2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record 2–4 (0–0 MVC)
Head coach Greg Lansing (7th year)
Assistant coach Lou Gudino
Assistant coach Marcus Belcher
Assistant coach Terry Parker
Home arena Hulman Center
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Loyola–Chicago 0 0       5 1   .833
Missouri State 0 0       3 1   .750
Northern Iowa 0 0       3 1   .750
Wichita State 0 0       5 2   .714
Bradley 0 0       3 3   .500
Southern Illinois 0 0       3 3   .500
Evansville 0 0       2 2   .500
Indiana State 0 0       2 3   .400
Illinois State 0 0       1 2   .333
Drake 0 0       1 4   .200
2017 MVC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores basketball team represents 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, IN and are members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous Season

The Sycamores finished the 2015–16 season 15–17, 8–10 in Missouri Valley 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 preseaons All-MVC team.[1]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kristian Smith 1 G/F 6'6" 200 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Kalen Alexander 10 G 6'3" 169 Junior Terre Haute, IN Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Devonte Brown 11 G 6'2" 195 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated
Grant Prusator 20 G 6'0" 171 Junior Rochelle, IL Transferred to Arkansas Tech
Brandon Burnett 22 G 6'6" 232 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Nick Amor 24 G/F 6'4" 187 Junior Lakeville, IN Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Donovan Franklin G 6'5" 175 Sophomore O'Fallon, IL Junior college transfer from Gulf Coast State College
Demonte Ojinnaka G 6'5" 215 Junior Silver Spring, MD Junior college transfer from Cloud County CC

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Barnes
PG
Saint Louis, MO Christian Brothers College High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 19, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Clemons, EverettEverett Clemons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Vincennes
Lanphier HS
Springfield, IL
G 1 Ojinnaka, DemonteDemonte Ojinnaka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Blake HS
Cloud County CC
Silver Spring, MD
G 2 Barnes, JordanJordan Barnes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Christian Brothers HS St. Louis, MO
G 3 Knight III, TreyTrey Knight III 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cedar Park HS Cedar Park, TX
G 4 Scott, BrentonBrenton Scott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Northrop HS Fort Wayne, IN
F 5 Kessinger, BronsonBronson Kessinger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Corydon Central HS Corydon, IN
F 10 Claycomb, EthanEthan Claycomb (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Vincennes, IN
F 12 Bunschoten, NielsNiels Bunschoten 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Howard College Bussum, Netherlands
G 13 Franklin, DonovanDonovan Franklin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr O'Fallon HS
Gulf Coast State
St. Louis, MO
G 24 Deady, MattMatt Deady (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr South Vigo HS Terre Haute, IN
F 30 Van Scyoc, MattMatt Van Scyoc 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Sr The Citadel
Green Lake HS
Green Lake, WI
G 32 Paige, LaquariousLaquarious Paige 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stark HS West Orange, TX
F/C 34 Murphy, BrandonBrandon Murphy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Carver HS Montgomery, AL
F/C 41 Richman, EmondreEmondre Richman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Collinsville HS Collinsville, IL
C 42 Bell, T. J.T. J. Bell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Charleston HS Charleston, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/03/2016*
7:00 PM
Rose-Hulman W 95–36 
Hulman Center (3,321)
Terre Haute, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois L 78–80 OT 0–1
Convocation Center (1,565)
DeKalb, IL

11/15/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ball State W 80–74 OT 1–1
John E. Worthen Arena (3,845)
Muncie, IN

11/19/2016*
6:00 PM
Missouri–St. Louis W 96–55  2–1
Hulman Center (3,141)
Terre Haute, IN

11/24/2016*
12:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Iowa State
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals
L 71–73  2–2
HP Field House (2,436)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/25/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Stanford
AdvoCare Invitational
L 62–65  2–3
HP Field House (1,876)
Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/27/2016*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Quinnipiac
AdvoCare Invitational
L 77–80  2–4
HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL

11/30/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 63–52  3–4
Hulman Center (3,730)
Terre Haute, IN

12/03/2016*
 ESPN3
at Utah State
MW–MWC Challenge
W 62-61  4-4
Smith Spectrum (7,064)
Logan, UT

12/07/2016*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Butler   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

12/11/2016*
4:30 PM
Western Kentucky   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

12/17/2016*
8:00 PM
at Valparaiso   
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN

12/21/2016*
5:30 PM
Eastern Illinois   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Missouri Valley Conference regular season

12/28/2016
7:00 PM, FSI/CSNCH
Wichita State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

12/31/2016
12:00 PM, FSI/CSNCH
at Missouri State   
JQH Arena 
Springfield, MO

01/04/2017
8:00 PM
at Southern Illinois   
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

01/07/2017
2:00 PM, FSI/CSNCH
Illinois State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

01/11/2017
8:00 PM
at Drake   
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, IA

01/14/2017
1:00 PM
Bradley   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

01/18/2016
7:00 PM
Missouri State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

01/21/2017
3:00 PM, ESPN3
Wichita State   
Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS

01/25/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Illinois State   
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL

01/28/2017
2:00 PM
Loyola–Chicago   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

02/01/2017
7:00 PM
Evansville   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

02/04/2017
2:00 PM, CBSSN
at Northern Iowa   
McLeod Center 
Cedar Falls, IA

02/08/2017
9:00 PM, FSI/CSNCH
at Bradley   
Carver Arena 
Peoria, IL

02/11/2017
2:00 PM
Drake   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

02/15/2017
8:00 PM
at Loyola–Chicago   
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL

02/19/2017
4:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3
Southern Illinois   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

02/22/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Northern Iowa   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN

02/25/2017
2:00 PM
at Evansville   
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Tournament

03/02–05/2017
vs.    
Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. 1 2 TN, Streamline Technologies - Nashville,. "Shockers Tabbed as MVC Men's Hoops Favorite". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  2. http://www.gosycamores.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=15200&SPID=7259&SPSID=65150
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