2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team

The 2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Will Wade, played their home games at Stuart C. Siegel Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. In the A-10 tournament, they beat George Mason and Richmond before losing to Rhode Island in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.

2016–17 VCU Rams men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Record26–9 (14–4 A-10)
Head coach
  • Will Wade (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rasheen Davis
  • Wes Long
  • Casey Long
Home arenaStuart C. Siegel Center
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Dayton153 .833248  .750
VCU144 .778269  .743
Rhode Island135 .7222510  .714
Richmond135 .7222213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .6112012  .625
George Washington108 .5562015  .571
George Mason99 .5002014  .588
La Salle99 .5001515  .500
Davidson810 .4441715  .531
Fordham711 .3891319  .406
Saint Louis612 .3331221  .364
UMass414 .2221518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .2221120  .355
Duquesne315 .1671022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

Following the season, head coach Will Wade left VCU to take the head coaching position at LSU following the firing of Johnny Jones. Wade had served has the head coach for the last two seasons making him VCU's shortest tenured head coach since Benny Dees. On March 21, 2017, the school hired Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, who had served as associate head coach under Shaka Smart from 2009 to 2014.

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