The 2016–17 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The team was led by fourth-year head coach Greg Herenda.

The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.

They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Wagner.

They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.