The 2016–17 Duquesne Dukes men's basketball team represented Duquesne University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Dukes, led by fifth-year head coach Jim Ferry, played their home games at the A. J. Palumbo Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

On March 13, 2017, Duquesne fired head coach Jim Ferry after five seasons.

[1] The school then hired Akron head coach Keith Dambrot on March 28.

Sources: Duquesne was picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10 preseason poll.