2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball
CIT, First Round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–14 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steven Key
  • Justin "Jud" Kinne
  • Keith Berard
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
2016–17 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
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

The 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season was head coach Ron Cottrell's 26th season at HBU. The Huskies played their home games at Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 12–6 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Southland tournament to Sam Houston State. The Huskies received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Campbell.