The 2016–17 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented Boston College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Conte Forum as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 9–23, 2–16 in ACC play to finish in last place. As the No. 15 seed in the ACC tournament, they lost in the first round to Wake Forest.
Previous season The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 0–18 to finish in last place in ACC play. This was the first time a team went winless in the ACC during a season. They lost to Florida State in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Darryl Hicks 2 G 6'2" 192 RS Sophomore Louisville, KY Transferred to Campbellsville Eli Carter 3 G 6'2" 200 RS Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated Idy Diallo 4 F 6'11" 253 RS Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to UC Riverside Steve Perpiglia 20 G 5'10" 165 Senior Broomall, PA Walk-on; graduated Matt Milon 22 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Ovideo, FL Transferred to William & Mary Dennis Clifford 24 C 7'1" 262 Senior Bridgewater, MA Graduated Sammy Barnes-Thompkins 55 G 6'3" 192 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Transferred to Odessa College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Connar Tava 3 F 6'6" 245 RS Senior Macomb, MI Transferred from Western Michigan. Will be eligible to play immediately since Tava graduated from Western Michigan. Maurice Jeffers 15 F 6'9" 240 RS Senior Washington, D.C. Transferred from Delaware. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jeffers graduated from Delaware. Jordan Chatman 25 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Vancouver, WA Transferred from BYU. Will be eligible to play.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|ACC regular season
!colspan=9 style=|ACC tournament
See also 2016–17 Boston College Eagles women's basketball team
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