| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Tulane Green Wave |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 6–25 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Dunleavy Sr. |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Doug Stewart |
| Asst Coach2: | Anthony Wilkins |
| Asst Coach3: | Raman Sposato |
| Stadium: | Devlin Fieldhouse |
The 2016–17 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by first-year head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr., played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans, Louisiana as third-year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulsa.
The Green Wave finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in American Athletic play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the American Athletic tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Memphis.
Following the season, Tulane fired head coach Ed Conroy.[1] On March 25, 2016, the school hired Mike Dunleavy Sr. as head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Dabney | 0 | G | 6'3' | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Taron Oliver | 2 | F | 6'9" | 310 | Freshman | Transferred to Salt Lake CC | ||
| Kajon Mack | 3 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Tennessee Tech | ||
| 21 | C | 6'9" | 255 | Sophomore | Transferred to Texas | |||
| Jernard Jarreau | 22 | F | 6'10" | 235 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Stanley Roberts, Jr. | 32 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Cornish | 0 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Transferred from UNLV. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cornish will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Semir Sehic | 21 | F | 6'9" | 247 | Sophomore | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sehic will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
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