2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record13–20 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Byron Smith (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWilliam Nicks Building
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 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.