# 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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The 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.

## Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 11–19. 3–15 in Southland play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland tournament.

## Media

All 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals home games, except those otherwise contracted for, will be broadcast online live on ESPN3. Games will be broadcast over the radio by KLVI AM 560 radio with audio streaming over iheart radio.

## Offseason
### Departures

Lamar head coach, Tic Price, announced on March 17, 2016, that sophomore point guard Kevin Booze, freshman forward Boaz Williams, and junior center Christian Kennedy were leaving the team. Assistant coach Anthony Anderson resigned in April, 2016.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Departures ||||||||
| Kevin Booze | 0 | Guard | 5'11" | 185 | Sophomore | Irving, TX | Left team. |
| LeMon Gregory | 4 | Forward | 6'9" | 251 | Senior | Greenville, KY | Completed eligibility |
| Christian Kennedy | 14 | Center | 6'11" | 202 | Junior | Warner Robins, GA | Left team. |
| Boaz Williams | 21 | Forward | 6'6" | 197 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Left team. |
| Dontavious Sears | 23 | Forward | 6'3" | 184 | Senior | Memphis, TN / Eastern Oklahoma State College | Graduated |
| Quan Jones | 24 | Guard | 6'3" | 168 | Senior | Little Rock, AR / Connors State College | Completed eligibility |

### Additions

On June 2, 2016, Lamar University announced hiring Justin Bailey as assistant coach. Bailey had been an assistant at Arkansas–Fort Smith for four years and was a graduate assistant at Arizona State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Additions ||||||||
| Torey Noel | 1 | Guard | 5'10" | 190 | Junior | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Cameron McGee | 4 | Guard | 6'2" | | Freshman | Dallas, TX |
| Tyrin Atwood | 15 | Forward | 6'6" | | Freshman | Beaumont, TX |
| Colton Wiesbrod | 21 | Forward | 6'5" | | Junior | Nederland, TX |
| Christian Albright | 30 | Post | 6'8" | | Junior | Dallas, TX |
| Joey Frenchwood | 32 | Guard | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Newark, CA |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Howard Payne | W 90–47 | 1–0 | 20 – J. Nzeakor | 8 – C. Weisbrod | 7 – T. Noel | Montagne Center (1,905) Beaumont, TX |
| November 16* 8:00 p.m. | | at Oregon State | W 63–60 | 1–0 | 16 – Weisbrod | 12 – Weisbrod | 6 – Frenchwood | Gill Coliseum (4,182) Corvallis, OR |
| November 19* 1:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | L 64–83 | 2–1 | 10 – Tied | 8 – Owens | 3 – 3 tied | Save Mart Center (5,269) Fresno, CA |
| November 22* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UTSA | W 78–58 | 3–1 | 24 – Garth | 8 – Tied | 5 – Noel | Montagne Center (1,865) Beaumont, TX |
| November 25* 4:00 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | W 91–83 | 4–1 | 25 – Weisbrod | 13 – Weisbrod | 10 – Noel | William Nicks Building (183) Prairie View, TX |
| November 29* 8:05 p.m. | | at Idaho State | L 60–77 | 4–2 | 14 – Weisbrod | 17 – Weisbrod | 3 – Tied | Reed Gym (1,534) Pocatello, ID |
| December 2* 9:00 p.m. | | at San Francisco | L 63–82 | 4–3 | 24 – Weisbrod | 8 – Weisbrod | 2 – Frenchwood | War Memorial Gymnasium (963) San Francisco, CA |
| December 6* 8:00 p.m., FSN/WCIU | | at DePaul | L 61–80 | 4–4 | 21 – Chatman | 9 – Weisbrod | 7 – Frenchwood | Allstate Arena (4,516) Chicago, IL |
| December 10* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Austin College | W 109–58 | 5–4 | 18 – Weisbrod | 8 – Tied | 4 – Noel | Montagne Center (1,556) Beaumont, TX |
| December 16* 7:00 p.m. | | at UTRGV | L 81–95 | 5–5 | 21 – Bosha | 14 – Weisbrod | 5 – Garth | UTRGV Fieldhouse (835) Edinburg, TX |
| December 19* 7:00 p.m. | | Liberty | W 82–65 | 6–5 | 22 – Garth | 7 – Chatman | 12 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (1,677) Beaumont, TX |
| December 21* 7:00 p.m. | | Arlington Baptist | W 126–75 | 7–5 | 14 – Garth | 5 – Albright | 13 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (1,453) Beaumont, TX |
| December 29* 7:30 p.m. | | Huston–Tillotson | W 90–63 | 8–5 | 19 – Weisbrod | 10 – Weisbrod | 10 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (1,947) Beaumont, TX |
| Southland Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2017 8:00 p.m. | | at Central Arkansas | W 78–75 | 9–5 (1–0) | 22 – Nzeakor | 12 – Weisbrod | 7 – Frenchwood | Farris Center (635) Conway, AR |
| January 5 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Orleans | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–1) | 13 – Garth | 11 – Bosha | 3 – Noel | Montagne Center (2,017) Beaumont, TX |
| January 7 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 74–54 | 10–6 (2–1) | 34 – Weisbrod | 8 – Tied | 3 – Noel | Montagne Center (1,988) Beaumont, TX |
| January 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | W 87–72 | 11–6 (3–1) | 26 – Weisbrod | 13 – Weisbrod | 4 – Nzeakor | Montagne Center (1,812) Beaumont, TX |
| January 14 4:00 p.m. | | at Abilene Christian | L 64–67 | 11–7 (3–2) | 21 – Weisbrod | 10 – Weisbrod | 2 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (1,144) Abilene, TX |
| January 19 6:30 p.m. | | at Sam Houston State | L 65–87 | 11–8 (3–3) | 11 – Nzeakor | 10 – Nzeakor | 7 – Frenchwood | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071) Huntsville, TX |
| January 21 3:30 p.m. | | at Nicholls | W 87–76 | 12–8 (4–3) | 18 – Garth | 11 – Nzeakor | 6 – Noel | Stopher Gym (533) Thibodaux, LA |
| January 25 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 66–69 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (4–4) | 14 – Weisbrod | 8 – Nzeakor | 8 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (2,188) Beaumont, TX |
| January 28 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Northwestern State | W 85–64 | 13–9 (5–4) | 18 – Tied | 9 – Weisbrod | 8 – Noel | Montagne Center (2,109) Beaumont, TX |
| February 4 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | McNeese State | W 77–57 | 14–9 (6–4) | 20 – Weisbrod | 14 – Weisbrod | 3 – Tied | Montagne Center (2,774) Beaumont, TX |
| February 9 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Sam Houston State | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (7–4) | 16 – Weisbrod | 9 – Owens | 8 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (2,538) Beaumont, TX |
| February 11 7:00 p.m. | | at Houston Baptist | L 87–94 | 15–10 (7–5) | 24 – Garth | 4 – Tied | 6 – Garth | Sharp Gymnasium (952) Houston, TX |
| February 16 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Stephen F. Austin | L 61–70 | 15–11 (7–6) | 12 – Nzeakor | 7 – Bosha | 4 – Frenchwood | William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,719) Nacogdoches, TX |
| February 18 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 63–70 | 15–12 (7–7) | 18 – Weisbrod | 12 – Weisbrod | 2 – Tied | American Bank Center (3,535) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 22 8:00 p.m. | | at Northwestern State | W 88–68 | 16–12 (8–7) | 16 – Weisbrod | 9 – Bosha | 4 – Frenchwood | Prather Coliseum (1,323) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 25 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Houston Baptist | L 68–75 | 6–13 (8–8) | 24 – Weisbrod | 7 – Weisbrod | 3 – Tied | Montagne Center (2,134) Beaumont, TX |
| March 2 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Nicholls | W 87–75 | 17–13 (9–8) | 23 – Davis | 7 – Albright | 10 – Frenchwood | Montagne Center (2,278) Beaumont, TX |
| March 4 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at McNeese State | W 90–83 | 18–13 (10–8) | 32 – Weisbrod | 9 – Weisbrod | 5 – Frenchwood | Burton Coliseum (400) Lake Charles, LA |
| Southland tournament |||||||||
| March 8 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (7) Southeastern Louisiana First Round | W 77–65 | 19–13 | 17 – Garth | 9 – Weisbrod | 3 – Tied | Merrell Center (1,127) Katy, TX |
| March 9 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin Quarterfinals | L 59–75 | 19–14 | 14 – Noel | 3 – 3 tied | 4 – Garth | Merrell Center (1,756) Katy, TX |
| CIT |||||||||
| March 16* 7:30 pm, Facebook Live | | at Texas State First Round | L 60–70 | 19–15 | 11 – Atwood | 5 – Bosha | 3 – Garth | Strahan Coliseum (1,255) San Marcos, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||