The 2016–17 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth-year head coach Tyler Geving, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round before losing to top-seeded North Dakota in the quarterfinals.
On March 16, 2017, the Vikings announced that they had parted ways with head coach Tyler Geving after 8 seasons. The school then hired Santa Clara associate head coach and ex-Portland State assistant Barret Peery as the new head coach on April 10.
Previous season The Vikings finished the 2015–16 season 13–18, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Northern Colorado in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Weber State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Isaiah Pineiro 0 F 6'6" 210 Sophomore Auburn, CA Transferred to San Diego Collin Spickerman 2 C 6'8" 230 Senior Portland, OR Graduated Armani Collins 3 G 6'5" 190 Freshman San Francisco, CA Transferred to City College of San Francisco Cameron Forte 5 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Tempe, AZ Graduated Bryce White 12 G 6'5" 200 Junior Portland, OR Transferred to Warner Pacific Evan Garrison 14 G 5'10" 170 Junior Tigard, OR Graduate transferred to Western Oregon Donivine Stewart 20 G 6'0" 195 RS Senior Peoria, IL Graduated Austin Bryant 30 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Murrieta, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Bryce Canda 0 G 6'4" 200 Junior Portland, OR Junior college transferred from Central Wyoming College Michael Mayhew 2 G 6'3" Sophomore Flower Mound, TX Junior college transferred from Hill College Deontae North 3 G 6'4" 190 Junior Corona, CA Junior college transferred from South Plains College
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
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
See also 2016–17 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
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