| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Seton Hall Pirates |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 21–12 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach3: | Grant Billmeier |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2016–17 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the seventh year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette before losing to Villanova in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 9 seed in the South region where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.
The Pirates finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and Villanova to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.
Prior to the season, Seton Hall was picked to finish in a tie for fourth place in a poll of Big East coaches.[1] Khadeen Carrington and Angel Delgado were named to the preseason All-Big East second team.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Junior | Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Fresno State in 2015 (ultimately graduated from Seton Hall Law in 2018) | |||
| G | 15 | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | 42nd pick in 2016 NBA draft | |||
| G | 32 | 6'3" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| F | 23 | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Dismissed (Mid-Season) | |||
| F | 33 | 6'7" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred (Mid-Season) | |||
| G | 2 | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Transferred (Mid-Season) |
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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.