2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

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2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball
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Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record13–20 (10–8 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Byron Smith (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Keenan Curry
  • Landon Bussie
  • Derrick Daniels
Home arena William Nicks Building
Seasons
  2015–16
2017–18  
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas Southern162 .8892312  .657
Alcorn State*135 .7221814  .563
Grambling State 108 .5561617  .485
Jackson State 108 .5561418  .438
Southern 108 .5561518  .455
Prairie View A&M 108 .5561320  .394
Mississippi Valley State 711 .389725  .219
Alabama State 612 .333823  .258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 612 .333725  .219
Alabama A&M 216 .111227  .069
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 SWAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represented Prairie View A&M University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Byron Smith, played their home games at the William Nicks Building in Prairie View, Texas as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 10–8 in SWAC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the SWAC tournament, they lost to Grambling State in the quarterfinals.

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Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 7–24, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament to Jackson State.

On January 27, 2016, following a 1–16 start to the season, head coach Byron Rimm II resigned. [1] Assistant coach Byron Smith was named interim coach. [1] On March 14, Prairie View A&M removed the interim coach tag and named Byron Smith head coach. [2]

Roster

2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1Troy Thompson6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Oakland, CA
G 2Avery Lomax5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)160 lb(73 kg)Sr Desoto, TX
G 3Jordan Giddings6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)180 lb(82 kg)RS Jr Dallas, TX
F 4Yusef Yakubu6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)225 lb(102 kg)Jr Buffalo, NY
G 5Tevin Bellinger6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)Sr Hutto, TX
F 10Lavonne Davis6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)200 lb(91 kg)Fr Cleveland, OH
G 11Ja'Donta Blakley6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)180 lb(82 kg)Sr Lake Charles, LA
C 12JD Wallace6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)205 lb(93 kg)Jr Dallas, TX
F 14Zachary Hamilton6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)200 lb(91 kg)Jr Houston, TX
F 15Nolan Wilson6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)230 lb(104 kg)RS Jr Laredo, TX
F 21Shay'rone Jett6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Hartsville, SC
G 22Shaquille Preston6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)185 lb(84 kg)Fr New Orleans, LA
F 23Admassu Williams6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)240 lb(109 kg)Sr Santa Monica, CA
F 24Jordan Lumpkins6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)215 lb(98 kg)Sr New Orleans, LA
G 30L.J. Westbrook6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)180 lb(82 kg)Jr Salem, OR
G 32Travis Barnes6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)220 lb(100 kg)Sr Wilson, NC
Head coach
  • Byron Smith
Assistant coach(es)
  • Keenan Curry
  • Landon Bussie
  • Derrick Daniels

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/16*
7:00
Champion Christian W 101–40 
William J. Nicks Building  
Prairie View, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/16*
8:00 pm,  PAC-12 Network
at  Oregon State L 58–78 0–1
Gill Coliseum  (4,765)
Corvallis, OR
11/14/16*
9:00 pm, Mountain West Network
at  Fresno State W 84–78 1–1
Save Mart Center  (6,036)
Fresno, CA
11/16/16*
9:00 pm, The W.TV
at No. 17  Saint Mary's L 72–110 1–2
McKeon Pavilion  (2,673)
Moraga, CA
11/19/16*
7:00 pm, C-USA TV
at  UTSA L 59–69 1–3
Convocation Center  (1,065)
San Antonio, TX
11/22/16*
6:00 pm
Jarvis Christian W 84–69 2–3
William J. Nicks Building (249)
Prairie View, TX
11/25/16*
4:00 pm
Lamar L 83–91 2–4
William J. Nicks Building (183)
Prairie View, TX
11/27/16*
1:00 pm,  ESPN3
at No. 16  Wisconsin L 50–95 2–5
Kohl Center  (17,287)
Madison, WI
12/03/16*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at  Houston L 61–105 2–6
Hofheinz Pavilion  (3,091)
Houston, TX
12/06/16*
7:00 pm
at  Kansas State L 55–74 2–7
Bramlage Coliseum  (10,865)
Manhattan, KS
12/10/16*
4:00 pm
at  Texas State L 57–64 2–8
Strahan Coliseum  (2,117)
San Marcos, TX
12/13/16*
6:30 pm
at  Louisiana Tech L 52–65 2–9
Thomas Assembly Center  (2,213)
Ruston, LA
12/17/16*
5:00 pm, PAC-12 Network
at  Utah L 60–92 2–10
Jon M. Huntsman Center  (13,100)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/22/16*
11:00 am,  A-10 Network
at  George Mason L 59–75 2–11
EagleBank Arena  (5,584)
Fairfax, VA
12/28/16*
7:00 pm
Huston-Tillotson W 87–57 3–11
William J. Nicks Building (194)
Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season
01/02/17
7:30 pm
at  Southern L 57–59 3–12
(0–1)
F. G. Clark Center  (463)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/17
7:30 pm
at  Alcorn State L 55–66 3–13
(0–2)
Davey Whitney Complex  (249)
Lorman, MS
01/07/17
5:00 pm
Texas Southern L 82–87 3–14
(0–3)
William J. Nicks Building (672)
Prairie View, TX
01/14/17
5:00 pm
Jackson State W 63–56 4–14
(1–3)
William J. Nicks Building (435)
Prairie View, TX
01/16/17
7:30 pm
Grambling State W 94–82 5–14
(2–3)
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
01/21/17
4:00 pm
at  Mississippi Valley State W 87–72 6–14
(3–3)
Harrison HPER Complex  (4,087)
Itta Bena, MS
01/23/17
7:30 pm
at  Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 68–71 2OT6–15
(3–4)
K. L. Johnson Complex  (1,654)
Pine Bluff, AR
01/28/17
5:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 70–65 7–15
(4–4)
William J. Nicks Building (824)
Prairie View, TX
01/30/17
8:00 pm
Alabama State W 72–52 8–15
(5–4)
William J. Nicks Building (1,005)
Prairie View, TX
02/04/17
7:30 pm
at Texas SouthernL 61–74 8–16
(5–5)
Health and Physical Education Arena  (7,235)
Houston, TX
02/11/17
5:00 pm
at Jackson StateL 69–78 8–17
(5–6)
Williams Assembly Center  (899)
Jackson, MS
02/13/17
7:30 pm
at Grambling StateL 58–61 8–18
(5–7)
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center  (287)
Grambling, LA
02/18/17
5:00 pm
Mississippi Valley StateW 82–69 9–18
(6–7)
William J. Nicks Building (976)
Prairie View, TX
02/20/17
7:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine BluffW 73–55 10–18
(7–7)
William J. Nicks Building (1,273)
Prairie View, TX
02/25/17
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&ML 74–87 10–19
(7–8)
Elmore Gymnasium  (1,578)
Huntsville, AL
02/27/17
7:30 pm
at Alabama StateW 77–58 11–19
(8–8)
Dunn–Oliver Acadome  (1,632)
Montgomery, AL
03/02/17
7:30 pm
SouthernW 70–64 12–19
(9–8)
William J. Nicks Building (1,200)
Prairie View, TX
03/04/17
5:00 pm
Alcorn StateW 66–60 13–19
(10–8)
William J. Nicks Building (1,300)
Prairie View, TX
SWAC tournament
03/07/17
9:00 pm,  ESPNU
(4) (5) Grambling State
Quarterfinals
L 77–81 13–20
William J. Nicks Building (1,336)
Prairie View, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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