2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
2016–17 record | 14–19 (8–10 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner |
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.
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[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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George Matthews | 1 | G | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
Ömer Alp Aksu | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Missouri S&T |
Ryan Bowie | 14 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Lewisville, TX | Graduated |
Garrett Thibodeaux | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Tyler, TX | Transferred to Howard College |
Phillip Jones | 24 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Freeport, Bahamas | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Bola Alade | 14 | G | 6'4" | 193 | RS Sophomore | Plano, TX | Transferred 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[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | ||||||
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Preseason[]
The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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[]
- ^ "UTSA fires coach Thompson after 10 seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "Steve Henson hired as seventh men's basketball coach at UTSA". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite". Conference USA. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ^ "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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