1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season

The 1916–17 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1916, progressed through the regular season, and concluded in March 1917.

Season headlines

 * In February 1943, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.
 * In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Washington State as its national champion for the 1916–17 season.

Conference membership changes
NOTE: Although Oregon joined the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915, it did not field a basketball team during the 1915–16 season, and its first season of Pacific Coast Conference play was 1916–17.

Helms College Basketball All-Americans
The practice of selecting a Consensus All-American Team did not begin until the 1928–29 season. The Helms Athletic Foundation later retroactively selected a list of All-Americans for the 1916–17 season.

Major player of the year awards

 * Helms Player of the Year: Ray Woods, Illinois (retroactive selection in 1944)