# 2016–17 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 IUPUI Jaguars men's basketball team represented Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by third-year head coach Jason Gardner, played their home games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 14–18, 7–9 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They defeated North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Omaha.
This was the Jaguars' final season as a member of the Summit League as the school announced on June 28, 2017 that it would be joining the Horizon League effective July 1, 2017.

## Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 9-7 in Summit League play to finish in fourth place. They lost to North Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 4, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's (IN) | W 87–74 | | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,007) Indianapolis, IN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 87–97 | 0–1 | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| Nov 13, 2016* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Michigan 2K Sports Classic | L 65–77 | 0–2 | Crisler Center (10,812) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Nov 18, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Howard 2K Sports Classic | W 77–55 | 1–2 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 19, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic | W 83–71 | 2–2 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863) Indianapolis, IN |
| Nov 22, 2016* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at Marquette 2K Sports Classic | L 79–104 | 2–3 | Bradley Center (11,552) Milwaukee, WI |
| Nov 26, 2016* 1:00 pm, Fox Sports Midwest | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 58–61 | 2–4 | Vadalabene Center (1,028) Edwardsville, IL |
| Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | L 63–77 | 2–5 | Redbird Arena (3,717) Normal, IL |
| Dec 3, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | W 73–62 | 3–5 | Worthen Arena (2,994) Muncie, IN |
| Dec 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Illinois | L 77–85 | 3–6 | State Farm Center (10,536) Champaign, IL |
| Dec 10, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 68–71 | 3–7 | Millett Hall (1,268) Oxford, OH |
| Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Urbana | W 109–67 | 4–7 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (909) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 17, 2016* 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 101–81 | 5–7 | Centrum Arena (1,012) Cedar City, UT |
| Dec 20, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at Northwestern | L 65–87 | 5–8 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,452) Evanston, IL |
| Dec 28, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marian | W 81–60 | 6–8 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,104) Indianapolis, IN |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| Dec 31, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Illinois | W 89–71 | 7–8 (1–0) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,106) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 5, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Dakota State | L 89–93 | 7–9 (1–1) | Scheels Center (2,728) Fargo, ND |
| Jan 7, 2017 4:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota | L 74–85 | 7–10 (1–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,908) Vermillion, SD |
| Jan 11, 2017 7;00 pm, ESPN3 | | Omaha | L 71–79 | 7–11 (1–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (842) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 14, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oral Roberts | W 91–85 | 8–11 (2–3) | Mabee Center (2,595) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 18, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota State | W 85–83 | 9–11 (3–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (981) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 21, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Denver | L 74–78 | 9–12 (3–4) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,078) Indianapolis, IN |
| Jan 25, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Fort Wayne | L 73–103 | 9–13 (3–5) | Gates Sports Center (1,357) Fort Wayne, IN |
| Jan 28, 2017 8:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | L 69–78 | 9–14 (3–6) | Western Hall (843) Macomb, IL |
| Feb 1, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Dakota State | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (4–6) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,098) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 8, 2017 8:00 pm | | at Omaha | W 89–78 | 11–14 (5–6) | Baxter Arena (1,678) Omaha, NE |
| Feb 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oral Roberts | L 68–74 | 11–15 (5–7) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,029) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 15, 2017 8:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 67–81 | 11–16 (5–8) | Frost Arena (2,333) Brookings, SD |
| Feb 19, 2017 3:30 pm, ALT | | at Denver | W 83–72 | 12–16 (6–8) | Magness Arena (1,612) Denver, CO |
| Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fort Wayne | W 83–82 | 13–16 (7–8) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,543) Indianapolis, IN |
| Feb 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Dakota | L 85–92 | 13–17 (7–9) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,255) Indianapolis, IN |
| The Summit League tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2017 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) North Dakota State Quarterfinals | W 76–57 | 14–17 | Premier Center (9,399) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Mar 6, 2017 9:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (3) Omaha Semifinals | L 62–90 | 14–18 | Premier Center (11,235) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time . ||||||