2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The season was head coach Ron Cottrell 's 26th season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 17–14, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State . The Huskies received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Campbell .
Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 17–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals. The Huskies received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UNC Greensboro .
All Houston Baptist games were broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN also provided online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games did air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.
Roster
2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 2
Anthony Odunsi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr Travis
Sugar Land, TX
G 3
Asa Cantwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Johnson
San Antonio, TX
C 4
Cody Stetler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg)
Jr Hoisington
Hoisington, KS
F 5
Colter Lasher 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Jr Dimond
Anchorage, AK
G 10
Trey Patterson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
So Plano East
Plano, TX
G/F 11
Caleb Crayton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr Northeast Academy
Oklahoma City, OK
G/F 12
Terry Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So Half Hollow Hills West
Dix Hills, NY
G 13
Stephen O'Suji 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Kinkaid
Houston, TX
G 14
Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr HSAA
Arlington, TX
G 15
Reveal Chukwujekwu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Jr Strake Jesuit
Houston, TX
G/F 23
Alex Fountain 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr Wartburg Central
Wartburg, TN
G 24
Kyren Block 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr Brennan
San Antonio, TX
G 25
Will Gates, Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr ClemensFurman
San Antonio, TX
G/F 30
Jourdan Stickler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr Annapolis High School Morehead State /Blinn
Annapolis, MD
C 33
Isaiah Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr Jefferson
Portland, OR
C 44
Josh Ibarra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
So Angleton High School
Angleton, TX
G 55
Evan Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Bradford
Kenosha, WI
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 11, 2016 *6:30 pm
at Texas Tech
L 67–93 0–1
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
November 14 *8:00 pm
at New Mexico
L 79–95 0–2
The Pit Albuquerque, NM
November 18 *7:00 pm
Dallas Christian W 98–54 1–2
Sharp Gym Houston, TX
November 22 *7:00 pm
Ecclesia W 116–80 2–2
Sharp Gym (542)Houston, TX
November 26 *6:30 pm
at Marquette
L 79–101 2–3
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
November 30 *7:00 pm
at Rice
L 77–90 2–4
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 7 *7:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 62–47 3–4
Sharp Gym (589)Houston, TX
December 10 *4:00 pm, BTN
at No. 9 Indiana
L 61–103 3–5
Assembly Hall (Bloomington) Bloomington, IN
December 17 *7:00 pm
Arlington Baptist W 103–77 4–5
Sharp Gym (584)Houston, TX
December 22 *7:00 pm, BTN+
at Northwestern
L 63–72 4–6
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 29 6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State
W 79–65 5–6
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
December 31 4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin
L 51–61 5–7
William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
January 5, 2017 7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 81–74 6–7
Sharp Gym (761)Houston, TX
January 7 7:00 pm
McNeese State W 60–49 7–7
Sharp Gym (694)Houston, TX
January 12 8:00 pm
Central Arkansas L 78–89 7–8
Sharp Gym (597)Houston, TX
January 14 3:00 pm
at Incarnate Word
L 77–82 7–9
McDermott Center San Antonio, TX
January 19 7:00 pm
at New Orleans
L 64–72 7–10
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
January 21 5:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana
L 71–83 7–11
University Center Hammond, LA
January 26 7:00 pm
Nicholls W 83–80 8–11
Sharp Gym (783)Houston, TX
February 1 7:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
L 79–90 8–12
American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
February 4 7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 84–70 9–12
Sharp Gym (864)Houston, TX
February 9 7:30 pm
at Northwestern State
W 86–69 10–12
Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 11 7:00 pm
Lamar W 94–87 11–12
Sharp Gym (952)Houston, TX
February 16 7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 88–77 12–12
Sharp Gym (872)Houston, TX
February 18 *7:00 pm
Randall W 92–78 13–12
Sharp Gym (572)Houston, TX
February 23 7:00 pm
at McNeese State
W 81–79 14–12
Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
February 25 4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lamar
W 75–68 15–12
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
March 1 7:30 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 94–80 16–12
Sharp Gym (787)Houston, TX
March 4 7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 81–72 17–12
Sharp Gym (963)Houston, TX
Southland tournament
March 9 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(4)
vs. (5) Sam Houston State Quarterfinals L 59–63 17–13
Merrell Center Katy, TX
CIT
March 14 *6:00 pm, Facebook Live
at Campbell First Round L 79–98 17–14
Gore Arena Buies Creek, NC
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central
Source:
[ 1] .
See also
References
