2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

The 2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Byron Samuels, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to South Carolina State.

2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record7–23 (5–11 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamont Franklin
  • Alphonza Kee
  • Bruce Martin
Home arenaTeaching Gym
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
NC Central133 .813259  .735
Norfolk State124 .7501717  .500
Morgan State115 .6881416  .467
Hampton115 .6881417  .452
Savannah State*106 .6251316  .448
MD Eastern Shore97 .5631420  .412
South Carolina State79 .4381120  .355
Delaware State79 .4381022  .313
Coppin State79 .438824  .250
Bethune–Cookman610 .3751022  .313
Howard511 .3131024  .294
Florida A&M511 .313723  .233
North Carolina A&T115 .063329  .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC tournament winner

On March 17, 2017, it was announced that head coach Byron Samuels' contract would not be renewed. He finished at Florida A&M with a three-year record of 17–71. On May 16, the school named Oregon assistant Robert McCullum as their new head coach. McCullum had previous head coaching jobs at Western Michigan and South Florida.

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