# 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Francis (PA).

## Previous season

The Dolphins finished the 2015–16 season 16–16, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2016* 9:00 pm | | at Denver | W 92–84 | 1–0 | Magness Arena (2,030) Denver, CO |
| 11/14/2016* 9:00 pm | | at Air Force | L 68–86 | 1–1 | Clune Arena (870) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 11/18/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Youngstown State Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 79–54 | 2–1 | Mitchell Center (2,225) Mobile, AL |
| 11/19/2016* 2:30 pm | | vs. FIU Red Diamond Roundball Classic | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Mitchell Center (1,948) Mobile, AL |
| 11/20/2016* 3:30 pm | | at South Alabama Red Diamond Roundball Classic | L 58–71 | 3–2 | Mitchell Center (1,823) Mobile, AL |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Trinity Baptist | W 97–52 | 4–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (631) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 66–49 | 5–2 | Corbett Sports Center (481) Greensboro, NC |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | L 67–72 | 5–3 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,473) Milwaukee, WI |
| 12/05/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | W 76–66 | 6–3 | ICI Center (717) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Kentucky | L 76–80 | 6–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (1,152) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/10/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Marist | W 85–64 | 7–4 | McCann Field House (1,085) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 12/17/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 75–72 | 8–4 | Teaching Gym (678) Tallahassee, FL |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Memorial | W 81–63 | 9–4 | Swisher Gymnasium (650) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 60–75 | 9–5 | John M. Belk Arena (3,678) Davidson, NC |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Thomas | W 93–64 | 10–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (374) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/31/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Carolina State | W 89–85 | 11–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (450) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/03/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Middle Georgia State | W 124–85 | 12–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (657) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Florida | L 64–80 | 12–6 (0–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,360) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | W 82–81 | 13–6 (1–1) | Fleisher Center (387) Newark, NJ |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | L 66–73 | 13–7 (1–2) | G. B. Hodge Center (479) Spartanburg, SC |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | L 95–112 | 13–8 (1–3) | Swisher Gymnasium (506) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | L 71–81 | 13–9 (1–4) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,006) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 103–92 | 14–9 (2–4) | Swisher Gymnasium (859) Jacksonville, FL |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 56–78 | 14–10 (2–5) | Alico Arena (4,402) Fort Myers, FL |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | W 89–86 | 15–10 (3–5) | Edmunds Center (799) DeLand, FL |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 57–67 | 15–11 (3–6) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,050) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | L 67–70 | 15–12 (3–7) | Swisher Gymnasium (950) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 76–73 | 16–12 (4–7) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,176) Jacksonville, FL |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | W 79–78 | 17–12 (5–7) | KSU Convocation Center (453) Kennesaw, GA |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | L 69–81 | 17–13 (5–8) | Allen Arena (2,316) Nashville, TN |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at North Florida River City Rumble | L 69–73 | 17–14 (5–9) | UNF Arena (3,149) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| 02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) North Florida Quarterfinals | L 74–77 | 17–15 | UNF Arena (2,938) Jacksonville, FL |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/14/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | Saint Francis (PA) First Round Hugh Durham Classic | L 76–78 | 17–16 | Swisher Gymnasium (734) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||