# 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.

## 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting 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. |||||||

## 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. ||||||