The Gamecocks finished the 2016 – 17 season 20 – 15 , 9 – 7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the East Division . As the No. 4 seed in the OVC Tournament , they defeated Southeast Missouri State , top-seeded Belmont , and UT Martin to win the tournament title . As a result , they received the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament , its first ever appearance , where it lost in the First Round to Louisville
OVC Tournament
2017 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team