The 2016–17 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena as members of the Big South Conference.

They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UT Martin.

They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions of the Big South tournament.

They received conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were lost in the first round to the eventual National Champion Villanova.