| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | UC Irvine Anteaters |
| Conference: | Big West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big West |
| Record: | 21–15 |
| Conf Record: | 12–4 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Ryan Badrtalei |
| Asst Coach3: | Michael Wilder |
| Champion: | Big West Regular Season champions |
| Bowl Result: | First round |
The 2016–17 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by seventh year head coach Russell Turner and played their home games at the Bren Events Center as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 21–15, 12–4 in Big West play to win the regular season conference championship. As the No. 1 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Riverside and Long Beach State before losing to UC Davis in the championship game. As a No. 1 seed in their conference tournament who failed to win their conference tournament title, UC Irvine received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 8 seed, they were defeated by No. 1 seed Illinois State in the first round.[1] The team won their third Big West Regular Season title in the past four years and their 5th straight season with at least 20 wins.
The Anteaters finished the 2015–16 season 28–10, 13–3 in Big West play to win a share of the regular season Big West championship. They defeated Cal Poly in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Long Beach State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated North Dakota, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Coastal Carolina to advance to the championship game. In the championship game, they lost to Columbia.
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