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 Reason for departure 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
Recruits for class of 2017
Roster
Schedule
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