The 2016–17 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Kyle Smith's first season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium as members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in WCC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Santa Clara. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Rice.
Previous season The Dons finished the 2015–16 season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.
On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Montray Clemsons 0 F 6'7" 235 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Devin Watson 1 G 6'1" 165 Sophomore Oceanside, CA Transferred to San Diego State Uche Ofoegbu 2 F 6'4" 214 RS Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to UNLV Cedric Wright 5 F 6'6" 210 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred to Chipola College Stefan Cox 14 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Sedalia, MO Walk-on; didn't return Stokley Chaffee 23 F 6'5" 200 Freshman Pleasanton, CA Walk-on; transferred to Las Positas College Sean Grennan 30 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Sea Girt, NJ Graduated Tim Derksen 32 G 6'3" 202 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Recruiting Class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| WCC tournament
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