The 2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball season marked the continuation of the annual tradition of competitive basketball among Ivy League members. The tradition began when the league was formed during the 1956–57 season and its history extends to the predecessor Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, which was formed in 1902.
Princeton earned the league title after finishing the regular season 14–0 within the Ivy League. Princeton earned the league's bid to the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament after defeating Pennsylvania in the semifinals and Yale in the finals of the inaugural conference tournament.
The 2017 Ivy League Men's Basketball Tournament was the first conference tournament in Ivy League history, marking a major structural change for a league that had previously sent its regular season champion directly to the NCAA Tournament. The inaugural tournament was held at the Palestra in Philadelphia on March 11–12, 2017. Princeton's loss to Notre Dame in the Round of 64 by a score of 60–58 was decided in the final seconds, with the Tigers having led for much of the game.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/400947474
Spencer Weisz of Princeton was named Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year.
All-Ivy Teams
First Team All-Ivy School Class Position Bryce Aiken* Harvard Freshman GuardSteven Spieth* Brown Senior Guard Spencer Weisz* Princeton Senior Forward Myles Stephens* Princeton Sophomore Guard Siyani Chambers* Harvard Senior Guard Steven Cook* Princeton Senior Forward
*Unanimous +Second Team All-IvySchoolClassPositionEvan BoudreauxDartmouthSophomoreForwardMiye OniYaleFreshmanGuardLuke PetrasekColumbiaFreshmanForwardA.J. BrodeurPennFreshmanForwardMatt MorganCornellSophomoreGuard
NCAA tournament
Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship13 West Princeton n/a Eliminated by Notre Dame, 60–58 W–L (%):0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 Total:0-1
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