# 2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing in the semifinals to Texas State. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU and Akron before losing in the quarterfinals to Cal State Bakersfield.

## Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2015–16 season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season tournament win). They received a second-round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 89-82 | 1–0 | College Park Center (4,532) Arlington, TX |
| 11/14/2016 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | Minnesota Golden Gopher Showcase | L 67–84 | 1–1 | Williams Arena (7,986) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/16/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 72–85 | 1–2 | Alico Arena (4,415) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas Golden Gopher Showcase | L 67–71 | 1–3 | Bud Walton Arena (13,587) Fayetteville, AR |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | St. Francis (IL) Golden Gopher Showcase | W 88–67 | 2–3 | College Park Center (1,301) Arlington, TX |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's Golden Gopher Showcase | W 80–71 | 3–3 | College Park Center (1,360) Arlington, TX |
| 11/26/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | W 67–63 | 4–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,096) Bronx, NY |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | W 72–61 | 5–3 | Frank Erwin Center (9,812) Austin, TX |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at North Texas | W 77–61 | 6–3 | The Super Pit (2,386) Denton, TX |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | UT Dallas | W 99–49 | 7–3 | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| 12/08/2016* 9:00 pm, TheW.tv | | at No. 12 Saint Mary's | W 65–51 | 8–3 | McKeon Pavilion (2,893) Moraga, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bradley | W 56–51 | 9–3 | Carver Arena (4,711) Peoria, IL |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | W 80–77 | 10–3 | Gersten Pavilion (1,327) Los Angeles, CA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 4:30 pm | | Coastal Carolina | W 90–69 | 11–3 (1–0) | College Park Center (1,892) Arlington, TX |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Appalachian State | W 84–69 | 12–3 (2–0) | College Park Center (1,320) Arlington, TX |
| 01/07/2017 4:30 pm, SPEC | | at Texas State | L 73–81 | 12–4 (2–1) | Strahan Coliseum (1,667) San Marcos, TX |
| 01/14/2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 71–93 | 12–5 (2–2) | Trojan Arena (1,298) Troy, AL |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 89–83 | 13–5 (3–2) | Mitchell Center (1,949) Mobile, AL |
| 01/21/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 71–55 | 14–5 (4–2) | College Park Center (2,659) Arlington, TX |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 108–71 | 15–5 (5–2) | College Park Center (1,933) Arlington, TX |
| 01/28/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 83–67 | 16–5 (6–2) | Holmes Center (2,639) Boone, NC |
| 01/30/2017 6:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 70–72 | 16–6 (6–3) | HTC Center (1,701) Conway, SC |
| 02/04/2017 4:30 pm, SPEC | | Texas State | W 76–61 | 17–6 (7–3) | College Park Center (3,483) Arlington, TX |
| 02/11/2017 4:30 pm | | Arkansas State | W 81–75 | 18–6 (8–3) | College Park Center (2,737) Arlington, TX |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | Little Rock | W 71–55 | 19–6 (9–3) | College Park Center (1,591) Arlington, TX |
| 02/18/2017 1:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 68–67 | 20–6 (10–3) | GSU Sports Arena (1,800) Atlanta, GA |
| 02/20/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Georgia Southern | W 81–71 | 21–6 (11–3) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,573) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/25/2017 4:30 pm | | South Alabama | W 86–75 | 22–6 (12–3) | College Park Center (2,878) Arlington, TX |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, SPEC | | Troy | W 82–67 | 23–6 (13–3) | College Park Center (3,111) Arlington, TX |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 72–57 | 24–6 (14–3) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,669) Monroe, LA |
| 03/04/2017 7:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 81–83 | 24–7 (14–4) | Cajundome (4,272) Lafayette, LA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2017 11:30 am, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (8) Coastal Carolina Quarterfinals | W 74–51 | 25–7 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 03/11/2017 11:30 am, ESPN3 | (1) | vs. (4) Texas State Semifinals | L 62–83 | 25–8 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/15/2017* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | (6) | at (3) BYU First Round – California Bracket | W 105–89 | 26–8 | Marriott Center (7,247) Provo, UT |
| 03/20/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | (7) Akron Second Round – California Bracket | W 85–69 | 27–8 | College Park Center (5,390) Arlington, TX |
| 03/22/2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (6) | (8) Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals – California Bracket | L 76–80 | 27–9 | College Park Center (6,336) Arlington, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||