2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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 State	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 represents 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, play their home games at the William Nicks Building and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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
G	0	Jacoby Green	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Houston, TX
G	1	Troy Thompson	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	—	Jr	Oakland, CA
G	2	Avery Lomax	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Sr	Desoto, TX
G	3	Jordan Giddings	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Jr	Dallas, TX
F	4	Yusef Yakubu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Buffalo, NY
G	5	Tevin Bellinger	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Hutto, TX
F	10	Lavonne Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Cleveland, OH
G	11	Ja/Donta Blakley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Sr	Lake Charles, LA
C	12	JD Wallace	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Jr	Dallas, TX
F	13	Evans Ganapamo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	New Orleans, LA
F	14	Zachary Hamilton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Houston, TX
F	15	Nolan Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	RS Jr	Laredo, TX
F	21	Shay'rone Jett	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr	Hartsville, SC
G	22	Shaquille Preston	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	New Orleans, LA
F	23	Admassu Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr	Santa Monica, CA
F	24	Jordan Lumpkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	New Orleans, LA
G	25	Daquan Cook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr	Baltimore, MD
G	30	L.J. Westbrook	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Salem, OR
G	32	Malik Amos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—		Katy, TX

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	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
11/16/17* 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			Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
12/10/16* 4:00 pm	at Texas State			Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
12/13/16* 6:30 pm	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
12/17/16* 5:00 pm, PAC-12 Network	at Utah			Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/22/16* 11:00 am, A-10 Network	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
12/28/16* 7:00 pm	Huston-Tillotson			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
01/02/17 7:30 pm	at Southern			F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/17 7:30 pm	at Alcorn State			Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, MS
01/07/17 5:00 pm	Texas Southern			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/14/17 5:00 pm	Jackson State			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/16/17 7:30 pm	Grambling State			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/21/17 TBA	at Mississippi Valley State			Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, MS
01/23/17 7:30 pm	at Arkansas-Pine Bluff			K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, AR
01/28/17 5:00 pm	Alabama A&M			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
01/30/17 8:00 pm	Alabama State			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
02/04/17 TBA	at Texas Southern			Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, TX
02/11/17 5:00 pm	at Jackson State			Williams Assembly Center Jackson, MS
02/13/17 7:30 pm	at Grambling State			Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling, LA
02/18/17 5:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
02/20/17 7:30 pm	Arkansas-Pine Bluff			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
02/25/17 6:00 pm	at Alabama A&M			Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL
02/27/17 7:30 pm	at Alabama State			[Dunn–Oliver Acadome]] Montgomery, AL
03/02/17 7:30 pm	Southern			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
03/04/17 5:00 pm	Alcorn State			William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, TX
SWAC Tournament
03/07–03/11/17	vs.			Toyota Center Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ ^a ^b "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.

[:0-1] "Rimm Resigns As Head Men's Basketball Coach, Smith Named Interim : PVAMU News". www.pvamu.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

[2] "Prairie View A&M removes interim tag from Byron Smith". swac.org. Retrieved 2016-03-16.

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