Conference Southland Conference Assistant coach Steven Key Assistant coach Keith Berard | 2016–17 record 14–12 (9–6 Southland) Assistant coach Justin "Jud" Kinne | |
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Head coach Ron Cottrell (26th year) | ||
The 2016–17 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team will represent Houston Baptist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This season is head coach Ron Cottrell's 26th season at HBU. The Huskies play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.
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Previous season
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 17–17, 10–8 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Southeastern Louisiana in the quarterfinals of the Southland Tournament before losing to Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals. The Huskies received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to UNC Greensboro.
Media
All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by the Legacy Sports Network (LSN). LSN will also provide online video for every non-televised Huskies home game. However HBU games can air on ESPN3 as part of the Southland Conference TV packages.