2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

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.

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 coaches	Steven Key Justin "Jud" Kinne 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

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Travis Utah/Tyler JC/Albany Sugar Land, TX G 3 Asa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Johnson San Antonio, TX C 4 Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Hoisington Hoisington, KS F 5 Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dimond Impact Prep Anchorage, AK G 10 Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Plano East Plano, TX G/F 11 Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northeast Academy Oklahoma City, OK G/F 12 Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Half Hollow Hills West Dix Hills, NY G 13 Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Kinkaid Houston, TX G 14 Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr HSAA Arlington, TX G 15 Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Strake Jesuit Houston, TX G/F 23 Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wartburg Central Wartburg, TN G 24 Kyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brennan San Antonio, TX G 25 Will Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Clemens Furman San Antonio, TX G/F 30 Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Annapolis High School Morehead State/Blinn Annapolis, MD C 33 Isaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jefferson Portland, OR C 44 Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Angleton High School Angleton, TX G 55 Evan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bradford Kenosha, WI	Head coach Ron Cottrell (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Steven Key (Houston Baptist) Justin 'Jud' Kinne (Albion) Keith Berard (Southern Utah) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.