2016 – 17 UIC Flames men 's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Flames , led by second-year head coach Steve McClain , played their home games at the UIC Pavilion as members of the Horizon League . They finished the season 17 – 19 , 7 – 11 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place . They defeated Green Bay in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament before losing to Milwaukee in the semifinals . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook and George Washington before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina
Horizon League Tournament
2017 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UIC Flames men's basketball team