# 2016–17 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

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. He finished at UTSA with a record of 130–176. On April 1, the school hired Steve Henson as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| George Matthews | 1 | G | 6'6" | 220 | RS Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduated |
| Ömer Alp Aksu | 5 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Missouri S&T |
| Ryan Bowie | 14 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Lewisville, TX | Graduated |
| Garrett Thibodeaux | 22 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Tyler, TX | Transferred to Howard College |
| Phillip Jones | 24 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Freeport, Bahamas | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Bola Alade | 14 | G | 6'4" | 193 | RS Sophomore | Plano, TX | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Alade will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

### Class of 2016 recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mitar Stanojevic SF | Belgrade, Serbia | Creating Young Minds Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 2, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Byron Frohnen SG | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| George Wilborn III SG | Chicago, IL | De La Salle High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 16, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2015. ||||||

## Preseason

The Roadrunners were picked to finish in last place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas Tech | W 91–89 | | Convocation Center (1,215) San Antonio, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 66–69 | 0–1 | Save Mart Center (6,088) Fresno, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 64–72 | 0–2 | Gill Coliseum (4,070) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UIC | L 78–86 | 0–3 | UIC Pavilion (3,571) Chicago, IL |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 69–59 | 1–3 | Convocation Center (1,065) San Antonio, TX |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lamar | L 58–78 | 1–4 | Montagne Center (1,865) Beaumont, TX |
| 11/25/2016* 7:30 pm | | Texas State I-35 Rivalry | W 63–48 | 2–4 | Convocation Center (1,057) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/01/2016* 9:00 pm | | Cal Poly | L 47–59 | 2–5 | Convocation Center (1,050) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/03/2016* 8:30 pm | | at Utah Valley | L 71–75 | 2–6 | UCCU Center (1,676) Orem, UT |
| 12/07/2016* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at Texas Tech | L 50–87 | 2–7 | United Supermarkets Arena (6,444) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 pm | | Southeastern Oklahoma State | W 88–69 | 3–7 | Convocation Center (815) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | L 69–73 | 3–8 | American Bank Center (1,079) Corpus Christi, TX |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 66–60 | 4–8 | Convocation Center (753) San Antonio, TX |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | East Central Oklahoma | W 79–75 | 5–8 | Convocation Center (713) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 3:00 pm | | UTEP | W 67–55 | 6–8 (1–0) | Convocation Center (816) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 59–77 | 6–9 (1–1) | Reed Green Coliseum (2,126) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 01/07/2017 6:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | W 69–68 | 7–9 (2–1) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,513) Ruston, LA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 68–63 | 8–9 (3–1) | Convocation Center (1,417) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm | | FIU | W 57–55 | 9–9 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,138) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/21/2017 8:00 pm | | at UTEP | L 39–59 | 9–10 (4–2) | Don Haskins Center (6,446) El Paso, TX |
| 01/26/2017 6:00 pm | | at Marshall | L 71–92 | 9–11 (4–3) | Cam Henderson Center (5,297) Huntington, WV |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm | | at WKU | L 66–81 | 9–12 (4–4) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,298) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | L 59–69 | 9–13 (4–5) | Convocation Center (1,080) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/04/2017 3:00 pm | | UAB | W 82–67 | 10–13 (5–5) | Convocation Center (1,145) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 57–51 | 11–13 (6–5) | Convocation Center (1,189) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | L 66–72 | 11–14 (6–6) | Convocation Center (1,212) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Rice | L 68–80 | 11–15 (6–7) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,713) Houston, TX |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at North Texas | L 73–83 | 11–16 (6–8) | The Super Pit (3,384) Denton, TX |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm | | at FIU | W 69–67 | 12–16 (7–8) | FIU Arena (632) Miami, FL |
| 02/25/2017 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 66–73 | 12–17 (7–9) | FAU Arena (1,674) Boca Raton, FL |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | L 75–76 | 12–18 (7–10) | Convocation Center (1,006) San Antonio, TX |
| 03/04/2017 3:00 pm | | Old Dominion | W 73–55 | 13–18 (8–10) | Convocation Center (2,650) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 11:30 am, CI | (9) | vs. (8) WKU First round | W 56–52 | 14–18 | Legacy Arena (3,207) Birmingham, AL |
| 03/09/2017 11:30 am, ASN | (9) | vs. (1) Middle Tennessee Quarterfinals | L 70–86 | 14–19 | Legacy Arena (3,654) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. Source ||||||