# 2016–17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redhawks, led by second-year head coach Rick Ray, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Jacksonville State.

## Previous season

The Redhawks finished the 2015–16 season 5–24, 2–14 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As a result, they failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Preseaon

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Southeast Missouri State was picked to finish last in the West Division of the OVC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2016* 6:30 pm | | Missouri S&T | W 84–77 | | Show Me Center (512) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 62–81 | 0–1 | State Farm Center (19,790) Champaign, IL |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Hannibal–LaGrange | W 86–54 | 1–1 | Show Me Center (807) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Western Illinois | W 74–71 | 2–1 | Western Hall (807) Macomb, IL |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 78–84 | 2–2 | Carver Arena (5,142) Peoria, IL |
| 11/22/2016* 6:30 pm | | UTRGV | W 83–72 | 3–2 | Show Me Center (1,139) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 11/28/2016* 6:35 pm | | at UMKC | L 75–86 | 3–3 | Municipal Auditorium (976) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/01/2016* 6:30 pm | | Central Arkansas | W 87–63 | 4–3 | Show Me Center (1,437) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/04/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 13 Indiana | L 55–83 | 4–4 | Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/07/2016* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Missouri State | L 71–79 | 4–5 | Show Me Center (1,556) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Northern Kentucky | L 66–80 | 4–6 | Show Me Center (1,379) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 12/17/2016* 5:05 pm | | at Missouri State Las Vegas Classic | L 66–71 | 4–7 | JQH Arena (2,384) Springfield, MO |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul Las Vegas Classic | L 78–81 | 4–8 | Allstate Arena (4,377) Rosemont, IL |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Chicago State Las Vegas Classic | L 65–74 | 4–9 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Cornell Las Vegas Classic | L 62–78 | 4–10 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2016* 5:00 pm | | Henderson State | W 89–75 | 5–10 | Show Me Center (955) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 2:30 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 81–48 | 6–10 (1–0) | Show Me Center (720) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/05/2017 7:30 pm | | at Tennessee State | L 62–65 | 6–11 (1–1) | Gentry Complex (613) Nashville, TN |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Belmont | L 75–87 | 6–12 (1–2) | Curb Event Center (2,017) Nashville, TN |
| 01/10/2017 6:30 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 83–78 | 7–12 (2–2) | Show Me Center (923) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/14/2017 6:00 pm | | at UT Martin | L 69–79 | 7–13 (2–3) | Skyhawk Arena (2,068) Martin, TN |
| 01/19/2017 6:30 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 79–76 | 8–13 (3–3) | Show Me Center (1,372) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/21/2017 4:15 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 83–71 | 9–13 (4–3) | Show Me Center (1,968) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | at Murray State | W 75–74 | 10–13 (5–3) | CFSB Center (3,080) Murray, KY |
| 01/28/2017 6:30 pm | | at Austin Peay | W 82–71 | 11–13 (6–3) | Dunn Center (3,794) Cookeville, TN |
| 02/01/2017 7:00 pm | | at Jacksonville State | L 62–74 | 11–14 (6–4) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,011) Jacksonville, AL |
| 02/04/2017 4:15 pm | | Morehead State | L 81–89 | 11–15 (6–5) | Show Me Center (2,919) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 71–67 | 12–15 (7–5) | Vadalabene Center (1,161) Edwardsville, IL |
| 02/11/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Eastern Illinois | L 80–86 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (7–6) | Lantz Arena (1,992) Charleston, IL |
| 02/18/2017 11:00 am, ASN | | UT Martin | W 90–61 | 13–16 (8–6) | Show Me Center (3,160) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/23/2017 6:30 pm | | Murray State | W 82–69 | 14–16 (9–6) | Show Me Center (5,225) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 02/25/2017 4:15 pm | | Austin Peay | L 79–88 | 14–17 (9–7) | Show Me Center (3,746) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 6:30 pm | (5) | vs. (8) Tennessee State First Round | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 15–17 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,043) Nashville, TN |
| 03/02/2017 6:30 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Jacksonville State Quarterfinals | L 51–74 | 15–18 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,001) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||