# 2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

The 2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by third-year head coach Jay Ladner, played their home games at the University Center in Hammond, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Lamar.

## Previous season

The Lions finished the 2015–16 season 12–21, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated New Orleans in the first round of the Southland tournament before losing to Houston Baptist in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 26, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Southern–New Orleans | W 81–53 | | University Center (764) Hammond, LA |
| November 2, 2016* 7:00 pm | | LSU–Alexandria | W 59–53 | | University Center Hammond, LA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Millsaps | W 85–39 | 1–0 | University Center (930) Hammond, LA |
| November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | L 76–93 | 1–1 | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,239) New Orleans, LA |
| November 16, 2016* 7:30 pm | | Jackson State | W 84–71 | 2–1 | University Center (907) Hammond, LA |
| November 21, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Xavier (LA) | W 89–72 | 3–1 | University Center (696) Hammond, LA |
| November 23, 2016* 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 72–56 | 4–1 | Don Haskins Center (6,348) El Paso, TX |
| November 25, 2016* 3:00 pm, MWN | | at Colorado State | L 59–67 | 4–2 | Moby Arena (3,381) Fort Collins, CO |
| November 27, 2016* 7:00 pm, PAC-12 Network | | at California California Bears Classic | L 55–67 | 4–3 | Haas Pavilion (8,387) Berkeley, CA |
| November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore California Bears Classic | W 85–75 | 5–3 | University Center (866) Hammond, LA |
| December 3, 2016* 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 59–88 | 5–4 | Thomas Assembly Center (2,764) Ruston, LA |
| December 12, 2016* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 108–69 | 6–4 | University Center (488) Hammond, LA |
| December 17, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 56–78 | 6–5 | Savage Arena (3,474) Toledo, OH |
| December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at North Texas | L 65–71 | 6–6 | UNT Coliseum (1,707) Denton, TX |
| December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm | | at Southern | W 64–53 | 7–6 | F. G. Clark Center (328) Baton Rouge, LA |
| Southland regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2016 2:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 75–53 | 8–6 (1–0) | University Center (539) Hammond, LA |
| January 2, 2017 2:00 pm | | Incarnate Word | W 74–63 | 9–6 (2–0) | University Center (552) Hammond, LA |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 74–81 | 9–7 (2–1) | Sharp Gym (761) Houston, TX |
| January 7, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 54–74 | 9–8 (2–2) | Montagne Center (1,988) Beaumont, TX |
| January 12, 2017 7:30 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 56–50 | 10–8 (3–2) | Moody Coliseum (1,217) Abilene, TX |
| January 15, 2017 3:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 79–75 | 11–8 (4–2) | Burton Coliseum (1,353) Lake Charles, LA |
| January 21, 2017 5:00 pm | | Houston Baptist | W 83–71 | 12–8 (5–2) | University Center (674) Hammond, LA |
| January 25, 2017 7:30 pm | | Northwestern State | L 71–85 | 12–9 (5–3) | University Center (1,241) Hammond, LA |
| January 28, 2017 6:15 pm | | at Sam Houston State | L 69–71 | 12–10 (5–4) | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,265) Huntsville, TX |
| February 1, 2017 7:30 pm | | Nicholls | W 72–44 | 13–10 (6–4) | University Center (1,125) Hammond, LA |
| February 4, 2017 4:00 pm | | at Central Arkansas | L 66–68 | 13–11 (6–5) | Farris Center (742) Conway, AR |
| February 8, 2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 75–80 | 13–12 (6–6) | American Bank Center (1,373) Corpus Christi, TX |
| February 11, 2017 5:45 pm, ESPN3 | | New Orleans | L 52–60 | 13–13 (6–7) | University Center (708) Hammond, LA |
| February 16, 2017 8:00 pm | | at Northwestern State | W 73–66 | 14–13 (7–7) | Prather Coliseum (1,711) Natchitoches, LA |
| February 18, 2017 5:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin | L 52–60 | 14–14 (7–8) | University Center (641) Hammond, LA |
| February 22, 2017 7:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 87–70 | 15–14 (8–8) | University Center (837) Hammond, LA |
| February 25, 2017 3:30 pm | | at Nicholls | L 71–77 | 15–15 (8–9) | Stopher Gym (338) Thibodaux, LA |
| March 2, 2017 7:45 pm | | at New Orleans | W 63–58 | 16–15 (9–9) | Lakefront Arena (1,302) New Orleans, LA |
| Southland tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (6) Lamar First Round | L 65–77 | 16–16 | Merrell Center (1,127) Katy, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||