# 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 15–3 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for the Big South regular-season championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Campbell. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.

## Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play, to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were lost in the first round to the eventual national champion Villanova.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Montreat | W 101–59 | | Kimmel Arena (841) Asheville, NC |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 p.m., WTVR-TV | | at VCU | W 80–65 | 0–1 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Georgia CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 60–46 | 0–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (6,415) Athens, GA |
| November 17, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at USC Upstate | W 73–57 | 1–2 | Hodge Center (537) Spartanburg, SC |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Siena CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 92–80 | 2–2 | Kimmel Arena (1,227) Asheville, NC |
| November 22, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Furman CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 64–58 | 3–2 | Timmons Arena (1,216) Greenville, SC |
| November 25, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 5 Kansas CBE Hall of Fame Classic | L 57–95 | 3–3 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 29, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Brevard | W 68–50 | 4–3 | Kimmel Arena (939) Asheville, NC |
| December 3, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | | at Coastal Carolina | W 79–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | HTC Center (1,447) Conway, SC |
| December 6, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Elon | W 78–67 | 6–3 | Alumni Gym (1,421) Elon, NC |
| December 10, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | Warren Wilson | W 117–52 | 7–3 | Kimmel Arena (1,229) Asheville, NC |
| December 17, 2016* 4:30 p.m. | | Western Carolina | W 59–57 | 8–3 | Kimmel Arena (1,661) Asheville, NC |
| December 19, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | | UNC Greensboro | L 73–75 | 8–4 | Kimmel Arena (1,269) Asheville, NC |
| December 22, 2016* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Ohio State | L 77–79 | 8–5 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Big South Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 7:00 p.m. | | at Radford | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (0–1) | Dedmon Center (807) Radford, VA |
| December 31, 2016 2:00 p.m. | | Gardner–Webb | W 90–85 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,491) Asheville, NC |
| January 3, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Liberty | W 70–57 | 10–6 (2–1) | Vines Center (1,219) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | High Point | W 88–58 | 11–6 (3–1) | Kimmel Arena (912) Asheville, NC |
| January 11, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Longwood | W 89–68 | 12–6 (4–1) | Kimmel Arena (1,262) Asheville, NC |
| January 14, 2017 5:30 p.m. | | at Charleston Southern | W 76–67 | 13–6 (5–1) | CSU Field House (755) North Charleston, SC |
| January 19, 2017 6:30 p.m. | | at Winthrop | L 73–76 | 13–7 (5–2) | Winthrop Coliseum (3,215) Rock Hill, SC |
| January 21, 2017 4:30 p.m. | | Campbell | W 72–56 | 14–7 (6–2) | Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC |
| January 26, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Presbyterian | W 73–47 | 15–7 (7–2) | Templeton Center (602) Clinton, SC |
| January 28, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | Radford | W 80–69 | 16–7 (8–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,744) Asheville, NC |
| February 1, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | W 91–73 | 17–7 (9–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,333) Asheville, NC |
| February 4, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | at High Point | W 74–71 | 18–7 (10–2) | Millis Athletic Center (1,750) High Point, NC |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Winthrop | W 104–101 $^{2OT}$ | 19–7 (11–2) | Kimmel Arena (2,732) Asheville, NC |
| February 11, 2017 5:00 p.m. | | at Longwood | W 91–69 | 20–7 (12–2) | Willett Hall (1,312) Farmville, VA |
| February 15, 2017 7:00 p.m. | | Presbyterian | W 89–48 | 21–7 (13–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,523) Asheville, NC |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m. | | at Campbell | W 66–53 | 22–7 (14–2) | Gore Arena (1,584) Buies Creek, NC |
| February 23, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Gardner–Webb | L 76–81 | 22–8 (14–3) | Paul Porter Arena (2,289) Boiling Springs, NC |
| February 25, 2017 12:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 63–45 | 23–8 (15–3) | Kimmel Arena (2,928) Asheville, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2017 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Campbell Quarterfinals | L 79–81 | 23–9 | Winthrop Coliseum (729) Rock Hill, SC |
| CIT ||||||
| March 16, 2017* 8:00 p.m., Facebook Live | | at UT Martin First round | L 75–89 | 23–10 | Skyhawk Arena (504) Martin, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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