2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–15 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
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. 10 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 6 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 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was in his sixth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt.

Previous season

The Texas A&M finished the season 28–9, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They defeated Florida and LSU to advance to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Green Bay and Northern Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Oklahoma.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Anthony Collins 11 G 6'1" 175 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Jalen Jones 12 G/F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Juan Aparicio 13 G 6'4" 196 Senior Bogotá, Colombia Walk-on; graduated
Alex Caruso 21 G 6'5" 186 Senior College Station, TX Graduated; joined NBA G League
Danuel House 23 G 6'7" 212 RS Senior Sugar Land, TX Graduated; entered 2016 NBA draft
Kyle Dobbins 25 G 6'0" 175 Senior Houston, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
J. C. Hampton G 5 6'0" 180 RS Senior Gainesville, GA Transferred from Lipscomb. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hampton graduated from Lipscomb.

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Robert Williams III
#12 PF 		Vivian, LA North Caddo High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 20, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
J. J. Caldwell
#15 PG 		Houston, TX Cypress Woods High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 3, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Deshawn Corprew
#18 SF 		Norfolk, VA Quality Education Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 17, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Eric Vila
PF 		Girona, Spain FC Barcelona Lassa 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 23, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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:

  • "Texas A&M 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Texas A&M Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

Recruits for class of 2017

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
TJ Starks
PG 		Lancaster, TX Lancaster High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 30, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Isiah Jasey
PF 		Wichita, Kansas Sunrise Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Savion Flagg
SF 		Alvin, TX Alvin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 14, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Jay Jay Chandler
PG 		Katy, TX Cinco Ranch High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Nov 16, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • 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 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kobie Eubanks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Our Savior New American School Fort Lauderdale, Florida
F 1 D. J. Hogg 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Plano West Plano, Texas
F 2 Eric Vila 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr FC Barcelona Lassa Girona, Spain
G 3 Admon Gilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So James Madison Dallas, Texas
G 4 J. J. Caldwell (I) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr SATCH Homeschool Houston, Texas
G 5 J. C. Hampton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Sr East Hall
Lipscomb 		Gainesville, Georgia
C 10 Tonny Trocha-Morelos 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Mayor Jose Celestino Mutis Cartagena, Colombia
G 11 Mark French (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Prestonwood Christian Academy Plano, Texas
G 12 Chris Collins (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Friendswood Friendswood, Texas
G 20 Kyle Nugent (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So College Station College Station, Texas
G 22 Frank Byers 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So South Oak Cliff Dallas, Texas
G 23 Caleb Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Bridgeport Wichita, Kansas
G 33 Chase Carlton (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Westlake Austin, Texas
C 34 Tyler Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Plano West Plano, Texas
F 42 Tavario Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Wheatley (TX) Long Island, Bahamas
F 44 Robert Williams III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Fr North Caddo Vivian, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		St. Edward's W 87–69  –
 Reed Arena (5,643)
College Station, TX
Regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Northwestern State W 72–44  1–0
 Reed Arena (7,539)
College Station, TX
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		American W 76–53  2–0
 Reed Arena (6,043)
College Station, TX
11/18/2016*
6:00 pm, SECN 		USC L 63–65  2–1
 Reed Arena (8,749)
College Station, TX
11/24/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Cal State Northridge
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		W 95–73  3–1
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
11/25/2016*
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Virginia Tech
Wooden Legacy semifinals 		W 68–65  4–1
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
11/27/2016*
7:30 pm, ESPN 		vs. No. 14 UCLA
Wooden Legacy championship 		L 67–74  4–2
 Honda Center (4,221)
Anaheim, CA
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 86–69  5–2
 Reed Arena (6,275)
College Station, TX
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		Denver W 80–58  6–2
 Reed Arena (6,306)
College Station, TX
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN 		South Carolina State W 83–76  7–2
 Reed Arena (6,934)
College Station, TX
12/17/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. No. 19 Arizona
Lone Star Shootout 		L 63–67  7–3
 Toyota Center (8,777)
Houston, TX
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) W 81–58  8–3
 Reed Arena (9,207)
College Station, TX
12/29/2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee L 63–73  8–4
(0–1) 		Reed Arena (9,199)
College Station, TX
01/03/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 6 Kentucky L 58–100  8–5
(0–2) 		Rupp Arena (23,455)
Lexington, KY
01/07/2017
12:30 pm, CBS 		at South Carolina L 68–79  8–6
(0–3) 		Colonial Life Arena (14,249)
Columbia, SC
01/11/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		LSU W 92–62  9–6
(1–3) 		Reed Arena (8,033)
College Station, TX
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, CBS 		at Mississippi State L 59–67  9–7
(1–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum (8,588)
Starkville, MS
01/17/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 60–62  9–8
(1–5) 		Reed Arena (9,474)
College Station, TX
01/21/2017
11:00 am, ESPN2 		Georgia W 63–62  10–8
(2–5) 		Reed Arena (8,023)
College Station, TX
01/25/2017
6:30 pm, ESPN2 		at Ole Miss W 80–76  11–8
(3–5) 		The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,055)
Oxford, MS
01/28/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN 		at No. 18 West Virginia
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 77–81  11–9
 WVU Coliseum (12,836)
Morgantown, WV
01/31/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Vanderbilt L 54–68  11–10
(3–6) 		Reed Arena (7,508)
College Station, TX
02/04/2017
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		at LSU W 85–73  12–10
(4–6) 		Maravich Center (7,059)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/08/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		Missouri W 76–73  13–10
(5–6) 		Reed Arena (8,632)
College Station, TX
02/11/2017
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at No. 17 Florida L 62–71  13–11
(5–6) 		O'Connell Center (10,732)
Gainesville, FL
02/16/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Vanderbilt L 67–72  13–12
(5–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium (8,976)
Nashville, TN
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Auburn W 81–62  14–12
(6–8) 		Reed Arena (9,377)
College Station, TX
02/22/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 77–86  14–13
(6–9) 		Bud Walton Arena (14,117)
Fayetteville, AR
02/25/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Alabama W 56–53  15–13
(7–9) 		Reed Arena (9,661)
College Station, TX
02/28/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri W 60–43  16–13
(8–9) 		Mizzou Arena (6,157)
Columbia, MO
03/04/2017
11:00 am, CBS 		No. 9 Kentucky L 63–71  16–14
(8–10) 		Reed Arena (9,528)
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
03/09/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		(10) vs. (7) Vanderbilt
Second Round 		L 41–66  16–15
 Bridgestone Arena (13,112)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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