# 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent, played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2015–16 season 20–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish in third place. They defeated Prairie View A&M and Mississippi Valley State to advance to the championship game of the SWAC tournament where they lost to Southern. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Sam Houston State in the first round to before losing to Grand Canyon in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 12:15 pm | | Xavier (LA) | W 66–54 | 1–0 | Williams Assembly Center (4,021) Jackson, MS |
| Nov 16, 2016* 7:30 pm | | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 71–84 | 1–1 | University Center (907) Hammond, LA |
| Nov 18, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central Global Sports Shootout | L 75–84 | 1–2 | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,979) Durham, NC |
| Nov 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Marshall Global Sports Shootout | L 61–71 | 1–3 | Cam Henderson Center (4,785) Huntington, WV |
| Nov 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio State Global Sports Shootout | L 47–78 | 1–4 | Value City Arena (10,513) Columbus, OH |
| Nov 26, 2016* 6:00 pm | | Western Carolina Global Sports Shootout | L 47–58 | 1–5 | Williams Assembly Center (225) Jackson, MS |
| Nov 30, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Memphis | L 69–84 | 1–6 | FedExForum (7,507) Memphis, TN |
| Dec 4, 2016* 3:30 pm | | Southern Miss | W 75–64 | 2–6 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Drake | W 68–63 | 3–6 | Knapp Center (2,467) Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 15, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Blue Mountain | L 49–57 | 3–7 | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Dec 17, 2016* 5:00 pm, FSSW+ | | vs. No. 4 Baylor Fort Hood Showcase | L 57–82 | 3–8 | Abrams Gym (2,500) Fort Hood, TX |
| Dec 19, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 62–74 | 3–9 | Palumbo Center (747) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 30, 2016* 7:30 pm | | Fisk | W 94–62 | 4–9 | Williams Assembly Center (805) Jackson, MS |
| SWAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 63–51 | 5–9 (1–0) | Elmore Gymnasium (1,487) Huntsville, AL |
| Jan 4, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Alabama State | W 63–60 | 6–9 (2–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (1,059) Montgomery, AL |
| Jan 9, 2017 | | Alcorn State Postponed (inclement weather), rescheduled for Jan. 11, 2017 | | | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Jan 9, 2017 7:30 pm | | Southern | W 65–61 | 7–9 (3–0) | Williams Assembly Center (1,327) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 11, 2017 7:30 pm | | Alcorn State | L 50–63 | 7–10 (3–1) | Williams Assembly Center (2,246) Jackson, MS |
| Jan 14, 2017 5:20 pm | | at Prairie View A&M | L 56–63 | 7–11 (3–2) | William J. Nicks Building (435) Prairie View, TX |
| Jan 16, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas Southern | L 44–67 | 7–12 (3–3) | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX |
| Jan 21, 2017 5:30 pm | | at Grambling State | L 57–72 | 7–13 (3–4) | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (783) Grambling, LA |
| Jan 28, 2017 5:30 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 83–68 | 8–13 (4–4) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Jan 30, 2017 7:30 pm | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 74–59 | 9–13 (5–4) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 4, 2017 5:30 pm | | at Alcorn State | L 58–69 | 9–14 (5–5) | Davey Whitney Complex (1,914) Lorman, MS |
| Feb 6, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPNU | | at Southern | L 75–88 | 9–15 (5–6) | F. G. Clark Center (1,129) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Feb 11, 2017 5:30 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 78–69 | 10–15 (6–6) | Williams Assembly Center (899) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 13, 2017 7:30 pm | | Texas Southern | W 71–62 | 11–15 (7–6) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Feb 18, 2017 5:30 pm | | Grambling State | L 59–62 $^{OT}$ | 11–16 (7–7) | Williams Assembly Center (3,001) Jackson, MS |
| Feb 25, 2017 5:30 pm | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (7–8) | Harrison HPER Complex (2,052) Itta Bena, MS |
| Feb 27, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 62–51 | 12–17 (8–8) | K. L. Johnson Complex (1,268) Pine Bluff, AR |
| Mar 2, 2017 7:30 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 72–64 | 13–17 (9–8) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| Mar 4, 2017 5:30 pm | | Alabama State | W 65–59 | 14–17 (10–8) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS |
| SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7 7:30 pm | (6) | at (3) Southern Quarterfinals | L 63–69 | 14–18 | F. G. Clark Center (3,012) Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||