The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse and were led by 14th year head coach Bill Self.

They received and at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No.

In the Tournament, they defeated UC Davis and Michigan State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.

The Jayhawks entered the season with 40 straight wins at Allen Fieldhouse, which extended to 51 games during the season before it ended on February 5, 2017, with an 89–92 loss to Iowa State, which was the longest active home arena winning streak in the nation when it ended.

[4][5] Starting with the 2016 NBA draft, if a player declares for the draft, but does not hire an agent, it allows the player to return to their school even after participating in the combine, as long as they decide by May 25.