2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Sacramento State in the quarterfinals before losing to Weber State in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Wyoming.

2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record22–12 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReese Court
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Dakota144 .7782210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .7222212  .647
Idaho126 .6671914  .576
Weber State126 .6672014  .588
Montana117 .6111616  .500
Montana State117 .6111616  .500
Sacramento State99 .5001318  .419
Portland State711 .3891516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .3891118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167627  .182
Idaho State315 .167526  .161
Conference tournament winner

On March 29, 2017, head coach Jim Hayford left Eastern Washington to take the head coaching job at in-state rival Seattle and was replaced by top assistant Shantay Legans.

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