The 2016–17 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by second-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena in Peoria, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 7–11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Wichita State in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Braves finished the 2015–16 season 5–27, 3–15 in Missouri Valley play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley tournament to Loyola–Chicago.
Preseason The Missouri Valley Conference's preseason poll picked Bradley to finish in eighth place in the MVC.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Ka'Darryl Bell 0 G 6'1" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Anthony Fields 3 G 6'0" 160 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated Joel Okafor 4 G 5'11" 175 Freshman Richmond, IN Transferred to Indiana Wesleyan Davante Cooper 5 C 6'10" 215 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Tyler JC Jackson Kane 10 G 5'10" 175 Senior Roseville, IL Walk-on; graduated Scottie James 24 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Tarpon Springs, FL Transferred to Liberty Mike Shaw 32 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School JoJo McGlaston 24 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior Dublin, CA Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College
2016 recruiting class
2017 Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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