2017 America East men's basketball tournament

2017 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2016–17
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsVermont Catamounts (6th title)
Winning coachJohn Becker (2nd title)
MVPPayton Henson (Vermont)
TelevisionESPN2
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2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 16 0   1.000 29 6   .829
Stony Brook 12 4   .750 18 14   .563
Albany 10 6   .625 21 14   .600
New Hampshire 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
UMBC 9 7   .563 21 13   .618
UMass Lowell* 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
Hartford 4 12   .250 9 23   .281
Binghamton 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
Maine 3 13   .188 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East tournament winner

The 2017 America East men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the America East Conference, which was held on March 1, 6, and 11, 2017. All games of the tournament were played on campus sites hosted by the higher-seeded school. Vermont, the No. 1 seed in the tournament defeated Albany in the championship game to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.