2016 – 17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team represented Jackson State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Tigers , led by fourth-year head coach Wayne Brent , played their home games at the Williams Assembly Center in Jackson , Mississippi as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 14 – 18 , 10 – 8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the No. 6 seed in the SWAC Tournament , they lost to Southern in the quarterfinals
SWAC Tournament
2017 SWAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Jackson State Tigers basketball team