2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Old Dominion, and Louisiana Tech to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament. There they lost to top-seeded Middle Tennessee. Despite finishing with 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–15 (10–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Cline
  • Scott Rigot
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee171 .944315  .861
Louisiana Tech144 .7782310  .697
Old Dominion126 .6671912  .613
UTEP126 .6671517  .469
Rice117 .6112312  .657
Marshall108 .5562015  .571
UAB99 .5001716  .515
Western Kentucky99 .5001517  .469
UTSA810 .4441419  .424
Charlotte711 .3891317  .433
Florida Atlantic612 .3331020  .333
Southern Miss612 .333922  .290
FIU315 .167724  .226
North Texas216 .111822  .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

On January 24, 2017, assistant coach Chris Duhon resigned following an arrest for driving on a revoked license three days earlier.

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