The 2016–17 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Chicago in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flames, led by second-year head coach Steve McClain, played their home games at the UIC Pavilion as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 17–19, 7–11 in Horizon League play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Green Bay in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing to Milwaukee in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Stony Brook and George Washington before losing in the semifinals to Coastal Carolina.
Previous season The Flames finished the 2015–16 season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Wright State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Paris Burns 1 G 5'11" 165 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Gabe Snider 2 G 6'3" 180 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Julian Torres 15 F/C 6'9" 265 Freshman Bolingbrook, IL Transferred to SIU Edwardsville Drew Hackett 22 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Munster, IN Transferred Najeal Young 23 G/F 6'6" 225 Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to Texas Wesleyan Hans-Christian Lauer 32 F 6'7" 220 Junior Klein-Winternheim, Germany Walk-on; transferred Markese McGuire 34 G 6'3" 190 Junior Elkhart, IN Graduate transferred to Central State Jake Wiegand 40 F 6'8" 245 Senior Herndon, VA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Kyle Guice 22 F 6'8" Junior Coeur d'Alene, ID Junior college transferred from North Idaho College
Recruiting class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
! colspan="9" style=| Exhibition
! colspan="9" style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Horizon League tournament
!colspan=9 style=|CBI
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