Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2016–17 |
Team: | UTSA Roadrunners |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Short Conf: | C-USA |
Record: | 14–19 |
Conf Record: | 8–10 |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Asst Coach1: | Mike Peck |
Asst Coach2: | Scott Thompson |
Asst Coach3: | Adam Hood |
The 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by first-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–19, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in the ninth place. They defeated Western Kentucky in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing to top-seeded Middle Tennessee.
The Roadrunners finished the season 5–27, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Florida Atlantic.
On March 10, 2016, after 10 years with the school, head coach Brooks Thompson was fired.[1] He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.[2]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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George Matthews | 1 | G | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
Ömer Alp Aksu | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Transferred to Missouri S&T | ||
Ryan Bowie | 14 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Garrett Thibodeaux | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Howard College | ||
Phillip Jones | 24 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |
The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3]
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