2016 – 17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Panthers , led by first-year head coach Byron Smith , played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View , Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 13 – 20 , 10 – 8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament , they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals
SWAC Tournament
2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team