2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record14–18 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cason Burk
  • De'Suan Dixon
  • Jorel Washington
Home arenaWilliams Assembly Center
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern162 .8892312  .657
Alcorn State*135 .7221814  .563
Grambling State108 .5561617  .485
Jackson State108 .5561418  .438
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Prairie View A&M108 .5561320  .394
Mississippi Valley State711 .389725  .219
Alabama State612 .333823  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .333725  .219
Alabama A&M216 .111227  .069
2017 SWAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.