2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team

2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–23 (6–12 SWAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDunn–Oliver Acadome
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern162 .8892312  .657
Alcorn State*135 .7221814  .563
Grambling State108 .5561617  .485
Jackson State108 .5561418  .438
Southern108 .5561518  .455
Prairie View A&M108 .5561320  .394
Mississippi Valley State711 .389725  .219
Alabama State612 .333823  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff612 .333725  .219
Alabama A&M216 .111227  .069
2017 SWAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2016–17 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 12th-year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome in Montgomery, Alabama as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 6–12 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.