The 2016–17 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Tar Heels also won their 18th ACC tournament championship by beating Virginia in the finals 61–57.

In a matchup against fellow ACC foe, Syracuse, the Tar Heels easily won 83–66 to advance to the National Championship against Villanova.

Despite a circus shot by Marcus Paige to tie the game at 74 with less than five seconds remaining, the Tar Heels lost on a three pointer as time expired.