2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference.[2][3] They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to West Virginia.
2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2016–17 record | 11–22 (4–14 Big 12) |
Head coach | Shaka Smart (2nd season) |
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Home arena | Frank Erwin Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Kansas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 West Virginia | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Baylor | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 24 | – | 15 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
Previous season
The Longhorns finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of they Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Northern Iowa.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Isaiah Taylor | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Hayward, CA | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |
DeMarcus Holland | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Garland, TX | Graduated |
Javan Felix | 3 | G | 5'11" | 205 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated |
Danny Newsome | 4 | F | 6'10" | 190 | RS Junior | Houston, TX | Walk-on; did not return |
Connor Lammert | 21 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Senior | San Antonio, TX | Graduated |
Prince Ibeh | 44 | C | 6'11" | 265 | Senior | Garland, TX | Graduated |
Cameron Ridley | 55 | C | 6'10" | 290 | Senior | Richmond, TX | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Isaiah Hobbs | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Palm Beach, FL | • Transferred from Howard College. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Hobbs is a junior college transfer. |
Mareik Isom | 14 | F | 6'9" | 215 | RS Senior | Austin, TX | • Transferred from Little Rock. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Isom graduated from Little Rock. |
Dylan Osetkowski | 21 | C | 6'9" | 255 | Junior | San Juan Capistrano, CA | • Transferred from Tulane. • Under NCAA transfer rules, Osetkowski will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jacob Young SG |
Houston, TX | Yates High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 30, 2015 | |
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James Banks C |
Atlanta, GA | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 8, 2015 | |
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Andrew Jones SG |
Irving, TX | MacArthur High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Dec 14, 2015 | |
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Jarrett Allen C |
Austin, TX | Saint Stephen's Episcopal School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 3, 2016 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 16 ESPN: 11 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Royce Hamm PF |
Houston, TX | Aldine High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 1, 2016 | |
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Jericho Sims PF/C |
Minneapolis, MN | Cristo Rey Jesuit High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 30, 2016 | |
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Jase Febres SG |
Houston, TX | Westfield High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 30, 2016 | |
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Matt Coleman PG |
Norfolk, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 16, 2017 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7 Rivals: 14 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 27 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 21 | Angelo State | W 95–55 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 21 | Incarnate Word | W 78–73 | 1–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (10,922) Austin, TX | ||||||
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 23 | Louisiana–Monroe Legends Classic regional round |
W 80–59 | 2–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (8,953) Austin, TX | ||||||
November 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
No. 23 | Eastern Washington Legends Classic regional round |
W 85–52 | 3–0 |
Frank Erwin Center (9,072) Austin, TX | ||||||
November 21, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 22 | vs. Northwestern Legends Classic semifinals |
L 58–77 | 3–1 |
Barclays Center (6,780) Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
November 22, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 22 | vs. Colorado Legends Classic 3rd place game |
L 54–68 | 3–2 |
Barclays Center (5,711) Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
Texas–Arlington | L 61–72 | 3–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (9,812) Austin, TX | |||||||
December 2, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPNU |
Alabama | W 77–68 | 4–3 |
Frank Erwin Center (10,268) Austin, TX | |||||||
December 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Michigan | L 50–53 | 4–4 |
Crisler Center (10,613) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
December 10, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Long Beach State | W 71–65 | 5–4 |
Frank Erwin Center (10,173) Austin, TX | |||||||
December 17, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Arkansas Houston Showcase |
L 74–77 | 5–5 |
Toyota Center (8,777) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN |
UAB | W 96–60 | 6–5 |
Frank Erwin Center (9,106) Austin, TX | |||||||
December 27, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Kent State | L 58–63 | 6–6 |
Frank Erwin Center (10,658) Austin, TX | |||||||
December 30, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews |
at Kansas State | L 62–65 | 6–7 (0–1) |
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, LHN |
Oklahoma State | W 82–79 | 7–7 (1–1) |
Frank Erwin Center (9,753) Austin, TX | |||||||
January 7, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN2 |
at Iowa State | L 70–79 | 7–8 (1–2) |
Hilton Coliseum (14,384) Ames, IA | |||||||
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, LHN |
TCU | L 61–64 | 7–9 (1–3) |
Frank Erwin Center (9,661) Austin, TX | |||||||
January 14, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 10 West Virginia | L 72–74 | 7–10 (1–4) |
Frank Erwin Center (10,751) Austin, TX | |||||||
January 17, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 6 Baylor | L 64–74 | 7–11 (1–5) |
Ferrell Center (7,604) Waco, TX | |||||||
January 21, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS |
at No. 2 Kansas | L 67–79 | 7–12 (1–6) |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
January 23, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN |
Oklahoma | W 84–83 | 8–12 (2–6) |
Frank Erwin Center (10,898) Austin, TX | |||||||
January 28, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN |
at Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge |
L 57–59 | 8–13 |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,029) Athens, GA | |||||||
February 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
Texas Tech | W 62–58 | 9–13 (3–6) |
Frank Erwin Center (10,644) Austin, TX | |||||||
February 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNews |
at TCU | L 63–78 | 9–14 (3–7) |
Schollmaier Arena (6,507) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
February 7, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Iowa State | W 67–65 | 10–14 (4–7) |
Frank Erwin Center (10,048) Austin, TX | |||||||
February 11, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oklahoma State | L 71–84 | 10–15 (4–8) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,592) Stillwater, OK | |||||||
February 14, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oklahoma | L 66–70 | 10–16 (4–9) |
Lloyd Noble Center (7,545) Norman, OK | |||||||
February 18, 2017 1:00 pm, LHN |
Kansas State | L 61–64 | 10–17 (4–10) |
Frank Erwin Center (11,318) Austin, TX | |||||||
February 20, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 12 West Virginia | L 62–77 | 10–18 (4–11) |
WVU Coliseum (10,460) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 25, 2017 5:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 Kansas | L 67–77 | 10–19 (4–12) |
Frank Erwin Center (14,111) Austin, TX | |||||||
March 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Texas Tech | L 57–67 | 10–20 (4–13) |
United Supermarkets Arena (12,643) Lubbock, TX | |||||||
March 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 11 Baylor | L 64–75 | 10–21 (4–14) |
Frank Erwin Center (12,195) Austin, TX | |||||||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
(10) | vs. (7) Texas Tech First round |
W 61–52 | 11–21 |
Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
March 9, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
(10) | vs. (2) West Virginia Quarterfinals |
L 53–63 | 11–22 |
Sprint Center (18,972) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | 21 | 23 | 22 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 9 | 22 | 21 | 21 | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
References
- "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- "MEN'S BASKETBALL". TexasSports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
- "2015-16 Texas Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). TexasSports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.