The 2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost to UConn in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to Akron.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Tulane. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ronnie Johnson 3 G 6'0" 180 RS Junior Indianapolis, IN Graduate transferred to Auburn LeRon Barnes 4 G 6'5" 195 RS Senior Stonewall, LA Graduated L. J. Rose 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to BYU Eric Weary, Jr. 23 G 6'4" 210 Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated Devonta Pollard 24 F 6'8" 200 Senior Porterville, MS Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Morris Dunnigan 5 G 6'3" 195 Junior Joliet, IL Junior college transferred from Blinn College Devin Davis 15 F 6'7" 230 Junior Indianapolis, IN Junior college transferred from Odessa College Valentine Sangoyomi 20 C 6'11" 250 Junior Lagos, Nigeria Junior college transferred from Northern Oklahoma College
Class of 2016 signees
Class of 2017 signees
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| AAC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| AAC tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NIT
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