2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team

2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record17–16 (7–11 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Corey Gipson
  • Matt Sligh
  • Keith Pickens
Home arenaJQH Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944 28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by sixth-year head coach Paul Lusk, played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the regular season 17–16, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Wichita State in the semifinals.