The 2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vaqueros, led by first-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 10–22, 2–12 in WAC play to finish in seventh place. Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No. 6 seed in the WAC tournament where they lost in the quarterfinals to UMKC.

Previous season The Vaqueros finished the 2015–16 season 8–22, 4–10 in WAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament to Seattle.

On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach. On March 31, the school hired Lew Hill as head coach.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Everett Osborne 0 G 6'4" 190 RS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Mike Lopez 2 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Abilene, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons J. J. Thompson 3 G 6'0" 190 RS Senior Irving, TX Graduated Shaquille Hines 24 F 6'7" 215 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Joaquin Pistokache 30 G 6'2" 175 RS Junior Mission, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Ot Elmore 33 G 6'2" 175 RS Sophomore Charleston, WV Transferred to Marshall Dakota Slaughter 35 F 6'7" 222 RS Senior Fishers, IN Graduated Christopher Ikuenobe 44 F 6'9" 240 RS Junior Warri, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Rogers State

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Michael Nwabuzor 0 G 6'2" 190 Junior Lakewood, CA Junior college transferred from Central Arizona College. Gage Loy 35 F 6'9" 210 Junior Wichita, KS Junior college transferred from Garden City CC

2016 incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

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

!colspan=9 style=|WAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=| WAC tournament

See also 2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros women's basketball team

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