2016 – 17 East Carolina Pirates men 's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Pirates were led by seventh year head coach Jeff Lebo and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as third year members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 6 – 12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place . They defeated Temple in the first round of the AAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to SMU
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team