2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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:
Preseason
The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[ 3]
Roster
2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Terrell Scruggs (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Grand View HS
Fresno, TX
F
1
Jeff 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
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
Gino Littles
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jr
Desert Mountain HS
Phoenix, AZ
G
4
Kyle Massie (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
O'Connor HS
Helotes, TX
G
5
Giovanni De Nicolao
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
I.I.S.I. Newton School
Camposampiero, Italy
G
10
Christian Wilson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Notre Dame Prep
Baton Rouge, LA
G
11
Austin Karrer
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Canyon HS
New Braunfels, TX
G
13
Byron Frohnen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Bishop Gorman HS
Las Vegas, NV
G
14
Bola Alade (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
John Paul II Oklahoma
Plano, TX
C
15
Lucas O'Brien
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
RS Sr
Perry HS
Chandler, AZ
G
20
George Willborn III
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
De La Salle Institute
Chicago, IL
F
24
Mitar Stanojevic
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Creating Young Minds Academy
Belgrade, Serbia
F
25
Nick Allen
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Willow Canyon HS
Surprise, AZ
C
32
James Ringholt
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
Brisbane Boys' College
Rockhampton, Australia
F
33
A. J. Cockrell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Memorial HS
Tulsa, OK
G
34
Nick 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
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
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