2016 – 17 West Virginia Mountaineers men 's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mountaineers were coached by Bob Huggins , in his 10th season as WVU 's head coach , and played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown , West Virginia as members of the Big 12 Conference . They finished the season 28 – 9 , 12 – 6 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place . They defeated Texas and Kansas State in the Big 12 Tournament before losing to Iowa State in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Bucknell and Notre Dame before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Gonzaga
Big 12 Tournament
2017 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team