2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs were led by interim head coach Jeff Rutter. They played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2016–17 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–24 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dave Buchanan
  • JR Blount
Home arenaKnapp Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State171 .944287  .800
No. 19 Wichita State171 .944315  .861
Northern Iowa99 .5001416  .467
Southern Illinois99 .5001716  .515
Loyola Chicago810 .4441814  .563
Missouri State711 .3891716  .515
Bradley711 .3891320  .394
Evansville612 .3331617  .485
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Drake513 .278724  .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Fourth-year head coach Ray Giacoletti resigned on December 6, 2016 after the first eight games of the season. Assistant coach Jeff Rutter was named interim head coach.

They finished the season 7–24, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Bradley.

Following the season, the school chose not to keep Jeff Rutter as head coach and hired Niko Medved, former head coach at Furman, as the Bulldogs' new head coach.

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