2016 – 17 Mount St. Mary 's Mountaineers men 's basketball team represented Mount St. Mary 's University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mountaineers , led by fifth-year head coach Jamion Christian , played their home games at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg , Maryland as members of the Northeast Conference . They finished the season 20 – 16 , 14 – 4 in NEC play to win the regular season championship , their first championship in 21 years . In the NEC Tournament , they defeated Sacred Heart , Robert Morris , and Saint Francis ( PA ) to win the tournament championship . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament . As a No. 16 seed in the East region , they beat New Orleans in the First Four before losing in the First Round to No. 1-seeded and ranked Villanova
NEC Tournament
2017 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team