2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Maryland	4	–	1	.800	16	–	2	.889
No. 17 Wisconsin	4	–	1	.800	15	–	3	.833
Northwestern	4	–	2	.667	15	–	4	.789
No. 21 Purdue	4	–	2	.667	15	–	4	.789
Michigan State	4	–	2	.667	12	–	7	.632
Minnesota	3	–	3	.500	15	–	4	.789
Indiana	3	–	3	.500	13	–	6	.684
Iowa	3	–	3	.500	11	–	8	.579
Penn State	3	–	3	.500	11	–	8	.579
Nebraska	3	–	3	.500	9	–	9	.500
Illinois	2	–	4	.333	12	–	7	.632
Michigan	2	–	4	.333	12	–	7	.632
Ohio State	2	–	4	.333	12	–	7	.632
Rutgers	0	–	6	.000	11	–	8	.579

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 22nd year head coach Tom Izzo, play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 29–6, 13–5 to finish in second place in Big Ten play. MSU won the Big Ten Tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 19th straight trip to the Tournament. As a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee in the First Round.

The Spartans were led by Player of the Year winner Denzel Valentine, 19.2 PPG, 7.8 APG, and 7.5 RPG, Bryn Forbes, 14.4 PPG, and Matt Costello, 10.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG.

The Spartans lost their top three scorers from the previous season in Valentine, Forbes, and Costello, all seniors. Deyonta Davis declared for the NBA Draft, leaving after only one season with the Spartans. Davis became only the second player to leave MSU for the NBA after just one year. Javon Bess and Marvin Clark also announced they would transfer to another school. In all, five of the Spartans top six scorers from 2015–16 did not return.

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