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2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division West Division
2016–17 record 6–24 (1–15 OVC)
Head coach Jon Harris (2nd year)
Assistant coach Kent Williams
Assistant coach Charles "Bubba" Wells
Assistant coach Tarrance Crump
Assistant coach Yemi Makanjuola (GA)
Home arena Vadalabene Center
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 SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Jon Harris, played their home games at the Vadalabene Center in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 1–15 in OVC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament.

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 6–22, 3–13 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Six players, all of whom saw major playing time, returned from the 6–22 team of 2015–16. They were joined by two players who sat out last season as "redshirts" under NCAA transfer rules, four freshmen, and two walk-on players who earned roster spots in open tryouts. A fifth freshman joined the squad at the semester break, and he, another freshman, and a transfer student were redshirted. The one non-returning player tranferred to a Division II school.

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, SIUE was picked to finish fifth in the OVC's West Division.

With a forbidding foreboding, the Cougars lost their only exhibition game at home to the Division II McKendree Bearcats.

The season started on a positive note with two wins at Hawaii. The Cougars then lost three in a row before winning two to raise their record to 4–3. They then lost the next six games (including another Division II loss) before beating Divisions II Missouri S&T in the final non-conference game.


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