| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Indiana State Sycamores |
| Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Short Conf: | MVC |
| Record: | 11–20 |
| Conf Record: | 5–13 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Lou Gudino |
| Asst Coach2: | Marcus Belcher |
| Asst Coach3: | Terry Parker |
The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Evansville.
The Sycamores finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.
The Sycamores were picked to finish third in the preseason MVC poll.[1] Brenton Scott was selected to the preseason's All-MVC team.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristian Smith | 1 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Kalen Alexander | 10 | G | 6'3" | 169 | Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| 11 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Grant Prusator | 20 | G | 6'0" | 171 | Junior | Transferred to Arkansas Tech | ||
| Brandon Burnett | 22 | G | 6'6" | 232 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Nick Amor | 24 | G/F | 6'4" | 187 | Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demonte Ojinnaka | 1 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Junior college transfer from Cloud County CC | ||
| Donovan Franklin | 13 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Sophomore | Junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College |
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