2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball team represented Seattle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by eighth-year head coach Cameron Dollar, played their home games at KeyArena and six games at the Connolly Center as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–9 WAC play to finish in fifth place. Due to Grand Canyon's postseason ineligibility, they received the No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to Utah Valley.

2016–17 Seattle Redhawks men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record13–17 (5–9 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones
  • Lance LaVetter
  • Darren Talley
Home arenaKeyArena
Connolly Center
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield122 .8572510  .714
New Mexico State113 .786286  .824
Grand Canyon*113 .786229  .710
UMKC86 .5711817  .514
Utah Valley68 .4291717  .500
Seattle59 .3571317  .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley212 .1431022  .313
Chicago State113 .071626  .188
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 WAC tournament winner

On March 13, 2017, the school fired head coach Cameron Dollar. His eight-year record at the school was 107–138. On March 29, the school hired Jim Hayford from in-state rival Eastern Washington as their new head coach.

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