The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Pat Baldwin, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.

They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament before losing in the semifinals to Wright State.

They defeated Detroit, Valparaiso, and UIC to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky.

On June 12, 2017, head coach LaVall Jordan left the school to accept the head coaching position at Butler, his alma mater.

[1] On June 20, the school named Patrick Baldwin head coach.