2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team will represent Southeastern Louisiana University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions, led by third year head coach Jay Ladner, will play their home games at the University Center and are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Lions finished the 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 to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Houston Baptist.

Preseason

Roster

2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marlain Veal	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Helen Cox	Gretna, LA
F	1	Jordan Capps	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Peachtree Ridge Northwest Florida State College	Norcross, GA
G	2	Dimi Cook	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Gulfport HS	Gulfport, MS
G	3	Joshua Filmore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Wekiva HS	Orlando, FL
C	4	Dominic Nelson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Wings Academy Southwest Tennessee CC	Harlem, NY
G	5	Mike Hawkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Wingfield HS Mississippi Gulf Coast CC	Jackson, MS
G	10	Zay Jackson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS Murray State	Hammond, LA
G	11	Keith Charleston	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville Northwest Florida State College	Little Rock, AR
G	12	Malcolm Reid	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	140 lb (64 kg)	Jr	St. Stanislaus College	Diamond Head, MS
F	13	Moe Greenwood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Velma Jackson	Sharon, MS
G	15	Ramone Tate	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	St. Stanislaus College East Central CC	Bay St. Louis, MS
F	20	Bret Barclay	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	French Settlement HS	Crown Point, IN
G	21	Jab Singleton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Brother Martin Oral Roberts	New Orleans, LA
G	22	Jerrod Rigby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	St. Stanislaus College	Bay St. Louis, MS
F	23	James Currington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Paul W. Bryant HS Mississippi Valley State College	Tuscaloosa, AL
G	24	Dylon Maggio	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	The Dunham School	Baton Rouge, LA
F	33	Daniel Grieves	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	St. Stanislaus College ULM	Bay St. Louis, MS

Head coach

Jay Ladner

Assistant coach(es)

David Kiefer
Joey Stiebing
Odell Witherspoon III

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 27, 2016

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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	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* 7:00 pm	at UTEP	W 72–56	4–1	Don Haskins Center (6,348) El Paso, TX
November 25, 2016* 3:00 pm	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	Marlyland–Eastern Shore California Bears Classic	W 85–75	5–3	University Center (866) Hammond, LA
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore			University Center Hammond, LA
December 3, 2016* 6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
December 12, 2016* 7:00 pm	Florida A&M			University Center Hammond, LA
December 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 20, 2016* 7:00 pm	at North Texas			UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
December 28, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
Southland regular season
December 31, 2016 2:00 pm	Abilene Christian			University Center Hammond, LA
January 2, 2017 2:00 pm	Incarnate Word			University Center Hammond, LA
January 5, 2017 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist			Sharp Gym Houston, TX
January 7, 2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3	at Lamar			Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
January 12, 2017 7:30 pm	at Abilene Christian			Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
January 15, 2017 3:00 pm	at McNeese State			Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
January 21, 2017 5:00 pm	Houston Baptist			University Center Hammond, LA
January 25, 2017 7:30 pm	Northwestern State			University Center Hammond, LA
January 28, 2017 6:15 pm	at Sam Houston State			Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2017 7:30 pm	Nicholls			University Center Hammond, LA
February 4, 2017 4:00 pm	at Central Arkansas			Farris Center Conway, AR
February 8, 2017 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
February 11, 2017 5:00 pm	New Orleans			University Center Hammond, LA
February 16, 2017 7:30 pm	at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
February 18, 2017 5:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin			University Center Hammond, LA
February 22, 2017 7:30 pm	Central Arkansas			University Center Hammond, LA
February 25, 2017 8:00 pm	at Nicholls			Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA
March 2, 2017 7:45 pm	at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8-11, 2017	vs.			Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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Venues	Cefalu Coliseum (1956–1982) Pride Roofing University Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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Previous season

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References