2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I
	† 2017 Southland Tournament winner ;

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
2016–17 record	8–24 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Boone; Matt Scherbenske; Josh Lowery;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Boo Milligan	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Future College Prep	Los Angeles, CA
G	1	Jordan Howard	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Perry HS	Chandler, AZ
F	2	Ethan Lee	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Camden Fairview	Camden, AR
G	3	Tyler Simmons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Greenbrier	Greenbrier, AR
F/C	4	Albert Christensson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	South Kent Prep (Conn.)	Lund, Sweden
F	5	Justin Foreman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Grand Canyon University	Bellaire, TX
G	10	Mathieu Kamba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bishop McNally	Calgary, AB, Canada
G	11	Jeff Lowery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, AZ
F	13	Otas Iyekekpolor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lillian Osborne HS	Edmonton, AB, Canada
F/C	22	Tanner Schmit	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Fr	Nicholls School	Buffalo, NY
G	25	Thatch Unruh	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Quakerdale Prep	Branson, MO
G	30	Mike Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Coffeyville CC	Wichita, KS
G	32	Derreck Brooks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Phoenix College	Portland, OR
C	52	Jake Zuilhof	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Grand Canyon University	Azle, TX

Head coach

Russ Pennell

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Boone
Matt Scherbenske
Josh Lowery

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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].

References[]

^ "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
^ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

[1] "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.

[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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2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
New Orleans †	13	–	5	.722	20	–	12	.625
Texas A&M–CC	12	–	6	.667	24	–	12	.667
Houston Baptist	12	–	6	.667	17	–	14	.548
Stephen F. Austin	12	–	6	.667	18	–	15	.545
Sam Houston State	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Lamar	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Nicholls State	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Abilene Christian*	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Incarnate Word*	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Central Arkansas	7	–	11	.389	8	–	24	.250
McNeese State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	22	.241
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland Tournament winner