2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Indiana State Sycamores
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:11–20
Conf Record:5–13
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Lou Gudino
Asst Coach2:Marcus Belcher
Asst Coach3:Terry Parker

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by seventh-year head coach Greg Lansing, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 to finish in a tie for ninth place in MVC play. They lost in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to Evansville.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 8–10 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois State in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Evansville.

Preseason

The Sycamores were picked to finish third in the preseason MVC poll.[1] Brenton Scott was selected to the preseason's All-MVC team.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kristian Smith 1 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Graduated
Kalen Alexander 10 G 6'3" 169 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
11 G 6'2" 195 Senior Graduated
Grant Prusator 20 G 6'0" 171 Junior Transferred to Arkansas Tech
Brandon Burnett 22 G 6'6" 232 Senior Graduated
Nick Amor 24 G/F 6'4" 187 Junior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Demonte Ojinnaka 1 G 6'5" 215 Junior Junior college transfer from Cloud County CC
Donovan Franklin 13 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College

2016 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite. TN. Streamline Technologies - Nashville. Missouri Valley Conference. 2016-10-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028130738/http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/news/2016-17/9075/shockers-tabbed-as-mvc-mens-hoops-favorite/. 2016-10-28. dead.