2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The conference held its media day on October 24, 2016. Conference play began on December 27, 2016 and concluded on March 4, 2017.

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2016
through March 2017
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS, ASN
Regular Season
ChampionsSMU
Season MVPSemi Ojeleye
Tournament
ChampionsSMU
  Runners-upCincinnati
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 SMU171 .944305  .857
No. 18 Cincinnati162 .889306  .833
Houston126 .6672111  .656
UCF117 .6112412  .667
Memphis99 .5001913  .594
UConn99 .5001617  .485
Tulsa810 .4441517  .469
Temple711 .3891616  .500
East Carolina612 .3331518  .455
Tulane315 .167625  .194
South Florida117 .056723  .233
2017 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

SMU won the regular season championship by one game over Cincinnati. The American Athletic Conference tournament was held from March 9 through March 12 at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. SMU defeated Cincinnati in the tournament championship to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Simi Ojeleye was named the Tournament MVP.

SMU's Semi Ojeleye was also named the conference's Player of the Year. SMU's head coach, Tim Jankovich, was named Coach of the Year.

Two AAC teams were invited to the NCAA Tournament, Cincinnati and SMU. Houston and UCF received bids to the NIT.

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