2016–17 Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team

The Seahawks were led by fifth-year head coach Bashir Mason.

They played their home games at Spiro Sports Center on the school's Staten Island campus and were members of the Northeast Conference.

In the NEC tournament, they beat Fairleigh Dickinson before losing to Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals.

They defeated Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn to advance to the championship game of the NEC tournament where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson.

As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing in the second round to Creighton.