2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

The 2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State.

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record8–24 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Josh Lowery
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Orleans135 .7222012  .625
Texas A&M–CC126 .6672412  .667
Houston Baptist126 .6671714  .548
Stephen F. Austin126 .6671815  .545
Sam Houston State108 .5562113  .618
Lamar108 .5561915  .559
Southeastern Louisiana99 .5001616  .500
Nicholls State711 .3891417  .452
Abilene Christian*711 .3891316  .448
Northwestern State711 .3891316  .448
Incarnate Word*711 .3891217  .414
Central Arkansas711 .389824  .250
McNeese State414 .222722  .241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
2017 Southland tournament winner

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland tournament.[1]

Roster

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Boo Milligan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoFuture College Prep Los Angeles, CA
G 1 Jordan Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPerry HS Chandler, AZ
F 2 Ethan Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrCamden Fairview Camden, AR
G 3 Tyler Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoGreenbrier Greenbrier, AR
F/C 4 Albert Christensson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSouth Kent Prep (Conn.) Lund, Sweden
F 5 Justin Foreman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGrand Canyon University Bellaire, TX
G 10 Mathieu Kamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBishop McNally Calgary, AB, Canada
G 11 Jeff Lowery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrGrand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
F 13 Otas Iyekekpolor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLillian Osborne HS Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C 22 Tanner Schmit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrNicholls School Buffalo, NY
G 25 Thatch Unruh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoQuakerdale Prep Branson, MO
G 30 Mike Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrCoffeyville CC Wichita, KS
G 32 Derreck Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPhoenix College Portland, OR
C 52 Jake Zuilhof 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) GSGrand Canyon University Azle, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Anthony Boone
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Josh Lowery

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2016*
3:00 pm
Southwest Baptist W 90–55 
Farris Center 
Conway, AR
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 9 Wisconsin
Maui on the Mainland
L 47–79  0–1
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, FSOK+
at Oklahoma State
Maui on the Mainland
L 90–102  0–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,911)
Stillwater, OK
Nov 19, 2016*
7:30 pm
vs. Chattanooga
Maui on the Mainland
L 64–75  0–3
Christl Arena (921)
West Point, NY
Nov 20, 2016*
1:30 pm
vs. Army
Maui on the Mainland
W 81–76  1–3
Christl Arena (670)
West Point, NY
Nov 26, 2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 63–80  1–4
University Arena (1,844)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 29, 2016*
7:30 pm
Little Rock L 87–89 OT 1–5
Farris Center (2,643)
Conway, AR
Dec 1, 2016*
6:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 63–87  1–6
Show Me Center (1,437)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 3, 2016*
3:00 pm, FS2
at No. 18 Butler L 58–82  1–7
Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,117)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2016*
3:00 pm
at Little Rock L 59–70  1–8
Jack Stephens Center (3,044)
Little Rock, AR
Dec 13, 2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 53–97  1–9
Crisler Center (9,486)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 16, 2016*
7:00 pm
Arkansas State L 77–89  1–10
Farris Center (1,942)
Conway, AR
Dec 19, 2016*
7:30 pm
at Morehead State L 85–111  1–11
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,505)
Morehead, KY
Dec 22, 2016*
2:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–98  1–12
Wells Fargo Arena (4,479)
Tempe, AZ
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 31, 2016
4:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 67–65  2–12
(1–0)
Farris Center (612)
Conway, AR
Jan 2, 2017
8:00 pm
Lamar L 75–78  2–13
(1–1)
Farris Center (635)
Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2017
7:00 pm
at Abilene Christian W 81–76  3–13
(2–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,215)
Abilene, TX
Jan 12, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at Houston Baptist W 89–78  4–13
(3–1)
Sharp Gym (597)
Houston, TX
Jan 14, 2017
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 81–88  4–14
(3–2)
American Bank Center (1,223)
Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 18, 2017
7:00 pm
at McNeese State L 72–82  4–15
(3–3)
Burton Coliseum (307)
Lake Charles, LA
Jan 21, 2017
4:00 pm
New Orleans L 63–81  4–16
(3–4)
Farris Center (429)
Conway, AR
Jan 25, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stephen F. Austin L 76–78  4–17
(3–5)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,612)
Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 28, 2017
4:00 pm
Incarnate Word L 80–81  4–18
(3–6)
Farris Center (538)
Conway, AR
Feb 2, 2017
7:00 pm
Northwestern State W 107–97  5–18
(4–6)
Farris Center (754)
Conway, AR
Feb 4, 2017
4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 68–66  6–18
(5–6)
Farris Center (742)
Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2017
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 84–73  7–18
(6–6)
Farris Center (958)
Conway, AR
Feb 11, 2017
4:00 pm
Nicholls W 106–83  8–18
(7–6)
Farris Center (1,845)
Conway, AR
Feb 16, 2017
6:30 pm
at Nicholls L 89–96 OT 8–19
(7–7)
Stopher Gym (601)
Thibodaux, LA
Feb 18, 2017
4:00 pm
at New Orleans L 61–84  8–20
(7–8)
Lakefront Arena (812)
New Orleans, LA
Feb 22, 2017
7:30 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana L 70–87  8–21
(7–9)
University Center (837)
Hammond, LA
Feb 25, 2017
6:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 85–90  8–22
(7–10)
Farris Center (858)
Conway, AR
Mar 4, 2017
3:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 83–97  8–23
(7–11)
Prather Coliseum (1,523)
Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
March 8, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (5) Sam Houston State
First Round
L 69–77  8–24
Merrell Center (1,127)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time Source[2][3].

See also

References

  1. "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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