2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Evansville.

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record11–20 (5–13 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lou Gudino
  • Marcus Belcher
  • Terry Parker
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 1   .944 28 7   .800
No. 19 Wichita State 17 1   .944 31 5   .861
Northern Iowa 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Loyola Chicago 8 10   .444 18 14   .563
Missouri State 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Bradley 7 11   .389 13 20   .394
Evansville 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Indiana State 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Drake 5 13   .278 7 24   .226
2017 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Sycamores finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

Preseason

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The Sycamores were picked to finish third in the preseason MVC poll.[1] Brenton Scott was selected to the preseason's All-MVC team.[1]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kristian Smith 1 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Kalen Alexander 10 G 6'3" 169 Junior Terre Haute, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Devonte Brown 11 G 6'2" 195 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated
Grant Prusator 20 G 6'0" 171 Junior Rochelle, IL Transferred to Arkansas Tech
Brandon Burnett 22 G 6'6" 232 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Nick Amor 24 G/F 6'4" 187 Junior Lakeville, IN Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Demonte Ojinnaka 1 G 6'5" 215 Junior Silver Spring, MD Junior college transfer from Cloud County CC
Donovan Franklin 13 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore O'Fallon, IL Junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College

2016 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Barnes
PG
Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 19, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Everett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vincennes
Lanphier HS
Springfield, IL
G 1 Demonte Ojinnaka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Blake HS
Cloud County CC
Silver Spring, MD
G 2 Jordan Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Christian Brothers HS St. Louis, MO
G 3 Trey Knight III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cedar Park HS Cedar Park, TX
G 4 Brenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Bronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
F 10 Ethan Claycomb (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Vincennes, IN
F 12 Niels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 13 Donovan Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So O'Fallon HS
Gulf Coast State
St. Louis, MO
G 24 Matt Deady (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr South Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
F 30 Matt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Sr The Citadel
Green Lake HS
Green Lake, WI
G 32 Laquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Brandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41 Emondre Richman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42 T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Rose-Hulman W 95–36 
Hulman Center (3,321)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 78–80 OT 0–1
Convocation Center (1,565)
DeKalb, IL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State W 80–74 OT 1–1
John E. Worthen Arena (3,845)
Muncie, IN
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Missouri–St. Louis W 96–55  2–1
Hulman Center (3,141)
Terre Haute, IN
11/24/2016*
12:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Iowa State
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals
L 71–73  2–2
HP Field House (2,436)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/25/2016*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stanford
AdvoCare Invitational
L 62–65  2–3
HP Field House (1,876)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/27/2016*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Quinnipiac
AdvoCare Invitational
L 77–80  2–4
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 63–52  3–4
Hulman Center (3,730)
Terre Haute, IN
12/03/2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
at Utah State
MW–MWC Challenge
W 62–61  4–4
Smith Spectrum (7,064)
Logan, UT
12/07/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 16 Butler W 72–71  5–4
Hulman Center (5,559)
Terre Haute, IN
12/11/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Western Kentucky L 59–77  5–5
Hulman Center (3,345)
Terre Haute, IN
12/17/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 71–89  5–6
Athletics–Recreation Center (2,172)
Valparaiso, IN
12/21/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois W 88–85 2OT 6–6
Hulman Center (3,315)
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, FSI/CSNCH
Wichita State L 72–80  6–7
(0–1)
Hulman Center (4,550)
Terre Haute, IN
12/31/2016
12:00 pm, FSI/CSNCH
at Missouri State L 75–81 OT 6–8
(0–2)
JQH Arena (4,400)
Springfield, MO
01/04/2017
8:00 pm
at Southern Illinois L 74–80 OT 6–9
(0–3)
SIU Arena (4,168)
Carbondale, IL
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, FSI/CSNCH
Illinois State L 58–77  6–10
(0–4)
Hulman Center (3,461)
Terre Haute, IN
01/11/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 70–87  6–11
(0–5)
Knapp Center (2,958)
Des Moines, IA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 81–71  7–11
(1–5)
Hulman Center (3,969)
Terre Haute, IN
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Missouri State L 68–73  7–12
(1–6)
Hulman Center (3,875)
Terre Haute, IN
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 58–84  7–13
(1–7)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
01/25/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 66–71  7–14
(1–8)
Redbird Arena (5,738)
Normal, IL
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago L 66–81  7–15
(1–9)
Hulman Center (4,069)
Terre Haute, IN
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 85–84 OT 8–15
(2–9)
Hulman Center (3,669)
Terre Haute, IN
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Iowa L 60–65  8–16
(2–10)
McLeod Center (4,982)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/08/2017
9:00 pm, FSI/CSNCH
at Bradley W 56–54  9–16
(3–10)
Carver Arena (5,004)
Peoria, IL
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Drake W 84–60  10–16
(4–10)
Hulman Center (4,280)
Terre Haute, IN
02/15/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 46–64  10–17
(4–11)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,406)
Chicago, IL
02/19/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 68–74  10–18
(4–12)
Hulman Center (3,922)
Terre Haute, IN
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa W 69–59  11–18
(5–12)
Hulman Center (3,778)
Terre Haute, IN
02/25/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 63–65  11–19
(5–13)
Ford Center (4,913)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley tournament
03/03/2017
6:05 pm, ESPN3/FSMW/CSNC
(9) vs. (8) Evansville
First Round
L 72–83  11–20
Scottrade Center (5,057)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ a b TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.