The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Shaka Smart and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas as members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 11–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Texas Tech in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to West Virginia.

Previous season The Longhorns finished the 2015–16 season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa on a buzzer beater.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isaiah Taylor 1 G 6'1" 185 Junior Hayward, CA Declare for 2016 NBA draft Demarcus Holland 2 G 6'3" 190 Senior Garland, TX Graduated Javan Felix 3 G 5'11" 205 Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated Danny Newsome 4 F 6'10" 190 RS Junior Houston, TX Walk-on; did not return Connor Lammert 21 F 6'10" 235 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Prince Ibeh 44 C 6'11" 265 Senior Garland, TX Graduated Cameron Ridley 55 C 6'10" 290 Senior Richmond, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Isaiah Hobbs 2 G 6'3" 185 Junior Palm Beach, FL • Transferred from Howard College.• Was eligible to play immediately since he was a junior college transfer. Mareik Isom 14 F 6'9" 215 RS Senior Austin, TX • Transferred from Little Rock.• Was eligible to play immediately since he graduated from Little Rock. Dylan Osetkowski 21 C 6'9" 255 Junior San Juan Capistrano, CA • Transferred from Tulane.• Under NCAA transfer rules, Osetkowski had to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=6 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=6 style=| Big 12 Tournament

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

See also 2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

References