2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–13 (10–8 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Oregon162 .889336  .846
No. 4 Arizona162 .889325  .865
No. 8 UCLA153 .833315  .861
Utah117 .6112012  .625
California108 .5562113  .618
USC108 .5562610  .722
Colorado810 .4441915  .559
Arizona State711 .3891518  .455
Stanford612 .3331417  .452
Washington State612 .3331318  .419
Washington216 .111922  .290
Oregon State117 .056527  .156
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's third year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Oregon State and Utah in Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield.

On March 15, head coach Cuonzo Martin resigned to become the head coach at Missouri. He finished at Cal with a three-year record of 62–39. On March 24, Cal promoted assistant coach Wyking Jones to head coach.