2016 – 17 Western Michigan Broncos men 's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Broncos , led by 14th-year head coach Steve Hawkins , played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 16 – 16 , 11 – 7 in MAC play to tie for first in the West Division . As the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament , they lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ball State . They declined invitations from both the CollegeInsider.com and College Basketball Invitational postseason tournaments
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team