2016–17 UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by 11th-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season championship. In the Sun Belt Tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina before losing in the semifinals to Texas State. As a regular season conference champions who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated BYU and Akron before losing in the quarterfinals to Cal State Bakersfield.

2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record27–9 (14–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Young
  • Zak Buncik
  • Kenneth Mangrum
Home arenaCollege Park Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas–Arlington14–4 .778  27–9  .750
Georgia State12–6 .667  20–13  .606
Arkansas State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Texas State11–7 .611  22–14  .611
Georgia Southern11–7 .611  18–15  .545
Louisiana–Lafayette10–8 .556  21–12  .636
Troy †10–8 .556  22–15  .595
Coastal Carolina10–8 .556  20–19  .513
South Alabama7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Little Rock6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Appalachian State4–14 .222  9–21  .300
Louisiana–Monroe2–16 .111  9–24  .273
† 2017 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner

Previous season

The Mavericks finished the 2015–16 season 24–11, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in third place. They defeated Texas State in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament before losing to Louisiana–Monroe. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Savannah State in the first round (the Mavericks' first ever post-season tournament win). They received a second-round bye and lost in the quarterfinals to NJIT.

Roster
2016–17 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Erick Neal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 2 D. J. Bryant 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sarasota, Florida
G 3 Nathan Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Garland, Texas
G 4 Drew Charles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)193 lb (88 kg) Sr Azle, Texas
G 5 Kaelon Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) Jr Lancaster, Texas
G 10 Jalen Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)209 lb (95 kg) Sr Cedar Hill, Texas
F 13 Erkam Kiris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr Istanbul, Turkey
F 15 Scott Muirhead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)206 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Ennis, Texas
F 20 Julian Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Mansfield, Texas
C 22 Link Kabadyundi 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)274 lb (124 kg) Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 23 Mairega Clarke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)184 lb (83 kg) Sr Queens, New York
F 25 Kevin Hervey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Arlington, Texas
G 30 Patrick Binzer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) Fr Weatherford, Texas
F 34 Faith Pope 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Mount Pleasant, Iowa
F 45 Jorge Bilbao 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Bilbao, Biscay, Spain
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
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
7:30 pm		 Texas Southern W 89-82  1–0
 College Park Center (4,532)
Arlington, TX
11/14/2016
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Minnesota
Golden Gopher Showcase		 L 67–84  1–1
 Williams Arena (7,986)
Minneapolis, MN
11/16/2016*
6:00 pm		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 72–85  1–2
 Alico Arena (4,415)
Fort Myers, FL
11/18/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN+		 at Arkansas
Golden Gopher Showcase		 L 67–71  1–3
 Bud Walton Arena (13,587)
Fayetteville, AR
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 St. Francis (IL)
Golden Gopher Showcase		 W 88–67  2–3
 College Park Center (1,301)
Arlington, TX
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's
Golden Gopher Showcase		 W 80–71  3–3
 College Park Center (1,360)
Arlington, TX
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Fordham W 67–63  4–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,096)
Bronx, NY
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm, LHN		 at Texas W 72–61  5–3
 Frank Erwin Center (9,812)
Austin, TX
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 at North Texas W 77–61  6–3
 The Super Pit (2,386)
Denton, TX
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm		 UT Dallas W 99–49  7–3
 College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
12/08/2016*
9:00 pm, TheW.tv		 at No. 12 Saint Mary's W 65–51  8–3
 McKeon Pavilion (2,893)
Moraga, CA
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bradley W 56–51  9–3
 Carver Arena (4,711)
Peoria, IL
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount W 80–77  10–3
 Gersten Pavilion (1,327)
Los Angeles, CA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/31/2016
4:30 pm		 Coastal Carolina W 90–69  11–3
(1–0)		 College Park Center (1,892)
Arlington, TX
01/02/2017
7:00 pm, SPEC		 Appalachian State W 84–69  12–3
(2–0)		 College Park Center (1,320)
Arlington, TX
01/07/2017
4:30 pm, SPEC		 at Texas State L 73–81  12–4
(2–1)		 Strahan Coliseum (1,667)
San Marcos, TX
01/14/2017
4:15 pm, ESPN3		 at Troy L 71–93  12–5
(2–2)		 Trojan Arena (1,298)
Troy, AL
01/16/2017
7:00 pm		 at South Alabama W 89–83  13–5
(3–2)		 Mitchell Center (1,949)
Mobile, AL
01/21/2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Louisiana–Monroe W 71–55  14–5
(4–2)		 College Park Center (2,659)
Arlington, TX
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ASN		 Louisiana–Lafayette W 108–71  15–5
(5–2)		 College Park Center (1,933)
Arlington, TX
01/28/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Appalachian State W 83–67  16–5
(6–2)		 Holmes Center (2,639)
Boone, NC
01/30/2017
6:00 pm		 at Coastal Carolina L 70–72  16–6
(6–3)		 HTC Center (1,701)
Conway, SC
02/04/2017
4:30 pm, SPEC		 Texas State W 76–61  17–6
(7–3)		 College Park Center (3,483)
Arlington, TX
02/11/2017
4:30 pm		 Arkansas State W 81–75  18–6
(8–3)		 College Park Center (2,737)
Arlington, TX
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		 Little Rock W 71–55  19–6
(9–3)		 College Park Center (1,591)
Arlington, TX
02/18/2017
1:15 pm, ESPN3		 at Georgia State W 68–67  20–6
(10–3)		 GSU Sports Arena (1,800)
Atlanta, GA
02/20/2017
6:00 pm, ASN		 at Georgia Southern W 81–71  21–6
(11–3)		 Hanner Fieldhouse (2,573)
Statesboro, GA
02/25/2017
4:30 pm		 South Alabama W 86–75  22–6
(12–3)		 College Park Center (2,878)
Arlington, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, SPEC		 Troy W 82–67  23–6
(13–3)		 College Park Center (3,111)
Arlington, TX
03/02/2017
7:00 pm		 at Louisiana–Monroe W 72–57  24–6
(14–3)		 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,669)
Monroe, LA
03/04/2017
7:15 pm, ESPN3		 at Louisiana–Lafayette L 81–83  24–7
(14–4)		 Cajundome (4,272)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Tournament
03/10/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (8) Coastal Carolina
Quarterfinals		 W 74–51  25–7
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (4) Texas State
Semifinals		 L 62–83  25–8
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
NIT
03/15/2017*
8:30 pm, ESPN2		 (6) at (3) BYU
First Round – California Bracket		 W 105–89  26–8
 Marriott Center (7,247)
Provo, UT
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 (6) (7) Akron
Second Round – California Bracket		 W 85–69  27–8
 College Park Center (5,390)
Arlington, TX
03/22/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 (6) (8) Cal State Bakersfield
Quarterfinals – California Bracket		 L 76–80  27–9
 College Park Center (6,336)
Arlington, TX

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time

Source[1].

References
  1. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/250
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