2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Marshall. Despite finishing with 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season The Monarchs finished the 2015–16 season 25–13, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, and WKU to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16, where they defeated Tennessee Tech, UC Santa Barbara, and Oakland to become the Vegas 16 champions.

Preseason The Monarchs were picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Aaron Bacote 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Hampton, VA Graduated Martin Shaw 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Hampton, VA Walk-on; Graduated Austin Colbert 11 F 6'8" 195 Junior Chesapeake, VA Transferred to Hampton Payton Pervier 12 C 7'1" 275 RS Senior Snohomish, WA Dismissed from team Trey Freeman 20 G 6'2" 180 RS Senior Virginia Beach, VA Graduated Ambrose Mosley 22 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Jacksonville, FL Dismissed from team; Transferred to UNC Wilmington Nik Biberaj 30 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Fairfax Station, VA Walk on; Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Alassane Kah 1 F 6'10" 210 Junior Columbus, OH Junior college transferred from Kilgore College Randy Haynes 12 G 6'4" 215 Junior Dumfries, VA Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College Keith Pinckney 22 G 6'2" 185 Junior Lithonia, GA Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Spain Trip

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament

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