| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 19–15 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Head Coach: | Fran McCaffery |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Sherman Dillard |
| Asst Coach2: | Andrew Francis |
| Asst Coach3: | Kirk Speraw |
| Stadium: | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (Capacity: 15,400) |
| Bowl: | NIT |
| Bowl Result: | Second Round |
The 2016–17 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Fran McCaffery and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Indiana. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated South Dakota in the first round before losing to TCU in the second round.
The Hawkeyes finished 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 record in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. In the Big Ten tournament, they were upset by Illinois in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Temple in the First Round before losing to eventual National Champion, Villanova, in the Second Round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Fleming | 2 | G | 6'5" | 206 | Freshman | Transferred to Chattanooga | ||
| 5 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Mike Gesell | 10 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 20 | F | 6'9" | 221 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Okey Ukah | 23 | F | 6'7" | 218 | Senior | Walk on; graduated | ||
| Brandon Hutton | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to Indian Hills CC | ||
| 34 | C | 7'1" | 250 | Senior | Graduated |
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