# 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represented Quinnipiac University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 10th year head coach Tom Moore, played their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 7–13 in MAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Niagara.
On March 7, 2017, head coach Tom Moore was fired. He finished at Quinnipiac with a ten year record of 162–146. On March 27, Villanova assistant coach Baker Dunleavy was hired as the Bobcats next head coach.

## Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 6–14 in MAAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC tournament to Rider.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 1:00 pm | | Vermont | L 70–94 | 0–1 | TD Bank Sports Center (1,517) Hamden, CT |
| 11/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | Columbia | L 78–86 | 0–2 | TD Bank Sports Center (802) Hamden, CT |
| 11/24/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Gonzaga AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals | L 62–82 | 0–3 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Seton Hall AdvoCare Invitational | L 79–90 | 0–4 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Indiana State AdvoCare Invitational | W 80–77 | 1–4 | HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/01/2016 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 72–91 | 1–5 (0–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,654) Hamden, CT |
| 12/04/2016 2:00 pm | | Marist | W 77–63 | 2–5 (1–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (886) Hamden, CT |
| 12/07/2016* 2:00 pm | | Hartford | W 99–79 | 3–5 | TD Bank Sports Center (767) Hamden, CT |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Holy Cross | L 57–75 | 3–6 | Hart Center (1,477) Worcester, MA |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Maine | W 85–75 | 4–6 | Cross Insurance Center (1,279) Bangor, ME |
| 12/21/2016* 2:00 pm | | Drexel | L 74–91 | 4–7 | TD Bank Sports Center (823) Hamden, CT |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Brown | L 61–66 | 4–8 | Pizzitola Sports Center (622) Providence, RI |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 81–78 | 5–8 (2–1) | Gallagher Center (849) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 77–83 | 5–9 (2–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,011) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, SNY | | Manhattan | W 81–72 | 6–9 (3–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,003) Hamden, CT |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 54–58 | 6–10 (3–3) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 74–81 | 6–11 (3–4) | Times Union Center (5,515) Albany, NY |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Iona | W 97–91 $^{OT}$ | 7–11 (4–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,537) Hamden, CT |
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 95–90 | 8–11 (5–4) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,585) Hamden, CT |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Iona | L 74–85 | 8–12 (5–5) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,191) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | at Monmouth | L 76–95 | 8–13 (5–6) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,982) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, SNY | | Siena | L 75–84 | 8–14 (5–7) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,085) Hamden, CT |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 89–81 | 9–14 (6–7) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,198) Hamden, CT |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 73–71 | 10–14 (7–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,071) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 45–76 | 10–15 (7–8) | TD Bank Sports Center (575) Hamden, CT |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Rider | L 107–112 | 10–16 (7–9) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,623) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Fairfield | L 86–89 $^{OT}$ | 10–17 (7–10) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,312) Hamden, CT |
| 02/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 74–95 | 10–18 (7–11) | Draddy Gymnasium (963) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/23/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | L 74–87 | 10–19 (7–12) | McCann Field House (1,031) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | L 82–99 | 10–20 (7–13) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,124) Hamden, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (8) | vs. (9) Niagara First Round | L 69–88 | 10–21 | Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||