2016 – 17 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Jaguars , led by sixth-year head coach Roman Banks , played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center in Baton Rouge , Louisiana as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 10 – 8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the 3-seed in the SWAC Tournament they defeated Jackson State before losing in the semifinals to Alcorn State . On March 31 , head coach Roman Banks , who had been serving as Southern 's interim Athletic Director for almost two years , was promoted to full time Athletic Director and stepped down as basketball coach . He finished his coaching career at Southern with a six year record of 114 – 85
SWAC Tournament
2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Southern Jaguars basketball team