2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record6–26 (1–13 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Farr
  • Matt Raidbard
  • Eddie Denard
Home arenaJones Convocation Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cal State Bakersfield 12 2   .857 25 10   .714
New Mexico State 11 3   .786 28 6   .824
Grand Canyon * 11 3   .786 22 9   .710
UMKC 8 6   .571 18 17   .514
Utah Valley 6 8   .429 17 17   .500
Seattle 5 9   .357 13 17   .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 2 12   .143 10 22   .313
Chicago State 1 13   .071 6 26   .188
2017 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to NCAA Division I.

The 2016–17 Chicago State Cougars men's basketball team represented Chicago State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by seventh-year head coach Tracy Dildy, played their home games at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–26, 1–13 in WAC play to finish in last place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 7 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to New Mexico State.