2016–17 Liberty Flames basketball team

The 2016–17 Liberty Flames men's basketball team represented Liberty University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Lynchburg, Virginia for the 27th consecutive season at Vines Center, with a capacity of 8,085. The team was led by Ritchie McKay, who was in his fourth season, but second season since his return to the program. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 14–4 in Big South play to finish in a third place. They were upset in Quarterfinals of the Big South tournament by Radford. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round to be champions of the Coach John McLendon Classic. In the Second Round they defeated Samford before losing in the quarterfinals to UMBC.

2016–17 Liberty Flames basketball
Coach John McLendon Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record21–14 (14–4 Big South)
Head coach
  • Ritchie McKay (2nd (4th overall) season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brad Soucie (2nd (4th) season)
  • Kyle Getter (2nd season)
  • Matt Olinger (1st season)
Home arenaVines Center
2016–17 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Winthrop153 .833267  .788
UNC Asheville153 .8332310  .697
Liberty144 .7782114  .600
Gardner–Webb117 .6111914  .576
High Point99 .5001516  .484
Radford810 .4441418  .438
Campbell711 .3891918  .514
Charleston Southern711 .3891219  .387
Longwood315 .167624  .200
Presbyterian117 .056525  .167
2017 Big South tournament winner
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