# 2016–17 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach Dan McHale, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 5–11 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley tournament.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2015–16 season 15–16, 6–10 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men's basketball coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Kentucky was picked to finish third in the East Division of the OVC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2016* 2:00 pm | Georgetown College | W 83–71 | | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm | IUPUI | W 97–87 | 1–0 | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | L 69–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | McBrayer Arena (1,850) Richmond, KY |
| 11/17/2016* 9:00 pm, SECN | at Auburn Cancún Challenge | L 64–85 | 1–2 | Auburn Arena (6,987) Auburn, AL |
| 11/19/2016* 2:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas Tech Cancún Challenge | L 71–90 | 1–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (5,898) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/22/2016* 3:00 pm | vs. Idaho State Cancún Challenge Mayan division semifinals | W 91–82 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/22/2016* 3:00 pm | vs. Georgia State Cancún Challenge | L 65–82 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/26/2016* 7:00 pm | Berea | W 92–64 | 3–4 | McBrayer Arena (1,300) Richmond, KY |
| 11/30/2016* 8:00 pm | WKU | W 78–59 | 4–4 | McBrayer Arena (5,400) Richmond, KY |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm | Marshall | W 89–80 | 5–4 | McBrayer Arena (2,100) Richmond, KY |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | at Jacksonville | W 80–76 | 6–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (1,152) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | at Ball State | L 86–91 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Worthen Arena (2,623) Muncie, IN |
| 12/17/2016* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | at No. 11 Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | L 56–87 | 6–6 | KFC Yum! Center (20,889) Louisville, KY |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 80–87 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (621) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | at Manhattan | L 54–81 | 6–8 | Draddy Gymnasium (925) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | UVA–Wise | W 70–51 | 7–8 | McBrayer Arena (1,050) Richmond, KY |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season |||||
| 12/31/2016 3:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | L 48–81 | 7–9 (0–1) | Show Me Center (720) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/05/2017 8:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 78–61 | 8–9 (1–1) | McBrayer Arena (1,200) Richmond, KY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | L 60–74 | 8–10 (1–2) | McBrayer Arena (1,300) Richmond, KY |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | Tennessee State | L 49–63 | 8–11 (1–3) | McBrayer Arena (1,150) Richmond, KY |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | Belmont | L 59–72 | 8–12 (1–4) | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm | at Murray State | L 79–86 | 8–13 (1–5) | CFSB Center (3,950) Murray, KY |
| 01/21/2017 7:45 pm | at Morehead State | L 54–80 | 8–14 (1–6) | Ellis Johnson Arena (5,789) Morehead, KY |
| 01/26/2017 8:00 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 57–52 | 9–14 (2–6) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,552) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/28/2017 8:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | W 79–66 | 10–14 (3–6) | Eblen Center (2,878) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/01/2017 8:00 pm | Austin Peay | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 10–15 (3–7) | McBrayer Arena (2,450) Richmond, KY |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 68–85 | 10–16 (3–8) | Skyhawk Arena (2,103) Martin, TN |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm | Morehead State | L 62–67 | 10–17 (3–9) | McBrayer Arena (3,800) Richmond, KY |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | at Belmont | L 72–76 | 10–18 (3–10) | Curb Event Center (2,705) Nashville, TN |
| 02/18/2017 8:30 pm | at Tennessee State | L 66–68 | 10–19 (3–11) | Gentry Complex (2,955) Nashville, TN |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | Jacksonville State | W 68–65 | 11–19 (4–11) | McBrayer Arena (1,600) Richmond, KY |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm, ASN | Tennessee Tech | W 75–71 | 12–19 (5–11) | McBrayer Arena (2,300) Richmond, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||