| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 21–14 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Head Coach: | Bruce Weber |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Chris Lowery |
| Asst Coach2: | Chester Frazier |
| Asst Coach3: | Brad Korn |
| Stadium: | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Bruce Weber in his fifth year at the helm of the Wildcats. The team played its home games in Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, its home court since 1988. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to West Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Wake Forest in the First Four to advance to the First Round where they lost to Cincinnati.
The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Oklahoma State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kansas.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Brandon Bolden | 21 | C | 6'11" | 215 | RS Junior | Retired from basketball due to a wrist injury[1] | ||
| Ron Freeman | 23 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Northwest Florida State College | ||
| Brian Rohleder | 33 | G | 6'3" | 215 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Stephen Hurt | 41 | F | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Graduated |
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-|-!colspan=12 style="| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Big 12 tournament|-! colspan=9 style="background:#;"| NCAA tournament
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings