2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by third-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland Tournament to Lamar.

2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record16–16 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
New Orleans135 .722  2012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .667  2412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .667  1714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .667  1815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .556  2113  .618
Lamar108 .556  1915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .500  1616  .500
Nicholls State711 .389  1417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .389  1316  .448
Northwestern State711 .389  1316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .389  1217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389  824  .250
McNeese State414 .222  722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland Tournament winner

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland Tournament before losing to Houston Baptist in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marlain Veal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)145 lb (66 kg) FrHelen Cox Gretna, LA
F 1 Jordan Capps 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrPeachtree Ridge
Northwest Florida State College
Norcross, GA
G 2 Dimi Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS FrGulfport HS Gulfport, MS
G 3 Joshua Filmore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrWekiva HS Orlando, FL
C 4 Dominic Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrWings Academy
Southwest Tennessee CC
Harlem, NY
G 5 Mike Hawkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrWingfield HS
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Jackson, MS
G 10 Eddy Polanco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Bronx, New York
G 11 Keith Charleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)207 lb (94 kg) JrJacksonville
Northwest Florida State College
Little Rock, AR
G 12 Malcolm Reid 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)140 lb (64 kg) JrSt. Stanislaus College Diamond Head, MS
F 13 Moe Greenwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)221 lb (100 kg) FrVelma Jackson Sharon, MS
G 15 Ramone Tate 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)178 lb (81 kg) JrSt. Stanislaus College
East Central CC
Bay St. Louis, MS
F 20 Bret Barclay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoFrench Settlement HS Crown Point, IN
G 21 Jab Singleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrBrother Martin
Oral Roberts
New Orleans, LA
G 22 Jerrod Rigby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrSt. Stanislaus College Bay St. Louis, MS
F 23 James Currington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoPaul W. Bryant HS
Mississippi Valley State College
Tuscaloosa, AL
G 24 Dylon Maggio 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoThe Dunham School Baton Rouge, LA
F 33 Daniel Grieves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) SrSt. Stanislaus College
ULM
Bay St. Louis, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • David Kiefer
  • Joey Stiebing
  • Odell Witherspoon III

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2016*
7:00 pm
Southern–New Orleans W 81–53 
University Center (764)
Hammond, LA
November 2, 2016*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 59–53 
University Center 
Hammond, LA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 pm
Millsaps W 85–39  1–0
University Center (930)
Hammond, LA
November 14, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Tulane L 76–93  1–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,239)
New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2016*
7:30 pm
Jackson State W 84–71  2–1
University Center (907)
Hammond, LA
November 21, 2016*
7:00 pm
Xavier (LA) W 89–72  3–1
University Center (696)
Hammond, LA
November 23, 2016*
7:00 pm
at UTEP W 72–56  4–1
Don Haskins Center (6,348)
El Paso, TX
November 25, 2016*
3:00 pm
at Colorado State L 59–67  4–2
Moby Arena (3,381)
Fort Collins, CO
November 27, 2016*
7:00 pm, PAC-12 Network
at California
California Bears Classic
L 55–67  4–3
Haas Pavilion (8,387)
Berkeley, CA
November 30, 2016*
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
California Bears Classic
W 85–75  5–3
University Center (866)
Hammond, LA
December 3, 2016*
6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 59–88  5–4
Thomas Assembly Center (2,764)
Ruston, LA
December 12, 2016*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 108–69  6–4
University Center (488)
Hammond, LA
December 17, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 56–78  6–5
Savage Arena (3,474)
Toledo, OH
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm
at North Texas L 65–71  6–6
UNT Coliseum (1,707)
Denton, TX
December 28, 2016*
7:00 pm
at Southern W 64–53  7–6
F. G. Clark Center (328)
Baton Rouge, LA
Southland regular season
December 31, 2016
2:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 75–53  8–6
(1–0)
University Center (539)
Hammond, LA
January 2, 2017
2:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 74–63  9–6
(2–0)
University Center (552)
Hammond, LA
January 5, 2017
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist L 74–81  9–7
(2–1)
Sharp Gym (761)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar L 54–74  9–8
(2–2)
Montagne Center (1,988)
Beaumont, TX
January 12, 2017
7:30 pm
at Abilene Christian W 56–50  10–8
(3–2)
Moody Coliseum (1,217)
Abilene, TX
January 15, 2017
3:00 pm
at McNeese State W 79–75  11–8
(4–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,353)
Lake Charles, LA
January 21, 2017
5:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 83–71  12–8
(5–2)
University Center (674)
Hammond, LA
January 25, 2017
7:30 pm
Northwestern State L 71–85  12–9
(5–3)
University Center (1,241)
Hammond, LA
January 28, 2017
6:15 pm
at Sam Houston State L 69–71  12–10
(5–4)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,265)
Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2017
7:30 pm
Nicholls W 72–44  13–10
(6–4)
University Center (1,125)
Hammond, LA
February 4, 2017
4:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 66–68  13–11
(6–5)
Farris Center (742)
Conway, AR
February 8, 2017
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 75–80  13–12
(6–6)
American Bank Center (1,373)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 11, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
New Orleans L 52–60  13–13
(6–7)
University Center (708)
Hammond, LA
February 16, 2017
7:30 pm
at Northwestern State W 73–66  14–13
(7–7)
Prather Coliseum (1,711)
Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2017
5:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 52–60  14–14
(7–8)
University Center (641)
Hammond, LA
February 22, 2017
7:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 87–70  15–14
(8–8)
University Center (837)
Hammond, LA
February 25, 2017
8:00 pm
at Nicholls L 71–77  15–15
(8–9)
Stopher Gym (338)
Thibodaux, LA
March 2, 2017
7:45 pm
at New Orleans W 63–58  16–15
(9–9)
Lakefront Arena (1,302)
New Orleans, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8, 2017
7:30 pm
(7) vs. (6) Lamar
First Round
L 65–77  16–16
Merrell Center (1,127)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

  • 2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team

References

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