2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
CIT, First Round
Conference Southland Conference
2016–17 record 17–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach Ron Cottrell (26th season)
Assistant coach Steven Key
Assistant coach Justin "Jud" Kinne
Assistant coach Keith Berard
Home arena Sharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
New Orleans † 13 – 5   .722     20 – 12   .625
Texas A&M–CC 12 – 6   .667     24 – 12   .667
Houston Baptist 12 – 6   .667     17 – 14   .548
Stephen F. Austin 12 – 6   .667     18 – 15   .545
Sam Houston State 10 – 8   .556     21 – 13   .618
Lamar 10 – 8   .556     19 – 15   .559
Southeastern Louisiana 9 – 9   .500     16 – 16   .500
Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
Abilene Christian* 7 – 11   .389     13 – 16   .448
Northwestern State 7 – 11   .389     13 – 16   .448
Incarnate Word* 7 – 11   .389     12 – 17   .414
Central Arkansas 7 – 11   .389     8 – 24   .250
McNeese State 4 – 14   .222     7 – 22   .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
† 2017 Southland Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season was head coach Ron Cottrell's 26th season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. The lost in the Quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament to Sam Houston State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Campbell.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 17–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the Quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the Semifinals. The Huskies received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the First Round to UNC Greensboro.

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Roster

2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Odunsi, AnthonyAnthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Travis
Utah/Tyler JC/Albany		 Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Cantwell, AsaAsa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Johnson San Antonio, TX
C 4 Stetler, CodyCody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Lasher, ColterColter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dimond
Impact Prep		 Anchorage, AK
G 10 Patterson, TreyTrey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Plano East Plano, TX
G/F 11 Crayton, CalebCaleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 12 Harris, TerryTerry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 O'Suji, StephenStephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kinkaid Houston, TX
G 14 Thomas, NicNic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr HSAA Arlington, TX
G 15 Chukwujekwu, RevealReveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Strake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Fountain, AlexAlex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G 24 Block, KyrenKyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brennan San Antonio, TX
G 25 Gates, Jr., WillWill Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemens
Furman		 San Antonio, TX
G/F 30 Stickler, JourdanJourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Annapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn		 Annapolis, MD
C 33 Robinson, IsaiahIsaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, OR
C 44 Ibarra, JoshJosh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Angleton High School Angleton, TX
G 55 Anderson, EvanEvan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bradford Kenosha, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-09-24

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season

November 11, 2016*
6:30 pm		 at Texas Tech L 67–93  0–1
 United Supermarkets Arena (10,989)
Lubbock, TX

November 14*
8:00 pm		 at New Mexico L 79–95  0–2
 The Pit (11,666)
Albuquerque, NM

November 18*
7:00 pm		 Dallas Christian W 98–54  1–2
 Sharp Gym (678)
Houston, TX

November 22*
7:00 pm		 Ecclesia W 116–80  2–2
 Sharp Gym (542)
Houston, TX

November 26*
6:30 pm		 at Marquette L 79–101  2–3
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,740)
Milwaukee, WI

November 30*
7:00 pm		 at Rice L 77–90  2–4
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,766)
Houston, TX

December 7*
7:00 pm		 Saint Peter's W 47–62  3–4
 Sharp Gym (589)
Houston, TX

December 10*
4:00 pm, BTN		 at No. 9 Indiana L 61–103  3–5
 Assembly Hall (Bloomington) (17,222)
Bloomington, IN

December 17*
7:00 pm		 Arlington Baptist W 103–77  4–5
 Sharp Gym (584)
Houston, TX

December 22*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 at Northwestern L 63–72  4–6
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,372)
Evanston, IL

December 29
6:30 pm		 at Sam Houston State W 79–65  5–6
(1–0)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (860)
Huntsville, TX

December 31
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 51–61  5–7
(1–1)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,489)
Nacogdoches, TX

January 5, 2017
7:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 81–74  6–7
(2–1)		 Sharp Gym (761)
Houston, TX

January 7
7:00 pm		 McNeese State W 60–49  7–7
(3–1)		 Sharp Gym (694)
Houston, TX

January 12
8:00 pm		 Central Arkansas L 78–89  7–8
(3–2)		 Sharp Gym (597)
Houston, TX

January 14
3:00 pm		 at Incarnate Word L 77–82  7–9
(3–3)		 McDermott Center (726)
San Antonio, TX

January 19
7:00 pm		 at New Orleans L 64–72  7–10
(3–4)		 Lakefront Arena (727)
New Orleans, LA

January 21
5:00 pm		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 71–83  7–11
(3–5)		 University Center (674)
Hammond, LA

January 26
7:00 pm		 Nicholls W 83–80  8–11
(4–5)		 Sharp Gym (783)
Houston, TX

February 1
7:30 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 79–90  8–12
(4–6)		 American Bank Center (1,132)
Corpus Christi, TX

February 4
7:00 pm		 Incarnate Word W 84–70  9–12
(5–6)		 Sharp Gym (864)
Houston, TX

February 9
7:30 pm		 at Northwestern State W 86–69  10–12
(6–6)		 Prather Coliseum (1,522)
Natchitoches, LA

February 11
7:00 pm		 Lamar W 94–87  11–12
(7–6)		 Sharp Gym (952)
Houston, TX

February 16
7:00 pm		 Sam Houston State W 88–77  12–12
(8–6)		 Sharp Gym (872)
Houston, TX

February 18*
7:00 pm		 Randall W 92–78  13–12
 Sharp Gym (572)
Houston, TX

February 23
7:00 pm		 at McNeese State W 81–79  14–12
(9–6)		 Burton Coliseum (479)
Lake Charles, LA

February 25
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Lamar W 75–68  15–12
(10–6)		 Montagne Center (2,134)
Beaumont, TX

March 1
7:30 pm		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 94–80  16–12
(11–6)		 Sharp Gym (787)
Houston, TX

March 4
7:00 pm		 Abilene Christian W 81–72  17–12
(12–6)		 Sharp Gym (963)
Houston, TX
Southland Tournament

March 9
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (5) Sam Houston State
Quarterfinals		 L 59–63  17–13
 Merrell Center (1,756)
Katy, TX
CIT

March 14*
6:00 pm, Facebook Live		 at Campbell
First Round		 L 79–98  17–14
 Gore Arena (1,735)
Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central

Source:[1].

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Houston Baptist University Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
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