The 2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team represented
Southeastern Louisiana University during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
. The Lions, led by third-year head coach
Jay Ladner
Jay Ladner (born December 8, 1965) is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach of the Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball team.
Playing career
Ladner played college basketball at Southern Miss where he was par ...
, played their home games at the
University Center in
Hammond, Louisiana
Hammond is the largest city in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States, located east of Baton Rouge and northwest of New Orleans. Its population was 20,019 in the 2010 U.S. census, and 21,359 at the 2020 population estimates program. Ham ...
as members of the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in Southland play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the
Southland tournament to
Lamar.
Previous season
The
Lions
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finished the
2015–16 season 12–21, 9–9 in
Southland play to finish in sixth place. They defeated
in the first round of the
Southland tournament before losing to
Houston Baptist in the quarterfinals.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Southland regular season
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Southland tournament
See also
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2016–17 Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions basketball team
References
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.
Postseason
NCAA Division I ...
Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
The Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference.
Postseason
NCAA Division I ...