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.

2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–15 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Peck
  • Scott Thompson
  • Adam Hood
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2017–18 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Old Dominion 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Western Kentucky 14 4   .778 27 11   .711
Marshall 12 6   .667 25 11   .694
UTSA 11 7   .611 20 15   .571
UAB 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
North Texas 8 10   .444 20 18   .526
FIU 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Southern Miss 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Louisiana Tech 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
UTEP 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Rice 4 14   .222 7 24   .226
Charlotte 2 16   .111 6 23   .207
2018 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Class of 2019 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2017–18 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Deon Lyle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Norton Community HS
Cloud County CC
Hastings, NE
G 2 Jhivvan Jackson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Trinity HS Bayamón, PR
G 3 Byron Frohnen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 4 Kyle Massie (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr O'Connor HS Helotes, TX
G 5 Giovanni De Nicolao 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So I.I.S.I. Newton School Camposampiero, Italy
F 10 Mitar Stanojević 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Creating Young Minds Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Austin Karrer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Canyon HS New Braunfels, TX
F 21 Dante Buford (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Arlington Country Day
Oklahoma
Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Keaton Wallace 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Richardson HS Dallas, TX
F 25 Nick Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Willow Canyon HS Surprise, AZ
F 31 Kendall Ramlal (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Episcopal HS
Houston
Houston, TX
C 32 James Ringholt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Brisbane Boys' College Rockhampton, Australia
G 35 George Willborn III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So De La Salle Institute Chicago, IL
F 41 Toby Van Ry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Fort Collins HS
Northwest Technical College
Fort Collins, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.
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