2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record26–10 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMelvin Watkins
T. J. Cleveland
Scotty Thurman
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Kentucky162 .889326  .842
No. 10 Florida144 .778279  .750
Arkansas126 .6672610  .722
No. 6 South Carolina126 .6672611  .703
Ole Miss108 .5562214  .611
Alabama108 .5561915  .559
Vanderbilt108 .5561916  .543
Georgia99 .5001915  .559
Texas A&M810 .4441615  .516
Tennessee810 .4441616  .500
Auburn711 .3891814  .563
Mississippi State612 .3331616  .500
LSU216 .1111021  .323
Missouri216 .111824  .250
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jabril Durham4G6'1"185SeniorDeSoto, TexasGraduated
Anthlon Bell5G6'3"185SeniorBartlett, TennesseeGraduated
Lorenzo Jenkins15G6'7"210FreshmanNaples, FloridaTransferred
Jimmy Whitt24G6'4"173FreshmanColumbia, MissouriTransferred
Willy Kouassi50F6'10"230RS SeniorAbidjan, Ivory CoastGraduated
Keaton Miles55F6'7"212RS SeniorDallas, TexasGraduated

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars

{{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 }}

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:

Roster

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaylen Barford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)202 lb (92 kg) JrSouth Side HS
Motlow State CC
Jackson, Tennessee
PF 1 Trey Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)265 lb (120 kg) JrForrest City HS Madison, Arkansas
SF 2 Adrio Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrLakeview HS Campti, Louisiana
SG 3 Dusty Hannahs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SrPulaski Academy
Texas Tech
Little Rock, Arkansas
SG 4 Daryl Macon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrParkview HS
Holmes CC
Little Rock, Arkansas
PF 5 Arlando Cook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrMadison Prep
Connors State College
St. Louis, Missouri
PG 11 RJ Glasper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)168 lb (76 kg) FrForrest City HS Forrest City, Arkansas
SF 12 Brachen Hazen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrColumbia City HS Fort Wayne, Indiana
PF 13 Dustin Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrPleasant Grove HS
Colorado
Texarkana, Texas
SG 21 Manuale Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)222 lb (101 kg) SrFayetteville HS Fayetteville, Arkansas
SG 23 C.J. Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCentral Park Christian HS Birmingham, Alabama
PG 31 Anton Beard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg) JrNorth Little Rock HS North Little Rock, Arkansas
C 33 Moses Kingsley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrHuntington Prep 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, 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
(3) vs. (6) Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
W 73–72  24–8
Bridgestone Arena (14,227)
Nashville, TN
03/11/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (7) Vanderbilt
Semifinals
W 76–62  25–8
Bridgestone Arena (19,196)
Nashville, TN
03/12/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN
(3) 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.

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