2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–16 (10–6 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938 23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563 20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2017 OVC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Preston Spradlin, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. The Eagles finished the season 14–16, 10–6 in OVC play to finish in second place in the East Division. In the OVC tournament they lost to Murray State in the quarterfinals.

On November 22, 2016, Morehead State suspended head coach Sean Woods with pay while the school investigated complaints made against Woods. Assistant coach Preston Spradlin was named interim head coach. On December 15, two days after Woods was charged with misdemeanor battery in Indiana for allegedly assaulting two of his players during a game versus Evansville, it was announced that Woods had resigned. It was announced that Spradlin would continue as interim coach while the school conducted a nationwide search for a replacement. On March 16, 2017, Spradlin was named full-time head coach.