2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season was the 41st season of Atlantic 10 Conference basketball. The 2017 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was held at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from March 8–12, 2017. Dayton won the regular season championship. Rhode Island won the A-10 Tournament by beating VCU in the tournament championship. As a result, Rhode Island received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Three A-10 teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament: Dayton, VCU, and Rhode Island. Both Dayton and VCU lost in the first round while Rhode Island lost in the second round. Richmond received the conference's sole bid to the National Invitation Tournament while George Mason and George Washington received bids to the College Basketball Invitational.

2016–17 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBSSN, NBCSN, CBS
Regular Season
Season championsDayton
  Runners-upVCU
Season MVPT. J. Cline (Richmond)
Top scorerJack Gibbs (Davidson) 22.1
Tournament
ChampionsRhode Island
  Runners-upVCU
Finals MVPE. C. Matthews (Rhode Island)
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton15–3 .83324–8  .750
VCU14–4 .77826–9  .743
Rhode Island †13–5 .72225–10  .714
Richmond13–5 .72222–13  .629
Saint Bonaventure11–7 .61120–12  .625
George Washington10–8 .55620–15  .571
George Mason9–9 .50020–14  .588
La Salle9–9 .50015–15  .500
Davidson8–10 .44417–15  .531
Fordham7–11 .38913–19  .406
Saint Louis6–12 .33312–21  .364
UMass4–14 .22215–18  .455
Saint Joseph's4–14 .22211–20  .355
Duquesne3–15 .16710–22  .313
† 2017 A10 Tournament winner
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