The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

6 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern.

They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.