2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	13–20 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Byron Smith (1st season)
Assistant coach	Keenan Curry
Assistant coach	Landon Bussie
Assistant coach	Derrick Daniels
Home arena	William Nicks Building

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas Southern †	16	–	2	.889	23	–	12	.657
Alcorn State*	13	–	5	.722	18	–	14	.563
Grambling State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	17	.485
Jackson State	10	–	8	.556	14	–	18	.438
Southern	10	–	8	.556	15	–	18	.455
Prairie View A&M	10	–	8	.556	13	–	20	.394
Mississippi Valley St.	7	–	11	.389	7	–	25	.219
Alabama State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12	.333	7	–	25	.219
Alabama A&M	2	–	16	.111	2	–	27	.069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC Tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Jackson State.

On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned.^[1] Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach.^[1] On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach.^[2]

Roster

2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Thompson, TroyTroy Thompson	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oakland, CA
1.5 !G	2	Lomax, AveryAvery Lomax	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Desoto, TX
1.5 !G	3	Giddings, JordanJordan Giddings	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	4	Yakubu, YusefYusef Yakubu	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Buffalo, NY
1.5 !G	5	Bellinger, TevinTevin Bellinger	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hutto, TX
3.5 !F	10	Davis, LavonneLavonne Davis	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cleveland, OH
1.5 !G	11	Blakley, Ja'DontaJa'Donta Blakley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Charles, LA
5.0 !C	12	Wallace, JDJD Wallace	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	14	Hamilton, ZacharyZachary Hamilton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	15	Wilson, NolanNolan Wilson	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Laredo, TX
3.5 !F	21	Jett, Shay'roneShay'rone Jett	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hartsville, SC
1.5 !G	22	Preston, ShaquilleShaquille Preston	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Orleans, LA
3.5 !F	23	Williams, AdmassuAdmassu Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Santa Monica, CA
3.5 !F	24	Lumpkins, JordanJordan Lumpkins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	New Orleans, LA
1.5 !G	30	Westbrook, L.J.L.J. Westbrook	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Salem, OR
1.5 !G	32	Barnes, TravisTravis Barnes	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Wilson, NC

Head coach

Byron Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Keenan Curry
Landon Bussie
Derrick Daniels

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/16* 7:00		Champion Christian	W 101–40		William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16* 8:00 pm, PAC-12 Network		at Oregon State	L 58–78	0–1	Gill Coliseum (4,765) Corvallis, OR
11/14/16* 9:00 pm, Mountain West Network		at Fresno State	W 84–78	1–1	Save Mart Center (6,036) Fresno, CA
11/16/16* 9:00 pm, The W.TV		at No. 17 Saint Mary's	L 72–110	1–2	McKeon Pavilion (2,673) Moraga, CA
11/19/16* 7:00 pm, C-USA TV		at UTSA	L 59–69	1–3	Convocation Center (1,065) San Antonio, TX
11/22/16* 6:00 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 84–69	2–3	William J. Nicks Building (249) Prairie View, TX
11/25/16* 4:00 pm		Lamar	L 83–91	2–4	William J. Nicks Building (183) Prairie View, TX
11/27/16* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 16 Wisconsin	L 50–95	2–5	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
12/03/16* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Houston	L 61–105	2–6	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,091) Houston, TX
12/06/16* 7:00 pm		at Kansas State	L 55–74	2–7	Bramlage Coliseum (10,865) Manhattan, KS
12/10/16* 4:00 pm		at Texas State	L 57–64	2–8	Strahan Coliseum (2,117) San Marcos, TX
12/13/16* 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 52–65	2–9	Thomas Assembly Center (2,213) Ruston, LA
12/17/16* 5:00 pm, PAC-12 Network		at Utah	L 60–92	2–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,100) Salt Lake City, UT
12/22/16* 11:00 am, A-10 Network		at George Mason	L 59–75	2–11	EagleBank Arena (5,584) Fairfax, VA
12/28/16* 7:00 pm		Huston-Tillotson	W 87–57	3–11	William J. Nicks Building (194) Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:30 pm		at Southern	L 57–59	3–12 (0–1)	F. G. Clark Center (463) Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/17 7:30 pm		at Alcorn State	L 55–66	3–13 (0–2)	Davey Whitney Complex (249) Lorman, MS
01/07/17 5:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 82–87	3–14 (0–3)	William J. Nicks Building (672) Prairie View, TX
01/14/17 5:00 pm		Jackson State	W 63–56	4–14 (1–3)	William J. Nicks Building (435) Prairie View, TX
01/16/17 7:30 pm		Grambling State	W 94–82	5–14 (2–3)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/21/17 4:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 87–72	6–14 (3–3)	Harrison HPER Complex (4,087) Itta Bena, MS
01/23/17 7:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 68–71 ^2OT	6–15 (3–4)	K. L. Johnson Complex (1,654) Pine Bluff, AR
01/28/17 5:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 70–65	7–15 (4–4)	William J. Nicks Building (824) Prairie View, TX
01/30/17 8:00 pm		Alabama State	W 72–52	8–15 (5–4)	William J. Nicks Building (1,005) Prairie View, TX
02/04/17 7:30 pm		at Texas Southern	L 61–74	8–16 (5–5)	Health and Physical Education Arena (7,235) Houston, TX
02/11/17 5:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 69–78	8–17 (5–6)	Williams Assembly Center (899) Jackson, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 58–61	8–18 (5–7)	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (287) Grambling, LA
02/18/17 5:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 82–69	9–18 (6–7)	William J. Nicks Building (976) Prairie View, TX
02/20/17 7:30 pm		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 73–55	10–18 (7–7)	William J. Nicks Building (1,273) Prairie View, TX
02/25/17 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 74–87	10–19 (7–8)	Elmore Gymnasium (1,578) Huntsville, AL
02/27/17 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 77–58	11–19 (8–8)	[Dunn–Oliver Acadome]] (1,632) Montgomery, AL
03/02/17 7:30 pm		Southern	W 70–64	12–19 (9–8)	William J. Nicks Building (1,200) Prairie View, TX
03/04/17 5:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 66–60	13–19 (10–8)	William J. Nicks Building (1,300) Prairie View, TX
SWAC Tournament
03/07/17 9:00 pm, ESPNU	(4)	(5) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 77–81	13–20	William J. Nicks Building (1,336) Prairie View, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 "Rimm Resigns As Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Smith Named Interim : PVAMU News". www.pvamu.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
↑ "Prairie View A&M removes interim tag from Byron Smith". swac.org. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
Venues	William J. Nicks Building (1960s–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	Records lost 1920–1958 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NAIA national championship in bold

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