The 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fifth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State.
On March 10, head coach Johnny Jones was fired. He finished at LSU with a five-year record of 90–72. On March 20, LSU hired VCU head coach Will Wade as their next head coach.
Previous season The LSU Tigers finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Keith Hornsby 4 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Williamsburg, VA Graduated Josh Gray 5 G 6'1" 177 Senior Lake Charles, LA Graduated Darcy Malone 22 C 7'0" 246 Junior Canberra, Australia Transferred to Cal State Fullerton Ben Simmons 25 F 6'10" 240 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Declare for 2016 NBA draft Tim Quarterman 55 G 6'6" 190 Junior Savannah, GA Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Duop Reath 2 F 6'10" 220 Junior South Sudan Junior college transferred from Lee College Branden Jenkins 10 G 6'4" 180 Junior Maywood, IL Junior college transferred from Lee College
Class of 2016 signees
Class of 2017 signees
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#461D7C; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SEC Tournament
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See also 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team
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