2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach Shaka Smart (2nd year)
Assistant coach David Cason
Assistant coach Darrin Horn
Assistant coach Jai Lucas
Home arena Frank Erwin Center
2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Baylor 0 0       7 0   1.000
TCU 0 0       7 0   1.000
#4 Kansas 0 0       6 1   .857
Kansas State 0 0       6 1   .857
Oklahoma State 0 0       6 1   .857
Texas Tech 0 0       6 1   .857
#19 Iowa State 0 0       5 1   .833
Oklahoma 0 0       5 1   .833
#25 West Virginia 0 0       5 1   .833
Texas 0 0       3 3   .500
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of November 30, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Shaka Smart who is in his second year. The team plays their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous Season

The Longhorns finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. 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
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
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
Jacob Young
SG
Houston, TX Yates High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 30, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
James Banks
C
Atlanta, GA La Lumiere School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Oct 8, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Andrew Jones
SG
Irving, TX MacArthur High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Dec 14, 2015 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jarrett Allen
C
Austin, TX Saint Stephen's Episcopal School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 3, 2016 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
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:

Roster

2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G/F 0 Mack, TevinTevin Mack 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Dreher Columbia, SC
G 1 Jones, AndrewAndrew Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr MacArthur Irving, TX
G 2 Hobbs, IsaiahIsaiah Hobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lake Worth Christian Palm Beach, FL
G 3 Young, JacobJacob Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Yates Houston, TX
C 4 Banks, JamesJames Banks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr La Lumiere Decatur, GA
G 5 Yancy, KendallKendall Yancy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Berkner Richardson, TX
G 10 Davis, Jr., EricEric Davis, Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Arthur Hill Saginaw, MI
G 12 Roach, Jr., KerwinKerwin Roach, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So North Shore Houston, TX
F 14 Isom, MareikMareik Isom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bowie Austin, TX
F 21 Osetkowski, DylanDylan Osetkowski (I)  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr JSerra Catholic San Diego, CA
G 25 Schwartz, JoeJoe Schwartz (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Vanguard College Prep Waco, TX
F 30 McClurg, RyanRyan McClurg (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Seven Lakes Katy, TX
F 31 Allen, JarrettJarrett Allen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Stephen's Austin, TX
F 32 Cleare, ShaquilleShaquille 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

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   
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

December 10, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Long Beach State   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

December 17, 2016*
1:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arkansas
Houston Showcase
  
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX

December 21, 2016*
7:00 pm, LHN
UAB   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

December 27, 2016*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Kent State   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

December 30, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPNews
at Kansas State   
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS

January 4, 2017
7:00 pm, LHN
Oklahoma State   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

January 7, 2017
8:15 pm, ESPN2
at Iowa State   
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA

January 11, 2017
7:00 pm, LHN
TCU   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

January 14, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
West Virginia   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

January 17, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Baylor   
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX

January 21, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS
at Kansas   
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS

January 23, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN
Oklahoma   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

January 28, 2017*
3:00 pm, ESPN
at Georgia
Big 12/SEC Challenge
  
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA

February 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Texas Tech   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

February 4, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPNews
at TCU   
Schollmaier Arena 
Fort Worth, TX

February 7, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Iowa State   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

February 11, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
at Oklahoma State   
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK

February 14, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Oklahoma   
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK

February 18, 2017
1:00 pm, LHN
Kansas State   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

February 20, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN
at West Virginia   
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV

February 25, 2017
 ESPN/ESPN2
Kansas   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

March 1, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at Texas Tech   
United Supermarkets Arena 
Lubbock, TX

March 4, 2017
3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Baylor   
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament

March 8–11, 2017
vs.    
Sprint Center 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP 21 23 22 NR *NA
Coaches 22 21 21 RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also

References

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