2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic Pool B champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–22 (2–12 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jai Steadman
  • Kenya Crandell
  • Luke Mackay
Home arenaUTRGV Fieldhouse
2016–17 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Bakersfield122 .8572510  .714
New Mexico State113 .786286  .824
Grand Canyon *113 .786229  .710
UMKC86 .5711817  .514
Utah Valley68 .4291717  .500
Seattle59 .3571317  .433
Texas–Rio Grande Valley212 .1431022  .313
Chicago State113 .071626  .188
2017 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to NCAA Division I.

The 2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by first-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 10–22, 2–12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC.