2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing in the semifinals to Texas State. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU and Akron before losing in the quarterfinals to Cal State Bakersfield.

2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record27–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Scott Cross (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Young
  • Zak Buncik
  • Kenneth Mangrum
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas–Arlington144 .778279  .750
Georgia State126 .6672013  .606
Arkansas State117 .6112012  .625
Texas State117 .6112214  .611
Georgia Southern117 .6111815  .545
Louisiana–Lafayette108 .5562112  .636
Troy108 .5562215  .595
Coastal Carolina108 .5562019  .513
South Alabama711 .3891418  .438
Little Rock612 .3331517  .469
Appalachian State414 .222921  .300
Louisiana–Monroe216 .111924  .273
2017 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
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