2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth-year head coach Archie Miller, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 15–3 in A-10 play to win the regular season A-10 championship. They received the No. 1 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Davidson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Wichita State.

2016–17 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record24–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity of Dayton Arena
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton153 .833248  .750
VCU144 .778269  .743
Rhode Island135 .7222510  .714
Richmond135 .7222213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .6112012  .625
George Washington108 .5562015  .571
George Mason99 .5002014  .588
La Salle99 .5001515  .500
Davidson810 .4441715  .531
Fordham711 .3891319  .406
Saint Louis612 .3331221  .364
UMass414 .2221518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .2221120  .355
Duquesne315 .1671022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

On March 25, 2017, Archie Miller left the school to accept the head coaching position at Indiana. He finished at Dayton with a six year record of 139–63. The school then hired Dayton alum Anthony Grant as the new head coach on March 30.

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