2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball team represented Wofford College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by 15th-year head coach Mike Young, played their home games at the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, South Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Chattanooga in the quarterfinals of the SoCon tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UNC Greensboro.

2016–17 Wofford Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record16–17 (10–8 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Mike Young (15th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Kerns
  • Tim Johnson
  • Kevin Giltner
Home arenaBenjamin Johnson Arena
2016–17 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Tennessee State144 .778278  .771
UNC Greensboro144 .7782510  .714
Furman144 .7782312  .657
Chattanooga108 .5561912  .613
Wofford108 .5561617  .485
Mercer99 .5001517  .469
Samford810 .4442016  .556
The Citadel414 .2221221  .364
Western Carolina414 .222923  .281
VMI315 .167624  .200
2017 SoCon Tournament winner

This was the final season for Benjamin Johnson Arena as an NCAA sports venue. All of the arena's tenants—Wofford men's and women's basketball, plus women's volleyball—moved to the new Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium for the 2017–18 school year.

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