2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Conference Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record 6–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Mike Anderson (6th year)
Assistant coach Melvin Watkins
T. J. Cleveland
Scotty Thurman
Home arena Bud Walton Arena
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 South Carolina 0 0       7 0   1.000
#23 Florida 0 0       7 1   .875
#1 Kentucky 0 0       7 1   .875
Arkansas 0 0       5 1   .833
Auburn 0 0       5 1   .833
Ole Miss 0 0       6 2   .750
Georgia 0 0       5 2   .714
LSU 0 0       5 2   .714
Mississippi State 0 0       5 2   .714
Texas A&M 0 0       4 2   .667
Alabama 0 0       4 3   .571
Vanderbilt 0 0       4 3   .571
Missouri 0 0       3 3   .500
Tennessee 0 0       3 3   .500
2017 SEC Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Mike Anderson, who will be in his sixth season. The team will play their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC.

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 team got off to a slow start and was .500 heading into SEC play, and then went 9-9 in the conference to finish 16-15 before losing to Florida in the SEC Tournament to finish 16-16 overall.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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
Arlando Cook
F
St. Louis, Missouri Connors State College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Nov 5, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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:

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Barford, JaylenJaylen Barford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Jackson, Tennessee
PF 1 Thompson, TreyTrey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Madison, Arkansas
SF 2 Bailey, AdrioAdrio Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Campti, Louisiana
SG 3 Hannahs, DustyDusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Little Rock, Arkansas
SG 4 Macon, DarylDaryl Macon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Little Rock, Arkansas
PF 5 Cook, ArlandoArlando Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
PG 11 Glasper, RJRJ Glasper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Forrest City, Arkansas
SF 12 Hazen, BrachenBrachen Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
PF 13 Thomas, DustinDustin Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Texarkana, Texas
SG 21 Watkins, ManualeManuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Arkansas
SG 23 Jones, C.J.C.J. Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
PG 31 Beard, AntonAnton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Kingsley, MosesMoses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-10-24

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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, 2015*
9:00 pm
at Barcelona All-Stars W 99–77 
 
Barcelona, Spain

Aug 14, 2015*
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, Arkansas

11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
Emporia State W 94–44 
Bud Walton Arena (13,279)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
IPFW W 92–83  1–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,787)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Southern Illinois
Golden Gopher Showcase
W 90–65  2–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,308)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

11/18/2016*
7:00 PM
Texas–Arlington
Golden Gopher Showcase
W 71–67  3–0
Bud Walton Arena (13,587)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

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, Arkansas

12/01/2016*
8:00 PM, SECN
Stephen F. Austin W 78–62  5–1
Bud Walton Arena (13,358)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

12/03/2016*
7:00 PM
Austin Peay W 99–62  6–1
Bud Walton Arena (19,483)
Fayetteville, Arkansas

12/06/2016*
6:00 PM, SECN
Houston   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

12/10/2016*
4:30 PM, SECN
North Florida   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

12/17/2016*
1:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Texas
Houston Showcase
  
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM
North Dakota State   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

12/22/2016*
6:00 PM, SECN
vs. Sam Houston State   
Verizon Arena 
North Little Rock, Arkansas

12/29/2016
6:00 PM, SECN
Florida   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

01/03/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at Tennessee   
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee

01/07/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Kentucky   
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky

01/10/2017
8:00 PM, SECN
Mississippi State   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

01/14/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Missouri   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

01/17/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at Texas A&M   
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas

01/21/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
LSU   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

01/24/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt   
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee

01/28/2017*
3:00 PM, ESPNU
at Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
  
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma

02/01/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
Alabama   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

02/04/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
at Missouri   
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, Missouri

02/07/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
Vanderbilt   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

02/11/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at LSU   
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

02/15/2017
5:30 PM, SECN
at South Carolina   
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, South Carolina

02/18/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Ole Miss   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

02/22/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
Texas A&M   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas

02/25/2017
7:30 PM, SECN
at Auburn   
Auburn Arena 
Auburn, Alabama

03/01/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at Florida   
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida

03/04/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2
Georgia   
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
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.

References

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