# 2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary's University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fifth-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–16, 14–4 in NEC play to win the regular season championship, their first championship in 21 years. In the NEC tournament, they defeated Sacred Heart, Robert Morris, and Saint Francis (PA) to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed in the East region, they beat New Orleans in the First Four before losing in the first round to No. 1-seeded and ranked Villanova.
Head coach Jamion Christian was named NEC Coach of the Year.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2015–16 season 14–19, 10–8 in NEC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the NEC tournament before losing to Fairleigh Dickinson in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2016* 4:00 pm | | Hood | W 89–65 | | Knott Arena (1,151) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, RTPT | | at No. 20 West Virginia | L 59–87 | 0–1 | WVU Coliseum (10,510) Morgantown, WV |
| November 14, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at No. 20 Iowa State | L 55–73 | 0–2 | Hilton Coliseum (13,981) Ames, IA |
| November 16, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota Golden Gopher Invitational | L 56–80 | 0–3 | Williams Arena (7,940) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 18, 2016* 7:30 pm | | at George Mason | W 78–76 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | EagleBank Arena (3,487) Fairfax, VA |
| November 21, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois Golden Gopher Invitational | L 63–73 | 1–4 | SIU Arena (3,971) Carbondale, IL |
| November 23, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at UT Arlington Golden Gopher Invitational | L 71–80 | 1–5 | College Park Center (1,360) Arlington, TX |
| November 26, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at No. 25 Michigan | L 47–64 | 1–6 | Crisler Center (9,410) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 28, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas Golden Gopher Invitational | L 76–89 | 1–7 | Bud Walton Arena (13,321) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 3, 2016* 4:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | L 57–64 | 1–8 | Reitz Arena (1,478) Baltimore, MD |
| December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm | | UMBC | L 70–78 | 1–9 | Knott Arena (1,450) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 10, 2016* 4:00 pm | | Lehigh | L 71–90 | 1–10 | Knott Arena (1,464) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 19, 2016* 4:30 pm | | Bucknell | L 65–81 | 1–11 | Sojka Pavilion (1,952) Lewisburg, PA |
| December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | W 87–49 | 2–11 | Knott Arena (1,080) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 67–65 | 3–11 (1–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,092) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 31, 2016 2:00 pm | | Wagner | W 57–56 | 4–11 (2–0) | Knott Arena (1,707) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 71–72 | 4–12 (2–1) | Chace Athletic Center (210) Smithfield, RI |
| January 7, 2017 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 77–68 | 5–12 (3–1) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (457) New Britain, CT |
| January 12, 2017 7:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 77–70 | 6–12 (4–1) | Knott Arena (1,253) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 14, 2017 4:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 78–72 | 7–12 (5–1) | Knott Arena (2,068) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 86–75 | 8–12 (6–1) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| January 21, 2017 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 55–47 | 9–12 (7–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (672) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 48–47 | 10–12 (8–1) | Knott Arena (2,780) Emmitsburg, MD |
| January 28, 2017 4:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 67–53 | 11–12 (9–1) | Knott Arena (3,028) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 77–70 | 12–12 (10–1) | Knott Arena (2,153) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 4, 2017 4:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | L 52–54 | 12–13 (10–2) | Knott Arena (3,072) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 74–70 | 13–13 (11–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,111) Moon Township, PA |
| February 11, 2017 1:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 81–62 | 14–13 (12–2) | DeGol Arena (1,048) Loretto, PA |
| February 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wagner | L 65–69 | 14–14 (12–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,722) Staten Island, NY |
| February 18, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 79–74 | 15–14 (13–3) | Rothman Center (1,306) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 58–62 | 15–15 (13–4) | Knott Arena (2,765) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 25, 2017 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 77–62 | 16–15 (14–4) | Knott Arena (2,470) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2017 7:00 pm | (1) | (8) Sacred Heart Quarterfinals | W 76–73 | 17–15 | Knott Arena (2,405) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 4, 2017 2:00 pm, FCS/MSG | (1) | (7) Robert Morris Semifinals | W 75–66 | 18–15 | Knott Arena (2,867) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (1) | (4) Saint Francis (PA) Championship | W 71–61 | 19–15 | Knott Arena (3,121) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2017* 6:40 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) New Orleans First Four | W 67–66 | 20–15 | UD Arena (11,855) Dayton, OH |
| March 16, 2017* 7:10 pm, CBS | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Villanova First Round | L 56–76 | 20–16 | KeyBank Center (17,619) Buffalo, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. Source. ||||||