2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth-year head coach Richard Pitino, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 24–10, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Michigan State in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 5 seed. The bid marked their first trip to the Tournament since 2013. In the First Round, they lost to No. 12-seeded Middle Tennessee.

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Richard Pitino (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Conroy (1st year)
  • Ben Johnson (4th year)
  • Kimani Young (4th year)
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Purdue144 .778278  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin126 .6672710  .730
Maryland126 .667249  .727
Minnesota117 .6112410  .706
No. 23 Michigan108 .5562612  .684
Northwestern108 .5562412  .667
Michigan State108 .5562015  .571
Iowa108 .5561915  .559
Illinois810 .4442015  .571
Ohio State711 .3891715  .531
Indiana711 .3891816  .529
Penn State612 .3331518  .455
Nebraska612 .3331219  .387
Rutgers315 .1671518  .455
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Head coach Richard Pitino was named Big Ten Coach of the Year. Reggie Lynch was named defensive player of the year. Nate Mason was named to the All-Big Ten First Team.

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