# 2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represented Sacred Heart University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the Pioneers' 18th season of NCAA Division I basketball, all played in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Latina and played their home games at the William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Mount St. Mary's.

## Previous season

The Pioneers finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three was tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to LIU Brooklyn.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Fairfield | L 63–85 | 0–1 | Webster Bank Arena (3,043) Bridgeport, CT |
| Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 90–86 | 1–1 | William H. Pitt Center (579) Fairfield, CT |
| Nov 18, 2016* 10:00 pm | | at No. 10 Arizona Las Vegas Invitational | L 65–95 | 1–2 | McKale Center (14,392) Tucson, AZ |
| Nov 21, 2016* 10:00 pm | | at Santa Clara Las Vegas Invitational | L 74–84 | 1–3 | Leavey Center (1,112) Santa Clara, CA |
| Nov 24, 2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Northern Colorado Las Vegas Invitational | L 59–81 | 1–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Nov 25, 2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Norfolk State Las Vegas Invitational Consolation | W 61–59 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 71–70 | 3–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,002) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 3, 2016* 1:00 pm | | Hartford | L 79–87 | 3–5 | William H. Pitt Center (303) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm | | UMass Lowell | W 91–82 | 4–5 | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 8, 2016* 8:00 pm | | Yale | L 52–66 | 4–6 | William H. Pitt Center (468) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 11, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 85–61 | 5–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,546) Easton, PA |
| Dec 18, 2016* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | L 75–82 | 5–7 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 67–72 | 5–8 | William H. Pitt Center (262) Fairfield, CT |
| NEC Regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2016 3:30 pm | | Robert Morris | L 67–78 | 5–9 (0–1) | William H. Pitt Center (242) Fairfield, CT |
| Dec 31, 2016 3:30 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 67–87 | 5–10 (0–2) | William H. Pitt Center (275) Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 64–62 | 6–10 (1–2) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 64–75 | 6–11 (1–3) | Spiro Sports Center (335) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 87–75 | 7–11 (2–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (373) Brooklyn, NY |
| Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 112–110 $^{3OT}$ | 8–11 (3–3) | Chace Athletic Center (508) Smithfield, RI |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | L 75–86 | 8–12 (3–4) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 21, 2017 3:30 pm | | Wagner | L 62–67 | 8–13 (3–5) | William H. Pitt Center (978) Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 57–60 | 8–14 (3–6) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 53–67 | 8–15 (3–7) | Knott Arena (3,028) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–70 | 9–15 (4–7) | Rothman Center (888) Hackensack, NJ |
| Feb 4, 2017 3:30 pm | | Bryant | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (5–7) | William H. Pitt Center (536) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 9, 2017 9:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 80–65 | 11–15 (6–7) | William H. Pitt Center (1,236) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 11, 2017 3:30 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 77–62 | 12–15 (7–7) | William H. Pitt Center (603) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | Fairfield Dickinson | W 91–81 | 13–15 (8–7) | William H. Pitt Center (322) Fairfield, CT |
| Feb 18, 2017 12:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 82–83 | 13–16 (8–8) | Steinberg Wellness Center (752) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 64–74 | 13–17 (8–9) | DeGol Arena (778) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 72–79 | 13–18 (8–10) | Charles L. Sewall Center (2,153) Moon Township, PA |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm | (8) | at (1) Mount St. Mary's Quarterfinals | L 73–76 | 13–19 | Knott Arena (2,405) Emmitsburg, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.. ||||||