2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2016–17 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–25 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Andre Payne (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Strothers
  • Adaiah Curry
Home arenaHarrison HPER Complex
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 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third-year head coach Andre Payne, played their home games at the Harrison HPER Complex in Itta Bena, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–25, 7–11 in SWAC play, to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Alcorn State in the quarterfinals.