2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	6	.600
Montana	5	–	1	.833	10	–	9	.526
Portland State	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
North Dakota	4	–	2	.667	9	–	7	.563
Eastern Washington	3	–	2	.600	11	–	7	.611
Northern Colorado	3	–	3	.500	7	–	9	.438
Idaho	2	–	3	.400	7	–	9	.438
Sacramento State	2	–	3	.400	5	–	11	.313
Southern Utah	2	–	3	.400	4	–	14	.222
Montana State	2	–	4	.333	7	–	12	.368
Northern Arizona	0	–	4	.000	3	–	14	.176
Idaho State	0	–	4	.000	2	–	14	.125


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner As of January 15, 2017;

The 2016–17 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by ninth-year head coach Don Verlin, play their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and are members of the Big Sky Conference.

The Vandals finished the 2015–16 season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.

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