2016 – 17 Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bears , led by sixth-year head coach Paul Lusk , played their home games at JQH Arena in Springfield , Missouri as members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the regular season 17 – 16 , 7 – 11 in MVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place . As the No. 6 seed in the MVC Tournament , they defeated Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals before losing to Wichita State in the semifinals
MVC Tournament
2017 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Missouri State Bears basketball team