The 2016–17 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by third-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they lost to Seton Hall in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed in the East region where they lost to South Carolina in the First Round.
Previous season The Golden Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. They defeated St. John's in the first round of the Big East tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Henry Ellenson 13 F 6'10" 245 Freshman Rice Lake, WI Declared for 2016 NBA draft Wally Ellenson 22 G 6'6" 210 RS Junior Rice Lake, WI Declared for 2016 NBA Development League draft Christian Haffner 41 G 6'1" 155 Freshman Gresham, WI Walk-on; transferred Michael Mache 42 F 6'5" 220 Senior Glen Ellyn, IL Walk-on; graduated Sandy Cohen III 5 F 6'6" 180 Junior Seymour, WI Transferred (Mid-Season) Traci Carter 21 G 6'0" 175 Sophomore Philapdelphia, PA Transferred (Mid-Season)
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Katin Reinhardt 22 G 6'6" 220 RS Senior Dana Point, CA Transferred from USC. Will be eligible to play immediately since Reinhardt graduated from USC.
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Preseason Prior to the season, Marquette was picked to finish seventh in a poll of Big East coaches. Luke Fischer was named to the preseason All-Big East second team.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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