2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
Quicken Loans Arena
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Valparaiso 14 4   .778 24 9   .727
Green Bay 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Northern Kentucky 12 6   .667 24 11   .686
Wright State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
UIC 7 11   .389 17 19   .472
Detroit 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Youngstown State 5 13   .278 13 21   .382
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 11 24   .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.

On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired. He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.