2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

2016–17 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–14 (9–9 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Dutcher
Assistant coaches
Home arenaViejas Arena
2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
Colorado State 13 5   .722 24 12   .667
Boise State 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Fresno State 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
New Mexico 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
San Diego State 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Wyoming 8 10   .444 23 15   .605
San Jose State 7 11   .389 14 16   .467
Utah State 7 11   .389 14 17   .452
Air Force 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
UNLV 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Steve Fisher's 18th season at San Diego State. The Aztecs played their home games at Viejas Arena as members in the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated UNLV and Boise State to advance to the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They Aztecs did not participate in a postseason tournament for the first time since the 2004–05 season.

On April 11, 2017, head coach Steve Fisher announced his retirement after 18 seasons at San Diego State and 27 seasons overall as NCAA head coach, handing over the head coaching job to his longtime assistant Brian Dutcher.