2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record11–20 (3–11 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Rafferty
Kevin Driscoll
Kim Waiters
Home arenaFleisher Center (cap. 1600)
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .857268  .765
Lipscomb113 .7862013  .606
North Florida86 .5711519  .441
USC Upstate77 .5001716  .515
Kennesaw State77 .5001418  .438
Jacksonville59 .3571716  .515
NJIT311 .2141120  .355
Stetson311 .2141121  .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

This season was the Highlanders' final season playing at Fleisher Center. The school opened the new Wellness and Events Center for the 2017–18 season.