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'' The 2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. 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

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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

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. Games will be broadcast over the radio by

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AM 560 radio with audio streaming over

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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. Assistant coach Anthony Anderson resigned in April, 2016.

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

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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