2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at FIU Arena in Miami, Florida and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.

Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 13–19, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to UTEP.

Preseason
The Panthers were picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season