They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference.

[3] Melo Trimble declared for the NBA draft on March 29, 2017 and signed with an agent.

[6] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.

[7] As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December.

[6] Coaches have requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day, accordingly each team will play two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.