2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.

For information on all Lamar University sports, see Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record19–15 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer (3rd season)
  • Brian Burton (3rd season)
  • Justin Bailey (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity 10,080)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans †13–5 .722  20–12  .625
Texas A&M–CC12–6 .667  24–12  .667
Houston Baptist12–6 .667  17–14  .548
Stephen F. Austin12–6 .667  18–15  .545
Sam Houston State10–8 .556  21–13  .618
Lamar10–8 .556  19–15  .559
Southeastern Louisiana9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Nicholls State7–11 .389  14–17  .452
Abilene Christian*7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Northwestern State7–11 .389  13–16  .448
Incarnate Word*7–11 .389  12–17  .414
Central Arkansas7–11 .389  8–24  .250
McNeese State4–14 .222  7–22  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
† 2017 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 11–19. 3–15 in Southland play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.

Media

All 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals home games, except those otherwise contracted for, will be broadcast online live on ESPN3.[1] Games will be broadcast over the radio by KLVI AM 560 radio with audio streaming over iheart radio.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Lamar head coach, Tic Price, announced on March 17, 2016 that sophomore point guard Kevin Booze, freshman forward Boaz Williams, and junior center Christian Kennedy were leaving the team.[3] Assistant coach Anthony Anderson resigned in April, 2016.[4]

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Departures
Kevin Booze0Guard5'11"185SophomoreIrving, TXLeft team.
LeMon Gregory4Forward6'9"251SeniorGreenville, KYCompleted eligibility
Christian Kennedy14Center6'11"202JuniorWarner Robins, GALeft team.
Boaz Williams21Forward6'6"197FreshmanHouston, TXLeft team.
Dontavious Sears23Forward6'3"184SeniorMemphis, TN / Eastern Oklahoma State CollegeGraduated
Quan Jones24Guard6'3"168SeniorLittle Rock, AR / Connors State CollegeCompleted eligibility

Additions

On June 2, 2016, Lamar University announced hiring Justin Bailey as assistant coach. Bailey had been an assistant at Arkansas–Fort Smith for four years and was a graduate assistant at Arizona State.[5]

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Additions
Torey Noel1Guard5'10"190JuniorOklahoma City, OK
Cameron McGee4Guard6'2"FreshmanDallas, TX
Tyrin Atwood15Forward6'6"FreshmanBeaumont, TX
Colton Wiesbrod21Forward6'5"JuniorNederland, TX
Christian Albright30Post6'8"JuniorDallas, TX
Joey Frenchwood32Guard6'1"180JuniorNewark, CA

Roster
2016–17 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 2 Dorian Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoMemorial High School Port Arthur, Texas
G 3 Nick Garth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)191 lb (87 kg) SoCypress Lakes High School Houston, Texas
G 4 Cameron McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNewman Smith High School Dallas, Texas
G 5 Lincoln Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrSouth Plains College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 10 Torey Noel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNorthern Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 11 Josh Nzeakor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)211 lb (96 kg) SoMesquite High School Mesquite, Texas
G 12 Zjori Bosha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrHardin-Jefferson High School Nome, Texas
F 13 Terrance Hubby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoMansfield Summit High School Arlington, Texas
G/F 15 T. J. Atwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg) FrCentral High School Beaumont, Texas
G/F 20 Marcus Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)199 lb (90 kg) SrDeerfield Beach High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 21 Colton Weisbrod 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrLamar State College–Port Arthur Nederland, Texas
F 30 Christian Albright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrLamar State College–Port Arthur Dallas, Texas
G 32 Joey Frenchwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrHill College Newark, California
F James Harrison  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUT Martin Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bobby Kummer (Charlotte)
  • Brian Burton (UT Dallas)
  • Justin Bailey (University of Arkansas – Fort Smith)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Howard Payne W 90–47  1–0
  20 – J. Nzeakor  8 – C. Weisbrod  7 – T. Noel  Montagne Center (1,905)
Beaumont, TX
November 16*
8:00 p.m.		 at Oregon State W 63–60  1–0
  16 – Weisbrod  12 – Weisbrod  6 – Frenchwood  Gill Coliseum (4,182)
Corvallis, OR
November 19*
1:00 p.m.		 at Fresno State L 64–83  2–1
  10 – Tied  8 – Owens  3 – 3 tied  Save Mart Center (5,269)
Fresno, CA
November 22*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 UTSA W 78–58  3–1
  24 – Garth  8 – Tied  5 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,865)
Beaumont, TX
November 25*
4:00 p.m.		 at Prairie View A&M W 91–83  4–1
  25 – Weisbrod  13 – Weisbrod  10 – Noel  William Nicks Building (183)
Prairie View, TX
November 29*
8:05 p.m.		 at Idaho State L 60–77  4–2
  14 – Weisbrod  17 – Weisbrod  3 – Tied  Reed Gym (1,534)
Pocatello, ID
December 2*
9:00 p.m.		 at San Francisco L 63–82  4–3
  24 – Weisbrod  8 – Weisbrod  2 – Frenchwood  War Memorial Gymnasium (963)
San Francisco, CA
December 6*
8:00 p.m., FSN/WCIU		 at DePaul L 61–80  4–4
  21 – Chatman  9 – Weisbrod  7 – Frenchwood  Allstate Arena (4,516)
Chicago, IL
December 10*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Austin College W 109–58  5–4
  18 – Weisbrod  8 – Tied  4 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,556)
Beaumont, TX
December 16*
7:00 p.m.		 at UTRGV L 81–95  5–5
  21 – Bosha  14 – Weisbrod  5 – Garth  UTRGV Fieldhouse (835)
Edinburg, TX
December 19*
7:00 p.m.		 Liberty W 82–65  6–5
  22 – Garth  7 – Chatman  12 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,677)
Beaumont, TX
December 21*
7:00 p.m.		 Arlington Baptist W 126–75  7–5
  14 – Garth  5 – Albright  13 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,453)
Beaumont, TX
December 29*
7:30 p.m.		 Huston–Tillotson W 90–63  8–5
  19 – Weisbrod  10 – Weisbrod  10 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,947)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference regular season
January 2, 2017
8:00 p.m.		 at Central Arkansas W 78–75  9–5
(1–0)		  22 – Nzeakor  12 – Weisbrod  7 – Frenchwood  Farris Center (635)
Conway, AR
January 5
7:30 p.m., ESPN3		 New Orleans L 62–66 OT 9–6
(1–1)		  13 – Garth  11 – Bosha  3 – Noel  Montagne Center (2,017)
Beaumont, TX
January 7
4:30 p.m., ESPN3		 Southeastern Louisiana W 74–54  10–6
(2–1)		  34 – Weisbrod  8 – Tied  3 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,988)
Beaumont, TX
January 11
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Incarnate Word W 87–72  11–6
(3–1)		  26 – Weisbrod  13 – Weisbrod  4 – Nzeakor  Montagne Center (1,812)
Beaumont, TX
January 14
4:00 p.m.		 at Abilene Christian L 64–67  11–7
(3–2)		  21 – Weisbrod  10 – Weisbrod  2 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,144)
Abilene, TX
January 19
6:30 p.m.		 at Sam Houston State L 65–87  11–8
(3–3)		  11 – Nzeakor  10 – Nzeakor  7 – Frenchwood  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071)
Huntsville, TX
January 21
3:30 p.m.		 at Nicholls W 87–76  12–8
(4–3)		  18 – Garth  11 – Nzeakor  6 – Noel  Stopher Gym (533)
Thibodaux, LA
January 25
8:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 66–69 OT 12–9
(4–4)		  14 – Weisbrod  8 – Nzeakor  8 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,188)
Beaumont, TX
January 28
4:30 p.m., ESPN3		 Northwestern State W 85–64  13–9
(5–4)		  18 – Tied  9 – Weisbrod  8 – Noel  Montagne Center (2,109)
Beaumont, TX
February 4
4:30 p.m., ESPN3		 McNeese State W 77–57  14–9
(6–4)		  20 – Weisbrod  14 – Weisbrod  3 – Tied  Montagne Center (2,774)
Beaumont, TX
February 9
7:30 p.m., ESPN3		 Sam Houston State W 80–76 OT 15–9
(7–4)		  16 – Weisbrod  9 – Owens  8 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,538)
Beaumont, TX
February 11
7:00 p.m.		 at Houston Baptist L 87–94  15–10
(7–5)		  24 – Garth  4 – Tied  6 – Garth  Sharp Gymnasium (952)
Houston, TX
February 16
8:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at Stephen F. Austin L 61–70  15–11
(7–6)		  12 – Nzeakor  7 – Bosha  4 – Frenchwood  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,719)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 18
7:00 p.m.		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 63–70  15–12
(7–7)		  18 – Weisbrod  12 – Weisbrod  2 – Tied  American Bank Center (3,535)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22
8:00 p.m.		 at Northwestern State W 88–68  16–12
(8–7)		  16 – Weisbrod  9 – Bosha  4 – Frenchwood  Prather Coliseum (1,323)
Natchitoches, LA
February 25
4:30 p.m., ESPN3		 Houston Baptist L 68–75  6–13
(8–8)		  24 – Weisbrod  7 – Weisbrod  3 – Tied  Montagne Center (2,134)
Beaumont, TX
March 2
7:00 p.m., ESPN3		 Nicholls W 87–75  17–13
(9–8)		  23 – Davis  7 – Albright  10 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,278)
Beaumont, TX
March 4
3:00 p.m., ESPN3		 at McNeese State W 90–83  18–13
(10–8)		  32 – Weisbrod  9 – Weisbrod  5 – Frenchwood  Burton Coliseum (400)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (7) Southeastern Louisiana
First Round		 W 77–65  19–13
  17 – Garth  9 – Weisbrod  3 – Tied  Merrell Center (1,127)
Katy, TX
March 9
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals		 L 59–75  19–14
  14 – Noel  3 – 3 tied  4 – Garth  Merrell Center (1,756)
Katy, TX
CIT
March 16*
7:30 pm, Facebook Live		 at Texas State
First Round		 L 60–70  19–15
  11 – Atwood  5 – Bosha  3 – Garth  Strahan Coliseum (1,255)
San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". lamarcardinals.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. "Lamar Men's Radio". iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. Danny Shapiro (March 17, 2016). "Beaumont Enterprise". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. James Dixon (April 19, 2016). "Anderson Steps Down". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. James Dixon (June 2, 2016). "Justin Bailey Added to LU Hoops Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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