# 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by seventh-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist to advance to the semifinals of the Southland tournament where they lost to New Orleans. Despite having 21 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

## Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2015–16 season 18–16, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Nicholls State in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Jackson State.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm | | LeTourneau | W 104–57 | 1–0 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 75–96 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (6,669) Athens, OH |
| November 17, 2016* 6:30 pm | | Southern | W 91–83 | 2–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,116) Huntsville, TX |
| November 20, 2016* 2:00 pm | | at Tennessee Tech | W 78–71 | 3–1 | Eblen Center (768) Cookeville, TN |
| November 22, 2016* 6:30 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 73–81 | 3–2 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,181) Atlanta, GA |
| November 25, 2016* 6:30 pm | | Idaho | W 69–62 | 4–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (625) Huntsville, TX |
| November 30, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at No. 9 Baylor | L 45–79 | 4–3 | Ferrell Center (5,029) Waco, TX |
| December 3, 2016* 6:30 pm | | LSU–Shreveport | W 91–59 | 5–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (856) Huntsville, TX |
| December 10, 2016* 1:00 pm | | at Southern Illinois | W 79–73 | 6–3 | SIU Arena (4,278) Carbondale, IL |
| December 13, 2016* 6:30 pm | | Sul Ross | W 78–57 | 7–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (498) Huntsville, TX |
| December 17, 2016* 6:30 pm | | North Texas | W 76–70 | 8–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (763) Huntsville, TX |
| December 19, 2016* 6:30 pm | | Randall | W 119–81 | 9–3 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (691) Huntsville, TX |
| December 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | vs. Arkansas | L 56–90 | 9–4 | Verizon Arena (12,153) North Little Rock, AR |
| Southland Conference regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2016 6:30 pm | | Houston Baptist | L 65–79 | 9–5 (0–1) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (860) Huntsville, TX |
| December 31, 2016 5:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 65–67 | 9–6 (0–2) | Farris Center (612) Conway, AR |
| January 5, 2017 7:30 pm | | at McNeese State | W 74–67 | 10–6 (1–2) | Burton Coliseum (722) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 7, 2017 6:15 pm | | Nicholls | W 74–61 | 11–6 (2–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (678) Huntsville, TX |
| January 12, 2017 7:45 pm | | at New Orleans | W 70–68 | 12–6 (3–2) | Lakefront Arena (721) New Orleans, LA |
| January 14, 2017 3:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 77–68 | 13–6 (4–2) | Prather Coliseum (1,316) Natchitoches, LA |
| January 19, 2017 6:30 pm | | Lamar | W 87–65 | 14–6 (5–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071) Huntsville, TX |
| January 21, 2017 6:15 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 76–62 | 15–6 (6–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,340) Huntsville, TX |
| January 28, 2017 6:15 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 71–69 | 16–6 (7–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,265) Huntsville, TX |
| February 2, 2017 7:30 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 72–63 | 17–6 (8–2) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (3,034) Huntsville, TX |
| February 4, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | L 64–71 | 17–7 (8–3) | Moody Coliseum (1,249) Abilene, TX |
| February 9, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (8–4) | Montagne Center (2,538) Beaumont, TX |
| February 11, 2017 6:15 pm, ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 72–63 | 18–8 (9–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,634) Huntsville, TX |
| February 16, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 77–88 | 18–9 (9–5) | Sharp Gym (872) Houston, TX |
| February 18, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word | L 53–69 | 18–10 (9–6) | McDermott Center (1,068) San Antonio, TX |
| February 25, 2017 6:15 pm | | Abilene Christian | L 81–84 | 18–11 (9–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,578) Huntsville, TX |
| March 2, 2017 8:00 pm | | McNeese State | W 79–74 | 19–11 (10–7) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,253) Huntsville, TX |
| March 4, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 56–64 | 19–12 (10–8) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (5,938) Nacogdoches, TX |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (8) Central Arkansas First Round | W 77–69 | 20–12 | Merrell Center (1,127) Katy, TX |
| March 9, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Houston Baptist Quarterfinals | W 63–59 | 21–12 | Merrell Center (1,756) Katy, TX |
| March 10, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (1) New Orleans Semifinals | L 63–75 | 21–13 | Merrell Center (2,318) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||