# 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Mark Byington, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–18, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt tournament to Troy. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 10–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to South Alabama.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Lees–McRae | W 106–51 | | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,501) Statesboro, GA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at NC State | L 79–81 | 0–1 | PNC Arena (16,226) Raleigh, NC |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Coastal Georgia | W 92–43 | 1–1 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,628) Statesboro, GA |
| 11/20/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mercer Savannah Invitational | L 67–80 | 1–2 | Hawkins Arena (3,508) Macon, GA |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Akron Savannah Invitational | L 67–75 | 1–3 | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,457) Akron, OH |
| 11/25/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Florida A&M Savannah Invitational | W 83–72 | 2–3 | Savannah Civic Center (491) Savannah, GA |
| 11/26/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. Radford Savannah Invitational | W 65–64 | 3–3 | Savannah Civic Center Savannah, GA |
| 12/01/2016* 2:30 pm | | at Savannah State | W 94–75 | 4–3 | Tiger Arena (3,708) Savannah, GA |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 82–85 | 4–4 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,519) Statesboro, GA |
| 12/09/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 49–86 | 4–5 | Williams Arena (8,790) Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 72–59 | 5–5 | Alico Arena (3,057) Fort Myers, FL |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | W 75–68 | 6–5 | FIU Arena (639) Miami, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 11:00 am | | at Winthrop | L 84–86 | 6–6 | Winthrop Coliseum (2,534) Rock Hill, SC |
| 12/22/2016* 4:00 pm | | Fisk | W 106–58 | 7–6 | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,036) Statesboro, GA |
| Sun Belt Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 12:30 pm | | Georgia State | W 88–65 | 8–6 (1–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm | | Troy | W 86–82 | 9–6 (2–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,639) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/09/2017 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (3–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,391) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/14/2017 8:15 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 81–76 | 11–6 (4–0) | Cajundome (5,464) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/16/2017 8:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 62–60 | 12–6 (5–0) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,542) Monroe, LA |
| 01/21/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | W 92–88 | 13–6 (6–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,938) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | W 91–80 | 14–6 (7–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,527) Statesboro, GA |
| 01/28/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Alabama | L 66–78 | 14–7 (7–1) | Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, AL |
| 01/30/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 76–83 | 14–8 (7–2) | Trojan Arena (1,087) Troy, AL |
| 02/04/2017 5:00 pm | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 76–62 | 15–8 (8–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,859) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 74–70 | 16–8 (9–2) | Hanner Fieldhouse (1,373) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/11/2017 4:30 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | L 70–82 | 16–9 (9–3) | HTC Center (2,050) Conway, SC |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Appalachian State | L 78–83 | 16–10 (9–4) | Holmes Center (1,573) Boone, NC |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm | | Texas State | W 70–67 | 17–10 (10–4) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,281) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | UT Arlington | L 71–81 | 17–11 (10–5) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,573) Statesboro, GA |
| 02/25/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | W 72–60 | 18–11 (11–5) | Convocation Center (4,671) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/27/2017 7:30 pm, ASN | | at Little Rock | L 54–56 | 18–12 (11–6) | Jack Stephens Center (2,541) Little Rock, AR |
| 03/04/2017 2:15 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | L 67–72 | 18–13 (11–7) | GSU Sports Arena (3,854) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2017 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Troy Quarterfinals | L 70–90 | 18–14 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| CBI ||||||
| 03/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley First Round | L 49–74 | 18–15 | Hanner Fieldhouse (603) Statesboro, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||