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.
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.
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.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Geovonie McKnight 0 G 6'3" 181 Senior Middletown, OH Graduated L. J. Livingston, Jr. 12 F/C 6'10" 200 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated Jere Vučica 14 F 6'9" 204 RS Senior Split, Croatia Graduated Ali Barnes 15 G 6'0" 183 RS Sophomore West Chester, OH Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Kalif Wright 21 F 6'7" 235 Senior Oak Hill, WV Graduated Willie Moore 22 G 6'3" 205 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated Chris Bryant 24 F 6'8" 217 Senior Tallahassee, FL Graduated Eric Washington 33 G 5'10" 178 RS Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Brian Oddo 35 F 6'6" 205 Senior New Lenox, IL Graduated
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
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See also 2016–17 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
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