| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 16–16 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | George Brooks |
| Asst Coach2: | Wes Flanigan |
The 2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Ben Howland, played their home games at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated LSU in the SEC tournament before losing in the second round to Alabama.
The Bulldogs finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in 11th place. They lost to Georgia in the second round of the SEC tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 210 | Senior | Graduated | |||||
| 2 | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred to Alabama State | |||||
| 4 | 226 | Senior | Transferred | |||||
| 14 | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Kansas | |||||
| 20 | 260 | Senior | Graduated | |||||
| 21 | 168 | Junior | Transferred[1] | |||||
| 22 | 220 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield | |||||
| 23 | 225 | Senior | Graduated | |||||
| 32 | 197 | Senior | Graduated |
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2016–17 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team