2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. All games will be broadcast on the radio on WGUY and online on the .


2016–17 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season
The Maine Black Bears represented the University of Maine in Women's Hockey East Association during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season
The 2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season was the ninth season for the league and the third since six teams from the former Major Indoor Soccer League defected to what was formerly called the Professional Arena Soccer League. The regular season started on October 29, 2016, and ended on March 5, 2017. Each team played a 20-game schedule. The defending champions were the Baltimore Blast. The Blast repeated in 2016–17, defeating the Sonora Suns in the Ron Newman Cup, 2–1.


2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season, Teams
Of the 20 teams that competed in the 2015–16 season, the Waza Flo, Las Vegas Legends, Brownsville Barracudas, Saltillo Rancho Seco, and Sacramento Surge did not return for the 2016–17 season. The Florida Tropics SC and El Paso Coyotes joined the MASL for this season, bringing the total number of teams in the league to 17.


2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season, Teams
In the offseason, the Baltimore Blast, Harrisburg Heat, St. Louis Ambush left the MASL, and joined the expansion Tropics to form the Indoor Professional League. The Blast, Heat and Ambush re-joined the MASL in August 2016, with the Tropics being considered an expansion franchise for the MASL. Additionally the Missouri Comets announced in September 2016 that they were renaming themselves the Kansas City Comets.


2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season, Standings
Final as of March 6, 2017  2016-17 League Championship  2016-17 Playoff Team(Bold) Division Winner


2016–17 Major Arena Soccer League season, 2017 Ron Newman Cup
The Ron Newman Cup playoffs will begin after the regular season ends on March 5, 2017. The top two teams from each division will qualify for the post-season, with each round being a 2-game home and home series, with a 15-minute mini-game played immediately after Game 2 if the series is tied.


2016–17 Malaysia Purple League
2016–17 Malaysia Purple League (also known as SS Purple League for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of Malaysia Purple League. It started on 12 December 2016 and concluded on 12 February 2017. It consisted of 45 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) in Stage 1. Top six teams in Stage 1, then progressing to the finals stage.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy
The 2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy was the 79th version of the tournament. This version of the competition began on 3 September 2016 and ended on 20 May 2017. For the first time since 1933 the new Malta Football Association FA Trophy was unveiled. The new trophy, which is partly financed by the English FA, was presented for the first time to the winners.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy
With quarterfinal victory over Pembroke Athleta, Victoria Wanderers became the first club from Gozo to advance to the semifinals.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy
Sliema Wanderers were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Floriana.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Format
The Maltese FA Trophy was a single elimination tournament between 65 teams. The winner of the tournament, Floriana, earned a place in the Europa League. Matches which were tied after regulation went to extra time and if still tied after that, to penalties to determine a winner.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary, first, and second rounds was held 17 August 2016.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Second round
Twenty second round matches were played 21–23 October 2016. All teams from Maltese First Division and Maltese Second Division entered the second round.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Third round
Sixteen third round matches were played between 29 November 2016 – 11 January 2017. The draw for the third and fourth rounds was held 25 October 2016. All teams from Maltese Premier League entered the third round.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Quarterfinals
Four quarterfinal matches were played 18–19 February 2017. The draw for the quarterfinals was held 20 January 2017.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Semifinals
Two semifinal matches were played 13 May 2017. The draw for the semifinals was held on 8 May 2017.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Semifinals
Victoria Wanderers become the first football club in Gozo to reach the semifinals of Maltese FA Trophy.


2016–17 Maltese FA Trophy, Final
Floriana and Sliema Wanderers met in the final for the fifteenth time, having previously met in 1935, 1936, 1938, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1979 and 1993. Floriana had won eight times and Sliema Wanderers six times.


2016–17 Maltese Premier League
The 2016–17 Maltese Premier League was the 102nd season of the Maltese Premier League. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 6 May 2017; the relegation play-off took place on 12 May 2017. Valletta were the defending champions, having won their 23rd title the previous season.


2016–17 Maltese Premier League
On 30 April 2017, Hibernians defeated St. Andrews 3–1 to clinch their 12th Maltese league title.


2016–17 Maltese Premier League, Format
For this season, in a change from recent previous seasons, points earned in the first 22 matches were no longer halved. Each team therefore played 33 matches, home-and-away against each other team (22 matches), and then one more match (either home or away) against each other team.


2016–17 Maltese Premier League, Teams and stadiums
Naxxar Lions and Qormi were relegated to the 2016–17 Maltese First Division after they finished eleventh and twelfth, respectively, the previous season. They were replaced by Gżira United and Ħamrun Spartans, champions and runners-up respectively of the 2015–16 Maltese First Division.


2016–17 Maltese Premier League, Relegation play-offs
A play-off match took place between the eleventh-placed team from the Premier League, Mosta, and the fourth-placed team from the First Division, Qormi, for a place in the 2017–18 Maltese Premier League. Mosta retained their spot in the Maltese Premier League, while Qormi remained in the Maltese First Division.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Manchester City's 115th season of competitive football, 88th season in the top division of English football and 20th season in the Premier League since the league was first created with City as one of the original 22 founder-members. They competed in all three domestic competitions, as well as the UEFA Champions League for the sixth year in a row.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Club "brand update"
In conjunction with the recruitment of Pep Guardiola, the manager whom City's executives had sought to hire since they joined the club four years previously and the man synonymous with the style of football they wanted the club to espouse, Manchester City announced a series of adjustments to the club's "brand" as of the start of the season.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Club "brand update"
On 15 October 2015, the club announced that they intended to enter into a consultation with their fans over the designing of a new badge to replace the design that had been brought in 1997 and which had largely been unpopular since. The result of the online-based consultation was a design bearing many of the hallmarks of the crest replaced in 1997, plus some elements of the style established by the other club badges of fellow City Football Group teams Melbourne City FC and New York City FC. While many praised the logo for its simplicity and similarity to the beloved previous design, it was criticised from other corners for its slightly amateurish appearance, its removal of the words "Football Club" and for its failure to more closely replicate the earlier badge.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Club "brand update"
On 30 June 2016, the club unexpectedly announced the renaming of their Twitter accounts and website. Replacing the old "branding" of MCFC (the initials of the club), both social media outlets were rechristened "ManCity".


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Club "brand update"
While the move was popular among many, especially the club's more recent foreign fans for whom the styling was already their preferred abbreviation of the club's name, the change provoked another mixed reaction from the Manchester-based core supporter base, with many criticising the decision to use a wording often used by the club's rivals, as well as highlighting the decision to again remove the "Football Club" wording.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Friendlies, Pre-season
On 20 July 2016, Manchester City began their pre-season with a 0–1 defeat against Bayern Munich. Due to bad weather during the International Champions Cup, the derby against Manchester United was cancelled, and City went on to play Borussia Dortmund in their next cup match, which they would go on to win 6–5 on penalties after drawing 1–1 at the end of regular time. A match was played on 7 August against Arsenal in the 2016 Supermatchen, which ended 3–2 to Arsenal. To replace the game against Manchester United, which was cancelled, City arranged a friendly against St Johnstone, which was played behind closed doors.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, Premier League, Matches
38 matches are played, 2 against each other team in the league; one at home and one away.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
As a Premier League club, Manchester City entered the competition in the third round, drawing West Ham United away from home.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, League Cup
As a European club, Manchester City entered the competition in the third round, drawing Swansea City away from home.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League
In the first season under the reign of legendary Pep Guardiola hopes were high for Manchester City as they progressed to the knock-out phase after finishing second in the group that featured Guardiola's former team, Barcelona. City lost their away match to Barça 0–4, but then rebounded to win 3–1 at home. In the Round of 16 City were drawn with Monaco and were expected to progress to the quarterfinals. The Blues were trailing 1–2 and 2–3 in their home match before scoring three unanswered goals and winning 5–3. In the away game, the Cityzens were down 0–2 when Leroy Sané scored and seemingly brought the ticket to the quarterfinals to Man City, but Tiémoué Bakayoko's late goal meant that Monaco progressed further and City were eliminated.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
The draw for the Champions League play-off round took place on 5 August 2016. Manchester City were a seeded team in the league route. They were drawn against Steaua București of Romania.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Competitions, UEFA Champions League, Group stage
The group stage draw was made on 25 August 2016 in Monaco. Manchester City were drawn with Barcelona (pot 1), Borussia Mönchengladbach (pot 3), and Celtic (pot 4).


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad information, First team squad
Updated to match played 21 May 2017Source: Ordered by squad number. Appearances include league and cup appearances, including as substitute.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearancesRed card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad information, Playing statistics
Source: (for players and positions) (for squad numbers) (for actual stats.)


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Awards, Premier League Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Awards, Premier League Manager of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the manager who was chosen by a panel assembled by the Premier League's sponsor


2016–17 Manchester City F.C. season, Awards, Etihad Player of the Month awards
Awarded to the player that receives the most votes in a poll conducted each month on the club's official website


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Manchester United's 25th season in the Premier League, and their 42nd consecutive season in the top-flight of English football. It began against Leicester City in the FA Community Shield, with United prevailing 2–1 to win the first trophy of the domestic calendar. In February 2017, the club won their second trophy of the campaign, beating Southampton 3–2 in the EFL Cup Final.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season
Although they missed out on qualifying for the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League via the league, having finished in sixth place, a 2–0 victory over Ajax in the 2017 UEFA Europa League Final meant they qualified for the Champions League group stage as Europa League title holders. The triumph also made United the fifth team to have won all three main European club trophies.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season
Following the departure of Louis van Gaal at the end of the previous season, the club signed former Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies
United preceded their 2016–17 campaign with a friendly against Wigan, a tour of China, a friendly in Sweden facing Turkish club Galatasaray in the 2016 SuperGame, and Wayne Rooney's testimonial match between Manchester United and Everton at Old Trafford. The season concluded with Michael Carrick's testimonial on 4 June between United players of the 2008 European Double-winning side (plus Dimitar Berbatov, who joined the club during the following transfer window, and Michael's brother, Graeme Carrick) and an all-star team picked by Carrick, both teams respectively managed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp, Carrick's first manager as a professional footballer.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Community Shield
As a result of winning the 2015–16 FA Cup, Manchester United faced Leicester City, who won the 2015–16 Premier League, in their 30th FA Community Shield appearance. Manchester United won the match to claim their 21st Community Shield (including four shared titles).


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, Premier League
The Premier League season kicked off on 13 August and concluded on 21 May. United went undefeated for a season-record 25 matches between October and May, although 12 of them were draws.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
Manchester United entered the FA Cup in the third round with the other Premier League clubs, as well as those from the Championship. The third round draw was made on 5 December and it drew United with a home tie against Championship side Reading, managed by Jaap Stam, who returned to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving United in 2001 after a three-year spell.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
United cruised to a 4–0 victory on 7 January with first-half goals from Wayne Rooney – who equalled Bobby Charlton's 249-goal record for the club in the process, Anthony Martial and a second-half brace from Marcus Rashford. League One champions Wigan Athletic, managed by Warren Joyce who left his Manchester United Under-23 coaching role in November to join Wigan, were drawn as United's fourth round opponents on 9 January for another home tie. United beat the Latics 4–0 and were subsequently drawn away to Championship side Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, FA Cup
United came from behind to secure a 2–1 victory, thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and substitute Zlatan Ibrahimović. In the quarter-finals, United were drawn away to Premier League rivals Chelsea. In a fiercely contested game, Ander Herrera was sent off and N'Golo Kanté scored the winning goal to end Manchester United's defence of the FA Cup.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, EFL Cup
As one of seven English clubs who qualified for European competition in the 2015–16 season, United received a bye to the third round of the EFL Cup, the draw for which took place on 24 August 2016. United were drawn away against Northampton Town. The match was played 21 September 2016 and Manchester United won 3–1; Michael Carrick opened the scoring in the 17th minute, but Northampton's Alex Revell equalised from the penalty spot shortly before half-time. However, goals from Ander Herrera and Marcus Rashford midway through the second half secured the win for United. The draw for the fourth round took place shortly after the match and United were drawn at home against rivals Manchester City. The game was played on 26 October 2016 with the Reds winning 1–0 via Juan Mata's goal in the 54th minute.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, EFL Cup
Manchester United were again drawn at home in the fifth round, this time against West Ham, and United cruised to a 4–1 win, with two goals each for Zlatan Ibrahimović and Anthony Martial. Former Manchester United youth player Ashley Fletcher scored the only goal for the Hammers in the 35th minute. The draw for the semi–finals saw United paired with Hull City. The first leg was played at Old Trafford on 10 January 2017, with Mata and substitute Marouane Fellaini giving United a 2–0 win. Two weeks later, United lost the second leg at the KCOM Stadium 2–1 but progressed to the final 3–2 on aggregate.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, EFL Cup
Their opponents in the final, played on 26 February, were Southampton, who had beaten Liverpool in the semi-finals. Ibrahimović and Lingard gave United a 2–0 lead, only for Manolo Gabbiadini to level the scores with a goal on either side of the half-time break; however, Ibrahimović scored in the 87th minute to give United a 3–2 victory.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
As FA Cup winners, United entered the Europa League at the group stage. The draw took place on 26 August 2016 and saw United paired with Turkish league runners-up Fenerbahçe, Dutch cup winners Feyenoord and the fourth-placed team from the Ukrainian league, Zorya Luhansk. They had met Fenerbahçe in Europe twice before (1996–97 and 2004–05) and Feyenoord once before (1997–98). The fixture schedule saw United first head to the Netherlands to play Feyenoord on 15 September, then a home game against Zorya Luhansk two weeks later, followed by a double-header against Fenerbahçe, first at home then away. The programme then closed with the return games against Feyenoord and Zorya Luhansk. Due to the war in Donbass, the away game against Zorya Luhansk was played at Chornomorets Stadium in Odessa.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
The draw for the round of 32 was made on 12 December, with Manchester United drawn against French side Saint-Étienne, who finished top of group C. The tie saw Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba come up against his elder brother, Florentin, who plays as a defender for the French side.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
Manchester United's only previous meeting with Saint-Étienne came in the first round of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup; the second leg was played at Home Park in Plymouth after Manchester United were banned from playing within 200 kilometres (120 mi) of Old Trafford, following crowd trouble at the first leg in Saint-Étienne. The home tie saw Zlatan Ibrahimović score his maiden hat-trick for the club, while a goal from Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the second leg was enough to send United through. In the round of 16, United played Russian side Rostov, winning 2–1 on aggregate.


2016–17 Manchester United F.C. season, UEFA Europa League, Knockout phase
United were drawn against Belgian side Anderlecht in the quarter-finals where Mkhitaryan scored in his fourth consecutive European away game. In the return leg, an extra-time strike from Marcus Rashford sent United into the semi-finals, 3–2 on aggregate. A Rashford strike against semi-final opponents Celta Vigo gave United a first win in Spain since 2010. A 1–1 draw in the return leg secured United's progress 2–1 on aggregate. United faced Dutch side Ajax in the final, with goals from Pogba and Mkhitaryan in either half leading them to victory for their first ever Europa League crown. With this victory, they became only the fifth club to have won all three major European trophies (European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, and the now defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup). This win also qualified them as the fifth English team in the following season's Champions League.


2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team
The 2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team represented Manhattan College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaspers, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Masiello, played their home games at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Rider.


2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team, Previous season
The Jaspers finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Marist in the first round of the MAAC Tournament before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.


2016–17 Manhattan Jaspers basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2016–17 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 2016–17 season was Mansfield Town's 120th season in their history and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.


2016–17 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team represented Marist College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Foxes, led by third year head coach Mike Maker, played their home games at the McCann Arena in Poughkeepsie, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 5–15 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Canisius.


2016–17 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Red Foxes finished the 2015–16 season 7–23, 4–16 in MAAC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to Manhattan.


2016–17 Marist Red Foxes men's basketball team, Schedule and results
* Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time


2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 10 seed in the East region where they lost to South Carolina in the First Round.


2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. They defeated St. John's in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season, Marquette was picked to finish seventh in a poll of Big East coaches. Luke Fischer was named to the preseason All-Big East second team.


2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third year head coach Carolyn Kieger, played their home games at the Al McGuire Center and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in third place. They won the Big East Tournament title for the first time in school history and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they received a No. 5 seed in the Stockton Region. They were upset by No. 12 seed Quinnipiac in the first round.


2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
On January 24, 2017, assistant coach Chris Duhon resigned following an arrest for driving on a revoked license three days earlier.


2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team, Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Middle Tennessee.


2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team, Preseason
The Thundering Herd was picked to finish in fourth place in the preseason Conference USA poll. Jon Elmore and Ryan Taylor were selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.


2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Charlotte.


2016–17 Martinique Championnat National
The 2016–17 Martinique Championnat National was the 97th season of the Championnat National, top division of football in Martinique. The season began on 9 September 2016 and will end on 13 May 2017.


2016–17 Martinique Championnat National, Clubs
Fourteen clubs participated in the Championnat National during the 2016-17 campaign. New Club, Eucalyptus and Diamantinoise were promoted from the second division.


2016–17 Martinique Championnat National, Table
The point system is four points for a win, two for a draw and one for a loss.


2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Bobby Collins, played their home games at Hytche Athletic Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–20, 9–7 in MEAC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated North Carolina A&T and Bethune–Cookman in the MEAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to North Carolina Central.


2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 10–22, 7–9 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost to Morgan State in the first round of the MEAC Tournament.


2016–17 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team, Preseason
The Hawks were picked to finish in eighth place in the preseason MEAC poll. Bakari Copeland was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.


2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland as members of the Big Ten Conference.


2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
They finished the season 24–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost to Northwestern in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 6 seed in the West region, they lost in the First Round to Xavier.


2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Terrapins finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 27–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated South Dakota State and Hawaii to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Kansas.


2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by fifteenth year head coach Brenda Frese, played their home games at the Xfinity Center and they were third year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 32–3, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win share the Big Ten Regular season title with Ohio State. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for third straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Bucknell and West Virginia in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon in the sweet sixteen.


2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup
The 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as the Mascom Top 8 Season 6, was the sixth edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 28 October 2016 to 1 April 2017 by the top eight teams from the 2015-16 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.


2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup, History
The 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the only domestic tournament played in Botswana since the FA Cup was not contested. The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. This honour was won by Jwaneng Galaxy.


2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup, Format
The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. Aggregate score was used to determine the winner of a round. Where the aggregate score was equal away goals were used to pick out the victor and if those were equal the tied teams went into a penalty shootout. There was no quarterfinal draw. The teams were seeded based on their position in the table, with the first placed team facing off against the eighth placed team.


2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup
The 2016 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup was the 47th season of the official List A domestic cricket competition in Australia. It was played over a three-week period at the start of the domestic season to separate its schedule from the Sheffield Shield season. The tournament was held in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, with 13 of the 23 matches broadcast live on free-to-air television on 9Gem. In the final, New South Wales, who qualified for the final through a victory in an elimination final against Victoria, were successful over Queensland, who won every round robin game except for one.


2016–17 Mauritian Premier League
The 2016–17 Mauritian Premier League season is the 37th season of top-flight football in Mauritius. The season started on 22 October 2016 and concluded on 18 June 2017.


2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
The 2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by 11th-year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 7–22, 4–14 in Southland play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.


2016–17 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team, Previous season
The Cowboys finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland Tournament.


2016–17 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
The 2016–17 Meistriliiga season was the 77th season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. The season began on 22 October 2016 and ended on 25 March 2017 with Narva PSK winning their 18th Estonian Championship trophy.


2016–17 Melbourne City FC season
The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2009. The club competed in the A-League for the seventh time and competed in the FFA Cup for the third time.


2016–17 Melbourne City FC season
The club won the FFA Cup, its first ever silverware as a senior men's team.


2016–17 Melbourne City FC season
On 3 January 2017, manager John van 't Schip resigned from his position to return to the Netherlands and help care for his terminally-ill father. Michael Valkanis was subsequently appointed manager for the remainder of the season.


2016–17 Melbourne City FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's second season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and plays home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro, though in January 2017 Montemurro was promoted to assistant manager of the senior men's team and his role as manager was replaced by playing captain Jess Fishlock, who acted as captain/coach for the remainder of the season. The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016.


2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
Melbourne City finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the finals series. They defeated Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League Grand Final to claim their second consecutive W-League championship.


2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Rachel Priest, they competed in the WBBL's 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season, Squad
Each WBBL|02 squad featured 15 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are classed as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2013 and 1 July 2016. The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season is the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Andrew McDonald and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season, Squad information
The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2016–17 Big Bash League season as of 6 January 2017.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season, Season statistics, TV audience
BBL games are currently broadcast in Australia by the free-to-air Network Ten.


2016–17 Melbourne Renegades season, Season statistics, TV audience
Following are the television ratings for the Melbourne Renegades's 2016–17 BBL season matches in Australia.


2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season was the second in the team's history. Coached by David Hemp and captained by Meg Lanning, the team competed in the WBBL|02 tournament.


2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season
At the conclusion of the group stage, the Stars were fifth on the ladder, and were therefore eliminated.


2016–17 Melbourne Stars WBBL season, Squad
The following is the Stars women squad for WBBL|02. Players with international caps are listed in bold.


2016–17 Melbourne Stars season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Stars season was the sixth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by David Hussey, they competed in the BBL's 2016–17 season.


2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time, and the FFA Cup for the third time.


2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season
The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.


2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season
The 2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 7, 2016, the Memphis Grizzlies fired Dave Joerger after the team was swept in the first round of the playoffs. On May 29, 2016, David Fizdale was hired as the head coach.


2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season
The Grizzlies finished the regular season with a 43–39 record, securing the 7th seed. In the playoffs, they faced off against the San Antonio Spurs in the First Round, where they lost in six games. Following the season, Zach Randolph signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings, along with Vince Carter. Tony Allen also left the team following the season, signing with the New Orleans Pelicans as a free agent.


2016–17 Memphis Grizzlies season
Until the 2020-21 NBA season, this marked the last time the Grizzlies made the playoffs.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 96th season of Tiger basketball and the first under head coach Tubby Smith. The Tigers played their home games at the FedExForum. This was the fourth season the Tigers participated in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to UCF. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 19–15 and 8–10 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in conference. The Tigers lost in the championship game of the AAC Tournament to UConn. The Tigers did not participate in a postseason tournament marking the second consecutive year that the Tigers had missed the postseason entirely.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
Josh Pastner left Memphis to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech on April 8, 2016. On April 14, 2016, the school hired Tubby Smith to take over as head coach.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching staff
The Tigers hired coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith to replace Josh Pastner in April 2016. Smith faced his first controversy as Tiger head coach early. Keelon Lawson, father of Tiger players KJ and Dedric Lawson, had served for two years as an assistant for Pastner, but Smith did not initially want to retain Lawson in that role to make room for his son on the staff. This caused Lawson to reenter his son Dedric in the 2016 draft and hint that KJ would be transferring.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching staff
However, on April 25, 2016, The Commercial Appeal reported that Lawson would be retained on the basketball staff as director of player personnel. By moving Lawson to Director of player development it prevents him from recruiting off campus. Where his close ties to area coaches and talent  would give him an advantage with Memphis area recruits. An area where Smith and his staff has been very weak in past jobs. With a recruiting class average in the 70s at Texas Tech.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching staff
His first class at Memphis was ranked 92nd compared to the top 10 class in Pastner's last year at Memphis- Lawson claimed he never intended to indicate that his sons would be leaving the program upon the announcement of his reassignment. Dedric, however, remained entered in the draft and attended the draft combine before withdrawing his name in mid May and returning to Memphis.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Coaching staff
The U of M announced that presumptive starting center Nick Marshall unexpectedly left the team on August 1, 2016 when he went to live with his pregnant girlfriend. Marshall was not expected to return to Memphis.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the fourth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by ninth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 14–16, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to Tulsa.


2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team, Media
All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the , ESPN3, or . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the third edition of the men's field hockey national team league series and last season of the World League. The tournament started in April 2016 in Singapore and finished in December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
The Semifinals of this competition will also serve as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualify.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
Australia won the tournament's Final round for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League
From 2019 onwards, the tournament was replaced by Pro League.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Qualification
Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, several teams were announced to compete.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Qualification
The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2015 received an automatic bye to the Semifinals while the 9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th received an automatic bye to Round 2. Those twenty teams, shown with qualifying rankings, were the following:


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League, Final ranking
FIH issued a final ranking to determine the world ranking. The final ranking was as follows:


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was the final stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It took place between 1 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
Australia won the tournament for a record second time after defeating Argentina 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating Germany 2–1.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, Qualification
The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, Results, Second round, Fifth to eighth place classification
The losing quarterfinalists are ranked according to their first-round results to determine the fixtures for the fifth to eighth place classification matches.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, Statistics, Awards
The following individual awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 80 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.64 goals per match.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 was the first stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It was held from April to October 2016.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1, Chiclayo
This Round 1 event also was the fifth edition of the Men's South American Hockey Championship.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 was held in March and April 2017. A total of 24 teams competing in three events took part in this round of the tournament playing for 8 berths in the Semifinals, played in June and July 2017.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2, Qualification
9 teams ranked between 12th and 20th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically. However, South Africa was chosen to host a Semifinal, hence exempt from Round 2 and leaving 8 teams qualified. Additionally 14 teams qualified from Round 1 as well as two nations that did not meet ranking criteria and were exempt from Round 1 to host a Round 2 tournament. The following 24 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
The 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals were the third stage of the 2016–17 edition of the Men's FIH Hockey World League. It took place in June and July 2017. A total of 20 teams competed in 2 events in this round of the tournament playing for 7 berths in the Final, to be played between 2 and 10 December 2017 in Bhubaneswar, India.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals
This round also served as a qualifier for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup as the 10/11 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified.


2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, Qualification
11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at the time of seeking entries for the competition qualified automatically, in addition to 8 teams qualified from Round 2 and one nation that did not meet ranking criteria and was exempt from Round 2 to host a Semifinal. The following twenty teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament.


2016–17 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
The 2016–17 Volleyball Thailand League was the 12th season of the Thai League, the top Thai professional league for association volleyball clubs, since its establishment in 2005. A total of 8 teams competed in the league. The season started on 19 November 2016.


2016–17 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
Wing 46 Phitsanulok are the defending champions, having won the Volleyball Thailand League title the previous season.


2016–17 Meralco Bolts season
The 2016–17 Meralco Bolts season was the 7th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by ninth-year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus as third-year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in SoCon play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament to East Tennessee State.


2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 19–15, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.


2016–17 Mercer Bears men's basketball team, Previous season, Murder of Jibri Bryan
Jibri Bryan, a sixth-year senior, was shot and killed on February 2, 2016. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the driver's seat of a Chevy Monte Carlo parked in a convenience store in Macon, Georgia. Bryan played in six games in the 2015–16 season due to a knee injury, averaging 7.8 points per game. Jarvis Clinton Miller has been charged in the murder of Bryan after attempting to flee from the crime scene. In a statement, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said, "Jibri Bryan was a special young man who was a great contributor to our team and did everything that was asked of him.


2016–17 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
The Mercyhurst Lakers represent Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey season
The Merrimack Warriors represent Merrimack College in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2016–17 Mestis season
The 2016–17 Mestis season was the 17th season of Mestis, the second highest level of ice hockey in Finland after Liiga. Previous seasons champion Jukurit got a place in the Liiga. IPK got promoted from Suomi-sarja at the end of last season. Espoo United got a place in Mestis after Espoo Blues suffered bankruptcy and the league was exceptionally played with 13 teams.


2016–17 Mestis season
At the end of the season SaPKo won both the regular season and the playoffs. Hokki and IPK retained their place in Mestis, while JYP-Akatemia was relegated. Hokki faced bankruptcy during the off-season and thus Imatran Ketterä were awarded a place in Mestis for the next season.


2016–17 Mestis season, Regular season
Top eight advance to the Mestis playoffs while the bottom two face the top two teams from Suomi-sarja for a relegation playoff. Since the highest series of Finnish hockey is a closed series no team will be promoted to Liiga.


2016–17 Mestis season, Regular season
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.


2016–17 Mestis season, Playoffs
Playoffs are being played in three stages. Each stage is a best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the quarterfinals, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the semifinals faces the worst team in the semifinals.


2016–17 Mestis season, Relegation qualification
Bottom three teams of Mestis face the top two teams of Suomi-Sarja in a relegation qualification, where two top teams will get a place in Mestis for the next season. Each team will play against each other twice.


2016–17 Mestis season, Relegation qualification
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.


2016–17 Metal Ligaen season
The 2016–17 Metal Ligaen season was the 60th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league. Esbjerg Energy defended their 2016 Danish championship title by defeating Gentofte Stars four games to one in the finals. The regular season begun on 23 September 2016 and ended on 28 February 2017. The last final was played on 16 April 2017.


2016–17 Metal Ligaen season, TV coverage
TV 2 Sport got the rights of covering the 2016–17 season of Metal Ligaen.


2016–17 Metal Ligaen season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on February 28, 2017.


2016–17 Miami Heat season
The 2016–17 Miami Heat season was the 29th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2016–17 Miami Heat season
After a tumultuous negotiation process, Dwyane Wade decided to leave the Heat and sign with his hometown Chicago Bulls in the offseason. This was the first season without Wade since 2002-03. Although the Heat would re-acquire Wade via a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers a season later, his departure made Udonis Haslem the new longest tenured player on the roster, as Haslem first joined the Heat in August 2003, a month after Wade did. Furthermore, Chris Bosh missed the entire season and had thought about potentially retiring altogether due to his continuous blood clots. Bosh had not played since February 9, 2016. It was the NBA's first full season without Bosh since 2002-03, and the Heat's first since 2009-10. After spending the next 2 seasons as a free agent, Bosh would later announce his retirement from the NBA on February 12, 2019.


2016–17 Miami Heat season
The team got off to an 11–30 start. However, the Heat rallied to go 30–11 down the stretch, only to be eliminated after the last game of the season. They entered game 82 needing a loss from either the Pacers or the Bulls and a victory over the Wizards. However, despite a 110–102 win over the Washington Wizards, both the Pacers and the Bulls won their games. The Heat finished tied with the Chicago Bulls with identical 41–41 records but the Bulls won the head-to-head tie breaker against the Heat 2–1. As a result, the Heat missed the playoffs for the second time in three years.


2016–17 Miami Heat season
Hassan Whiteside earned praise for being the NBA's leading rebounder after ending his previous season as the leading shot blocker in the NBA.


2016–17 Miami Heat season, Draft picks
The Heat did not have a pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.


2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. There they lost in the First Round to Michigan State.


2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hurricanes finished the 2015–16 season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament before losing to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.


2016–17 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team will represent the University of Miami during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by twelfth-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the Watsco Center and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Duke. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the first round before getting upset by Quinnipiac in the second round.


2016–17 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will be broadcast on WVUM as part of the Miami Hurricanes Learfield Sports contract.


2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fifth-year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in MAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Western Michigan.


2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Head coach John Cooper was fired on March 10, 2017 after five seasons at Miami. Purdue associate head coach Jack Owens was named the new head coach on March 29.


2016–17 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The RedHawks finished the 2015–16 season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.


2016–17 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
The 2016–17 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team will represent Miami University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach Cleve Wright, will play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 22nd-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Penn State in the second round before losing to Minnesota in the quarterfinals. They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed in the Midwest region. The bid marked the 20th straight bid to the NCAA Tournament for the Spartans, the fourth-longest streak ever and third-longest active streak. They defeated No. 8-seeded Miami in the First Round before losing to No. 1-seeded Kansas in the Second Round. The 15 losses by MSU were the second most ever under Tom Izzo, behind only his 16 losses in his first season as head coach at MSU.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 29–6, 13–5 to finish in second place in Big Ten play. MSU won the Big Ten Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 19th straight trip to the Tournament. As a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee in the First Round.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans were led by Player of the Year winner Denzel Valentine, 19.2 points, 7.8 assists, and 7.5 rebounds per game, Bryn Forbes, 14.4 points per game, and Matt Costello, 10.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason, Summary
The Spartans lost their top three scorers from the previous season in Valentine, Forbes, and Costello, all seniors. Deyonta Davis declared for the NBA Draft, leaving after only one season with the Spartans. Davis became only the second player to leave MSU for the NBA after just one year. Javon Bess and Marvin Clark also announced they would transfer to another school. In all, five of the Spartans top six scorers from 2015–16 did not return.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason, Summary
On May 4, 2016, UNLV graduate transfer,  Ben Carter, announced he would transfer to Michigan State. He was eligible to play immediately. Carter, a 6-foot 9 inch forward, averaged 8.6 points, 6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 24 minutes per game prior to a knee injury the previous year. Carter's transfer left one open scholarship for the Spartans. The remaining scholarship was given to senior and former walk-on Matt Van Dyk.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason, Recruiting class
The 2016 recruiting class was called the best ever for Tom Izzo. Two five-star recruits, Miles Bridges (top 10 overall) and Joshua Langford (top 20 overall), and two four-star recruits, Cassius Winston (top 30 overall) and Nick Ward (top 50 overall) made up the incoming class. The class had been ranked in the top four nationally since all four signed their letters of intent.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
On October 3, 2016, it was announced that  Ben Carter suffered a knee injury and would miss a significant amount of time.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
On October 12, 2016, the school announced the Breslin Center's new court design.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
On October 14, 2016, Michigan State held its Midnight Madness celebration. Izzo wore his Hall of Fame jacket to begin the event, but changed into a coaching jacket and said he would be wearing this jacket for eight to 10 more years and that the Hall of Fame jacket will only be worn in "retirement or death".


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
On October 19, 2016, Michigan State announced the Gavin Schilling had suffered a non-contact knee injury prior the Midnight Madness event. The injury would require surgery and there was no timetable for Schilling's return.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
MSU was ranked No. 9 in the preseason Coaches' Poll and No. 12 in the preseason AP Poll.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason, Preseason award watch lists
On October 18, 2016, Eron Harris was named to the watch list for the Jerry West Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in the nation. Two days later, Miles Bridges was named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award, given to the top power forward in the nation. On November 10, Bridges was also named to the 50-member watch list for Naismith Award, given to the top player in the nation.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason, Exhibition games
In the first exhibition game on October 27, 2016, the Spartans defeated Division II Northwood, 93–69. Freshman Miles Bridges made a good first impression, totaling 33 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Freshman big man Nick Ward also performed well, scoring 19 points in 21 minutes of play. Cassius Winston, also a freshman, netted nine points and nine assists. Kenny Goins and Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. added eight points each. Freshamn Josh Langford did not play due to a hamstring issue. Izzo seemed disappointed with the team's first half defensive performance, calling on the lack of effort in defense and rebounding.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason, Exhibition games
On November 2, 2016, the Spartans defeated Saginaw Valley State, ranked No. 4 in Division II, 87–77 in their final exhibition game. Miles Bridges again performed well, scoring 20 points with seven rebounds and four blocks. Cassius Winston added 18 points and six assists and Eron Harris had 14 points and nine rebounds. Matt McQuaid added 12 points and Nick Ward had six with three rebounds. Josh Langford did not play again due to his hamstring injury. Izzo was again disappointed with the teams inconsistency, praising their early defense, but disappointed as the Spartans allowed Saginaw Valley State to close the lead.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season
The Spartans faced a difficult non-conference schedule that included travel of over 13,000 miles and playing eight games in 22 days. The Spartans also faced four ranked teams in the non-conference schedule and lost all four games. In their first eight games, they played only two home games.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The Spartans traveled to Hawaii to face No. 10 Arizona on November 11 to open the regular season. The Spartans wore wear special black camo uniforms for the game. The Spartans started well, jumping out to an early 17–2 lead over the Wildcats. Miles Bridges made some spectacular dunks, played 37 minutes and led the Spartans in scoring with 21, but MSU struggled offensively after its good start allowing Arizona to take the lead at the half. However, after the struggles, the Spartans were able to tie the game with seven seconds remaining on a "Tum Tum" Nairn three-pointer.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
Arizona however took the ball down the court and hit a layup with a little over a second left to win the game 65–63. Izzo was frustrated with his team's play, especially foul troubles and commented that he "played [Bridges] too much". Michigan State struggled with foul trouble as Cassisus Winston, Eron Harris, Joshua Langford, and Nairn each had three.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The Spartans traveled to New York to play No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic on November 16. The Spartans started well, leading for portions of the early minutes of the game, but the talented Wildcats soon took over and routed the Spartans 69–48. Bridges struggled immensely in the game, looking like a freshman as he turned the ball over nine times and scored only six points. Senior guard Eron Harris was pulled early from the game after not giving enough effort and only played 13 minutes.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
Kenny Goins led the Spartans with nine points and Bridges added 12 rebounds, but the Spartans were no match for Kentucky. Bridges apologized to Izzo following the game saying it wouldn't happen again. Izzo stated that he was "a little embarrassed" at the team's offensive play. The Spartans moved to 0–2 on the season, the first time they had started the season 0–2 since 2011 when they lost their first two games to No. 1 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
MSU opened its home season on November 18 versus Mississippi Valley State. Looking to rebound from their early rough start, the Spartans struggled offensively early in the game. However, MSU took over quickly as Bridges dunked and shot the Spartans to a 48–23 lead at the half while scoring 21 points in the half. Bridges finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists as MSU rolled over the Delta Devils, 100–53. Eron Harris added 19 points, Nick Ward had 18, and Matt McQuaid finished with 15 points. The Spartans moved to 1–2 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
Two days later, the Spartans welcomed Florida Gulf Coast to the Breslin Center. This game was far from a laugher, however. Harris led the Spartans with 33 points, but missed two free throws in the waning seconds to give FGCU a chance to win. Florida Gulf Coast needed a basket with 1.6 seconds left to win it, but as the ball was in-bounded, the clock started early, before any player had touched it, resulting in the buzzer going off as Gulf Coast’s Antravious Simmons attempted a last second shot.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The play was reviewed, but the officials ruled that it could not be replayed, only that had Simmons' shot gone in, it would have counted despite the clock. Izzo lamented that his team looked soft as they were outrebounded 41–29. The 78–77 win put the Spartans at 2–2 on the season as they traveled to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
In the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament on November 23, the Spartans faced St. John's. Miles Bridges was again the star for the Spartans, scoring 22 points and adding 15 rebounds as the Spartans pulled away from the St. John's in the second half. Eron Harris added 14 points and "Tum Tum" Nairn tied his career high with 13 including a breakaway slam dunk and three three-pointers. The Spartans won 73–62 to advance to the tournament semifinals against Baylor. Izzo was still concerned with his team's play, stating that "It's still not smooth for us. It may not be for a while."


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
In the semifinals the next day, the Spartans faced No. 20-ranked Baylor. The Spartans started well and played a good first half, leading 33–30. Izzo changed his starting lineup for the first time, moving Matt McQuaid to the bench and starting Josh Langford. McQuaid answered by hitting two early three-pointers, but in the second half, the Spartans appeared to tire. Baylor pulled away easily as the Spartans could not answer their inside game. The Bears won easily, 73–58, forcing the Spartans to the third place game against Wichita State. After the game, Izzo apologized to his team for the schedule. He said that the schedule allowed for little practice time and hurt his players' development.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
In the third place game on November 24, Izzo again started Langford in place of McQuaid and the Spartans, for the second straight game, started well. At the half, the Spartans led by 10. The lead blossomed to as many as 18 in the second half as Bridges scored 21 and Harris added 13. However, the Shockers fought back to within a basket, but the Spartans hit free throws down the line to pull out the 77–72 victory. The win moved the Spartans to 4–3 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
Following the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, the Spartans fell from the top-25 rankings in both polls and would remain unranked the remainder of the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
On November 29, the Spartans traveled to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on No. 5-ranked Duke as part of the Big Ten–ACC Challenge. The Spartans played well for the majority of the game holding the lead on several occasions and were tied at the half. However, Duke's talent was too much and the Spartans fell 78–69. Izzo was encouraged by his team's play, "I thought we played probably 33, (34) of good basketball against a good team, especially on the road." Michigan State's 18 turnovers were their undoing. Eron Harris had 14 points for MSU and Miles Bridges added 11 points and eight rebounds, but Izzo fell to 1–10 all time against Duke. Izzo added "But make no mistake about it, we got better tonight. We got a lot better tonight."


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
The Spartans returned to East Lansing to play five straight home games to end the non-conference slate.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 1, Tom Izzo announced that Miles Bridges would miss "as least a couple of weeks" due an injured ankle. Izzo also announced that Ben Carter would not play this season and that Gavin Schilling was still some time away from being ready to play, if at all, this year.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 3, in their first game without Bridges, the Spartans struggled mightily with one-win Oral Roberts. Kyle Ahrens received the start in Bridges' place, but MSU started slow. Freshman Nick Ward carried the Spartans, scoring a career-high 24 and adding 10 rebounds. But, the Spartans struggled defensively with ORU's size and were outrebounded and outscored in the paint. Izzo was again disappointed in his team, "Our energy level was not very good," Izzo said. "Don’t be fooled by scoring… We did not play very smart." The Spartans were able to pull out the victory 80–76 thanks in part to Cassius Winston's nine assists and 15 points. The win moved the Spartans to 5–4 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
Youngstown State visited East Lansing on December 6 as the Spartans played their second game without Bridges. The other three freshmen led the way for the Spartans though as Joshua Langford scored a career-high 15 points, Nick Ward added 13 points, and Cassius Winston scored eight points and dished out nine assists. Izzo enjoyed the performance by the freshmen, especially Winston, saying, "He took a big step tonight." The Spartans played well defensively as well and pulled away from the Penguins to win 77–57 and move to 6–4 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 10, Tennessee Tech visited Breslin to face the Spartans who were without Bridges for the third straight game, but were also without Matt McQuaid due to a head injury suffered in practice. The Spartans started well, led by Eron Harris who scored 20 points including five three-pointers to lead the Spartans to as big as an 18-point lead. MSU played sloppy at points, but still pulled out the win, 71–63, to move to 7–4 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
After eight days off for final exams, the Spartans welcomed Northeastern to East Lansing. MSU struggled from the start in their fourth game without Bridges. They trailed throughout the first half as Northeastern took advantage of their superior size. The Spartans regained the lead in the middle of the second half, led by Cassius Winston who finished with 21 points and 10 assists. However, Harris and many other Spartans struggled and Michigan State fell at home 71–63, falling to 7–5 with one non-conference game remaining. MSU struggled again from the free throw line and was shooting only 61% from the line on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
In the final non-conference foe of the season for the Spartans, Oakland, having lost to Northeastern the night before, visited the Breslin Center on December 21. Izzo again shook up the starting lineup as the Spartans were without Miles Bridges for a fifth straight game, starting three freshmen, Joshua Langford, Nick Ward, and Cassius Winston. Led by Ward's career-high 25 points, the Spartans were able to pull away from Oakland in the second half to win 77–65. Eron Harris added 15 points while Winston finished with nine points and eight assists. The win capped off a disappointing non-conference schedule with MSU at 8–5 on the season.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, December
On December 26, Tom Izzo announced that Miles Bridges was unlikely to play in the Big Ten opener versus Minnesota. He also announced that "Tum Tum" Nairn was also in a walking boot, but that he had not missed any practice time.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, December
On December 27, the Spartans traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota to open the Big Ten schedule against Minnesota. Without Bridges, Izzo started his three healthy freshman again. However, MSU shot the ball poorly in the first half and fell behind by as many as 15 points and trailed by 13 at the half. In the second half, the Spartans rallied behind Nick Ward's 22 points and 10 rebounds. Alvin Ellis III added a career-high 20 points as the Spartans and Gophers remained tied at the end of regulation.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, December
In overtime, "Tum Tum" Nairn hit his second three-pointer of the game to give him 13 points for the game, tying a career-high, but the Spartans still trailed by one with less than 20 seconds remaining. However, Ellis was fouled with 10.6 seconds remaining and made both free throws to give the Spartans a 75–74 lead. Minnesota's last second shot was wide and the Spartans completed the come-from-behind victory to move to 1–0 in conference and 9–5 on the season. Izzo was proud of his team after the game saying, "We found a way to win a game with some toughness. This team hasn’t done that all year.”


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, December
On December 30, the Spartans returned to Breslin Center to face Northwestern, winners of nine in a row. MSU started out hot, leading by as many as 19 early in the first half. The Spartans kept up the pressure in the second half, but Northwestern twice narrowed the lead to four points. But, led by Ellis' 16 points, the Spartans were able to hold off the Wildcats, to win 61–52. Cassius Winston added 15 points and six assists while Nick Ward added 11 points and nine rebounds. The win moved MSU to 10–5 on the season and 2–0 in conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
On January 2, 2017, Tom Izzo announced that Miles Bridges would return to action on January 4 against Rutgers though he would not start.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Rutgers visited Breslin Center and started well, opening up an early 6–0 lead on the Spartans. But, the Spartans answered and Bridges, who did not start, scored on an alley-oop dunk 16 seconds after entering the game. Eron Harris led the way for the Spartans, scoring a Big-Ten-career-high of 24 points and the Spartans ran away with the game. Bridges again had a highlight-reel dunk on an alley-oop from Cassius Winston, who had eight assists, in the second half following his block of a Rutgers shot.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Nick Ward added 15 points and Matt McQuaid added 12 for the Spartans in the 93–65 rout. The win was the fourth in a row for the Spartans as they moved to 11–5 on the season and 3–0 in conference. Bridges ended up with six points and six rebounds in 17 minutes after missing seven games.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
On January 7, the Spartans started all four freshmen as they visited the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to take on Penn State. The Spartans started out slow again in the game which was technically a neutral site game as Penn State gave up a home game to play at the Palestra. Izzo said he was embarrassed by MSU's performance in the first half: "We guarded nobody, played with no energy and I was totally frustrated with the way we played. …


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
This was humiliating for me in this great city and great basketball venue and our players did not play and I did not have them ready to play. So the whole thing falls on me. I’m tired of explaining why I don’t see any light at the end of the tunnel. I see us getting better and the minute I say it we take that for granted." The Spartans, led by Nick Ward's 16 points, trailed by 12 at the half and were never able to even the score in the second half. As a result, the Spartans fell 72–63, falling to 11–6 overall and 3–1 in Big Ten play.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Following the loss to Penn State, the Spartans returned home to face the newly ranked No. 24 Minnesota on January 11. The Gophers had not lost since losing to the Spartans in overtime to open the Big Ten schedule. The Spartans wore "throwback" uniforms that featured the school's first name, Michigan Agricultural College. Cassius Winston was the lone freshman who did not start the game as "Tum Tum" Nairn joined Eron Harris in the starting lineup.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Miles Bridges and Nick Ward led the Spartans in the first half as MSU jumped up early on Minnesota and used a 15–0 stretch to end the first half with a 22-point lead. Minnesota was only able to muster 17 first half points as the Spartan defense clamped down. Bridges scored all of his game-high 16 points in the first half as he looked to be fully into the game. Minnesota was only able to get the lead under 20 three times in the second half as the Spartans cruised to a 65–47 victory. Ward scored nine points with eight rebounds in 13 minutes before fouling out. Joshua Langford added 13 points as the Spartans remained in first place in the Big Ten with a 4–1 record, 12–6 overall. The win marked Tom Izzo's 250th win in Big Ten play.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Looking to stay in first place in Big Ten play, MSU headed to Columbus, Ohio to take on Ohio State who was 0–4 in Big Ten play. The Spartans started well, jumping to an early 12–5 lead over the Buckeyes. However, OSU responded with several runs in the first half to take a 36–33 lead at the half. In the second half, the teams traded leads, but MSU could not stop Ohio State and fell 72–67. Bridges led the Spartans with 24 points and nine rebounds, but turned the ball over six times. No other Spartan scored in double figures. Cassius Winston, one point and two assists in 11 minutes of play, and Nick Ward, nine points, four rebounds, and four fouls in 18 minutes, both struggled for the Spartans. The Spartans fell out of first place at 4–2 and 12–7 overall.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
After a week off, MSU returned to the road to face Indiana who had just learned they would be without star player OG Anunoby for the remainder of the season. Indiana started off extremely well, led by James Blackmon's 18 points in the first half. The Spartans struggled defensively as IU took the halftime lead, 44–30. Indiana kept the hot shooting going early in the second half pushing the lead to as many as 20.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
However, MSU, behind Eron Harris' 21 points and a play-making Cassius Winston, fought back to within four points with five minutes remaining with a 24–10 stretch over 10 minutes. The comeback was not enough as the Hoosiers were able to hold on for the 82–75 victory. The loss left MSU at 12–8 overall and 4–3 in the Big Ten.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
As the Spartans returned home looking to avoid their third straight loss, No. 20 Purdue paid a visit to East Lansing. MSU played well, taking an eight-point lead near the end of the first half, but gave up the lead. However, Miles Bridges hit a layup as time expired to tie the game at 39 at halftime. MSU's small front line struggled mightily against a much bigger Purdue team and MSU had three players with two fouls at halftime.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
In the second half, Purdue's size proved be too much for the Spartans pulling away late in the game to win 84–73. Bridges set the MSU single-game record for scoring by a freshman with 33 points, but no other Spartan scored in double figures. Caleb Swanigan led the Boilermakers, scoring 25 and adding 17 rebounds. The Spartans were outrebounded in the game 36–23. The loss gave the Spartans their third straight leaving their record at 12–9 and 4–4 in conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Looking to break out of a three-game losing streak, the Spartans welcomed rival Michigan to the Breslin Center. The teams exchanged runs and leads in the first half and MSU went to the break with a 32–28 lead. MSU played suffocating defense in the first and good defense in the second, holding Michigan to 26.9% from the three-point line in the game and 33.9% overall. Bridges again played well, though he didn't shoot well, as he totaled 15 points and 13 rebounds. Winston led the Spartans with 16 points including 10–11 from the free throw line.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
But, Matt McQuaid, who'd struggled most of the year, hit three big three-pointers and MSU made 73% of its free throws to pull out the tough 70–62 win. Ward added 13 points for the Spartans as they ended their three-game losing streak and moved to 13–9 overall and 5–4 in the Big Ten. The win marked MSU's fifth straight win over Michigan.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
MSU next traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska on February 2 to attempt to end their road losing streak by facing Nebraska. Nebraska, winners of three straight against the Spartans, was coming off a come-from-behind win over Purdue who had defeated MSU the previous week. The Spartans' Kenny Goins started in place of Nick Ward even though both were suffering from the flu. Both Goins and Ward performed well, each scoring 10 points.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Bridges, as usual, led the Spartans with 16 points as MSU's hot shooting behind the arc helped them pull away and lead by as many as 20 in the second half. Cassius Winston and Alvin Ellis combined to make five of six three-pointers (scoring 10 apiece), and Josh Langford hit his three shots from behind the arc to total 9 points as the Spartans made 11 of 18 three-pointers, shooting 64.7% from three. MSU's defense also did the job again, limiting Nebraska to 38.5% from the field as the Spartans won 72–61. The win was the first on the road for the Spartans since December 27. Izzo commented on the win, "We're getting better but we’ve got a long way to go.” MSU moved to 14–9 overall and 6–4 in Big Ten play.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 7, the Spartans traveled for a rematch against Michigan in Ann Arbor. In what was perhaps a must-win for Michigan, the Wolverines left no doubt, blowing out the Spartans 86–57. MSU turned the ball over 21 times, 12 times in the first half, as Michigan used a 14–2 run to end the first half and take a 55–29 lead at the half. Things got no better for the Spartans in the second half as Michigan pushed the lead to as high as 30.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Cassius Winston turned the ball over six times while Miles Bridges turned it over five times. Nick Ward was whistled for a technical for tripping a Michigan player during a dead ball as the Spartans fell apart. Bridges led the Spartans with 15 points and Ward added 13, but MSU's defense struggled allowing Michigan to shoot 75 percent from the field in the first half. The 29-point loss tied for the worst loss MSU has suffered to Michigan under Tom Izzo and moved the Spartans to 14–10 overall and 6–5 in the Big Ten.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Looking to rebound from their embarrassing loss against Michigan, the Spartans welcomed Iowa, who had swept the Spartans the previous year, to the Breslin Center. MSU continued to struggle with turnovers, committing 12 turnovers in the first half. Miles Bridges led the Spartans, scoring 14 of his game-high 16 points in the first half, and kept MSU close as they trailed 32–31 at the half. In the second half, MSU's hot shooting and suffocating defense allowed the Spartans to pull away, leading by as many as 16.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
For the first time this season, all four MSU freshmen, Bridges, Joshua Langford, Nick Ward, and Cassius Winson, each scored in double figures. Bridges added 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. The Spartan defense held the Big Ten's leading scorer, Peter Jok, to 2-for-11 shooting and limited him to 13 points. The 77–66 win put MSU at 15–10 and 7–5 in sole possession of fifth place in the Big Ten.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On Valentine's Day, MSU welcomed Ohio State, who had beaten the Spartans a month earlier, to the Breslin Center. Senior Alvin Ellis III led the Spartans, scoring 15 straight points on five straight three-pointers in the first half, giving MSU the halftime lead 40–34. Ellis would add a sixth three-pointer in the second half to lead MSU for the game with 18 points. MSU stretched the lead to 12 early in the second half, before the Buckeyes fought back. Every time MSU attempted to take control of the game, OSU fought back.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
However, led by freshmen Miles Bridges' 14 points in the second half and a ferocious dunk by Joshua Langford, the Spartans were able to answer and hold on to their lead. Cassius Winston dished out nine assists and added eight points while Nick Ward added 15 points. The Spartans pulled out the must-win game, 74–65. The win, their fourth in five games, moved MSU closer to a near-certainty for the NCAA Tournament at 16–10, 8–5 in conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
MSU next took to the road to face Purdue again on February 18. As in the first game, MSU had no answer for Purdue's big men, Caleb Swanigan and Isaac Haas. The Spartans also struggled offensively and with fouls. Kenny Goins and Nick Ward, MSU's big men, fouled out early in the second half as Purdue rolled. To add insult to injury, Eron Harris was carted off the floor after what ended up being a season-ending knee injury with eight minutes remaining in the game.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Miles Bridges led the Spartans again with 14 points, but 11 of those came in the second half when the game was already decided. Swanigan had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Boilermakers and Haas added 18 points. The 80–63 loss dropped MSU to 8–6 in conference and 16–11 overall.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
In their first game without Eron Harris, Nebraska visited the Breslin Center while Alvin Ellis started in Harris' spot. Both teams started slow and MSU led 28–26 before the Spartans went on a 21–5 run to end the half. The run included a Cassius Winston assist off the glass to Miles Bridges after a steal by Winston and a half-court shot by Winston as the half expired, putting MSU up 49–31. The rout continued in the second half as Michigan State pushed the lead to as much as 24 while Nebraska could not get within 14.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Bridges and Nick Ward each had 20 points marking the first time since January 5, 1978, when Magic Johnson and Jay Vincent did it, that MSU had two freshmen score 20 points in a game. Josh Langford added 17 points, a career high, while Winston had nine assists and seven points. Together the Spartan freshmen combined for 64 points and 20 rebounds in the game. The 88–72 win put MSU at 9–6 in conference and in a fourth place tie with Northwestern and Minnesota, both of whom MSU owned the tiebreaker over. With three games remaining in the season, MSU's record stood at 17–11.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On Senior Day, the Spartans were looking to remove themselves from the NCAA Tournament bubble and continue their streak of NCAA Tournament appearances. MSU had a chance for a signature win as they welcomed No. 16 Wisconsin to East Lansing. An early lead gave MSU a jump as they led by as many as 13 in the first half. However, foul trouble to Nick Ward and Miles Bridges led to a big run by Wisconsin in the final few minutes of the half and put the Badgers within one at the half.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
MSU, however, countered in the second half and controlled the half led by Ward's 20 points and nine rebounds. Matt McQuaid contributed for the Spartans as well, scoring 15 points mostly on drives to the basket. Miles Bridges added 15 and Cassius Winston added 10 points and nine assists as the Spartans pulled away. In the waning seconds of the game with MSU comfortably ahead, Tom Izzo sent the injured Eron Harris on the court so that he could get his opportunity as a senior to kiss the Spartan logo on the court.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Izzo had McQuaid travel with the ball with less than five seconds remaining so the crowd could cheer Harris on as he kissed the Spartan logo. The big win by MSU, 84–74, likely secured MSU's NCAA Tournament appearance with two regular season games remaining. The win put MSU at 18–11 and 10–6 and put them in a three-way tie for third place in the Big Ten with Minnesota and Maryland, over whom MSU held the tiebreakers.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
Looking to improve their NCAA Tournament position and remain off the bubble, the Spartans traveled to Champaign on March 1 to visit an Illinois team who was looking to get into the bubble discussion. MSU started well, but Illinois answered and took the half time lead. MSU kept it close in the second half, but trailed for most of it. Miles Bridges led the Spartans with 21 points and Alvin Ellis added 15 (13 of which came in the second half). MSU struggled inside as their lack of depth allowed Maverick Morgan to score 14 points, most over Kenny Goins.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
Illinois also hit 11 three-pointers as the Spartans turned the ball over 15 times. Still, MSU had a chance to tie it on two separate occasions, but a Bridges shot with less than 10 seconds remaining and Nairn's last second heave missed the mark and Spartans fell 73–70. The loss knocked the Spartans back into a fifth place tie at 10–7 in conference and left the NCAA Tournament streak still in question at 18–12.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
With a chance to secure the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament on March 3, Michigan State traveled to Maryland to end the regular season with a chance at a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament. MSU played well in the first half, but foul trouble, three for Kenny Goins and two for Nick Ward, left their lead at only one at halftime. In the second half, Maryland led most of the way, but MSU turned to Nick Ward to keep it close.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
Ward's 22 points and career-high 16 rebounds left the Spartans tied with less than a 30 seconds remaining in the game. However, MSU went scoreless for the final 3:11 of the game and Ward could not handle Cassius Winston's pass for a layup to take the lead. Maryland's Melo Trimble hit a three-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining to give Maryland the win and the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Miles Bridges' 18 points and eight rebounds were not enough as MSU would have to wait to see where they would end up as a seed in the Big Ten Tournament. The loss put MSU at 18–13 on the season and 10–8 in conference.


2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
Following action on the final day of the regular season, the Spartans received the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament finishing in a tie for fifth place in Big Ten play.