2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team

2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball
SoCon regular season co-champions
CIT, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record23–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTimmons Arena
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Furman Paladins men's basketball team represented Furman University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Paladins, led by fourth-year head coach Niko Medved, played their home games at Timmons Arena in Greenville, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season championship. They lost to Samford in the quarterfinals SoCon tournament. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated USC Upstate and Campbell before losing in the semifinals to Saint Peter's.

On March 26, 2017, head coach Niko Medved resigned to become the head coach at Drake. He finished at Furman with a four year record of 62–70. Assistant coach Bob Richey was named the interim head coach for the CIT Semifinal, and was named full time head coach on April 10.