2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in the ninth place. They defeated Western Kentucky in the first round of the C-USA Tournament before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee.

2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record14–19 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Peck
  • Scott Thompson
  • Adam Hood
Home arenaConvocation Center
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee †17–1 .944  31–5  .861
Louisiana Tech14–4 .778  23–10  .697
Old Dominion12–6 .667  19–12  .613
UTEP12–6 .667  15–17  .469
Rice11–7 .611  23–12  .657
Marshall10–8 .556  20–15  .571
UAB9–9 .500  17–16  .515
Western Kentucky9–9 .500  15–17  .469
UTSA8–10 .444  14–19  .424
Charlotte7–11 .389  13–17  .433
Florida Atlantic6–12 .333  10–20  .333
Southern Miss6–12 .333  9–22  .290
FIU3–15 .167  7–24  .226
North Texas2–16 .111  8–22  .267
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the season 5–27, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Florida Atlantic.

On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with the school, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[1] He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
George Matthews1G6'6"220RS SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Ömer Alp Aksu5G6'2"180FreshmanIstanbul, TurkeyTransferred to Missouri S&T
Ryan Bowie14G6'1"185SeniorLewisville, TXGraduated
Garrett Thibodeaux22F6'8"220FreshmanTyler, TXTransferred to Howard College
Phillip Jones24F6'6"205JuniorFreeport, BahamasGraduate transferred to Sam Houston State

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Bola Alade14G6'4"193RS SophomorePlano, TXTransferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alade will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Class of 2016 recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mitar Stanojevic
SF		 Belgrade, Serbia Creating Young Minds Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Byron Frohnen
SG		 Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
George Wilborn III
SG		 Chicago, IL De La Salle High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015.

    Preseason

    The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3]

    Roster
    2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Terrell Scruggs (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrGrand View HS Fresno, TX
    F 1 Jeff Beverly (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS JrClear Springs HS
    Texas A&M–Corpus Christi/McLennan CC    		 League City, TX
    G 2 J. R. Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrSouthern Lab School
    Indian Hills CC    		 Baton Rouge, LA
    G 3 Gino Littles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrDesert Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
    G 4 Kyle Massie (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoO'Connor HS Helotes, TX
    G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrI.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
    G 10 Christian Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrNotre Dame Prep Baton Rouge, LA
    G 11 Austin Karrer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrCanyon HS New Braunfels, TX
    G 13 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrBishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 14 Bola Alade (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoJohn Paul II
    Oklahoma    		 Plano, TX
    C 15 Lucas O'Brien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrPerry HS Chandler, AZ
    G 20 George Willborn III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrDe La Salle Institute Chicago, IL
    F 24 Mitar Stanojevic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCreating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWillow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
    C 32 James Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrBrisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
    F 33 A. J. Cockrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoMemorial HS Tulsa, OK
    G 34 Nick Billingsley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNew Mexico JC Omaha, NE
    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
    11/07/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Arkansas Tech W 91–89 
    		Convocation Center (1,215)
    San Antonio, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    9:00 pm    		 at Fresno State L 66–69  0–1
    		 Save Mart Center (6,088)
    Fresno, CA
    11/13/2016*
    4:00 pm, P12N    		 at Oregon State L 64–72  0–2
    		 Gill Coliseum (4,070)
    Corvallis, OR
    11/16/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 at UIC L 78–86  0–3
    		 UIC Pavilion (3,571)
    Chicago, IL
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Prairie View A&M W 69–59  1–3
    		 Convocation Center (1,065)
    San Antonio, TX
    11/22/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Lamar L 58–78  1–4
    		 Montagne Center (1,865)
    Beaumont, TX
    11/25/2016*
    7:30 pm    		 Texas State
    I-35 Rivalry    		 W 63–48  2–4
    		 Convocation Center (1,057)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/01/2016*
    9:00 pm    		 Cal Poly L 47–59  2–5
    		 Convocation Center (1,050)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/03/2016*
    8:30 pm    		 at Utah Valley L 71–75  2–6
    		 UCCU Center (1,676)
    Orem, UT
    12/07/2016*
    8:00 pm, FSSW+    		 at Texas Tech L 50–87  2–7
    		 United Supermarkets Arena (6,444)
    Lubbock, TX
    12/10/2016*
    3:00 pm    		 Southeastern Oklahoma State W 88–69  3–7
    		 Convocation Center (815)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/18/2016*
    2:00 pm    		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–73  3–8
    		 American Bank Center (1,079)
    Corpus Christi, TX
    12/21/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Utah Valley W 66–60  4–8
    		 Convocation Center (753)
    San Antonio, TX
    12/29/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 East Central Oklahoma W 79–75  5–8
    		 Convocation Center (713)
    San Antonio, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    01/01/2017
    3:00 pm    		 UTEP W 67–55  6–8
    (1–0)    		 Convocation Center (816)
    San Antonio, TX
    01/05/2017
    7:00 pm    		 at Southern Miss L 59–77  6–9
    (1–1)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (2,126)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    01/07/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at Louisiana Tech W 69–68  7–9
    (2–1)    		 Thomas Assembly Center (3,513)
    Ruston, LA
    01/12/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Florida Atlantic W 68–63  8–9
    (3–1)    		 Convocation Center (1,417)
    San Antonio, TX
    01/14/2017
    3:00 pm    		 FIU W 57–55  9–9
    (4–1)    		 Convocation Center (1,138)
    San Antonio, TX
    01/21/2017
    8:00 pm    		 at UTEP L 39–59  9–10
    (4–2)    		 Don Haskins Center (6,446)
    El Paso, TX
    01/26/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at Marshall L 71–92  9–11
    (4–3)    		 Cam Henderson Center (5,297)
    Huntington, WV
    01/28/2017
    3:00 pm    		 at WKU L 66–81  9–12
    (4–4)    		 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,298)
    Bowling Green, KY
    02/02/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Middle Tennessee L 59–69  9–13
    (4–5)    		 Convocation Center (1,080)
    San Antonio, TX
    02/04/2017
    3:00 pm    		 UAB W 82–67  10–13
    (5–5)    		 Convocation Center (1,145)
    San Antonio, TX
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Southern Miss W 57–51  11–13
    (6–5)    		 Convocation Center (1,189)
    San Antonio, TX
    02/11/2017
    3:00 pm    		 Louisiana Tech L 66–72  11–14
    (6–6)    		 Convocation Center (1,212)
    San Antonio, TX
    02/16/2017
    7:00 pm    		 at Rice L 68–80  11–15
    (6–7)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,713)
    Houston, TX
    02/18/2017
    2:00 pm    		 at North Texas L 73–83  11–16
    (6–8)    		 The Super Pit (3,384)
    Denton, TX
    02/23/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at FIU W 69–67  12–16
    (7–8)    		 FIU Arena (632)
    Miami, FL
    02/25/2017
    6:00 pm    		 at Florida Atlantic L 66–73  12–17
    (7–9)    		 FAU Arena (1,674)
    Boca Raton, FL
    03/02/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Charlotte L 75–76  12–18
    (7–10)    		 Convocation Center (1,006)
    San Antonio, TX
    03/04/2017
    3:00 pm    		 Old Dominion W 73–55  13–18
    (8–10)    		 Convocation Center (2,650)
    San Antonio, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    03/08/2017
    11:30 am, CI    		 (9) vs. (8) WKU
    First round    		 W 56–52  14–18
    		 Legacy Arena (3,207)
    Birmingham, AL
    03/09/2017
    11:30 am, ASN    		 (9) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
    Quarterfinals    		 L 70–86  14–19
    		 Legacy Arena (3,654)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.
    Source[4]

    References
    1. "UTSA fires coach Thompson after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
    2. "Steve Henson hired as seventh men's basketball coach at UTSA". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
    3. "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
    4. "Men's Basketball – Schedule/Results – goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department". goutsa.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
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