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 | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 11–20 (5–13 MVC) |
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Home arena | Hulman Center |
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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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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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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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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
edit- ^ 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.