The 2016-17 Bluejays spent eight weeks in the Top 10, defeated four ranked teams, and returned to the Big East Tournament championship game and the NCAA Tournament. They started 13-0 and won 18 of their first 19 games to earn a #7 ranking nationally in both the AP and coaches polls, the best mark in program history. That 18th win came with a heavy cost, as midway through the first half, star point guard Maurice Watson Jr. suffered an anterior cruciate ligament tear, ending the season for the nation’s leader in assists and assists per game at the time. They were never the same, finishing 10-8 in the Big East to take a sixth seed into the league tourney, but they did provide one more memorable moment: Marcus Foster’s buzzer-beater in the Big East Semifinal to defeat Xavier.

DateOpponentResult
11/04/2016Wayne State (Exhib.)W, 93-46Details
11/11/2016UMKCW, 89-82Details
11/15/2016#9 WisconsinW, 79-67Details
11/18/2016vs Washington State (Paradise Jam)W, 103-77Details
11/20/2016vs North Carolina State (Paradise Jam)W, 112-94Details
11/21/2016vs Ole Miss (Paradise Jam)W, 86-77Details
11/26/2016Loyola-MarylandW, 82-52Details
11/29/2016BuffaloW, 93-72Details
12/03/2016AkronW, 82-70Details
12/07/2016at NebraskaW, 77-62Details
12/09/2016LongwoodW, 113-58Details
12/17/2016Oral RobertsW, 66-65Details
12/20/2016at Arizona StateW, 96-85Details
12/28/2016Seton HallW, 89-75Details
12/31/2016#1 VillanovaL, 80-70Details
01/04/2017at St. John'sW, 85-72Details
01/07/2017at ProvidenceW, 78-64Details
01/11/2017#12 ButlerW, 75-64Details
01/14/2017Truman StateW, 101-69Details
01/16/2017at #22 XavierW, 72-67Details
01/21/2017MarquetteL, 102-94Details
01/25/2017at GeorgetownL, 71-51Details
01/28/2017DePaulW, 83-66Details
01/31/2017at #16 ButlerW, 76-67Details
02/04/2017XavierL, 82-80Details
02/11/2017at DePaulW, 93-58Details
02/15/2017at Seton HallL, 87-81Details
02/19/2017GeorgetownW, 87-70Details
02/22/2017ProvidenceL, 68-66Details
02/25/2017at VillanovaL, 79-63Details
02/28/2017St. John'sW, 82-68Details
03/04/2017at MarquetteL, 91-83Details
03/09/2017vs Providence (Big East Quarterfinal)W, 70-58Details
03/10/2017vs Xavier (Big East Semifinal)W, 75-72Details
03/11/2017vs #2 Villanova (Big East Championship)L, 74-60Details
03/17/2017vs Rhode Island (NCAA Tournament)L, 84-72Details