2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike Anderson, and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas as a member of the SEC.
2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
2016–17 record | 26–10 (12–6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Melvin Watkins T. J. Cleveland Scotty Thurman |
Home arena | Bud Walton Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kentucky † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 32 | – | 6 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Florida | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Previous season
Arkansas was unable to continue the momentum it had built in 2014–15, after finishing second to Kentucky in the SEC and winning a game in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years. They lost Chicago Bulls forward Bobby Portis to the NBA and Michael Qualls also declared but wasn't drafted after sustaining a knee injury. Seniors Rashad Madden and Alandise Harris graduated, and Nick Babb elected to transfer to Iowa State.
In the offseason, returning players Jacorey Williams and Anton Beard, along with Colorado transfer Dustin Thomas, were involved in a counterfeiting scandal and Williams was later kicked off the team. Beard was suspended for the first semester and Thomas had to sit out the season anyway as part of NCAA transfer rules.[1]
The Razorbacks lost to Florida in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jabril Durham | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | DeSoto, Texas | Graduated |
Anthlon Bell | 5 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Bartlett, Tennessee | Graduated |
Lorenzo Jenkins | 15 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Naples, Florida | Transferred |
Jimmy Whitt | 24 | G | 6'4" | 173 | Freshman | Columbia, Missouri | Transferred |
Willy Kouassi | 50 | F | 6'10" | 230 | RS Senior | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Graduated |
Keaton Miles | 55 | F | 6'7" | 212 | RS Senior | Dallas, Texas | Graduated |
Recruiting class of 2016
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Arlando Cook F |
St. Louis, Missouri | Connors State College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 5, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Adrio Bailey F |
Campti, Louisiana | Lakeview High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 18, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Jaylen Barford G |
Jackson, Tennessee | Motlow State Community College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sep 22, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Daryl Macon G |
Little Rock, Arkansas | Holmes Community College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 6, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
C.J. Jones G |
Birmingham, Alabama | Central Park Christian High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Feb 20, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Brachen Hazen F |
Columbia City, Indiana | Columbia City High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 26, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Daniel Gafford F |
El Dorado, Arkansas | El Dorado High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 1, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Khalil Garland G |
Little Rock, Arkansas | Parkview High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 16, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Darious Hall F |
Little Rock, Arkansas | Mills University Studies High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 15, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry recruit = Gabe Osabuohien position = Forward (basketball) hometown = Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Little Rock, Arkansas high school = Southwest Christian Academy feet = 6 inches = 8 weight = 219 commit date = 05/24/2017 scout stars = 0 rivals stars = 0 246 stars = 3 espn stars = 0 }} | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Spanish exhibition tour[2] | |||||||||||
Aug 9, 2016* 8:00 pm |
at Eurocolegio Casvi | L 75–81 | Madrid, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 10, 2016* 5:30 am |
at Albacete Basket (LEB Plata) | W 96–61 | Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 13, 2016* 9:00 pm |
at Barcelona All-Stars | W 99–77 | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 14, 2016* 8:00 pm |
at Europe Basketball Academy | W 124–55 | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/28/2016* 4:00 pm |
Central Missouri | W 87–60 | Bud Walton Arena (13,293) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||||
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm |
Emporia State | W 94–44 | Bud Walton Arena (13,279) Fayetteville, AR | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
Fort Wayne | W 92–83 | 1–0 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,787) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm |
Southern Illinois Golden Gopher Showcase |
W 90–65 | 2–0 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,308) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm |
Texas–Arlington Golden Gopher Showcase |
W 71–67 | 3–0 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,587) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Minnesota Golden Gopher Showcase |
L 71–85 | 3–1 |
Williams Arena (8,997) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
11/28/2016* 7:00 pm |
Mount St. Mary's Golden Gopher Showcase |
W 89–76 | 4–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,321) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/01/2016* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Stephen F. Austin | W 78–62 | 5–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,358) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm |
Austin Peay | W 99–62 | 6–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (19,483) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/06/2016* 6:00 pm, SECN |
Houston | W 84–72 | 7–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,455) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/10/2016* 4:30 pm, SECN |
North Florida | W 91–76 | 8–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (13,700) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/17/2016* 1:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Texas Houston Showcase |
W 77–74 | 9–1 |
Toyota Center (8,777) Houston, TX | |||||||
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm |
North Dakota State | W 71–55 | 10–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (16,006) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
12/22/2016* 6:00 pm, SECN |
vs. Sam Houston State | W 90–56 | 11–1 |
Verizon Arena (12,153) North Little Rock, AR | |||||||
12/29/2016 8:00 pm, SECN |
No. 25 Florida | L 72–81 | 11–2 (0–1) |
Bud Walton Arena (16,035) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
01/03/2017 5:30 pm, SECN |
at Tennessee | W 82–78 | 12–2 (1–1) |
Thompson-Boling Arena (13,002) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
01/07/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN |
at No. 6 Kentucky | L 71–97 | 12–3 (1–2) |
Rupp Arena (24,332) Lexington, KY | |||||||
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, SECN |
Mississippi State | L 78–84 | 12–4 (1–3) |
Bud Walton Arena (15,111) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
01/14/2017 5:00 pm, SECN |
Missouri | W 92–73 | 13–4 (2–3) |
Bud Walton Arena (15,424) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
01/17/2017 6:00 pm, SECN |
at Texas A&M | W 62–60 | 14–4 (3–3) |
Reed Arena (9,474) College Station, TX | |||||||
01/21/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
LSU | W 99–86 | 15–4 (4–3) |
Bud Walton Arena (16,099) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
01/24/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | W 71–70 | 16–4 (5–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium (9,408) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/28/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge |
L 71–99 | 16–5 |
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stilwatter, OK | |||||||
02/01/2017 6:00 pm, SECN |
Alabama | W 87–68 | 17–5 (6–3) |
Bud Walton Arena (14,004) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, SECN |
at Missouri | L 78–83 | 17–6 (6–4) |
Mizzou Arena (8,211) Columbia, MO | |||||||
02/07/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
Vanderbilt | L 59–72 | 17–7 (6–5) |
Bud Walton Arena (13,494) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/11/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
at LSU | W 78–70 | 18–7 (7–5) |
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,132) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
02/15/2017 5:30 pm, SECN |
at No. 21 South Carolina | W 83–76 | 19–7 (8–5) |
Colonial Life Arena (13,001) Columbia, SC | |||||||
02/18/2017 5:00 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | W 98–80 | 20–7 (9–5) |
Bud Walton Arena (17,356) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
Texas A&M | W 86–77 | 21–7 (10–5) |
Bud Walton Arena (14,117) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/25/2017 7:30 pm, SECN |
at Auburn | W 79–68 | 22–7 (11–5) |
Auburn Arena (8,098) Auburn, AL | |||||||
03/01/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 12 Florida | L 65–78 | 22–8 (11–6) |
O'Connell Center (10,978) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
03/04/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Georgia | W 85–67 | 23–8 (12–6) |
Bud Walton Arena (18,247) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2017 8:30 pm, SECN |
vs. (6) Ole Miss Quarterfinals |
W 73–72 | 24–8 |
Bridgestone Arena (14,227) Nashville, TN | |||||||
03/11/2017 2:30 pm, ESPN |
vs. (7) Vanderbilt Semifinals |
W 76–62 | 25–8 |
Bridgestone Arena (19,196) Nashville, TN | |||||||
03/12/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. (1) No. 8 Kentucky Championship |
L 65–82 | 25–9 |
Bridgestone Arena (19,953) Nashville, TN | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2017* 12:30 pm, TNT |
(8 S) | vs. (9 S) Seton Hall First round |
W 77–71 | 26–9 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,179) Greenville, South Carolina | ||||||
03/19/2017* 5:10 pm, TNT |
(8 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 5 North Carolina Second round |
L 65–72 | 26–10 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,216) Greenville, South Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
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