2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team

2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–24 (3–15 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Lepore (2nd season)
  • Chris Kreider (2nd season)
  • Jason Slay (2nd season)
Home arenaCameron Hall
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
UNC Greensboro 14 4   .778 25 10   .714
Furman 14 4   .778 23 12   .657
Chattanooga 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Wofford 10 8   .556 16 17   .485
Mercer 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Samford 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
The Citadel 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
Western Carolina 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
VMI 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2016–17 VMI Keydets basketball team represented the Virginia Military Institute in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Keydets were led by second-year head coach Dan Earl and played their home games out of Cameron Hall in Lexington, Virginia, their home since 1981. The Keydets played as a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 3–15 in SoCon play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SoCon tournament to Samford.