# 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Warhawks were led by seventh-year head coach Keith Richard, played their home games at Fant–Ewing Coliseum as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 9–24, 2–16 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place. In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Arkansas State before losing to Texas State in the quarterfinals.

## Previous season

The Warhawks finished the 2015–16 season 20–14, 15–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They defeated Texas–Arlington in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament before losing to Little Rock in the championship game. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Furman.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Louisiana College | W 103–68 | | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 1:00 pm | | Centenary | W 96–63 | 1–0 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (607) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, LHN | | at No. 23 Texas Legends Classic | L 59–80 | 1–1 | Frank Erwin Center (8,953) Austin, Texas |
| 11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado Legends Classic | L 70–89 | 1–2 | Coors Events Center (7,329) Boulder, Colorado |
| 11/21/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Seattle Legends Classic | L 75–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Reese Court (300) Cheney, Washington |
| 11/22/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Bryant Legends Classic | L 57–64 | 1–4 | Reese Court (300) Cheney, Washington |
| 11/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | W 77–72 | 2–4 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (635) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Chattanooga | L 52–79 | 2–5 | McKenzie Arena (2,655) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | W 88–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,035) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | Blue Mountain | W 72–41 | 4–5 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,152) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 12/17/2016* 4:30 pm | | at Northwestern State | L 64–68 | 4–6 | Prather Coliseum (737) Natchitoches, Louisiana |
| 12/20/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 65–53 | 5–6 | Physical Education Complex (355) Baltimore, Maryland |
| 12/22/2016* 6:00 pm | | at VCU | L 65–78 | 5–7 | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 81-45 | 6–7 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,912) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 3:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 75–79 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (0–1) | Jack Stephens Center (2,287) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 45–76 | 6–9 (0–2) | Convocation Center (2,954) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 01/07/2017 7:15 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 60–69 | 6–10 (0–3) | Cajundome (4,714) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | Georgia State | L 65–73 $^{OT}$ | 6–11 (0–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,634) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Georgia Southern | L 60–62 | 6–12 (0–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,542) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/21/2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UT Arlington | L 55–71 | 6–13 (0–6) | College Park Center (2,659) Arlington, Texas |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas State | L 57–63 | 6–14 (0–7) | Strahan Coliseum (1,824) San Marcos, Texas |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 63–73 | 6–15 (0–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,211) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm | | Little Rock | W 68–52 | 7–15 (1–8) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,712) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at Georgia Southern | L 62–76 | 7–16 (1–9) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,859) Statesboro, Georgia |
| 02/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 55–69 | 7–17 (1–10) | GSU Sports Arena (1,015) Atlanta, Georgia |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | South Alabama | L 63–66 | 7–18 (1–11) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm | | Troy | L 72–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–19 (1–12) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,977) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 84–85 | 7–20 (1–13) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,451) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 02/25/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | W 75–64 | 8–20 (2–13) | Holmes Center (1,874) Boone, North Carolina |
| 02/27/2017 6:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 72–77 | 8–21 (2–14) | HTC Center (1,555) Conway, South Carolina |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | UT Arlington | L 57–72 | 8–22 (2–15) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,669) Monroe, Louisiana |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | | Texas State | L 65–70 | 8–23 (2–16) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,504) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (5) Arkansas State First Round | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 9–23 | Lakefront Arena (1,045) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 03/10/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | (12) | vs. (4) Texas State Quarterfinals | L 51–63 | 9–24 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||