# 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represented Wagner College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason. They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the NEC tournament, they beat Fairleigh Dickinson before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

## Previous season

The Seahawks finished the 2015–16 season 23–11, 13–5 in NEC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, SNY | | at No. 18 UConn | W 67–58 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,523) Storrs, CT |
| Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 76–87 | 1–1 | Costello Athletic Center (1,053) Lowell, MA |
| Nov 19, 2016* 4:00 pm | | Fairfield | L 64–70 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,635) Staten Island, NY |
| Nov 22, 2016* 7:30 pm | | at American | W 73–65 | 2–2 | Bender Arena (488) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 26, 2016* 4:00 pm | | Rider | L 67–70 | 2–3 | Spiro Sports Center (1,001) Staten Island, NY |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at UMass | L 55–62 | 2–4 | Mullins Center (2,896) Amherst, MA |
| Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 71–81 | 2–5 | Spiro Sports Center (1,302) Staten Island, NY |
| Dec 10, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Morgan State | W 68–66 | 3–5 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,007) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec 17, 2016* 12:00 pm | | at Providence | L 54–76 | 3–6 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,069) Providence, RI |
| Dec 22, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Staten Island | W 94–42 | 4–6 | Spiro Sports Center (1,359) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2016 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 71–46 | 5–6 (1–0) | Spiro Sports Center (1,333) Staten Island, NY |
| Dec 31, 2016 2:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 56–57 | 5–7 (1–1) | Knott Arena (1,707) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 69–70 | 5–8 (1–2) | Spiro Sports Center (1,458) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 7, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 75–64 | 6–8 (2–2) | Spiro Sports Center (335) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 12, 2017 12:00 pm | | at Bryant | L 66–77 | 6–9 (2–3) | Chace Athletic Center (429) Smithfield, RI |
| Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm | | Robert Morris | W 53–50 | 7–9 (3–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,203) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 69–76 | 7–10 (3–4) | Steinberg Wellness Center (732) Brooklyn, NY |
| Jan 21, 2017 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 67–62 | 8–10 (4–4) | William H. Pitt Center (978) Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 67–72 | 8–11 (4–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,601) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 66–64 | 9–11 (5–5) | Spiro Sports Center (1,622) Staten Island, NY |
| February 2, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 70–60 | 10–11 (6–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,417) New Britain, CT |
| Feb 4, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 68–59 | 11–11 (7–5) | Rothman Center (1,723) Teaneck, NJ |
| Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (8–5) | DeGol Arena (1,105) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 48–50 | 12–12 (8–6) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,096) Moon Township, PA |
| Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 69–65 | 13–12 (9–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,722) Staten Island, NY |
| Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 73–55 | 14–12 (10–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (533) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 69–66 | 15–12 (11–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,834) Staten Island, NY |
| Feb 25, 2017 4:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (11–7) | Spiro Sports Center (1,382) Staten Island, NY |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FCS/MSG+ | (3) | (6) Fairleigh Dickinson Quarterfinals | W 72–70 | 16–13 | Spiro Sports Center (1,514) Staten Island, NY |
| Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FCS/MSG | (3) | (4) Saint Francis (PA) Semifinals | L 70–71 | 16–14 | Spiro Sports Center (1,823) Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||