The 2016–17 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 46th basketball season for USF and the fourth as a member of the American Athletic Conference. They were led by interim head coach Murry Bartow. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season 7–23, 1–17 in AAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to UConn.

The Bulls were led by head coach Orlando Antigua for the first 13 games of the season until he was fired amid academic fraud allegations. On March 14, 2017, the school hired Brian Gregory as the next head coach.

Previous season The Bulls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.

On July 20, 2016, Oliver Antigua, assistant coach and brother to head coach Orlando Antigua, resigned due to NCAA academic fraud allegations.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Chris Perry 1 F/C 6'8" 242 Junior Bartow, FL Dismissed from the team due violation of team rules Roddy Peters 3 G 6'3" 192 RS Sophomore District Heights, MD Dismissed from the team; transferred to Lincoln Memorial Nehemias Morillo 5 G 6'5" 180 Senior Santiago, Dominican Republic Graduated Jaleel Cousins 15 C 6'10" 265 Senior Mobile, AL Graduated Angel Nunez 22 F 6'8" 202 Senior Washington Heights, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Isaiah Manderson 1 C 6'10" 255 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Manderson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Malik Martin 5 F 6'11" 220 Junior Miami, FL Transferred from USC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=6 style=| AAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| AAC tournament

References