The 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by tenth-year head coach Mark Schmidt, played their home games at the Reilly Center in Olean, New York as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the regular season 20–12, 11–7 in A-10 play to finish in fifth place. They received the No. 5 seed in the A-10 tournament where they defeated UMass in the second round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Rhode Island.
Previous season The Bonnies finished the 2015–16 season 22–9, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in a three-way tie for the regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament to Davidson. While the two other teams who tied with Saint Bonaventure for the A-10 title received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament, the Bonnies were one of the "First Four Out" and instead received a top seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Wagner.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marcus Posley 3 G 6'1" 200 Senior Rockford, IL Graduated Derrick Woods 20 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Trenton, NJ Transferred to Delaware Dion Wright 21 F 6'7" 220 Senior Lakewood, CA Graduated Jordan Tyson 45 F 6'10" 225 RS Freshman Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Georgia State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chinoso Obokoh 5 C 6'9" 215 Senior Rochester, NY Transferred from Syracuse. Will eligible to play, since Obokoh graduated from Syracuse. Quinn Lee Yaw 21 F 6'6" 215 Junior Jamestown, NY Transferred from Edinboro. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lee Yaw will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
2016 recruiting class
Preseason The Bonnies were picked to finish fifth in the A-10 preseason poll. Jaylen Adams was selected the Preseason All-Conference First Team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
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!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament
See also 2016–17 St. Bonaventure Bonnies women's basketball team
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