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2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team

2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division East Division
2016–17 record 20–15 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach Ray Harper (1st year)
Assistant coach Chase Richardson
Assistant coach Jake Morton
Assistant coach Tommy Wade
Home arena Pete Mathews Coliseum
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938     23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625     14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563     20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500     17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500     12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625     22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563     15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500     16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375     14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063     6 24   .200
2017 OVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team represented Jacksonville State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by first-year head coach Ray Harper, played their home games at the Pete Mathews Coliseum in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division. As the No. 4 seed in the OVC Tournament, they defeated Southeast Missouri State, top-seeded Belmont, and UT Martin to win the tournament title. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, its the first ever appearance, where it lost in the First Round to Louisville.

The Gamecocks finished the 2015–16 season 8–23, 4–12 in OVC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As a result, they failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.


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