# 2016–17 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team represented Campbell University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Fighting Camels were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin McGeehan and played their home games at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 19–18, 7–11 in Big South play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 7 seed in the Big South tournament, where they defeated Presbyterian, UNC Asheville, and Radford to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Winthrop. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they defeated Houston Baptist and UT Martin before losing in the quarterfinals to Furman.

## Previous season

The Fighting Camels finished the 2015–16 season 12–18, 5–13 in Big South play to finish in four-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big South tournament to Gardner–Webb.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, FSOK+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 65–102 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,126) Stillwater, OK |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Bridgewater | W 101–45 | 1–1 | Gore Arena (1,232) Buies Creek, NC |
| 11/19/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Morgan State | L 66–82 | 1–2 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (804) Baltimorem MD |
| 11/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Samford | L 53–66 | 1–3 | Gore Arena (1,863) Buies Creek, NC |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm | | at VMI | W 67–53 | 2–3 | Cameron Hall (912) Lexington, VA |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Allen Holy City Hoops Classic | W 92–60 | 3–3 | Gore Arena (979) Buies Creek, NC |
| 12/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | vs. USC Upstate Holy City Hoops Classic | L 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | McAlister Field House (270) Charleston, SC |
| 12/03/2016* 5:00 pm | | vs. Colgate Holy City Hoops Classic | W 73–71 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | McAlister Field House (276) Charleston, SC |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm | | at The Citadel Holy City Hoops Classic | W 97–91 | 5–4 | McAlister Field House (572) Charleston, SC |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | L 75–96 | 5–5 | Gore Arena (1,827) Buies Creek, NC |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 90–59 | 6–5 | Gore Arena (1,072) Buies Creek, NC |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | Stetson | W 81–72 | 7–5 | Gore Arena (1,034) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Longwood | L 77–79 | 7–6 (0–1) | Willett Hall (718) Farmville, VA |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 69–58 | 8–6 (1–1) | Gore Arena (1,427) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 92–82 | 9–6 (2–1) | Gore Arena (1,004) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Liberty | L 54–61 | 9–7 (2–2) | Vines Center (775) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Gardner–Webb | W 76–60 | 10–7 (3–2) | Paul Porter Arena (1,291) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 63–72 | 10–8 (3–3) | Gore Arena (2,283) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | High Point | L 78–83 | 10–9 (3–4) | Gore Arena (2,180) Buies Creek, NC |
| 01/21/2017 4:30 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 56–72 | 10–10 (3–5) | Kimmel Arena (2,203) Asheville, NC |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 78–61 | 11–10 (4–5) | Dedmon Center (2,203) Radford, VA |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | Liberty | L 40–72 | 11–11 (4–6) | Gore Arena (2,413) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | Gardner–Webb | L 68–80 | 11–12 (4–7) | Gore Arena (1,473) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 62–76 | 11–13 (4–8) | Winthrop Coliseum (2,481) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 83–79 | 12–13 (5–8) | Gore Arena (1,241) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/11/2017 4:30 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 70–57 | 13–13 (6–8) | Templeton Center (865) Clinton, SC |
| 02/15/2017 7:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | L 69–72 | 13–14 (6–9) | CSU Field House (415) North Charleston, SC |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | UNC Asheville | L 53–66 | 13–15 (6–10) | Gore Arena (1,584) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at High Point | L 49–59 | 13–16 (6–11) | Millis Athletic Center (1,404) High Point, NC |
| 02/25/2017 4:30 pm | | Radford | W 61–58 | 14–16 (7–11) | Gore Arena (1,979) Buies Creek, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 02/28/2017 7:00 pm | (7) | (10) Presbyterian First round | W 81–62 | 15–16 | Gore Arena (1,328) Buies Creek, NC |
| 03/02/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (2) UNC Asheville Quarterfinals | W 81–79 | 16–16 | Winthrop Coliseum (729) Rock Hill, SC |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (6) Radford Semifinals | W 66–50 | 17–16 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,008) Rock Hill, SC |
| 03/05/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN | (7) | at (1) Winthrop Championship game | L 59–76 | 17–17 | Winthrop Coliseum (5,109) Rock Hill, SC |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/14/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Houston Baptist First Round | W 98–79 | 18–17 | Gore Arena (1,735) Buies Creek, NC |
| 03/20/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | UT Martin Second Round | W 73–56 | 19–17 | Gore Arena (2,031) Buies Creek, NC |
| 03/25/2017* 2:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Furman Quarterfinals | L 64–79 | 19–18 | Gore Arena (1,920) Buies Creek, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||