2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his first season. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky and were third-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost to UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament.

2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record15–17 (9–9 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Rick Stansbury (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Cheeks
  • Shammond Williams
  • Quannas White
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
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
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