The 2016–17 Northern Kentucky Norse men's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University (NKU) during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Norse, led by second-year head coach John Brannen, played their home games at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 24–11, 13–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Wright State, Youngstown State, and Milwaukee to win the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in the school's first year of eligibility after its transition to a Division I school. They lost in the first round to Kentucky.
Previous season The Norse finished the 2015–16 season 9–21, 5–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Milwaukee.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tyler White 3 G 6'3" 185 Senior Lima, OH Graduated Deontae Cole 4 F 6'6" 210 Junior Toledo, OH Graduate transferred to Mount Vernon Nazarene Jake Giesler 20 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Fort Thomas, KY Graduated Jalen Billups 21 F/C 6'6" 245 RS Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated Todd Johnson 23 G 5'9" 175 Senior Elkhart, IN Graduated Jared Bryant 32 F/C 6'7" 255 RS Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated Skyler Kolli 33 G 5'10" 150 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Dean Danos 44 G 5'11" 175 Junior Oak Lawn, IL Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Brandon Maxwell 2 G 6'1" 175 Sophomore Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Daytona State College
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Horizon League tournament
!colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament
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