2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 4–4 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Izzo (22nd year)
Associate head coach Dwayne Stephens (14th year)
Assistant coach Mike Garland (10th year)
Assistant coach Dane Fife (6th year)
Home arena Breslin Center
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Ohio State 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857
Rutgers 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857
Maryland 0 – 0   –     7 – 1   .875
Minnesota 0 – 0   –     6 – 1   .857
Michigan 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833
No. 15 Purdue 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714
No. 13 Indiana 0 – 0   –     5 – 1   .833
No. 17 Wisconsin 0 – 0   –     6 – 2   .750
Northwestern 0 – 0   –     5 – 2   .714
Nebraska 0 – 0   –     4 – 2   .667
Illinois 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625
Penn State 0 – 0   –     5 – 3   .625
Michigan State 0 – 0   –     4 – 4   .500
Iowa 0 – 0   –     3 – 4   .429
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 22nd year head coach Tom Izzo, play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 29–6, 13–5 to finish in second place in Big Ten play. MSU won the Big Ten Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 19th straight trip to the Tournament. As a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee in the First Round.

The Spartans lost their top three scorers from the previous season in Player of Year winner Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes, and Matt Costello, all seniors. Deyonta Davis declared for the NBA Draft, leaving after only one season with the Spartans.[1] Davis became only the second player to leave MSU for the NBA after just one year.[2] Javon Bess and Marvin Clark also announced they would transfer to another school.[3][4] In all, five of the Spartans top six scorers from 2015–16 will not return.

Season summary

Preseason

On May 4, 2016, UNLV graduate transfer, Ben Carter, announced he would transfer to Michigan State.[5] He was eligible to play immediately.[6] Carter, a 6-foot 9 inch forward, averaged 8.6 points, 6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 24 minutes per game last season prior to a knee injury.[5] Carter's transfer left one open scholarship for the Spartans.[5] The remaining scholarship was given to senior and former walk-on Matt Van Dyk.[7]

On October 3, 2016, it was announced that Ben Carter suffered a knee injury and would miss a significant amount of time.[7]

On October 12, 2016, the school announced the Breslin Center's new court design.[8][9]

On October 14, 2016, Michigan State held its Midnight Madness celebration.[10] Izzo wore his Hall of Fame jacket to begin the event, but changed into a coaching jacket and said he would be wearing this jacket for eight to 10 more years and that the Hall of Fame jacket will only be worn "retirement or death".[11]

On October 19, 2016, Michigan State announced the Gavin Schilling had suffered a non-contact knee injury prior the Midnight Madness event.[12] The injury would require surgery and there was no timetable for Schilling's return.[13]

MSU was ranked No. 9 in the preseason Coaches' Poll[14] and No. 12 in the preseason AP Poll.[15]

Preseason award watch lists

On October 18, 2016, Eron Harris was named to the watch list for the Jerry West Award, given annually to the top shooting guard in the nation.[16] Two days later, Miles Bridges was named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award, given to the top power forward in the nation.[17] On November 10, Bridges was also named to the 50-member watch list for Naismith Award, given to the top player in the nation.[18]

Exhibition games

In the first exhibition game on October 27, 2016, the Spartans defeated Division II Northwood, 93–69.[19] Freshman Miles Bridges made a good first impression, totaling 33 points, eight rebounds and three assists.[20] Freshman big man Nick Ward also performed well, scoring 19 points in 21 minutes of play. Cassius Winston, also a freshman, netted nine points and nine assists. Kenny Goins and "Tum Tum" Nairn added eight points each. Freshamn Josh Langford did not play due to a hamstring issue.[20] Izzo seemed disappointed with the team's first half defensive performance, calling on the lack of effort in defense and rebounding.[20]

On November 2, 2016, the Spartans defeated Saginaw Valley State, ranked No. 4 in Division II, 87–77 in their final exhibition game.[21] Miles Bridges again performed well, scoring 20 points with seven rebounds and four blocks.[22] Cassius Winston added 18 points and six assists and Eron Harris had 14 points and nine rebounds.[23] Matt McQuaid added 12 points and Nick Ward had six with three rebounds.[22] Josh Langford did not play again due to his hamstring injury.[21] Izzo was again disappointed with the teams inconsistency, praising their early defense, but disappointed as the Spartans allowed Saginaw Valley State to close the lead.[21]

Regular season

The Spartans faced a difficult non-conference schedule that included travel of over 13,000 miles and playing eight games in 22 days.[24] The Spartans also faced four ranked teams in the non-conference schedule and lost all four games. In their first eight games, they played only two home games.

November

The Spartans traveled to Hawaii to face No. 10 Arizona on November 11 to open the regular season.[21] The Spartans wore wear special black camo uniforms for the game.[25] The Spartans started well, jumping out to an early 17–2 lead over the Wildcats.[26] Miles Bridges made some spectacular dunks, played 37 minutes and led the Spartans in scoring with 21, but MSU struggled offensively after its good start allowing Arizona to take the lead at the half. However, after the struggles, the Spartans were able to tie the game with seven seconds remaining on a Lourawls Nairn three-pointer. Arizona however took the ball down the court and hit a layup with a little over a second left to win the game 65–63.[27] Izzo was frustrated with his team's play, especially foul troubles and commented that he "played [Bridges] too much".[26] Michigan State struggled with foul trouble as Cassisus Winston, Eron Harris, Joshua Langford, and Nairn each had three.

The Spartans traveled to New York to play No. 2 Kentucky in the Champions Classic on November 16. The Spartans started well, leading for portions of the early minutes of the game, but the talented Wildcats soon took over and routed the Spartans 48–69.[28] Bridges struggle immensely in the game, looking like a freshman as he turned the ball over nine times and scored only six points. Senior guard Eron Harris was pulled early from the game after not giving enough effort and only played 13 minutes. Kenny Goins led the Spartans with nine points and Bridges added 12 rebounds, but the Spartans were no match for Kentucky.[29] Bridges apologized to Izzo following the game saying it wouldn't happen again.[29] Izzo stated that he was "a little embarrassed" at the team's offensive play.[29] The Spartans moved to 0–2 on the season, the first time they had started the season 0–2 since 2011 when they lost their first two games to No. 1 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke.

MSU opened its home season on November 18 versus Mississippi Valley State. Looking to rebound from their early rough start, the Spartans struggled offensively early in the game.[30] However, MSU took over quickly as Miles Bridges dunked and shot the Spartans to a 48–23 at the half while scoring 21 points in the half.[31] Bridges finished with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists as MSU rolled over the Delta Devils, 100–53. Eron Harris added 19 points, Nick Ward had 18, and Matt McQuaid finished with 15 points.[30] The Spartans move to 1–2 on the season.

Two days later, the Spartans welcomed Florida Gulf Coast to the Breslin Center. This game was far from a laugher, however. Harris led the Spartans with 33 points, but missed two free throws in the waning seconds to give Florida Gulf Coast a chance to win.[32] Florida Gulf Coast needed a basket with 1.6 second left to win it, but as the ball was inbounded, the clock started early, before any player had touched it, resulting in the buzzer going off as Florida Gulf Coast’s Antravious Simmons attempted a last second shot.[33] The play was reviewed, but the officials ruled that it could not be replayed, only that had Simmons' shot gone in, it would have counted despte the clock.[34] Izzo lamented that his team looked soft as they were outrebounded by Florida Gulf Coast, 41–29. The 78–77 win put the Spartans at 2–2 on the season as they traveled to the Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament.

In the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament on November 23, the Spartans faced St. John's. Miles Bridges was again the star for the Spartans, scoring 22 points and adding 15 rebounds as the Spartans pulled away from the St. John's in the second half.[35] Eron Harris added 14 points and Lourawls "Tum Tum" Nairn Jr. tied his career high with 13 including a breakaway slam dunk and three three-pointers.[36] The Spartans won 73–62 to advance to the tournament semifinals against Baylor. Izzo was still concerned with his team's play, stating that "It's still not smooth for us. It may not be for a while."[35]

In the semifinals the next day, the Spartans faced No. 20 Baylor. The Spartans started well and played a good first half, leading 33–30. Izzo changed his starting lineup for the first time, moving Matt McQuaid to the bench and starting Josh Langford.[37] McQuaid answered by hitting two early three-pointers, but in the second half, the Spartans appeared to tire.[37] Baylor pulled away easily as the Spartans could not answer their inside game.[38] The Bears won easily, 73–58, forcing the Spartans to the third place game against Wichita State. After the game, Izzo apologized to his team for the schedule.[38] He said that the schedule allowed for little practice time and hurt his players development.[38]

In the third place game on November 24, Izzo again started Langford in place of McQuaid and the Spartans, for the second straight game, started well. At the half, the Spartans led by 10.[39] The lead blossomed to as many as 18 in the second half as Bridges scored 21 and Harris added 13. However, the Shockers fought back to within a basket, but the Spartans hit some free throws down the line to pull out the 77–72 victory.[40] The win moved the Spartans to 4–3 on the season.

Following the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament, the Spartans fell from the top-25 rankings in both polls.[41]

On November 29, the Spartans traveled to Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on No. 5-ranked Duke as part of the Big Ten–ACC Challenge. The Spartans played well for the majority of the game holding the lead on several occasions and were tied at the half. However, Duke's talent was too much and the Spartans fell 78–69. Izzo was encouraged by his team's play, "I thought we played probably 33, (34) of good basketball against a good team, especially on the road."[42] Michigan State's 18 turnovers were their undoing.[43] Eron Harris had 14 points for MSU and Miles Bridges added 11 points and eight rebounds, but Izzo fell to 1–10 all time against Duke.[43] Izzo added "But make no mistake about it, we got better tonight. We got a lot better tonight."[44]

December

The Spartans returned to East Lansing to play five straight home games to end the non-conference slate.

On December 1, Tom Izzo announced that Miles Bridges would miss "as least a couple of weeks" due an injured ankle.[45] Izzo also announced that Ben Carter would not play this season and that Gavin Schilling will still some time away from being ready to play, if at all, this year.[45]

2016 signing class

The 2016 recruiting class is being called the best ever for Tom Izzo.[46][47] Two five-star recruits, Miles Bridges (top 10 overall) and Josh Langford (top 20 overall), and two four star recruits, Cassius Winston (top 30 overall) and Nick Ward (top 50 overall) make up the incoming class. The class has been ranked in the top four nationally since all four signed their letters of intent.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Miles Bridges
No. 3 SF		 Flint, MI Huntington St. Joseph Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 13, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 96
Josh Langford
No. 5 SG		 Madison, AL Madison Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 93
Cassius Winston
No. 5 PG		 Detroit, MI University of Detroit Jesuit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 89
Nick Ward
No. 8 C		 Gahanna, OH Gahanna Lincoln High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: No. 5   Rivals: No. 4  247Sports: No. 4  ESPN: No. 4
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2017 recruiting class

On September 15, 2016, five-star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. announced that he will attend Michigan State.[48] He is the son of former NBA player Jaren Jackson Sr.[49] On September 30, 2016, four-star power forward Xavier Tillman commited to Michigan State. He was considered the best player in the state of Michigan in the 2017 class.[50] Tillman and Jackson signed National Letters of Intent on November 9, 2016.[51]

2018 recruiting class

Roster

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Ahrens, KyleKyle Ahrens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Versailles H.S. Versailles, OH
F 22 Bridges, MilesMiles Bridges  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Huntington, WV
F 13 Carter, BenBen Carter  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bishop Gorman
Oregon
UNLV		 Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Ellis III, AlvinAlvin Ellis III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr De La Salle Chicago, IL
G 41 George, ConnorConnor George (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Okemos H.S. Okemos, MI
F 25 Goins, KennyKenny Goins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Warren Mott H.S. Troy, MI
G 14 Harris, EronEron Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Lawrence North H.S.
West Virginia		 Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Langford, JoshuaJoshua Langford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Madison Academy Madison, AL
F 20 McQuaid, MattMatt McQuaid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Duncanville H.S. Duncanville, TX
G 11 Nairn, Jr., LourawlsLourawls Nairn, Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy Bel Aire, KS
G 40 Roy, GregGreg Roy (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr North Crowley
Adrian College		 Fort Worth, TX
F 34 Schilling, GavinGavin Schilling  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Findlay Prep Chicago, IL
F 30 Van Dyk, MattMatt Van Dyk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Imlay City Imlay City, MI
C 44 Ward, NickNick Ward 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Gahanna Lincoln Gahanna, OH
G 5 Winston, CassiusCassius Winston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr University of Detroit Jesuit Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Kenny Goins Nick Ward
PF Miles Bridges Kyle Ahrens Matt Van Dyk
SF Matt McQuaid Alvin Ellis III
SG Eron Harris Joshua Langford
PG Lourawls Nairn, Jr. Cassius Winston

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

Oct 27, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus		 Northwood W 93–69 
 33 – Bridges  5 – Bridges  9 – Winston  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 2, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus		 No. 12 Saginaw Valley State W 87–77 
 20 – Bridges  9 – Harris  6 – Winston  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 12 vs. No. 10 Arizona
Armed Forces Classic		 L 63–65  0–1
  21 – Bridges  8 – Goins  4 – Nairn, Jr.  Stan Sheriff Center (9,475)
Honolulu, HI

Nov 15, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Champions Classic		 L 48–69  0–2
  9 – Goins/Winston  12 – Bridges  2 – McQuaid/Winston  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY

Nov 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus		 No. 13 Mississippi Valley State W 100–53  1–2
  24 – Bridges  11 – Bridges  11 – Winston  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN		 No. 13 Florida Gulf Coast
Battle 4 Atlantis opening round		 W 78–77  2–2
  31 – Harris  7 – Bridges  7 – Nairn, Jr.  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI

Nov 23, 2016*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 No. 24 vs. St. John's
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals		 W 73–62  3–2
  22 – Bridges  15 – Bridges  4 – Nairn, Jr.  Imperial Arena (2,344)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 24, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 24 vs. No. 20 Baylor
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals		 L 58–73  3–3
  15 – Bridges  6 – Nairn Jr  4 – Harris  Imperial Arena (1,597)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 25, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 24 vs. Wichita State
Battle 4 Atlantis third place game		 W 77–72  4–3
  21 – Bridges  6 – Ward  12 – Nairn Jr  Imperial Arena (1,569)
Nassau, Bahamas

Nov 29, 2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN		 at No. 5 Duke
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 L 69–78  4–4
  14 – Harris  9 – Bridges  7 – Winston  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC

Dec 3, 2016*
4:30 pm, BTN		 Oral Roberts   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 6, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Youngstown State   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 10, 2016*
2:00 pm, BTN		 Tennessee Tech   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Northeastern   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Dec 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Oakland   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season

Dec 27, 2016
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Minnesota   
  –     –     –    Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

Dec 30, 2016
9:00 pm, BTN		 Northwestern   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 4, 2017
6:30 pm, BTN		 Rutgers   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 7, 2017
 ESPN		 vs. Penn State   
  –     –     –    The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA

Jan 11, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN		 Minnesota   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 15, 2017
 CBS		 at Ohio State   
  –     –     –    Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

Jan 21, 2017
 ESPN/ESPN2		 at Indiana   
  –     –     –    Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

Jan 24, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN		 Purdue   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Jan 29, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS		 Michigan
Rivalry		   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		 at Nebraska   
  –     –     –    Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE

Feb 7, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		 at Michigan
Rivalry		   
  –     –     –    Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

Feb 11, 2017
6:00 pm, BTN		 Iowa   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 14, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN		 Ohio State   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		 at Purdue   
  –     –     –    Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 23, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Nebraska   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

Feb 25 or Feb 26, 2017
 CBS/BTN		 Wisconsin   
  –     –     –    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

March 1, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN		 at Illinois   
  –     –     –    State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL

March 5, 2017
 CBS/BTN		 at Maryland   
  –     –     –    Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament

Mar 8–12, 2017
 vs.    
  –     –     –    Verizon Center 
Washington, DC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Player statistics

Individual player statistics (through November 22, 2016)
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Stl Blk TO
Ahrens, Kyle 8 0 51 6.4 12 1.5 4 13 .308 3 11 .273 1 1 1.000 0 8 8 1.0 3 1 0 2
Bridges, Miles 8 8 260 32.5 133 16.6 52 109 .477 15 36 .385 14 26 .538 15 55 70 8.8 16 4 12 27
Ellis, III, Alvin 8 0 86 10.8 24 3.0 7 20 .350 5 8 .294 5 8 .625 0 15 15 1.9 8 1 0 5
George, Conner 1 0 2 2.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 0 0
Goins, Kenny 8 8 157 20.9 29 3.6 11 18 .611 0 0 7 11 .636 11 26 37 4.6 4 0 5 12
Harris, Eron 8 8 197 24.6 103 12.9 35 76 .461 17 35 .439 15 21 .714 3 26 29 3.6 14 4 0 16
Langford, Joshua 8 2 129 16.1 37 4.6 15 31 .484 5 14 .357 2 4 .500 5 11 16 2.0 8 1 0 9
McQuaid, Matt 8 6 190 23.8 60 7.5 18 47 .383 15 38 .395 9 10 .900 6 9 15 1.9 12 2 1 5
Nairn, Lourawls 8 8 209 26.1 31 3.9 13 26 .500 5 10 .500 0 3 .000 2 25 27 3.4 41 3 1 13
Roy, Greg 1 0 2 2.0 1 1.0 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0
Van Dyk, Matt 7 0 46 6.6 13 1.9 5 7 .714 0 0 3 6 .500 4 5 9 1.3 5 0 3 1
Ward, Nick 8 0 125 15.6 84 10.5 34 59 .576 0 0 16 27 .593 15 29 44 5.5 3 1 12 8
Winson, Cassius 8 0 136 17.0 39 4.9 15 35 .429 4 13 .308 4 13 .308 2 10 12 1.5 33 5 0 20
Team 10 15 25
Total 8 1600 566 70.8 209 443 .472 70 184 .380 78 127 .314 74 236 310 38.8 147 22 34 125
Opponents 8 1600 549 68.6 196 498 .394 50 154 .325 107 151 .709 90 184 274 34.3 108 59 27 76
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 12 13 14 RV Not released 
Coaches 8 13 20 RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Miles Bridges was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on November 14, 2016.[52] Bridges was again named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on November 29, 2016.[53]

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