2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	8–24 (7–11 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Boone (3rd season); Matt Scherbenske; Josh Lowery;
Home arena	Farris Center; (Capacity: 6,000)
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Russ Pennell and played their home games at the Farris Center in Conway, Arkansas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–24, 7–11 in Southland play to finish in a five-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State.

ConferenceSouthland Conference

Record8–24 (7–11 Southland)

Headcoach

Russ Pennell (3rd season)

Assistant coaches

Anthony Boone (3rd season)
Matt Scherbenske
Josh Lowery

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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

† 2017 Southland tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2016* 3:00 pm		Southwest Baptist	W 90–55		Farris Center Conway, AR
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+		at No. 9 Wisconsin Maui on the Mainland	L 47–79	0–1	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSOK+		at Oklahoma State Maui on the Mainland	L 90–102	0–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,911) Stillwater, OK
Nov 19, 2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Chattanooga Maui on the Mainland	L 64–75	0–3	Christl Arena (921) West Point, NY
Nov 20, 2016* 1:30 pm		vs. Army Maui on the Mainland	W 81–76	1–3	Christl Arena (670) West Point, NY
Nov 26, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 63–80	1–4	University Arena (1,844) Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 29, 2016* 7:30 pm		Little Rock	L 87–89 ^OT	1–5	Farris Center (2,643) Conway, AR
Dec 1, 2016* 6:30 pm		at Southeast Missouri State	L 63–87	1–6	Show Me Center (1,437) Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 3, 2016* 3:00 pm, FS2		at No. 18 Butler	L 58–82	1–7	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,117) Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2016* 3:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 59–70	1–8	Jack Stephens Center (3,044) Little Rock, AR
Dec 13, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN		at Michigan	L 53–97	1–9	Crisler Center (9,486) Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm		Arkansas State	L 77–89	1–10	Farris Center (1,942) Conway, AR
Dec 19, 2016* 7:30 pm		at Morehead State	L 85–111	1–11	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,505) Morehead, KY
Dec 22, 2016* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 62–98	1–12	Wells Fargo Arena (4,479) Tempe, AZ
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 31, 2016 4:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 67–65	2–12 (1–0)	Farris Center (612) Conway, AR
Jan 2, 2017 8:00 pm		Lamar	L 75–78	2–13 (1–1)	Farris Center (635) Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm		at Abilene Christian	W 81–76	3–13 (2–1)	Moody Coliseum (1,215) Abilene, TX
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Houston Baptist	W 89–78	4–13 (3–1)	Sharp Gym (597) Houston, TX
Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 81–88	4–14 (3–2)	American Bank Center (1,223) Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 18, 2017 7:00 pm		at McNeese State	L 72–82	4–15 (3–3)	Burton Coliseum (307) Lake Charles, LA
Jan 21, 2017 4:00 pm		New Orleans	L 63–81	4–16 (3–4)	Farris Center (429) Conway, AR
Jan 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Stephen F. Austin	L 76–78	4–17 (3–5)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (3,612) Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm		Incarnate Word	L 80–81	4–18 (3–6)	Farris Center (538) Conway, AR
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 107–97	5–18 (4–6)	Farris Center (754) Conway, AR
Feb 4, 2017 4:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 68–66	6–18 (5–6)	Farris Center (742) Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 84–73	7–18 (6–6)	Farris Center (958) Conway, AR
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm		Nicholls	W 106–83	8–18 (7–6)	Farris Center (1,845) Conway, AR
Feb 16, 2017 6:30 pm		at Nicholls	L 89–96 ^OT	8–19 (7–7)	Stopher Gym (601) Thibodaux, LA
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 61–84	8–20 (7–8)	Lakefront Arena (812) New Orleans, LA
Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 70–87	8–21 (7–9)	University Center (837) Hammond, LA
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	L 85–90	8–22 (7–10)	Farris Center (858) Conway, AR
Mar 4, 2017 3:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 83–97	8–23 (7–11)	Prather Coliseum (1,523) Natchitoches, LA
Southland tournament
March 8, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(8)	vs. (5) Sam Houston State First Round	L 69–77	8–24	Merrell Center (1,127) Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source^[2]^[3].

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