The 2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield.

They defeated Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Utah.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Hawaii.