2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball

Conference	Southland Conference
2016–17 record	1–5 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Russ Pennell (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Anthony Boone
Assistant coach	Matt Scherbenske
Assistant coach	Josh Lowery
Home arena	Farris Center (Capacity: 6,000)

2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas A&M–CC	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Lamar	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Nicholls State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
McNeese State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northwestern State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
New Orleans	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I

† 2017 Southland Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears basketball team will represent the University of Central Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears will be led by head coach Russ Pennell and will play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2015–16 season 7–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. Due to APR penalties, they were not eligible for postseason play, including the Southland Tournament.^[1]

Roster

2016–17 Central Arkansas Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	00	Milligan, BooBoo Milligan	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Future College Prep	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	1	Howard, JordanJordan Howard	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Perry HS	Chandler, AZ
3.5 !F	2	Lee, EthanEthan Lee	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Camden Fairview	Camden, AR
1.5 !G	3	Simmons, TylerTyler Simmons	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Greenbrier	Greenbrier, AR
4.5 !F/C	4	Christensson, AlbertAlbert Christensson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	South Kent Prep (Conn.)	Lund, Sweden
3.5 !F	5	Foreman, JustinJustin Foreman	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Grand Canyon University	Bellaire, TX
1.5 !G	10	Kamba, MathieuMathieu Kamba	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Bishop McNally	Calgary, AB, Canada
1.5 !G	11	Lowery, JeffJeff Lowery	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Grand Canyon University	Phoenix, AZ
3.5 !F	13	Iyekekpolor, OtasOtas Iyekekpolor	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Lillian Osborne HS	Edmonton, AB, Canada
4.5 !F/C	22	Schmit, TannerTanner Schmit	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Nicholls School	Buffalo, NY
1.5 !G	25	Unruh, ThatchThatch Unruh	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Quakerdale Prep	Branson, MO
1.5 !G	30	Martin, MikeMike Martin	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Coffeyville CC	Wichita, KS
1.5 !G	32	Brooks, DerreckDerreck Brooks	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Phoenix College	Portland, OR
5.0 !C	52	Zuilhof, JakeJake Zuilhof	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	5.0 !GS	Grand Canyon University	Azle, TX

Head coach

Russ Pennell

Assistant coach(es)

Anthony Boone
Matt Scherbenske
Josh Lowery

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-12-05

Schedule and results

Source:^[2]^[3]

Date Time, TV	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			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 3, 2016* 3:00 pm, FS2	at No. 18 Butler			Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
Dec 10, 2016* 3:00 pm	at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Dec 13, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 16, 2016* 7:00 pm	Arkansas State			Farris Center Conway, AR
Dec 19, 2016* 7:30 pm	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Dec 22, 2016* 2:00 pm, P12N	at Arizona State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Southland Conference regular season
Dec 31, 2016 4:00 pm	Sam Houston State			Farris Center Conway, AR
Jan 2, 2017 8:00 pm	Lamar			Farris Center Conway, AR
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm	at Abilene Christian			Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN	at Houston Baptist			Sharp Gym Houston, TX
Jan 14, 2017 7:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			American Bank Center Corpus Christi, TX
Jan 18, 2017 7:00 pm	at McNeese State			Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, LA
Jan 21, 2017 4:00 pm	New Orleans			Farris Center Conway, AR
Jan 25, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stephen F. Austin			William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, TX
Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm	Incarnate Word			Farris Center Conway, AR
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm	Northwestern State			Farris Center Conway, AR
Feb 4, 2017 4:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana			Farris Center Conway, AR
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm	Abilene Christian			Farris Center Conway, AR
Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm	Nicholls			Farris Center Conway, AR
Feb 16, 2017 6:30 pm	at Nicholls			Stopher Gym Thibodaux, LA
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm	at New Orleans			Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 22, 2017 7:30 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana			University Center Hammond, LA
Feb 25, 2017 6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin			Farris Center Conway, AR
Mar 4, 2017 3:00 pm	at Northwestern State			Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, LA
Southland Tournament
March 8–11, 2017	vs. TBA			Merrell Center Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Four schools given postseason ban for poor APR scores in NCAA report". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
↑ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
↑ "Central Arkansas Bears Schedule - 2016-17". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Central Arkansas Bears basketball

Venues	Farris Center (1972–present)

People	Head coaches

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