2016 – 17 Miami Hurricanes men 's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . They were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the Watsco Center on the university 's campus in Coral Gables , Florida . They finished the season 21 – 12 , 10 – 8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place . They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the Midwest region . There they lost in the First Round to Michigan State
ACC Tournament
2017 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team