2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were coached by Gary Waters who was in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
Quicken Loans Arena
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland144 .778259  .735
Valparaiso144 .778249  .727
Green Bay126 .6671814  .563
Northern Kentucky126 .6672411  .686
Wright State117 .6112012  .625
UIC711 .3891719  .472
Detroit612 .333823  .258
Cleveland State513 .278922  .290
Youngstown State513 .2781321  .382
Milwaukee414 .2221124  .314
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

On March 7, 2017, head coach Gary Waters retired. He finished at Cleveland State with an 11-year record of 194–172. On March 24, the school hired former Georgia and Western Kentucky head coach Dennis Felton.

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