The Cougars finished the 2016 – 17 season 21 – 11 , 12 – 6 in AAC play to finish in third place . They lost to UConn in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament . They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to Akron
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team