The 2016–17 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

This was head coach Rodney Terry's sixth season at Fresno State.

The Bulldogs played their home games at Save Mart Center as members of the Mountain West Conference.

They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Nevada.

As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a No.