The 2016–17 Florida Atlantic Owls men's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Michael Curry, played their home games at the FAU Arena in Boca Raton, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Marshall.

Previous season The Owls finished the 2015–16 season 8–25, 5–13 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 12th place. They defeated UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the second round to Old Dominion.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes C. J. Turman 0 C 6'9" 250 Sophomore Madison, GA Playing professional overseas Marquan Botley 2 G 5'10" 160 Junior Plano, TX Graduate transferred Lynn Javier Lacunza 5 F 6'9" 215 Senior Pamplona, Spain Graduated Solomon Poole 22 G 6'0" 185 Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Justin Massey 2 G 6'3" 190 Junior Cooper City, FL Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Justin Massey will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. William Gibbons 4 G 6'2" 175 Junior Norcross, GA Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College William Pfister 5 F 6'9" 225 Junior Lyon, France Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College Marcus Neely 13 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Fort Lauderdale, FL Transferred from UNC Asheville. Will be eligible to play immediately since Dakich graduated from UNC Asheville. Gerdarius Troutman 14 G 6'4" 175 Junior Butler, GA Junior college transferred from Gordon State College Jason Massey G 6'4" 205 Junior Cooper City, FL Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jason Massey will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Preseason The Owls were picked to finish in 12th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Conference USA tournament

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