2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

2016–17 UTEP Miners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–17 (12–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Louisiana Tech 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
UTEP 12 6   .667 15 17   .469
Rice 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Marshall 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
UAB 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Western Kentucky 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
UTSA 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Charlotte 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 10 20   .333
Southern Miss 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
FIU 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
North Texas 2 16   .111 8 22   .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2016–16 UTEP Miners basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Miners, led by seventh-year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Don Haskins Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. In the C-USA tournament, they defeated Rice in the quarterfinals before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee in the semifinals. UTEP averaged 6,400 fans per game, ranking 83rd nationally.