2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 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 .
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 the 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
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
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
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Jacob Young SG
Houston, TX
Yates High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jun 30, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
James Banks III C
Atlanta, GA
La Lumiere School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Oct 8, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Andrew Jones SG
Irving, TX
MacArthur High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
Dec 14, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jarrett Allen C
Austin, TX
Saint Stephen's Episcopal School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jun 3, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 6 Rivals : 16 ESPN : 11
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:
Recruiting class of 2017
College recruiting information (2017)
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
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
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jase Febres SG
Houston, TX
Westfield High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sep 30, 2016
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Matt Coleman III PG
Norfolk, VA
Oak Hill Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jan 16, 2017
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 7 Rivals : 14 247Sports : 6 ESPN : 27
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 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Tevin Mack
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Dreher
Columbia, SC
G
1
Andrew Jones
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
MacArthur
Irving, TX
G
2
Isaiah Hobbs
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Lake Worth Christian
Palm Beach, FL
G
3
Jacob Young
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Yates
Houston, TX
C
4
James Banks III
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
La Lumiere
Decatur, GA
G
5
Kendall Yancy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Berkner
Richardson, TX
G
10
Eric Davis Jr.
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Arthur Hill
Saginaw, MI
G
12
Kerwin Roach
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
North Shore
Houston, TX
F
14
Mareik Isom
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr
Bowie
Austin, TX
F
21
Dylan Osetkowski (I)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
JSerra Catholic
San Diego, CA
G
25
Joe Schwartz (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Vanguard College Prep
Waco, TX
F
30
Ryan McClurg (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Jr
Seven Lakes
Katy, TX
F
31
Jarrett Allen
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Fr
St. Stephen's
Austin, TX
F
32
Shaquille Cleare
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
Sr
The Village School
Andros, BS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Not released Coaches 9 22 21 21 RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
See also
References
Venues Rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics