2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fifth-year head coach Dan Muller, played their home games at Redbird Arena in Normal, Illinois as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 17–1 in conference play, to finish in a tie for first place. As the number one seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Evansville in their quarterfinal game and Southern Illinois in their semifinal game before being beaten by Wichita State in the final.

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball
MVC Regular Season Co-Champion
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record28–7 (17–1 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDoug Collins Court
at Redbird Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois State171 .944287  .800
No. 19 Wichita State171 .944315  .861
Northern Iowa99 .5001416  .467
Southern Illinois99 .5001716  .515
Loyola Chicago810 .4441814  .563
Missouri State711 .3891716  .515
Bradley711 .3891320  .394
Evansville612 .3331617  .485
Indiana State513 .2781120  .355
Drake513 .278724  .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Although not winning the conference tournament, the Redbirds held the tie-breaker for the regular season title and, as a result, received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. They were awarded a number one seed where they defeated California–Irvine in their first round game before losing to Central Florida in their second round game.

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