2016–17 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team

2016–17 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	21–6 (12–1 MEAC)
Head coach	LeVelle Moton (8th year)
Assistant coach	Luke D'Alessio
Assistant coach	Reggie Sharp
Assistant coach	Eric Wilson
Home arena	McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Carolina Central	12	–	1		.923			21	–	6		.778
Norfolk State	11	–	3		.786			14	–	14		.500
Morgan State	9	–	4		.692			12	–	14		.462
Hampton	9	–	4		.692			12	–	14		.462
Savannah State*	7	–	6		.538			10	–	16		.385
Md. Eastern Shore	7	–	6		.538			10	–	18		.357
Coppin State	7	–	7		.500			8	–	21		.276
South Carolina State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	18		.333
Delaware State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	20		.310
Florida A&M	5	–	9		.357			7	–	20		.259
Bethune–Cookman	4	–	9		.308			7	–	20		.259
Howard	4	–	9		.308			7	–	21		.250
North Carolina A&T	0	–	13		.000			2	–	26		.071
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 MEAC Tournament winner As of February 20, 2017;

The 2016–17 North Carolina Central Eagles men's basketball team represents North Carolina Central University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth-year head coach LeVelle Moton, play their home games at McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium in Durham, North Carolina and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They beat Howard in the first round of the MEAC Tournament, before falling to Norfolk State in the quarterfinals.

The Eagles were picked to finish in fourth place in the preseason MEAC poll. Patrick Cole was named to the preseason All-MEAC second team.

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