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

The Spartans, led by fourth-year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

The Spartans received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.

The Spartans were picked to finish in fifth place in the preseason MEAC poll.

[1] Jordan Butler was named to the preseason All-MEAC third team.