2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 14–19 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach Steve Henson (1st season)
Assistant coach Mike Peck
Assistant coach Scott Thompson
Assistant coach Adam Hood
Home arena Convocation Center
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
WKU 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 WKU 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]

Preseason

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

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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
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

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:

Roster

2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Scruggs, TerrellTerrell Scruggs (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Grand View HS Fresno, TX
F 1 Beverly, JeffJeff Beverly (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Clear Springs HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi/McLennan CC
League City, TX
G 2 Harris, J. R.J. R. Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Southern Lab School
Indian Hills CC
Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Littles, GinoGino Littles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Desert Mountain HS Phoenix, AZ
G 4 Massie, KyleKyle Massie (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So O'Connor HS Helotes, TX
G 5 De Nicolao, GiovanniGiovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr I.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
G 10 Wilson, ChristianChristian Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Notre Dame Prep Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Karrer, AustinAustin Karrer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Canyon HS New Braunfels, TX
G 13 Frohnen, ByronByron Frohnen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 14 Alade, BolaBola Alade (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So John Paul II
Oklahoma
Plano, TX
C 15 O'Brien, LucasLucas O'Brien 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Perry HS Chandler, AZ
G 20 Willborn III, GeorgeGeorge Willborn III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr De La Salle Institute Chicago, IL
F 24 Stanojevic, MitarMitar Stanojevic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Creating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
F 25 Allen, NickNick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
C 32 Ringholt, JamesJames Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
F 33 Cockrell, A. J.A. J. Cockrell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Memorial HS Tulsa, OK
G 34 Billingsley, NickNick Billingsley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr New 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 W 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

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