2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, in his third year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the regular season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost to Xavier in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the South Region. They defeated Winthrop and Middle Tennessee to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to eventual National Champion North Carolina.

2016–17 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 21
Record25–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Johnson (10th season)
  • Ryan Pedon (2nd season)
  • Mike Schrage (1st season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Villanova153 .833324  .889
No. 21 Butler126 .667259  .735
Creighton108 .5562510  .714
Seton Hall108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562013  .606
Marquette108 .5561913  .594
Xavier99 .5002414  .632
Saint John's711 .3891419  .424
Georgetown513 .2781418  .438
DePaul216 .111923  .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On June 9, 2017, head coach Chris Holtmann left to become the head coach at Ohio State. On June 12, the school hired Milwaukee head coach and Butler alum LaVall Jordan as head coach.

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