# 2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by second-year head coach Steve Henson, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeated UTEP in the first round of the C-USA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Marshall. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Lamar in the first round and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to Sam Houston State.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Terrell Scruggs | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Fresno, TX | Graduated |
| Jeff Beverly | 1 | F | 6'6" | 250 | RS Junior | League City, TX | Walk-on; graduate transferred to Iowa State |
| J. R. Harris | 2 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduated |
| Gino Littles | 3 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduate transferred to Northern Arizona |
| Christian Wilson | 10 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Transferred |
| Bola Alade | 14 | G | 6'4" | 195 | RS Sophomore | Plano, TX | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Lucas O'Brien | 15 | C | 6'10" | 245 | RS Senior | Chandler, AZ | Graduated |
| A. J. Cockrell | 33 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Tulsa, OK | Transferred to Connors State College |
| Nick Billingsley | 34 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Deon Lyle | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Norton, KS | Junior college transferred from Cloud County CC |
| Dante Buford | 21 | F | 6'7" | 221 | RS Junior | Jacksonville, FL | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Buford will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Toby Van Ry | 41 | C | 6'10" | 210 | RS Junior | Fort Collins, CO | Junior college transferred to Northwest Technical College |

### Class of 2017 recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Adrian Rodriquez PF | Tulsa, OK | Tulsa Union High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 1, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jhivvan Jackson PG | Trinity, TX | Trinity High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Keaton Wallace PG | Richardson, TX | Richardson High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017. ||||||

### Class of 2018 recruits

College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tamir Bynum PG | Houston, TX | Lamar High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Adokiye Iyaye SG | Oklahoma City, OK | Putnam City North High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017. |||||||

### Class of 2019 recruits

College recruiting information (2019) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Darian Gibson PG | Houston, TX | Spring Woods High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 18, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2017* 6:15 pm | | at Sam Houston State Hurricane Relief for Houston Fund | W 89–76 | | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (351) Huntsville, TX |
| Nov 7, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 79–67 | | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 3:00 pm | | East Central | W 92–59 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (651) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm, KCWX-TV | | Texas State I-35 Rivalry | W 79–78 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (3,224) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 17, 2017* 1:00 pm | | vs. Coastal Carolina The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals | L 69–83 | 2–1 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (204) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2017* 10:00 am | | vs. Bradley The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 69–71 | 2–2 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (247) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 19, 2017* 10:00 am | | vs. James Madison The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 7th place game | W 90–77 | 3–2 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (201) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 72–58 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (965) San Antonio, TX |
| Nov 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa | L 96–100 | 4–3 | Reynolds Center (3,237) Tulsa, OK |
| Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Ottawa (AZ) | W 125–64 | 5–3 | Convocation Center (714) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 2, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 80–88 | 5–4 | UCCU Center (2,762) Orem, UT |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 85–97 | 5–5 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,793) Norman, OK |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, KCWX-TV | | Houston Baptist | W 87–71 | 6–5 | Convocation Center (1,040) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm, KCWX-TV | | Bethany | W 95–67 | 7–5 | Convocation Center (838) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Nebraska | L 94–104 | 7–6 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,032) Lincoln, NE |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm | | Rice | W 79–66 | 8–6 (1–0) | Convocation Center (1,163) San Antonio, TX |
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, KCWX-TV | | North Texas | L 71–72 | 8–7 (1–1) | Convocation Center (1,130) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Louisiana Tech | W 78–76 | 9–7 (2–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,159) Ruston, LA |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 83–93 | 9–8 (2–2) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,834) Hattiesburg, MS |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | FIU | L 76–79 | 9–9 (2–3) | Convocation Center (1,218) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | L 69–73 | 9–10 (2–4) | Convocation Center (985) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 20, 2018 3:00 pm | | UTEP | W 65–61 | 10–10 (3–4) | Convocation Center (2,210) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 25, 2018 6:30 pm, Stadium | | at Middle Tennessee | L 51–75 | 10–11 (3–5) | Murphy Center (5,010) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UAB | W 82–70 | 11–11 (4–5) | Bartow Arena (4,259) Birmingham, AL |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, beIN | | Marshall | W 81–77 | 12–11 (5–5) | Convocation Center (1,042) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, FCS | | Western Kentucky | W 74–63 | 13–11 (6–5) | Convocation Center (1,305) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 10, 2018 3:00 pm | | at UTEP | W 63–59 | 14–11 (7–5) | Don Haskins Center (6,335) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, beIN | | at Old Dominion | L 62–100 | 14–12 (7–6) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,813) Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 17, 2018 6:00 pm | | at Charlotte | W 97–89 $^{OT}$ | 15–12 (8–6) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,939) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 64–56 | 16–12 (9–6) | Convocation Center (1,082) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, KCWX-TV | | Louisiana Tech | W 74–64 | 17–12 (10–6) | Convocation Center (1,624) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 62–80 | 17–13 (10–7) | The Super Pit (3,627) Denton, TX |
| Mar 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rice | W 79–60 | 18–13 (11–7) | Tudor Fieldhouse (3,738) Houston, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 6:30 pm, Stadium | (5) | vs. (12) UTEP First round | W 71–58 | 19–13 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| Mar 8, 2018 6:30 pm, Stadium | (5) | vs. (4) Marshall Quarterfinals | L 81–95 | 19–14 | The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| CIT ||||||
| Mar 14, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Lamar First round | W 76–69 | 20–14 | Convocation Center (1,012) San Antonio, TX |
| Mar 22, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Sam Houston State Quarterfinals | L 69–76 | 20–15 | Convocation Center (1,352) San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||