# 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The 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

The Sycamores were picked to finish third in the preseason MVC poll. Brenton Scott was selected to the preseason's All-MVC team.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| 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

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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. ||||||