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

The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Billy Kennedy, who was in his sixth season at Texas A&M. The team played their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt.

2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	16–15 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Kennedy (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Amir Abdur-Rahim (3rd season) Isaac Chew Ulric Maligi (1st season)
Home arena	Reed Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

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; joined NBA G League
Danuel House	23	G	6'7"	212	RS Senior	Sugar Land, TX	Graduated; entered 2016 NBA draft
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.

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Robert Williams III #12 PF	Vivian, LA	North Caddo High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 20, 2015
	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
	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
	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
	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

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
TJ Starks PG	Lancaster, TX	Lancaster High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 30, 2016
	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
	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
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Jay Jay Chandler PG	Katy, TX	Cinco Ranch High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Nov 16, 2016
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
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 III 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	Rank#	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	L 67–74	4–2	Honda Center (4,221) Anaheim, CA
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 86–69	5–2	Reed Arena (6,275) College Station, TX
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Denver	W 80–58	6–2	Reed Arena (6,306) College Station, TX
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN		South Carolina State	W 83–76	7–2	Reed Arena (6,934) College Station, TX
12/17/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2		vs. No. 19 Arizona Lone Star Shootout	L 63–67	7–3	Toyota Center (8,777) Houston, TX
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	W 81–58	8–3	Reed Arena (9,207) College Station, TX
12/29/2016 8:00 pm, SECN		Tennessee	L 63–73	8–4 (0–1)	Reed Arena (9,199) College Station, TX
01/03/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 6 Kentucky	L 58–100	8–5 (0–2)	Rupp Arena (23,455) Lexington, KY
01/07/2017 12:30 pm, CBS		at South Carolina	L 68–79	8–6 (0–3)	Colonial Life Arena (14,249) Columbia, SC
01/11/2017 7:30 pm, SECN		LSU	W 92–62	9–6 (1–3)	Reed Arena (8,033) College Station, TX
01/14/2017 12:00 pm, CBS		at Mississippi State	L 59–67	9–7 (1–4)	Humphrey Coliseum (8,588) Starkville, MS
01/17/2017 6:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	L 60–62	9–8 (1–5)	Reed Arena (9,474) College Station, TX
01/21/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2		Georgia	W 63–62	10–8 (2–5)	Reed Arena (8,023) College Station, TX
01/25/2017 6:30 pm, ESPN2		at Ole Miss	W 80–76	11–8 (3–5)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,055) Oxford, MS
01/28/2017* 11:00 am, ESPN		at No. 18 West Virginia Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 77–81	11–9	WVU Coliseum (12,836) Morgantown, WV
01/31/2017 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	L 54–68	11–10 (3–6)	Reed Arena (7,508) College Station, TX
02/04/2017 8:30 pm, ESPNU		at LSU	W 85–73	12–10 (4–6)	Maravich Center (7,059) Baton Rouge, LA
02/08/2017 7:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 76–73	13–10 (5–6)	Reed Arena (8,632) College Station, TX
02/11/2017 11:00 am, ESPN2		at No. 17 Florida	L 62–71	13–11 (5–6)	O'Connell Center (10,732) Gainesville, FL
02/16/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Vanderbilt	L 67–72	13–12 (5–7)	Memorial Gymnasium (8,976) Nashville, TN
02/18/2017 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Auburn	W 81–62	14–12 (6–8)	Reed Arena (9,377) College Station, TX
02/22/2017 7:30 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	L 77–86	14–13 (6–9)	Bud Walton Arena (14,117) Fayetteville, AR
02/25/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Alabama	W 56–53	15–13 (7–9)	Reed Arena (9,661) College Station, TX
02/28/2017 6:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	W 60–43	16–13 (8–9)	Mizzou Arena (6,157) Columbia, MO
03/04/2017 11:00 am, CBS		No. 9 Kentucky	L 63–71	16–14 (8–10)	Reed Arena (9,528) College Station, TX
SEC Tournament
03/09/2017 6:00 pm, SECN	(10)	vs. (7) Vanderbilt Second Round	L 41–66	16–15	Bridgestone Arena (13,112) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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