# 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by third-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.

## Previous season

The Mountaineers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/08/2016* 7:00 pm | | Methodist | W 103–58 | | Holmes Center Boone, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 8:00 pm, TWCSC | | at Davidson | L 74–86 | 0–1 | John M. Belk Arena (4,598) Davidson, NC |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | L 94–103 | 0–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena (11,758) Knoxville, TN |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 119–51 | 1–2 | Holmes Center (1,057) Boone, NC |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 70–61 | 2–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (704) Hartford, CT |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 6 Duke | L 58–93 | 2–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Charlotte | L 72–80 | 2–4 | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,153) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Carolina | L 53-58 | 2-5 | Holmes Center (2,497) Boone, NC |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | Montreat | W 116–57 | 3–5 | Holmes Center (645) Boone, NC |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at NC State | L 64–97 | 3–6 | PNC Arena (16,417) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/17/2016* 1:00 pm | | James Madison | W 73–61 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Holmes Center (422) Boone, NC |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 88–67 | 5–6 | Holmes Center (584) Boone, NC |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 5:30 pm | | at Texas State | L 58–67 | 5–7 (0–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,318) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 69–84 | 5–8 (0–2) | College Park Center (1,320) Arlington, TX |
| 01/07/2017 3:30 pm | | Little Rock | L 68–76 | 5–9 (0–3) | Holmes Center (536) Boone, NC |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 70–57 | 6–9 (1–3) | Holmes Center (522) Boone, NC |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 73–85 | 6–10 (1–4) | HTC Center (1,950) Conway, SC |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | L 88–92 | 6–11 (1–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,938) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/23/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 72–83 | 6–12 (1–6) | GSU Sports Arena (1,418) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/28/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | L 67–83 | 6–13 (1–7) | Holmes Center (2,639) Boone, NC |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas State | L 55–68 | 6–14 (1–8) | Holmes Center (1,123) Boone, NC |
| 02/04/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 78–79 | 6–15 (1–9) | Convocation Center (4,117) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/06/2017 9:00 pm, ASN | | at Little Rock | L 62–69 | 6–16 (1–10) | Jack Stephens Center (1,969) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/11/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | W 77–72 | 7–16 (2–10) | Holmes Center (2,169) Boone, NC |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | W 83–78 | 8–16 (3–10) | Holmes Center (1,573) Boone, NC |
| 02/18/2017 8:00 pm | | at South Alabama | L 74–87 | 8–17 (3–11) | Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, AL |
| 02/20/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 66–76 | 8–18 (3–12) | Trojan Arena (1,876) Troy, AL |
| 02/25/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | L 64–75 | 8–19 (3–13) | Holmes Center (1,874) Boone, NC |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 62–77 | 8–20 (3–14) | Holmes Center (1,140) Boone, NC |
| 03/05/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 77–73 | 9–20 (4–14) | Holmes Center (2,073) Boone, NC |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | vs. (6) Troy First Round | L 64–84 | 9–21 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||