||||
| S1 | North Carolina | 71 | |||||||
| MW3 | Oregon | 76 | |||||||
| S1 | North Carolina | 77 | |||||||
National Invitation tournament
After the NCAA tournament field was announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 14, 2017, with all games prior to the semifinals being played at campus sites.
NIT Semifinals and Final
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 28 and 30
| Semifinals March 28 | Championship game March 30 | ||||||||
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 76 | |||||||
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 61 | |||||||
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 56 | |||||||
| 4 | TCU | 88 | |||||||
| 4 | UCF | 53 | |||||||
| 4 | TCU | 68 | |||||||
College Basketball Invitational
The tenth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 14, 2017. This tournament features 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.
| Semifinals March 22 | Championship Series March 27, 29, 31 | ||||||||
| UIC | 78 | ||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 89 | ||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 91 | 57 | 59 | ||||||
| Wyoming | 81 | 81 | 83 | ||||||
| Utah Valley | 68 | ||||||||
| Wyoming | 74 | ||||||||
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament
The seventh CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 13, 2017, and ended with the championship game on March 31. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 26 teams participate in this tournament.
| Semifinals March 29 | Championship March 31 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 79 | ||||||||
| UMBC | 61 | ||||||||
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 61 | ||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 62 | ||||||||
| Furman | 51 | ||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 77 | ||||||||
Award winners
2017 Consensus All-America team
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lonzo Ball | PG | Freshman | UCLA |
| Josh Hart | SG | Senior | Villanova |
| Justin Jackson | SF | Junior | North Carolina |
| Frank Mason III | PG | Senior | Kansas |
| Caleb Swanigan | PF | Sophomore | Purdue |
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | SF | Junior | Oregon |
| Luke Kennard | SG | Sophomore | Duke |
| Malik Monk | SG | Freshman | Kentucky |
| Johnathan Motley | PF | Junior | Baylor |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | Junior | Gonzaga |
Major player of the year awards
- Wooden Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
- Naismith Award: Frank Mason III, Kansas
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas [191]
- NABC Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Mason III, Kansas[192]
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Mason III, Kansas[193]
Major freshman of the year awards
- Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Lonzo Ball, UCLA[194]
- NABC Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA
- Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Lonzo Ball, UCLA[195]
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga[196]
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Mark Few, Gonzaga[197]
- NABC Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mark Few, Gonzaga[198]
Other major awards
- Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Frank Mason III, Kansas
- Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): Malik Monk, Kentucky
- Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Josh Hart, Villanova
- Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Johnathan Motley, Baylor
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga
- Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Jevon Carter, West Virginia
- Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Josh Hart, Villanova [199]
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Josh Hart, Villanova[200]
- Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall[201]
- Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Jamion Christian, Mount St. Mary's
- Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Rod Barnes, Cal State Bakersfield
- Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Frank Martin, South Carolina
- Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Jevon Carter, West Virginia
- Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Justin Robinson, Monmouth
- Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
- Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Danny Manning, Wake Forest
- Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Canyon Barry, Florida[202]
- Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga[203]
- USBWA Most Courageous Award: Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin[204]
Coaching changes
49 teams changed coaches during and after the season.
| Team | Former coach |
Interim coach |
New coach |
Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | Keith Dambrot | John Groce | Dambrot, the program's all-time winningest head coach with 305 wins, left his alma mater on March 27 after 13 seasons to take the Duquesne head coaching job.[205] The Zips hired former Ohio and Illinois head coach Groce on April 5.[206] | |
| Alabama A&M | Willie Hayes | Donnie Marsh | Hayes resigned from his alma mater on March 7 after six seasons, in which the Bulldogs went 54–121 overall and never finished in the top four of the SWAC standings, capped off by a 2–27 record this season.[207] Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Marsh was tapped to fill the role on April 12.[208] | |
| Arkansas State | Grant McCasland | Mike Balado | McCasland left Arkansas State on March 13 after one season for the North Texas job.[209] The Red Wolves hired Louisville assistant Balado on March 19.[210] | |
| Austin Peay | Dave Loos | Matt Figger | Peay announced on March 2 that Loos, 70, would retire after 27 seasons at APSU, which was followed by a press conference on March 6. As noted previously in this page, Loos had been undergoing chemotherapy for colon cancer during the season and took a brief medical leave from the team in January. He retired as the winningest men's head coach in Ohio Valley Conference history with 421 wins in the OVC.[211] The Governors hired South Carolina assistant Figger on April 3, just 2 days after the Gamecocks were eliminated by Gonzaga in the Final Four.[212] | |
| Bethune–Cookman | Gravelle Craig | Ryan Ridder | Craig was fired on March 20 after six seasons at Bethune-Cookman, finishing with an overall record of 74–123 and one winning season.[213] On March 31, the Wildcats hired Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA.[214] | |
| Butler | Chris Holtmann | LaVall Jordan | Holtmann left Butler on June 9 after three seasons for the Ohio State opening.[215] On June 13, the school hired former Bulldog player Jordan, who spent the past season as the head coach of Milwaukee.[216] | |
| California | Cuonzo Martin | Wyking Jones | Martin left Cal on March 15 after three seasons to take the open head coaching job at Missouri.[217] The Golden Bears promoted assistant Jones on March 24.[218] | |
| Chattanooga | Matt McCall | Lamont Paris | McCall left Chattanooga on March 29 after 2 seasons to take the head coaching job at UMass.[219] The Mocs hired Wisconsin assistant Paris on April 2.[220] | |
| Cleveland State | Gary Waters | Dennis Felton | The 65-year-old Waters announced his retirement on March 7 after 11 seasons at Cleveland State and 21 overall. He leaves as the winningest coach in program history with 194 wins.[221] On March 24, the Vikings hired Tulsa assistant Felton, who had previously been a Division I head coach at Western Kentucky and Georgia.[222] | |
| Coppin State | Michael Grant | Juan Dixon | Grant was fired from Coppin State on March 20 after three seasons, finishing 25–69.[223] Baltimore native and former Maryland All-American Dixon was hired by the Eagles to replace Grant on April 22.[224] | |
| Dayton | Archie Miller | Anthony Grant | Miller left Dayton on March 25 after 6 seasons for the Indiana opening.[225] On March 30, Dayton hired Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach and ex-Flyer player Grant, who previously had head coaching jobs at VCU and Alabama.[226] | |
| Drake | Ray Giacoletti | Jeff Rutter | Niko Medved | Giacoletti resigned midway into his 4th season at Drake on December 6 after a 1–7 start to the season. Top assistant Rutter assumed head coaching duties for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[227] The Bulldogs hired Medved from Furman on March 26, where he had led the Paladins to the Southern Conference regular-season title and claimed conference Coach of the Year honors in 2016–17.[228] |
| Duquesne | Jim Ferry | Keith Dambrot | Ferry was fired from Duquesne on March 13 after five seasons. The Dukes went 60–97 during his tenure, never finishing higher than 10th in the Atlantic 10, and ended this season 10–22 overall and 3–15 in the conference.[229] Duquesne hired Akron head coach Dambrot for the job on March 27.[205] | |
| Eastern Washington | Jim Hayford | Shantay Legans | Hayford left Eastern Washington on March 29 after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at in-state rival Seattle.[230] The Eagles immediately promoted assistant coach Legans to head coach.[231] | |
| Florida A&M | Byron Samuels | Robert McCullum | Samuels was fired on March 17 after three seasons and a 17–71 overall record at FAMU, including a 7–23 mark this season.[232] The Rattlers hired Oregon assistant and former Western Michigan and South Florida head coach McCullum as the new head coach on May 16.[233] | |
| Furman | Niko Medved | Bob Richey | Medved left Furman on March 26 after 4 seasons for the Drake head coaching job.[228] The Paladins, who had made the CIT Semifinals at the time of Medved's departure, named assistant Richey interim head coach for the remainder of the tournament,[234] and removed the interim tag after the season.[235] | |
| Georgetown | John Thompson III | Patrick Ewing | Thompson was fired on March 23 after 13 seasons at Georgetown. JT3 finished with an overall record of 278–151 at the school, but the Hoyas went 14–18 overall and 5–13 in the Big East this season, and failed to make the NCAA tournament for the third time in the last 4 seasons.[236] On April 3, the school turned to Ewing, a Hall of Fame player for his career at Georgetown and the NBA, who had previously been an assistant with the Charlotte Hornets.[237] | |
| Grambling State | Shawn Walker | Donte Jackson | Walker's contract was not renewed on March 22, ending his 3-year tenure at Grambling State with a 25–68 record, although the Tigers had their best season this year under Walker by finishing in a 4-way tie for 3rd in SWAC play.[238] The school went to the NAIA for their next hire, tabbing Stillman's Jackson as the next head coach on May 12.[239] | |
| Illinois | John Groce | Jamall Walker | Brad Underwood | Groce was fired on March 11 after five seasons at Illinois, finishing 95–75 overall with one appearance in the NCAA tournament and no Big Ten regular-season finishes higher than seventh place. Assistant Walker took over on an interim basis for the team during the NIT, making this their 3rd appearance in the NIT in 4 years.[240] The Illini hired Underwood away from Oklahoma State as the permanent replacement on March 18.[241] |
| Indiana | Tom Crean | Archie Miller | Indiana fired Crean on March 16 after 9 seasons, following the team's first round loss to Georgia Tech in the NIT. Although Crean made the NCAA Sweet Sixteen three times at IU, his record of 166–135 was the second-worst among Hoosiers coaches with at least 100 games, and the team went 18–16 and failed to make the NCAA tournament this season despite defeating two eventual #1 seeds (Kansas and North Carolina).[242] IU hired Miller from Dayton on March 25.[225] | |
| LIU Brooklyn | Jack Perri | Derek Kellogg | Perri was fired on March 20 after a 77–79 record in five seasons at LIU Brooklyn, although the team won 20 games and finished 2nd in the NEC this year.[243] On April 17, the Blackbirds hired former UMass head coach Kellogg for the job.[244] | |
| LSU | Johnny Jones | Will Wade | Jones was fired from his alma mater on March 10 after five seasons and an overall record of 90–72. The Tigers failed to make the NCAA tournament in 2015–16 despite having #1 NBA draft pick Ben Simmons, and after starting this season 8–2 ended at 10–21, including a 1–17 stretch to finish the season.[245] LSU hired Wade from VCU on March 20, making this Wade's 3rd different head coaching job in 5 years.[246] | |
| Massachusetts | Derek Kellogg | Matt McCall | Kellogg was fired on March 9 after nine seasons and a 155–139 overall record at his alma mater. The Minutemen made the NCAA tournament only once in Kellogg's tenure (in 2014) and finished 15–18 overall and 4–14 in Atlantic 10 play this season.[247] UMass initially hired Winthrop head coach Pat Kelsey on March 21, but he backed out two days later, citing personal reasons.[248] UMass then hired McCall from Chattanooga on March 29.[249] | |
| Miami (OH) | John Cooper | Jack Owens | Cooper was fired on March 10 after five seasons and a 59–100 overall record at Miami, including an 11–21 mark this season.[250] On March 29, the RedHawks hired Owens, who spent the last 6 years as associate head coach at Purdue.[251] | |
| Milwaukee | LaVall Jordan | Pat Baldwin | Jordan left Milwaukee on June 13 after one season to take the head coaching job at his alma mater, Butler.[216] The Panthers tabbed Northwestern assistant Baldwin to fill the vacancy on June 20.[252] | |
| Missouri | Kim Anderson | Cuonzo Martin | Anderson was fired on March 5 effectively after the season, finishing 27–68 overall in his three seasons at his alma mater without an NCAA tournament appearance, capped off with a 7–23 mark and last-place SEC finish this season.[253] The Tigers hired Martin from Cal on March 15, making this Martin's 4th different head coaching job in 10 years.[217] | |
| Morehead State | Sean Woods | Preston Spradlin | Woods resigned midway into his 5th season at Morehead State on December 15 amid an investigation into alleged physical abuse of players. He had been suspended by the school since November 22, and at the time of his resignation was facing charges of misdemeanor battery following incidents during and after the Eagles' November 19 game at Evansville. Assistant coach Spradlin was named interim coach during Woods' suspension, and continued in that role for the remainder of the season following the former's resignation,[254] after which Morehead State removed the interim tag.[255] | |
| NC State | Mark Gottfried | Kevin Keatts | Gottfried was fired on February 16, effective at the end of NC State's season. At the time, he was in his fifth season at NC State and 122–82 overall at the school, but was 14–13 overall and 3–11 in ACC play this season, with the Wolfpack losing each of their last three games by more than 20 points.[256] NC State stayed within its university system for its new hire, luring Keatts from UNC Wilmington on March 17.[257] | |
| New Mexico | Craig Neal | Paul Weir | Neal was fired on March 31, 3 weeks after New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs had announced that Neal would return next season. In his first season as head coach, Neal led the Lobos to a 27–7 record and an appearance in the NCAA tournament by virtue of winning the Mountain West tournament, but went 49–45 during the next 3 seasons with no postseason appearances.[258] The school hired Weir from in-state rival New Mexico State on April 11.[259] | |
| New Mexico State | Paul Weir | Chris Jans | Weir left NMSU on April 11 after one season for the head coaching job at in-state rival New Mexico.[259] On April 17, the Aggies hired ex-Bowling Green head coach Jans, who spent the last 2 seasons at Wichita State in an administrative role and was promoted to associate head coach of the Shockers 4 days before being hired at NMSU.[260] | |
| North Texas | Tony Benford | Grant McCasland | Benford was fired on March 5 after five seasons and a 62–95 overall record at UNT, capped off by an 8–22 overall record and 2–16 record in C-USA play this season.[261] The Mean Green filled the vacancy with Arkansas State head coach McCasland on March 13.[209] | |
| Ohio State | Thad Matta | Chris Holtmann | Matta was fired on June 5 after 13 seasons at OSU. He left as the program's winningest coach with 337 wins, but this season, in which the Buckeyes finished 17–15 overall, was the first time during Matta's tenure that the team did not win at least 20 games, and the first time since Matta's first season at Ohio State in 2005 to miss the postseason altogether.[262] The school hired Butler's Holtmann as their new head coach on June 9.[215] | |
| Oklahoma State | Brad Underwood | Mike Boynton | Underwood left Oklahoma State on March 18 after one season for the Illinois opening.[241] The Cowboys stayed in-house to fill the vacancy, promoting assistant Boynton on March 24.[263] | |
| Oral Roberts | Scott Sutton | Paul Mills | Oral Roberts parted ways with Sutton on April 10 after 18 seasons. Sutton finishes as the school's all-time winningest head coach with 328 wins, but the Golden Eagles finished 8–22 overall and last in The Summit League this season.[264] ORU hired Baylor assistant Mills as their new head coach on April 28.[265] | |
| Portland State | Tyler Geving | Barret Peery | Portland State parted ways with Geving on March 15 after 8 seasons, finishing with a 112–133 record.[266] The Vikings hired Santa Clara associate head coach and former Portland State assistant Peery on April 10.[267] | |
| Presbyterian | Gregg Nibert | Dustin Kerns | Nibert resigned from Presbyterian on April 12 after 28 seasons. Nibert left as the school's winningest head coach with 419 wins, but the Blue Hose had gone 86–218 since making the transition to Division I in 2007.[268] The school hired Wofford associate head coach Kerns as the next head coach on May 23.[269] | |
| Quinnipiac | Tom Moore | Baker Dunleavy | Moore was fired on March 7 after 10 seasons and an overall record of 162–150 at Quinnipiac. In his final two seasons, the Bobcats went 9–21 and 10–21.[270] Quinnipiac hired top Villanova assistant Baker Dunleavy, son of former Tulane head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. and brother of NBA veteran Mike Dunleavy Jr. on March 27.[271] | |
| Rice | Mike Rhoades | Scott Pera | Rhoades left Rice on March 21 after three seasons for the head coaching job at VCU, where he served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009 to 2014 before taking the Rice job.[272] 2 days later, the Owls named top assistant Pera as Rhoades' replacement.[273] | |
| San Diego State | Steve Fisher | Brian Dutcher | According to multiple sources, the 72-year-old Fisher made the decision to retire on April 10 after 18 seasons at San Diego State, which he confirmed the following day. He leaves the Aztecs as the program's winningest head coach with 386 wins. Dutcher, who had been an assistant under Fisher throughout his tenure at SDSU and also at Fisher's previous coaching stop at Michigan, took over as Fisher's designated successor.[274] | |
| San Jose State | Dave Wojcik | Jean Prioleau | Wojcik resigned from San Jose State on July 10 citing personal reasons, finishing 32–90 overall in 4 seasons with the Spartans.[275] Colorado assistant Prioleau was named head coach on August 4.[276] | |
| Seattle | Cameron Dollar | Jim Hayford | Dollar was fired on March 13 after 8 seasons at Seattle with a record of 107–138.[277] The Redhawks hired Heyford from in-state rival Eastern Washington on March 29.[230] | |
| Southern | Roman Banks | Morris Scott | Sean Woods | Banks, who had just completed his 6th season as Southern's head coach, was named the new long-term Athletic Director of the school on March 31. He had been serving as the interim AD of Southern for the past two years. Associate HC Scott was promoted to interim head coach for the 2017-18 season.[278] On April 12, 2018, Stetson assistant coach Woods was named full-time head coach of the Jaguars.[279] |
| South Florida | Orlando Antigua | Murry Bartow | Brian Gregory | Antigua struggled during his 2 ½ seasons at USF, and after a 6–7 start to the season against the backdrop of an academic fraud investigation, he was fired on January 3. Assistant Bartow was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[280][281] After the season, the Bulls hired Gregory on March 14, one year following his departure from Georgia Tech.[282] |
| UC Santa Barbara | Bob Williams | Joe Pasternack | Williams, the program's all-time winningest coach with 313 wins, was fired on March 9 after a 6–22 season, his worst season in his 19-year tenure at UCSB.[283] The Gauchos hired Arizona associate head coach and former New Orleans head coach Pasternack on March 30.[284] | |
| UNC Wilmington | Kevin Keatts | C. B. McGrath | Keatts left Wilmington on March 17 after 3 seasons for the NC State opening.[257] The Seahawks hired ex-Kansas player and North Carolina assistant McGrath on April 4.[285] | |
| USC Upstate | Eddie Payne | Kyle Perry | Citing complications from surgeries on both of his ankles during the off-season, the 66-year-old Payne announced his retirement on October 3, 2017, after 15 seasons at USC Upstate and 32 overall as head coach. Associate head coach Perry was initially named interim head coach of the Spartans, but had the interim tag removed on October 20 and was named full-time head coach.[286][287] | |
| VCU | Will Wade | Mike Rhoades | Wade left VCU on March 20 after two seasons to take the LSU head coaching job.[246] The Rams brought back former assistant Rhoades the next day, this time as head coach.[272] | |
| Washington | Lorenzo Romar | Mike Hopkins | Romar was fired on March 15 after 15 seasons at Washington. Romar finished with an overall record of 298–195 at his alma mater, but this season, in which the Huskies finished 9–22 overall and 2–16 in Pac-12 play, was the sixth straight year in which the team failed to make the NCAA tournament, despite featuring two first-round NBA draft picks in 2015–16 (Marquese Chriss and Dejounte Murray) and the eventual #1 overall draft pick this season in Markelle Fultz.[288] Washington hired Syracuse assistant Mike Hopkins on March 19, who had been designated as Syracuse's head coach-in-waiting when Boeheim retires.[289] | |
| Youngstown State | Jerry Slocum | Jerrod Calhoun | The 65-year-old Slocum announced his retirement on March 7 after 12 seasons at Youngstown State and 42 as an NCAA head coach. He left with 142 wins with the Penguins, the most in the program's Division I history, and 723 overall.[290] Calhoun was hired from Division II Fairmont State on March 25, fresh off the Falcons' loss in the D-II championship game.[291] | |
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- Top seed in conference tournament