 Despite the highs of the previous season and being ranked as high as #3 in the nation, the 2016–2017 team faced a troubling and disappointing year; they finished 18–16 overall and 7–11 in Big Ten play.After tying for tenth in the Big Ten, the Hoosiers missed out on the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round of the NIT, their first appearance since 2005.On March 16, 2017, the Indiana Hoosiers Athletic's Department fired coach Tom Crean.