2016 – 17 Utah Valley Wolverines men 's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wolverines , led by second-year head coach Mark Pope , played their home games at the UCCU Center in Orem , Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17 – 17 , 6 – 8 in WAC play to finish in fifth place . They defeated Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Cal State Bakersfield . They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Georgia Southern and Rice before losing in the semifinals to Wyoming
WAC Tournament
2017 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball team