| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 20–13 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach2: | Byron Jones |
| Asst Coach3: | Kenton Paulino |
| Bowl Result: | First round |
The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada. They were invited National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to TCU.
The Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 25–10, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They defeated UNLV, Colorado State, and San Diego State to win the Mountain West tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No. 14 seed and lost in the First round to Utah.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Lewis | 0 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Cezar Guerrero | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Lionel Ellison III | 15 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Graduate transferred to William Penn | ||
| 23 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Torren Jones | 24 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Dismissed from team for violation of team rules[1] |
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