# 2016–17 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gardner–Webb University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Tim Craft, played their home games at the Paul Porter Arena in Boiling Springs, North Carolina as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the regular season 18–13, 11–7 in Big South play to finish in fourth place. They received the No. 4 seed in the Big South tournament where they defeated High Point in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to Winthrop.

## Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Campbell and Coastal Carolina to advance to the semifinals of the Big South tournament where they lost to Winthrop.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at SMU 2K Sports Classic | L 44–72 | 0–1 | Moody Coliseum (6,852) University Park, TX |
| 11/14/2016* 8:00 pm, ACC Extra | | at Pittsburgh 2K Sports Classic - Campus Game | L 80–99 | 0–2 | Petersen Events Center (4,614) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 11/18/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic | L 68–76 | 0–3 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/19/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. Howard 2K Sports Classic | W 94–78 | 1–3 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863) Indianapolis, IN |
| 11/22/2016* 11:00 am | | Toccoa Falls | W 103–53 | 2–3 | Paul Porter Arena (2,150) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 11/25/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 59–77 | 2–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,069) Athens, GA |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Coker | W 102–54 | 3–4 | Paul Porter Arena (1,123) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | at VMI | W 86–68 | 4–4 | Cameron Hall (1,097) Lexington, VA |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Hampton | W 69–63 | 5–4 | Paul Porter Arena (1,189) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | | Furman | L 65–68 | 5–5 | Paul Porter Arena (1,539) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | Warren Wilson | W 95–45 | 6–5 | Paul Porter Arena (589) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Nebraska | W 70–62 | 7–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,333) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/21/2016* 8:00 pm, FSKC | | at Kansas State | L 54–67 | 7–6 | Bramlage Coliseum (11,602) Manhattan, KS |
| Big South regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | High Point | L 64–71 | 7–7 (0–1) | Paul Porter Arena (1,014) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 12/31/2016 7:00 pm | | at UNC Asheville | L 85–90 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 (0–2) | Kimmel Arena (1,491) Asheville, NC |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Radford | W 70–59 | 8–8 (1–2) | Dedmon Center (733) Radford, VA |
| 01/07/2017 4:30 pm | | Charleston Southern | W 79–75 | 9–8 (2–2) | Paul Porter Arena (125) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | Campbell | L 60–76 | 9–9 (2–3) | Paul Porter Arena (1,291) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Longwood | W 85–79 | 10–9 (3–3) | Willett Hall (1,118) Farmville, VA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Liberty | L 62–65 | 10–10 (3–4) | Vines Center (1,974) Lynchburg, VA |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | | Presbyterian | W 78–61 | 11–10 (4–4) | Paul Porter Arena (1,457) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Winthrop | L 70–72 | 11–11 (4–5) | Paul Porter Arena (1,781) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 01/28/2017 5:30 pm | | at Charleston Southern | W 85–76 | 12–11 (5–5) | CSU Field House (707) North Charleston, SC |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Campbell | W 80–68 | 13–11 (6–5) | Gore Arena (1,473) Buies Creek, NC |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm | | Longwood | W 90–64 | 14–11 (7–5) | Paul Porter Arena (1,029) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Liberty | L 87–92 $^{2OT}$ | 14–12 (7–6) | Paul Porter Arena (1,204) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Winthrop | L 71–77 | 14–13 (7–7) | Winthrop Coliseum (1,567) Rock Hill, SC |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Radford | W 70–59 | 15–13 (8–7) | Paul Porter Arena (906) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | at Presbyterian | W 84–56 | 16–13 (9–7) | Templeton Center Clinton, SC |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | UNC Asheville | W 81–76 | 17–13 (10–7) | Paul Porter Arena (2,289) Boiling Springs, NC |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | at High Point | W 88–86 $^{OT}$ | 18–13 (11–7) | Millis Athletic Center (1,174) High Point, NC |
| Big South tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | vs. (5) High Point Quarterfinals | W 91–55 | 19–13 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,556) Rock Hill, SC |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | at (1) Winthrop Semifinals | L 77–80 $^{OT}$ | 19–14 | Winthrop Coliseum (3,008) Rock Hill, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||