The 2016–17 Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's basketball team represented the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Vaqueros, led by first-year head coach Lew Hill, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Due to Grand Canyon's ineligibility for postseason play, they received the No.

On March 15, 2016, the school removed Dan Hipsher as head coach.

[1] On March 31, the school hired Lew Hill as head coach.