The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Their head coach is Thad Matta, in his 13th season with the Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes played their home games at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio and were members of the Big Ten Conference.

11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Rutgers.

They defeated Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Michigan State.