2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike Anderson , and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the SEC .
Previous season
Arkansas did not continue the momentum it had built in 2014–15 , after finishing second to Kentucky in the SEC and winning a game in the NCAA tournament for the first time in seven years. They lost Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis to the NBA and Michael Qualls also declared but was not drafted after sustaining a knee injury. Seniors Rashad Madden and Alandise Harris graduated, and Nick Babb elected to transfer to Iowa State .
In the offseason, returning players Jacorey Williams and Anton Beard, along with Colorado transfer Dustin Thomas, were involved in a counterfeiting scandal and Williams was later kicked off the team. Beard was suspended for the first semester and Thomas had to sit out the season anyway as part of NCAA transfer rules.[ 1]
The Razorbacks lost to Florida in the second round of the SEC tournament .
Departures
Recruiting classes
2016
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Arlando Cook F
St. Louis, Missouri
Connors State College
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Nov 5, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Adrio Bailey F
Campti, Louisiana
Lakeview High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Oct 18, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Jaylen Barford G
Jackson, Tennessee
Motlow State Community College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sep 22, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Daryl Macon G
Little Rock, Arkansas
Holmes Community College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 6, 2015
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C.J. Jones G
Birmingham, Alabama
Central Park Christian High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Feb 20, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : ESPN : N/A
Brachen Hazen F
Columbia City, Indiana
Columbia City High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Apr 26, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2017
College recruiting information (2017)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Daniel Gafford F
El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado High School
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Aug 1, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Khalil Garland G
Little Rock, Arkansas
Parkview High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jul 16, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Darious Hall F
Little Rock, Arkansas
Mills University Studies High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Mar 15, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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high school = Southwest Christian Academy
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jaylen Barford
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Jr
South Side HS Motlow State CC
Jackson, Tennessee
PF
1
Trey Thompson
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
Jr
Forrest City HS
Madison, Arkansas
SF
2
Adrio Bailey
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Lakeview HS
Campti, Louisiana
SG
3
Dusty Hannahs
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
RS Sr
Pulaski Academy Texas Tech
Little Rock, Arkansas
SG
4
Daryl Macon
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Parkview HS Holmes CC
Little Rock, Arkansas
PF
5
Arlando Cook
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Madison PrepConnors State College
St. Louis, Missouri
PG
11
RJ Glasper
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Fr
Forrest City HS
Forrest City, Arkansas
SF
12
Brachen Hazen
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Columbia City HS
Fort Wayne, Indiana
PF
13
Dustin Thomas
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
Pleasant Grove HS Colorado
Texarkana, Texas
SG
21
Manuale Watkins
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
222 lb (101 kg)
Sr
Fayetteville HS
Fayetteville, Arkansas
SG
23
C.J. Jones
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Central Park Christian HS
Birmingham, Alabama
PG
31
Anton Beard
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Jr
North Little Rock HS
North Little Rock, Arkansas
C
33
Moses Kingsley
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Huntington Prep
Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2016-10-24
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Spanish exhibition tour[ 2]
Aug 9, 2016 *8:00 pm
at Eurocolegio Casvi
L 75–81
Madrid, Spain
Aug 10, 2016 *5:30 am
at Albacete Basket (LEB Plata )
W 96–61
Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain
Aug 13, 2016 *9:00 pm
at Barcelona All-Stars
W 99–77
Barcelona, Spain
Aug 14, 2016 *8:00 pm
at Europe Basketball Academy
W 124–55
Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition
10/28/2016 *4:00 pm
Central Missouri
W 87–60
Bud Walton Arena (13,293)Fayetteville, AR
11/04/2016 *7:00 pm
Emporia State
W 94–44
Bud Walton Arena (13,279)Fayetteville, AR
Regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
Fort Wayne
W 92–83
1–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,787)Fayetteville, AR
11/14/2016 *7:00 pm
Southern Illinois Golden Gopher Showcase
W 90–65
2–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,308)Fayetteville, AR
11/18/2016 *7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington Golden Gopher Showcase
W 71–67
3–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,587)Fayetteville, AR
11/22/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Minnesota Golden Gopher Showcase
L 71–85
3–1
Williams Arena (8,997)Minneapolis, MN
11/28/2016 *7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's Golden Gopher Showcase
W 89–76
4–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,321)Fayetteville, AR
12/01/2016 *8:00 pm, SECN
Stephen F. Austin
W 78–62
5–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,358)Fayetteville, AR
12/03/2016 *7:00 pm
Austin Peay
W 99–62
6–1
Bud Walton Arena (19,483)Fayetteville, AR
12/06/2016 *6:00 pm, SECN
Houston
W 84–72
7–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,455)Fayetteville, AR
12/10/2016 *4:30 pm, SECN
North Florida
W 91–76
8–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,700)Fayetteville, AR
12/17/2016 *1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Texas Houston Showcase
W 77–74
9–1
Toyota Center (8,777)Houston, TX
12/20/2016 *7:00 pm
North Dakota State
W 71–55
10–1
Bud Walton Arena (16,006)Fayetteville, AR
12/22/2016 *6:00 pm, SECN
vs. Sam Houston State
W 90–56
11–1
Verizon Arena (12,153)North Little Rock, AR
12/29/2016 8:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 Florida
L 72–81
11–2 (0–1)
Bud Walton Arena (16,035)Fayetteville, AR
01/03/2017 5:30 pm, SECN
at Tennessee
W 82–78
12–2 (1–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena (13,002)Knoxville, TN
01/07/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN
at No. 6 Kentucky
L 71–97
12–3 (1–2)
Rupp Arena (24,332)Lexington, KY
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, SECN
Mississippi State
L 78–84
12–4 (1–3)
Bud Walton Arena (15,111)Fayetteville, AR
01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SECN
Missouri
W 92–73
13–4 (2–3)
Bud Walton Arena (15,424)Fayetteville, AR
01/17/2017 6:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M
W 62–60
14–4 (3–3)
Reed Arena (9,474)College Station, TX
01/21/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
LSU
W 99–86
15–4 (4–3)
Bud Walton Arena (16,099)Fayetteville, AR
01/24/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt
W 71–70
16–4 (5–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,408)Nashville, TN
01/28/2017 *3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 71–99
16–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)Stilwatter, OK
02/01/2017 6:00 pm, SECN
Alabama
W 87–68
17–5 (6–3)
Bud Walton Arena (14,004)Fayetteville, AR
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri
L 78–83
17–6 (6–4)
Mizzou Arena (8,211)Columbia, MO
02/07/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt
L 59–72
17–7 (6–5)
Bud Walton Arena (13,494)Fayetteville, AR
02/11/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
at LSU
W 78–70
18–7 (7–5)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,132)Baton Rouge, LA
02/15/2017 5:30 pm, SECN
at No. 21 South Carolina
W 83–76
19–7 (8–5)
Colonial Life Arena (13,001)Columbia, SC
02/18/2017 5:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss
W 98–80
20–7 (9–5)
Bud Walton Arena (17,356)Fayetteville, AR
02/22/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
Texas A&M
W 86–77
21–7 (10–5)
Bud Walton Arena (14,117)Fayetteville, AR
02/25/2017 7:30 pm, SECN
at Auburn
W 79–68
22–7 (11–5)
Auburn Arena (8,098)Auburn, AL
03/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 12 Florida
L 65–78
22–8 (11–6)
O'Connell Center (10,978)Gainesville, FL
03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2
Georgia
W 85–67
23–8 (12–6)
Bud Walton Arena (18,247)Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
03/10/2017 8:30 pm, SECN
(3)
vs. (6) Ole Miss Quarterfinals
W 73–72
24–8
Bridgestone Arena (14,227)Nashville, TN
03/11/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN
(3)
vs. (7) Vanderbilt Semifinals
W 76–62
25–8
Bridgestone Arena (19,196)Nashville, TN
03/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN
(3)
vs. (1) No. 8 Kentucky Championship
L 65–82
25–9
Bridgestone Arena (19,953)Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017 *12:30 pm, TNT
(8 S)
vs. (9 S) Seton Hall First Round
W 77–71
26–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179)Greenville, South Carolina
03/19/2017 *5:10 pm, TNT
(8 S)
vs. (1 S) No. 5 North Carolina Second Round
L 65–72
26–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216)Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics