The 2016–17 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Bulldogs, led by sixth-year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at the Elmore Gymnasium in Normal, Alabama and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

On March 7, head coach Willie Hayes resigned.

On April 12, the school named Texas Southern assistant and former Florida International head coach Donnie Marsh the new head coach.

They beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff in the first round of the SWAC tournament before losing to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals.