2016–17 record 9–22 (3–15 CAA) | ||
 | ||
Conference Colonial Athletic Association Assistant coach Paul Fortier (1st year) Assistant coach Justin Jennings (1st year) Assistant coach Rob O’Driscoll (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represent Drexel University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by first year head coach Zach Spiker, play their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.
Contents
Previous season
The 2015–16 Drexel Dragons finished the season with a record of 6–25 after losing to Hofstra in the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The team went 3–15 in the CAA regular season, finishing 9th.
On March 7, 2016, following the end of the season, Bruiser Flint was fired as head basketball coach after 15 seasons with the team.
On March 24, 2016, Drexel announced that Zach Spiker was hired to replace Bruiser Flint as head coach.