2016–17 Lamar Cardinals basketball team
American college basketball season
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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 .
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]
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
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
UT Martin
Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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
^ "LU teams up with ESPN3 to show home games" . lamarcardinals.com . January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ "Lamar Men's Radio" . iHeartMedia. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ Danny Shapiro (March 17, 2016). "Beaumont Enterprise" . Hearst Newspapers II, LLC . Retrieved March 17, 2016 .
^ James Dixon (April 19, 2016). "Anderson Steps Down" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016 .
^ James Dixon (June 2, 2016). "Justin Bailey Added to LU Hoops Staff" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2016 .
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