The 2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. Led by eighth-year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the

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and were fourth-year members of the

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. They finished the season 24–14, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. In the Big East tournament, they defeated DePaul and

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before losing to Creighton in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed in the West region where they defeated

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, and

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before losing in the Elite Eight to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 28–6, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No. 2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to

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Preseason

Prior to the season, Xavier was picked to finish second in a poll of Big East coaches.

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and Edmond Sumner were selected to the preseason All-Big East first team.

Departures

Incoming transfers

Season summary

Preseason

Junior

entered his name in the NBA Pre-Draft, but withdrew his name prior to the deadline and will return to Xavier.

Incoming recruits

Future recruits

2017–18 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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