2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team

2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball

Conference	Horizon League
2016–17 record	9–22 (5–13 Horizon)
Head coach	Gary Waters (11th year)
Assistant coach	Larry DeSimpelare
Assistant coach	Jermaine Henderson
Assistant coach	Cornelius Jackson
Home arena	Wolstein Center Quicken Loans Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Valparaiso	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Green Bay	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Northern Kentucky †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Wright State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
UIC	7	–	11	.389	17	–	19	.472
Detroit	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Cleveland State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Youngstown State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	21	.382
Milwaukee	4	–	14	.222	11	–	24	.314

† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Cleveland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Cleveland State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Gary Waters in his eleventh season. The Vikings played their home games at the Wolstein Center with two games at Quicken Loans Arena and were members of the Horizon League. It was the 86th season of Cleveland State basketball. They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to Youngstown State in the First Round.

On March 7, head coach Gary Waters retired. He finished at Cleveland State with an 11 year record of 194–172.

The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 9–23, 4–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the Rirst Round of the Horizon League Tournament to Green Bay.

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