2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team


The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 9–23, 3–15 in CAA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the CAA Tournament to James Madison.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.
On March 7, 2016, following the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.
On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.

Off season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Class of 2017 early commitments

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| CAA regular season
!colspan=12 style=| CAA Tournament

Team statistics

As of the end of the season.
Indicates team leader in each category.

PlayerGPGSMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTPGFG%FT%3P%
Kris Alford503.60.60.60.20.20.00.4.125.000.143
Mohamed Bah24512.64.33.70.30.20.20.7.583.588.000
Major Canady2129.21.41.11.40.20.00.5.250.429.227
Andrew Cartwright402.50.80.30.00.00.00.0.333.000.500
Elgin Ford511.60.60.40.00.00.00.01.000.0001.000
Sam Green1406.82.40.70.40.00.10.2.444.000.450
Kári Jónsson282128.510.12.32.01.00.11.4.468.829.436
Kurk Lee323032.914.93.95.01.60.02.9.415.678.400
Sammy Mojica323131.611.25.32.51.20.41.5.388.731.312
John Moran31513.42.81.00.90.40.01.1.275.619.316
Tyshawn Myles25012.42.22.80.20.00.30.3.479.476.000
Miles Overton22623.89.52.01.60.90.12.1.284.763.252
Jeremy Peck1906.41.61.60.00.10.10.2.500.778.400
Austin Williams312721.87.16.30.50.41.21.5.613.480.000
Rodney Williams323230.415.66.81.50.50.82.3.526.674.231
Team32--74.936.814.55.83.013.3.435.666.345

Awards

;Rodney Williams
;Kurk Lee
;Kári Jónsson
;John Moran
;Austin Williams
;Sam Green