2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steven Key
  • Justin "Jud" Kinne
  • Keith Berard
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans135 .7222012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .6672412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .6671714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .6671815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .5562113  .618
Lamar108 .5561915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001616  .500
Nicholls State711 .3891417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .3891316  .448
Northwestern State711 .3891316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .3891217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389824  .250
McNeese State414 .222722  .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. The 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. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State. The Huskies received an invitation 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 were broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN also provided online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games did air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.

Roster

2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrTravis
Utah/Tyler JC/Albany
Sugar Land, TX
G 3 Asa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrJohnson San Antonio, TX
C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrHoisington Hoisington, KS
F 5 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrDimond
Impact Prep
Anchorage, AK
G 10 Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPlano East Plano, TX
G/F 11 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrNortheast Academy Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 12 Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoHalf Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY
G 13 Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoKinkaid Houston, TX
G 14 Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrHSAA Arlington, TX
G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrStrake Jesuit Houston, TX
G/F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrWartburg Central Wartburg, TN
G 24 Kyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBrennan San Antonio, TX
G 25 Will Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrClemens
Furman
San Antonio, TX
G/F 30 Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrAnnapolis High School
Morehead State/Blinn
Annapolis, MD
C 33 Isaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrJefferson Portland, OR
C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoAngleton High School Angleton, TX
G 55 Evan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBradford 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 L 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

  • 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

References

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