2016 – 17 Xavier Musketeers men 's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Led by eighth-year head coach Chris Mack , they played their games at the Cintas Center in Norwood , Ohio and were fourth-year members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 24 – 14 , 9 – 9 in Big East play to finish in seventh place . In the Big East Tournament , they defeated DePaul and Butler before losing to Creighton in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed in the West region where they defeated Maryland , Florida State , and Arizona before losing in the Elite Eight to Gonzaga
Big East Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team