The 2016–17 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by fourth-year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Fresno State.
On March 31, 2017, head coach Craig Neal was fired after 4 seasons with the Lobos, 3 weeks after New Mexico Athletic Director Paul Krebs had stated that Neal would return next season. The school then hired Paul Weir from their in-state rival New Mexico State as the new head coach on April 11.
Previous season The Lobos finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes J. J. N'Ganga 0 F 6'10" 240 Senior Aubervilliers, France Graduate transferred to Mercer Cullen Neal 1 G 6'5" 195 RS Sophomore Albuquerque, NM Graduated. Transferred to Ole Miss Devon Williams 12 G/F 6'8" 210 RS Junior Dallas, TX Career ending spinal injury. Became a graduate assistant Tim Jacobs 25 G 6'0" 200 Senior Las Cruces, NM Graduated Nikola Scekic 33 C 7'1" 255 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Hutchinson CC Michael Nesbitt 34 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Evansville, IN Graduated. Became graduate assistant.
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Connor MacDougall 55 F 6'9" 240 Junior Phoenix, AZ Junior college transferred from South Mountain Community College
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Mountain West tournament
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