The 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in the ninth place. They defeated Western Kentucky in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee.
Previous season The Roadrunners finished the season 5–27, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.
On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with the school, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired. He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes George Matthews 1 G 6'6" 220 RS Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated Ömer Alp Aksu 5 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to Missouri S&T Ryan Bowie 14 G 6'1" 185 Senior Lewisville, TX Graduated Garrett Thibodeaux 22 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Tyler, TX Transferred to Howard College Phillip Jones 24 F 6'6" 205 Junior Freeport, Bahamas Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Bola Alade 14 G 6'4" 193 RS Sophomore Plano, TX Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alade will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Class of 2016 recruits
Preseason The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament
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