2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Arkansas Razorbacks
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:26–10
Conf Record:12–6
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:T. J. Cleveland
Bowl Result:Second Round

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jabril Durham 4 G 6'1" 185 Senior Graduated
Anthlon Bell 5 G 6'3" 185 Senior Graduated
Lorenzo Jenkins 15 G 6'7" 210 Freshman Transferred
Jimmy Whitt 24 G 6'4" 173 Freshman Transferred
Willy Kouassi 50 F 6'10" 230 RS Senior Graduated
Keaton Miles 55 F 6'7" 212 RS Senior Graduated

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Schedule

|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Spanish exhibition tour[2] |-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| SEC Tournament|-!colspan=12 style="background:#C41E3A;"| NCAA tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WholeHogSports - Three Hogs arrested on forgery charges released. wholehogsports.com. 2016-03-10.
  2. Web site: Hogs Cruise to Victory in Spain Finale. 14 August 2016.