2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

2016–17 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Kansas	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 13 West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	28	–	9	.757
No. 12 Baylor	12	–	6	.667	27	–	8	.771
No. 16 Iowa State †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	8	–	10	.444	21	–	14	.600
Texas Tech	6	–	12	.333	18	–	14	.563
TCU	6	–	12	.333	24	–	15	.615
Oklahoma	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Texas	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333

† 2017 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by head coach Shaka Smart who is in his second year. The team plays their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous Season

The Longhorns finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of they Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Isaiah Taylor	1	G	6'1"	185	Junior	Hayward, CA	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
DeMarcus Holland	2	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Garland, TX	Graduated
Javan Felix	3	G	5'11"	205	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated
Danny Newsome	4	F	6'10"	190	RS Junior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; did not return
Connor Lammert	21	F	6'10"	235	Senior	San Antonio, TX	Graduated
Prince Ibeh	44	C	6'11"	265	Senior	Garland, TX	Graduated
Cameron Ridley	55	C	6'10"	290	Senior	Richmond, TX	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Isaiah Hobbs	2	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Palm Beach, FL	• Transferred from Howard College. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Hobbs is a junior college transfer.
Mareik Isom	14	F	6'9"	215	RS Senior	Austin, TX	• Transferred from Little Rock. • Will be eligible to play immediately since Isom graduated from Little Rock.
Dylan Osetkowski	21	C	6'9"	255	Junior	San Juan Capistrano, CA	• Transferred from Tulane. • Under NCAA transfer rules, Osetkowski will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacob Young SG	Houston, TX	Yates High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 30, 2015
Jacob Young SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
James Banks C	Atlanta, GA	La Lumiere School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Oct 8, 2015
James Banks C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Jones SG	Irving, TX	MacArthur High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Dec 14, 2015
Andrew Jones SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jarrett Allen C	Austin, TX	Saint Stephen's Episcopal School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 3, 2016
Jarrett Allen C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 6 Rivals: 16 ESPN: 11
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: "2016 Texas Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016. "2016 Texas Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016. "2016 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Tevin Mack	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Dreher	Columbia, SC
G	1	Andrew Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	MacArthur	Irving, TX
G	2	Isaiah Hobbs	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lake Worth Christian	Palm Beach, FL
G	3	Jacob Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Yates	Houston, TX
C	4	James Banks	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere	Decatur, GA
G	5	Kendall Yancy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Berkner	Richardson, TX
G	10	Eric Davis, Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Arthur Hill	Saginaw, MI
G	12	Kerwin Roach, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	North Shore	Houston, TX
F	14	Mareik Isom	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Bowie	Austin, TX
F	21	Dylan Osetkowski (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	JSerra Catholic	San Diego, CA
G	25	Joe Schwartz (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Vanguard College Prep	Waco, TX
F	30	Ryan McClurg (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Seven Lakes	Katy, TX
F	31	Jarrett Allen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	St. Stephen's	Austin, TX
F	32	Shaquille Cleare	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sr	The Village School	Andros, BS

Head coach

Shaka Smart (Kenyon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 21	Angelo State	W 95–55		Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 21	Incarnate Word	W 78–73	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (10,922) Austin, TX
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 23	Louisiana–Monroe Legends Classic Regional Round	W 80–59	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,953) Austin, TX
November 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 23	Eastern Washington Legends Classic Regional Round	W 85–52	3–0	Frank Erwin Center (9,072) Austin, TX
November 21, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPN3	No. 22	vs. Northwestern Legends Classic Semifinals	L 58–77	3–1	Barclays Center (6,780) Brooklyn, NY
November 22, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 22	vs. Colorado Legends Classic 3rd place game	L 54–68	3–2	Barclays Center (5,711) Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN		Texas–Arlington	L 61–72	3–3	Frank Erwin Center (9,812) Austin, TX
December 2, 2016* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		Alabama	W 77–68	4–3	Frank Erwin Center (10,268) Austin, TX
December 6, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
December 10, 2016* 5:00 pm, ESPN2		Long Beach State			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
December 17, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Arkansas Houston Showcase			Toyota Center Houston, TX
December 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, LHN		UAB			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
December 27, 2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Kent State			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
December 30, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Kansas State			Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
January 4, 2017 7:00 pm, LHN		Oklahoma State			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 7, 2017 8:15 pm, ESPN2		at Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 11, 2017 7:00 pm, LHN		TCU			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 14, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		West Virginia			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 17, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Baylor			Ferrell Center Waco, TX
January 21, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
January 23, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		Oklahoma			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
January 28, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia Big 12/SEC Challenge			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Texas Tech			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNews		at TCU			Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX
February 7, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Iowa State			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 11, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		at Oklahoma State			Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 14, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 18, 2017 1:00 pm, LHN		Kansas State			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
February 20, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at West Virginia			WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
February 25, 2017 ESPN/ESPN2		Kansas			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
March 1, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Texas Tech			United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
March 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2		Baylor			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Big 12 Tournament
March 8–11, 2017		vs.			Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
*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.
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	Post	Final
AP	21	23	22	NR																*NA
Coaches	22	21	21	RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

[1] "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.

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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References