2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

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2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016–17 record19–15 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kummer (3rd season)
  • Brian Burton (3rd season)
  • Justin Bailey (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity 10,080)
Seasons
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Tic Price and played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Stephen F. Austin. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas State.

Previous season[]

The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season 11–19. 3–15 in Southland play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the Southland Tournament.

Media[]

All 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals home games, except those otherwise contracted for, will be broadcast online live on ESPN3.[1] Games will be broadcast over the radio by KLVI AM 560 radio with audio streaming over iheart radio.[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Lamar head coach, Tic Price, announced on March 17, 2016 that sophomore point guard Kevin Booze, freshman forward Boaz Williams, and junior center Christian Kennedy were leaving the team.[3] Assistant coach Anthony Anderson resigned in April, 2016.[4]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Departures
Kevin Booze 0 Guard 5'11" 185 Sophomore Irving, TX Left team.
LeMon Gregory 4 Forward 6'9" 251 Senior Greenville, KY Completed eligibility
Christian Kennedy 14 Center 6'11" 202 Junior Warner Robins, GA Left team.
Boaz Williams 21 Forward 6'6" 197 Freshman Houston, TX Left team.
Dontavious Sears 23 Forward 6'3" 184 Senior Memphis, TN / Eastern Oklahoma State College Graduated
Quan Jones 24 Guard 6'3" 168 Senior Little Rock, AR / Connors State College Completed eligibility

Additions[]

On June 2, 2016, Lamar University announced hiring Justin Bailey as assistant coach. Bailey had been an assistant at Arkansas–Fort Smith for four years and was a graduate assistant at Arizona State.[5]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Additions
Torey Noel 1 Guard 5'10" 190 Junior Oklahoma City, OK
Cameron McGee 4 Guard 6'2" Freshman Dallas, TX
Tyrin Atwood 15 Forward 6'6" Freshman Beaumont, TX
Colton Wiesbrod 21 Forward 6'5" Junior Nederland, TX
Christian Albright 30 Post 6'8" Junior Dallas, TX
Joey Frenchwood 32 Guard 6'1" 180 Junior Newark, CA

Roster[]

2016–17 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Dorian Chatman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Memorial High School Port Arthur, Texas
G 3 Nick Garth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So Cypress Lakes High School Houston, Texas
G 4 Cameron McGee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Newman Smith High School Dallas, Texas
G 5 Lincoln Davis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr South Plains College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 10 Torey Noel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northern Oklahoma College Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 11 Josh Nzeakor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) So Mesquite High School Mesquite, Texas
G 12 Zjori Bosha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Hardin-Jefferson High School Nome, Texas
F 13 Terrance Hubby 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Mansfield Summit High School Arlington, Texas
G/F 15 T. J. Atwood 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Central High School Beaumont, Texas
G/F 20 Marcus Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Deerfield Beach High School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 21 Colton Weisbrod 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Lamar State College–Port Arthur Nederland, Texas
F 30 Christian Albright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lamar State College–Port Arthur Dallas, Texas
G 32 Joey Frenchwood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Hill College Newark, California
F James Harrison Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr UT Martin Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bobby Kummer (Charlotte)
  • Brian Burton (UT Dallas)
  • Justin Bailey (University of Arkansas – Fort Smith)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Howard Payne W 90–47  1–0
  20 – J. Nzeakor   8 – C. Weisbrod   7 – T. Noel  Montagne Center (1,905)
Beaumont, TX
November 16*
8:00 p.m. 		at Oregon State W 63–60  1–0
  16 – Weisbrod   12 – Weisbrod   6 – Frenchwood  Gill Coliseum (4,182)
Corvallis, OR
November 19*
1:00 p.m. 		at Fresno State L 64–83  2–1
  10 – Tied   8 – Owens   3 – 3 tied  Save Mart Center (5,269)
Fresno, CA
November 22*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		UTSA W 78–58  3–1
  24 – Garth   8 – Tied   5 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,865)
Beaumont, TX
November 25*
4:00 p.m. 		at Prairie View A&M W 91–83  4–1
  25 – Weisbrod   13 – Weisbrod   10 – Noel  William Nicks Building (183)
Prairie View, TX
November 29*
8:05 p.m. 		at Idaho State L 60–77  4–2
  14 – Weisbrod   17 – Weisbrod   3 – Tied  Reed Gym (1,534)
Pocatello, ID
December 2*
9:00 p.m. 		at San Francisco L 63–82  4–3
  24 – Weisbrod   8 – Weisbrod   2 – Frenchwood  War Memorial Gymnasium (963)
San Francisco, CA
December 6*
8:00 p.m., FSN/WCIU 		at DePaul L 61–80  4–4
  21 – Chatman   9 – Weisbrod   7 – Frenchwood  Allstate Arena (4,516)
Chicago, IL
December 10*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Austin College W 109–58  5–4
  18 – Weisbrod   8 – Tied   4 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,556)
Beaumont, TX
December 16*
7:00 p.m. 		at UTRGV L 81–95  5–5
  21 – Bosha   14 – Weisbrod   5 – Garth  UTRGV Fieldhouse (835)
Edinburg, TX
December 19*
7:00 p.m. 		Liberty W 82–65  6–5
  22 – Garth   7 – Chatman   12 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,677)
Beaumont, TX
December 21*
7:00 p.m. 		Arlington Baptist W 126–75  7–5
  14 – Garth   5 – Albright   13 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,453)
Beaumont, TX
December 29*
7:30 p.m. 		Huston–Tillotson W 90–63  8–5
  19 – Weisbrod   10 – Weisbrod   10 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (1,947)
Beaumont, TX
Southland Conference regular season
January 2, 2017
8:00 p.m. 		at Central Arkansas W 78–75  9–5
(1–0) 		 22 – Nzeakor   12 – Weisbrod   7 – Frenchwood  Farris Center (635)
Conway, AR
January 5
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		New Orleans L 62–66 OT 9–6
(1–1) 		 13 – Garth   11 – Bosha   3 – Noel  Montagne Center (2,017)
Beaumont, TX
January 7
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Southeastern Louisiana W 74–54  10–6
(2–1) 		 34 – Weisbrod   8 – Tied   3 – Noel  Montagne Center (1,988)
Beaumont, TX
January 11
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Incarnate Word W 87–72  11–6
(3–1) 		 26 – Weisbrod   13 – Weisbrod   4 – Nzeakor  Montagne Center (1,812)
Beaumont, TX
January 14
4:00 p.m. 		at Abilene Christian L 64–67  11–7
(3–2) 		 21 – Weisbrod   10 – Weisbrod   2 – Tied  Moody Coliseum (1,144)
Abilene, TX
January 19
6:30 p.m. 		at Sam Houston State L 65–87  11–8
(3–3) 		 11 – Nzeakor   10 – Nzeakor   7 – Frenchwood  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,071)
Huntsville, TX
January 21
3:30 p.m. 		at Nicholls W 87–76  12–8
(4–3) 		 18 – Garth   11 – Nzeakor   6 – Noel  Stopher Gym (533)
Thibodaux, LA
January 25
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 66–69 OT 12��9
(4–4) 		 14 – Weisbrod   8 – Nzeakor   8 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,188)
Beaumont, TX
January 28
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Northwestern State W 85–64  13–9
(5–4) 		 18 – Tied   9 – Weisbrod   8 – Noel  Montagne Center (2,109)
Beaumont, TX
February 4
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		McNeese State W 77–57  14–9
(6–4) 		 20 – Weisbrod   14 – Weisbrod   3 – Tied  Montagne Center (2,774)
Beaumont, TX
February 9
7:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Sam Houston State W 80–76 OT 15–9
(7–4) 		 16 – Weisbrod   9 – Owens   8 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,538)
Beaumont, TX
February 11
7:00 p.m. 		at Houston Baptist L 87–94  15–10
(7–5) 		 24 – Garth   4 – Tied   6 – Garth  Sharp Gymnasium (952)
Houston, TX
February 16
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Stephen F. Austin L 61–70  15–11
(7–6) 		 12 – Nzeakor   7 – Bosha   4 – Frenchwood  William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,719)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 18
7:00 p.m. 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 63–70  15–12
(7–7) 		 18 – Weisbrod   12 – Weisbrod   2 – Tied  American Bank Center (3,535)
Corpus Christi, TX
February 22
8:00 p.m. 		at Northwestern State W 88–68  16–12
(8–7) 		 16 – Weisbrod   9 – Bosha   4 – Frenchwood  Prather Coliseum (1,323)
Natchitoches, LA
February 25
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		Houston Baptist L 68–75  6–13
(8–8) 		 24 – Weisbrod   7 – Weisbrod   3 – Tied  Montagne Center (2,134)
Beaumont, TX
March 2
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Nicholls W 87–75  17–13
(9–8) 		 23 – Davis   7 – Albright   10 – Frenchwood  Montagne Center (2,278)
Beaumont, TX
March 4
3:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at McNeese State W 90–83  18–13
(10–8) 		 32 – Weisbrod   9 – Weisbrod   5 – Frenchwood  Burton Coliseum (400)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (7) Southeastern Louisiana
First Round 		W 77–65  19–13
  17 – Garth   9 – Weisbrod   3 – Tied  Merrell Center (1,127)
Katy, TX
March 9
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		(6) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals 		L 59–75  19–14
  14 – Noel   3 – 3 tied   4 – Garth  Merrell Center (1,756)
Katy, TX
CIT
March 16*
7:30 pm, Facebook Live 		at Texas State
First Round 		L 60–70  19–15
  11 – Atwood   5 – Bosha   3 – Garth  Strahan Coliseum (1,255)
San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games". lamarcardinals.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lamar Men's Radio". iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Danny Shapiro (March 17, 2016). "Beaumont Enterprise". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
  4. ^ James Dixon (April 19, 2016). "Anderson Steps Down". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  5. ^ James Dixon (June 2, 2016). "Justin Bailey Added to LU Hoops Staff". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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