2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record16–16 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Center
(Capacity: 7,500)
Seasons
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 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.[1]

Previous season

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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

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2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marlain Veal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Helen Cox HS New Orleans, LA
F 1 Jordan Capps 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Peachtree Ridge HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Norcross, GA
G 2 Dimi Cook 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Gulfport HS Gulfport, MS
G 3 Joshua Filmore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Wekiva HS Orlando, FL
G/F 4 Davon Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr St. Stanislaus College
Northeast Mississippi CC
Southern Miss 		Portsmouth, VA
G 5 Jabbar Singleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Brother Martin HS
Oral Roberts 		New Orleans, LA
10 Eddy Polanco 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Wheels HS
College of Central Florida 		Bronx, New York
SG 11 Chris Mejia 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mater Academy Hialeah Gardens, FL
PG 12 Michael Corchiani 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Metairie Park Country Day HS Metairie, LA
F 13 Moses Greenwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Velma Jackson HS Sharon, MS
C 15 Dominic Nelson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Wings Academy
Southwest Tennessee CC 		Harlem, NY
SF 20 Brandon Gonzalez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charlotte HS Punta Gorda, FL
G 22 George Brock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr McDonogh 35
Dodge City CC College 		New Orleans, LA
F 23 James Currington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Paul W. Bryant HS
Mississippi Valley State 		Tuscaloosa, AL
G 24 Keith Charleston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Jacksonville HS
Northwest Florida State College 		Little Rock, AR
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

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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, ESPN3 		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*
8:00 pm 		at UTEP W 72–56  4–1
 Don Haskins Center (6,348)
El Paso, TX
November 25, 2016*
3:00 pm, MWN 		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*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 56–78  6–5
 Savage Arena (3,474)
Toledo, OH
December 20, 2016*
7:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		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
5:45 pm, ESPN3 		New Orleans L 52–60  13–13
(6–7) 		University Center (708)
Hammond, LA
February 16, 2017
8:00 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
3:30 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, ESPN3 		(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

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References

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  1. ^ "Garth has 17, Lamar defeats SE Louisiana 77-65 in Southland". ESPN. March 8, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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