# 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Lipscomb Bisons men's basketball team represented Lipscomb University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bisons, led by fourth-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in ASUN play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Florida. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Bisons finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 7–7 in A-Sun play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stetson.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sewanee | W 96–53 | 1–0 | Allen Arena (1,446) Nashville, TN |
| 11/13/2016* 3:00 pm | | at Morehead State | L 75–89 | 1–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,783) Morehead, KY |
| 11/15/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Piedmont | W 99–70 | 2–1 | Allen Arena (1,067) Nashville, TN |
| 11/18/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Saint Peter's Fordham Showcase | L 77–90 | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533) Bronx, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 4:30 pm | | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Fordham Showcase | L 72–90 | 2–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473) Bronx, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 2:30 pm | | at Fordham Fordham Showcase | L 69–85 | 2–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003) Bronx, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cincinnati | L 68–91 | 2–5 | Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 62–64 | 2–6 | Curb Event Center (2,863) Nashville, TN |
| 12/01/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee Tech | W 104–85 | 3–6 | Allen Arena (982) Nashville, TN |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee State | L 71–72 | 3–7 | Allen Arena (1,634) Nashville, TN |
| 12/06/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Belmont | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Allen Arena (2,908) Nashville, TN |
| 12/10/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Morehead State | W 98–84 | 4–8 | Allen Arena (1,302) Nashville, TN |
| 12/15/2016* 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | L 77–92 | 4–9 | Thompson–Boling Arena (11,893) Knoxville, TN |
| 12/17/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 81–79 | 5–9 | Eblen Center (961) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 99–85 | 6–9 | Eblen Center (1,467) Cookeville, TN |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | W 81–76 | 7–9 | Mizzou Arena (10,121) Columbia, MO |
| 01/05/2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Fisk | W 126–43 | 8–9 | Allen Arena (647) Nashville, TN |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 82–79 | 9–9 (1–0) | Allen Arena (1,025) Nashville, TN |
| 01/12/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 94–68 | 10–9 (2–0) | Allen Arena (1,114) Nashville, TN |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 80–84 | 10–10 (2–1) | Allen Arena (1,471) Nashville, TN |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville | W 112–95 | 11–10 (3–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (506) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida | L 84–90 | 11–11 (3–2) | UNF Arena (2,107) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/25/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | W 84–77 | 12–11 (4–2) | Allen Arena (1,046) Nashville, TN |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 66–62 | 13–11 (5–2) | Fleisher Center (599) Newark, NJ |
| 01/30/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 92–80 | 14–11 (6–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (683) Spartanburg, SC |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 87–63 | 15–11 (7–2) | Allen Arena (1,737) Nashville, TN |
| 02/09/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 65–60 | 16–11 (8–2) | Alico Arena (4,412) Fort Myers, FL |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 97–85 | 17–11 (9–2) | Edmunds Center (1,151) DeLand, FL |
| 02/16/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 82–93 | 17–12 (9–3) | Allen Arena (1,951) Nashville, TN |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville | W 81–69 | 18–12 (10–3) | Allen Arena (2,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 85–74 | 19–12 (11–3) | KSU Convocation Center (1,355) Kennesaw, GA |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (7) NJIT Quarterfinals | W 97–66 | 20–12 | Allen Arena (2,456) Nashville, TN |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) | (3) North Florida Semifinals | L 85–91 | 20–13 | Allen Arena (3,011) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||