The 2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2016–17 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 19-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The Engineers finished the regular season with a 17–9 record and lost 61–63 to MIT in the Semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament.
Previous season
WPI received an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division III basketball tournament. The Engineers lost in the first round to the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons, 50–69.
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#AC2B37; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#AC2B37; color:#FFFFFF;"| NEWMAC men's tournament
2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball schedule
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