2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball team represented the University of Vermont during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by sixth-year head coach John Becker, played their home games at Patrick Gym in Burlington, Vermont and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 16–0 in America East play to win the America East regular season championship. In the America East tournament, they defeated Maine, New Hampshire and Albany to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round.

2016–17 Vermont Catamounts men's basketball
America East regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record29–6 (16–0 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Cieplicki
  • Ryan Schneider
  • Hamlet Tibbs
Home arenaPatrick Gym
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont160 1.000296  .829
Stony Brook124 .7501814  .563
Albany106 .6252114  .600
New Hampshire106 .6252012  .625
UMBC97 .5632113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .3131120  .355
Hartford412 .250923  .281
Binghamton313 .1881220  .375
Maine313 .188725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East tournament winner
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