The 2016–17 Northern Colorado Bears men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by first-year head coach Jeff Linder and played their home games at Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. On October 8, 2016, the school self-imposed a postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation.
Previous season The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 10–21, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost to Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.
On April 21, 2016, the school fired head coach B. J. Hill amid an NCAA investigation into "serious and concerning" allegations of violations within the program. On May 1, the school hired Jeff Linder as head coach.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cameron Michael 2 G 6'5" 185 Junior Loveland, CO Retired from basketball due to a concussion injury Jamal Evans 5 F 6'7" 205 Junior St. Petersburg, FL Transferred Miles Seward 15 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Toronto, ON Transferred to Harcum College Kenny Lesley 40 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Elsberry, MO Transferred to Moberly Area CC Dallas Anglin 55 G 6'1" 185 RS Junior Montclair, NJ Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Gerad Davis 1 G 6'3" 175 Junior Las Vegas, NV Junior college transferred from Casper College D. J. Davis 3 G 6'6" 195 Junior Lakewood, CO Junior college transferred from Otero JC Andre Spight 11 G 6'3" 175 Senior Pasadena, CA Transferred from Arizona State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Spight will not play for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
2016 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
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