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

The Bobcats, led by third year head coach Brian Fish, played their home games at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

6 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Southern Utah.

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place.

They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Sacramento State.