2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–20 (3–11 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Rafferty
Kevin Driscoll
Kim Waiters
Home arenaFleisher Center (cap. 1600)
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
North Florida 8 6   .571 15 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 7   .500 17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 14 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 17 16   .515
NJIT 3 11   .214 11 20   .355
Stetson 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

This season was the Highlanders' final season playing at Fleisher Center. The school opened the new Wellness and Events Center for the 2017–18 season.