| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | La Salle Explorers |
| Conference: | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Short Conf: | A-10 |
| Record: | 15–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach3: | Sean Neal |
The 2016–17 La Salle Explorers basketball team represented La Salle University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Explorers, led by 13th-year head coach John Giannini, played their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the A-10 tournament, they lost to Davidson in the first round.
The Explorers finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated Duquesne in the first round of the A-10 tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Davidson.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. J. Lewis | 11 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Karl Harris | 14 | G | 6'5" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Indian Hills CC | ||
| Dusan Majstorovic | 23 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred to Maine | ||
| Rohan Brown | 35 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Graduated |
La Salle was picked to finish in seventh place in the Preseason A-10 poll.[1] Jordan Price was named to the Preseason All-Conference Second Team.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=|Atlantic 10 tournament[2]