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 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gophers, led by fourth year head coach Richard Pitino, are members of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois.

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