2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–23 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamont Franklin
  • Alphonza Kee
  • Bruce Martin
Home arenaTeaching Gym
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NC Central 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
Norfolk State 12 4   .750 17 17   .500
Morgan State 11 5   .688 14 16   .467
Hampton 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Savannah State* 10 6   .625 13 16   .448
MD Eastern Shore 9 7   .563 14 20   .412
South Carolina State 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Delaware State 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 24   .250
Bethune–Cookman 6 10   .375 10 22   .313
Howard 5 11   .313 10 24   .294
Florida A&M 5 11   .313 7 23   .233
North Carolina A&T 1 15   .063 3 29   .094
2017 MEAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to South Carolina State.

On March 17, 2017, it was announced that head coach Byron Samuels' contract would not be renewed. He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 17–71. On May 16, the school named Oregon assistant Robert McCullum as their new head coach. McCullum had previous head coaching jobs at Western Michigan and South Florida.