2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record 26–10 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach Mike Anderson (6th season)
Assistant coach Melvin Watkins
T. J. Cleveland
Scotty Thurman
Home arena Bud Walton Arena
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky 16 2   .889     32 6   .842
No. 20 Florida 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Arkansas 12 6   .667     26 10   .722
South Carolina 12 6   .667     26 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Alabama 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556     19 16   .543
Georgia 9 9   .500     19 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 10   .444     16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Auburn 7 11   .389     18 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 12   .333     16 16   .500
LSU 2 16   .111     10 21   .323
Missouri 2 16   .111     8 24   .250
2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Mike Anderson, who is in his sixth season. The team plays their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the SEC.

Previous season

Arkansas was unable to continue the momentum it had built in 2014–15, after finishing second to Kentucky in the SEC and winning a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. They lost Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis to the NBA and Michael Qualls also declared but wasn't drafted after sustaining a knee injury. Seniors Rashad Madden and Alandise Harris graduated, and Nick Babb elected to transfer to Iowa State.

In the offseason, returning players Jacorey Williams and Anton Beard, along with Colorado transfer Dustin Thomas, were involved in a counterfeiting scandal and Williams was later kicked off the team. Beard was suspended for the first semester and Thomas had to sit out the season anyway as part of NCAA transfer rules.[1]

The Razorbacks lost to Florida in the second round of the SEC Tournament.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jabril Durham 4 G 6'1" 185 Senior DeSoto, Texas Graduated
Anthlon Bell 5 G 6'3" 185 Senior Bartlett, Tennessee Graduated
Lorenzo Jenkins 15 G 6'7" 210 Freshman Naples, Florida Transferred
Jimmy Whitt 24 G 6'4" 173 Freshman Columbia, Missouri Transferred
Willy Kouassi 50 F 6'10" 230 RS Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Graduated
Keaton Miles 55 F 6'7" 212 RS Senior Dallas, Texas Graduated

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Arlando Cook
F
St. Louis, Missouri Connors State College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Adrio Bailey
F
Campti, Louisiana Lakeview High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 18, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jaylen Barford
G
Jackson, Tennessee Motlow State Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sep 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Daryl Macon
G
Little Rock, Arkansas Holmes Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
C.J. Jones
G
Birmingham, Alabama Central Park Christian High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Brachen Hazen
F
Columbia City, Indiana Columbia City High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Barford, JaylenJaylen Barford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr South Side HS
Motlow State CC
Jackson, Tennessee
PF 1 Thompson, TreyTrey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Forrest City HS Madison, Arkansas
SF 2 Bailey, AdrioAdrio Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Lakeview HS Campti, Louisiana
SG 3 Hannahs, DustyDusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Pulaski Academy
Texas Tech
Little Rock, Arkansas
SG 4 Macon, DarylDaryl Macon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Parkview HS
Holmes CC
Little Rock, Arkansas
PF 5 Cook, ArlandoArlando Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Madison Prep
Connors State College
St. Louis, Missouri
PG 11 Glasper, RJRJ Glasper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Forrest City HS Forrest City, Arkansas
SF 12 Hazen, BrachenBrachen Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Columbia City HS Fort Wayne, Indiana
PF 13 Thomas, DustinDustin Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Pleasant Grove HS
Colorado
Texarkana, Texas
SG 21 Watkins, ManualeManuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Fayetteville HS Fayetteville, Arkansas
SG 23 Jones, C.J.C.J. Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Central Park Christian HS Birmingham, Alabama
PG 31 Beard, AntonAnton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Kingsley, MosesMoses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Huntington Prep Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-10-24

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Spanish exhibition tour[2]

Aug 9, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Eurocolegio Casvi L 75–81 
 
Madrid, Spain

Aug 10, 2016*
5:30 am
at Albacete Basket (LEB Plata) W 96–61 
Pabellón del Parque 
Albacete, Spain

Aug 13, 2016*
9:00 pm
at Barcelona All-Stars W 99–77 
 
Barcelona, Spain

Aug 14, 2016*
8:00 pm
at Europe Basketball Academy W 124–55 
 
Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition

10/28/2016*
4:00 PM
Central Missouri W 87–60 
Bud Walton Arena (13,293)
Fayetteville, AR

11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Emporia State W 94–44 
Bud Walton Arena (13,279)
Fayetteville, AR
Regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
Fort Wayne W 92–83  1–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,787)
Fayetteville, AR

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Southern Illinois
Golden Gopher Showcase
W 90–65  2–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,308)
Fayetteville, AR

11/18/2016*
7:00 PM
Texas–Arlington
Golden Gopher Showcase
W 71–67  3–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,587)
Fayetteville, AR

11/22/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Minnesota
Golden Gopher Showcase
L 71–85  3–1
Williams Arena (8,997)
Minneapolis, MN

11/28/2016*
7:00 PM
Mount St. Mary's
Golden Gopher Showcase
W 89–76  4–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,321)
Fayetteville, AR

12/01/2016*
8:00 PM, SECN
Stephen F. Austin W 78–62  5–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,358)
Fayetteville, AR

12/03/2016*
7:00 PM
Austin Peay W 99–62  6–1
Bud Walton Arena (19,483)
Fayetteville, AR

12/06/2016*
6:00 PM, SECN
Houston W 84–72  7–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,455)
Fayetteville, AR

12/10/2016*
4:30 PM, SECN
North Florida W 91–76  8–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,700)
Fayetteville, AR

12/17/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Texas
Houston Showcase
W 77–74  9–1
Toyota Center (8,777)
Houston, TX

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM
North Dakota State W 71–55  10–1
Bud Walton Arena (16,006)
Fayetteville, AR

12/22/2016*
6:00 PM, SECN
vs. Sam Houston State W 90–56  11–1
Verizon Arena (12,153)
North Little Rock, AR

12/29/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
No. 25 Florida L 72–81  11–2
(0–1)
Bud Walton Arena (16,035)
Fayetteville, AR

01/03/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at Tennessee W 82–78  12–2
(1–1)
Thompson-Boling Arena (13,002)
Knoxville, TN

01/07/2017
7:30 PM, ESPN
at No. 6 Kentucky L 71–97  12–3
(1–2)
Rupp Arena (24,332)
Lexington, KY

01/10/2017
8:00 PM, SECN
Mississippi State L 78–84  12–4
(1–3)
Bud Walton Arena (15,111)
Fayetteville, AR

01/14/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Missouri W 92–73  13–4
(2–3)
Bud Walton Arena (15,424)
Fayetteville, AR

01/17/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at Texas A&M W 62–60  14–4
(3–3)
Reed Arena (9,474)
College Station, TX

01/21/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
LSU W 99–86  15–4
(4–3)
Bud Walton Arena (16,099)
Fayetteville, AR

01/24/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 71–70  16–4
(5–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (9,408)
Nashville, TN

01/28/2017*
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 71–99  16–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
Stilwatter, OK

02/01/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
Alabama W 87–68  17–5
(6–3)
Bud Walton Arena (14,004)
Fayetteville, AR

02/04/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
at Missouri L 78–83  17–6
(6–4)
Mizzou Arena (8,211)
Columbia, MO

02/07/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
Vanderbilt L 59–72  17–7
(6–5)
Bud Walton Arena (13,494)
Fayetteville, AR

02/11/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at LSU W 78–70  18–7
(7–5)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,132)
Baton Rouge, LA

02/15/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at No. 21 South Carolina W 83–76  19–7
(8–5)
Colonial Life Arena (13,001)
Columbia, SC

02/18/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Ole Miss W 98–80  20–7
(9–5)
Bud Walton Arena (17,356)
Fayetteville, AR

02/22/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
Texas A&M W 86–77  21–7
(10–5)
Bud Walton Arena (14,117)
Fayetteville, AR

02/25/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Auburn W 79–68  22–7
(11–5)
Auburn Arena (8,098)
Auburn, AL

03/01/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 12 Florida L 65–78  22–8
(11–6)
O'Connell Center (10,978)
Gainesville, FL

03/04/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN2
Georgia W 85–67  23–8
(12–6)
Bud Walton Arena (18,247)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament

03/10/2017
8:30 PM, SEC Network
vs. (6) Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
W 73–72  24–8
Bridgestone Arena (14,227)
Nashville, TN

03/11/2017
2:30 PM, SEC Network
vs. (7) Vanderbilt
Semifinals
W 76–62  25–8
Bridgestone Arena (19,196)
Nashville, TN

03/12/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN
vs. (1) #8 Kentucky
Championship
L 65–82  25–9
Bridgestone Arena (19,953)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament

03/17/2017*
12:30 PM, TNT
(8 S) vs. (9 S) Seton Hall
First round
W 77–71  26–9
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179)
Greenville, South Carolina

03/19/2017*
5:10 PM, TNT
(8 S) vs. (1 S) #6 North Carolina
Second round
L 65–72  26–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216)
Greenville, South Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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