2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

2016–17 Texas Southern Tigers basketball
SWAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record23–12 (16–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDonnie Marsh
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Davis, Jr.
  • J. Keith LeGree
Home arenaHealth and Physical Education Arena
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 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Mike Davis, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena in Houston, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 16–2 in SWAC play to win the regular season SWAC championship. They defeated Alabama State, Grambling State, and Alcorn State to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They earned the SWAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to North Carolina.