| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Appalachian State Mountaineers |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Short Conf: | Sun Belt |
| Record: | 9–21 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Jason Allison |
| Asst Coach2: | Bryan Lentz |
| Asst Coach3: | Mantoris Robinson |
The 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by third-year head coach Jim Fox, played their home games at the George M. Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 4–14 in Sun Belt play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy.
The Mountaineers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament.
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