2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by first-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games on their campus in University Park, Texas at Moody Coliseum. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 30–5, 17–1 in AAC play to win the AAC regular season championship. In the AAC tournament, they defeated East Carolina, UCF, and Cincinnati to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 6 seed in the East region, they lost in the First Round to #11 USC.

2016–17 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 11
Record30–5 (17–1 AAC)
Head coach
  • Tim Jankovich (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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