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

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The team's head coach is Billy Kennedy, who is in his sixth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and play its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

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
Danuel House	23	G	6'7"	212	RS Senior	Sugar Land, TX	Graduated
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.

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Williams #12 PF	Vivian, LA	North Caddo High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
Robert Williams #12 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
J. J. Caldwell #15 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Deshawn Corprew #18 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Eric Vila PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
T. J. Starks PG	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 30, 2016
T. J. Starks PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Isiah Jasey PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Savion Flagg SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84
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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016. "2017 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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.

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	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Fr	North Caddo	Vivian, Louisiana

Head coach

Billy Kennedy (Southeastern Louisiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Amir Abdur-Rahim (Murray State)
Issac Chew (Avila)
Ulric Maligi (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	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			Honda Center Anaheim, CA
12/05/2016* 7:00 PM	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi			Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Denver			Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	South Carolina State			Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/17/2016* 11:00 AM, ESPN2	vs. Arizona Lone Star Shootout			Toyota Center Houston, TX
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)			Reed Arena College Station, TX
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee			Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/03/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	at Kentucky			Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
01/07/2017 12:30 PM or 3:30 PM, CBS	at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
01/11/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	LSU			Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/14/2017 12:00 PM, CBS	at Mississippi State			Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
01/17/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Arkansas			Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/21/2017 11:00 AM, ESPN/ESPN2	Georgia			Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/25/2017 6:30 PM, ESPN2	at Ole Miss			The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
01/28/2017* 11:00 AM, ESPN	at West Virginia Big 12/SEC Challenge			WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
01/31/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Vanderbilt			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/04/2017 8:30 PM, ESPNU	at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/08/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	Missouri			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/11/2017 11:00 AM, ESPN/ESPN2	at Florida			O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
02/16/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2	Vanderbilt			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 3:00 PM, ESPNU	Auburn			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/22/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Arkansas			Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
02/25/2017 ESPN/ESPN2	Alabama			Reed Arena College Station, TX
02/28/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri			Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
03/04/2017 11:00 AM, CBS	Kentucky			Reed Arena College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.			Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	RV	RV																		N/A
Coaches	RV	RV

References

v t e Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Venues	DeWare Field House (1924–1954) G. Rollie White Coliseum (1954–1997) Reed Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Texas
Culture & lore	Reed Rowdies "Aggie War Hymn"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25