2016 – 17 UC Riverside Highlanders men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Riverside during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Highlanders were led by fourth year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 7 – 21 , 5 – 11 in Big West play to finish in eighth place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big West Tournament to UC Irvine
Big West Tournament
2017 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team