2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team

2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers men's basketball
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 2–6 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Byron Smith (1st year)
Assistant coach Keenan Curry
Assistant coach Landon Bussie
Assistant coach Derrick Daniels
Home arena William Nicks Building
2016–17 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas Southern 0 0       4 4   .500
Southern 0 0       3 3   .500
Grambling State 0 0       3 6   .333
Alcorn State* 0 0       2 5   .286
Prairie View A&M 0 0       2 6   .250
Alabama State 0 0       1 6   .143
Jackson State 0 0       1 6   .143
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 0       1 7   .125
Alabama A&M 0 0       0 7   .000
Mississippi Valley State 0 0       0 9   .000
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 SWAC Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the William Nicks Building and are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

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
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Green, JacobyJacoby Green 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Houston, TX
G 1 Thompson, TroyTroy Thompson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr Oakland, CA
G 2 Lomax, AveryAvery Lomax 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr Desoto, TX
G 3 Giddings, JordanJordan Giddings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
RS Jr Dallas, TX
F 4 Yakubu, YusefYusef Yakubu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Buffalo, NY
G 5 Bellinger, TevinTevin Bellinger 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Hutto, TX
F 10 Davis, LavonneLavonne Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Cleveland, OH
G 11 Blakley, Ja/DontaJa/Donta Blakley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Lake Charles, LA
C 12 Wallace, JDJD Wallace 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr Dallas, TX
F 13 Ganapamo, EvansEvans Ganapamo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr New Orleans, LA
F 14 Hamilton, ZacharyZachary Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Houston, TX
F 15 Wilson, NolanNolan Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
RS Jr Laredo, TX
F 21 Jett, Shay'roneShay'rone Jett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr Hartsville, SC
G 22 Preston, ShaquilleShaquille Preston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr New Orleans, LA
F 23 Williams, AdmassuAdmassu Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Santa Monica, CA
F 24 Lumpkins, JordanJordan Lumpkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr New Orleans, LA
G 25 Cook, DaquanDaquan Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Baltimore, MD
G 30 Westbrook, L.J.L.J. Westbrook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Salem, OR
G 32 Amos, MalikMalik Amos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Katy, TX
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# Result Record Site (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

11/16/17*
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   
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS

12/10/16*
4:00 pm
at Texas State   
Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX

12/13/16*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech   
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA

12/17/16*
5:00 pm, PAC-12 Network
at Utah   
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT

12/22/16*
11:00 am, A-10 Network
at George Mason   
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

12/28/16*
7:00 pm
Huston-Tillotson   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
SWAC regular season

01/02/17
7:30 pm
at Southern   
F. G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, LA

01/04/17
7:30 pm
at Alcorn State   
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, MS

01/07/17
5:00 pm
Texas Southern   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

01/14/17
5:00 pm
Jackson State   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

01/16/17
7:30 pm
Grambling State   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

01/21/17
TBA
at Mississippi Valley State   
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, MS

01/23/17
7:30 pm
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
K. L. Johnson Complex 
Pine Bluff, AR

01/28/17
5:00 pm
Alabama A&M   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

01/30/17
8:00 pm
Alabama State   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

02/04/17
TBA
at Texas Southern   
Health and Physical Education Arena 
Houston, TX

02/11/17
5:00 pm
at Jackson State   
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, MS

02/13/17
7:30 pm
at Grambling State   
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center 
Grambling, LA

02/18/17
5:00 pm
Mississippi Valley State   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

02/20/17
7:30 pm
Arkansas-Pine Bluff   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

02/25/17
6:00 pm
at Alabama A&M   
Elmore Gymnasium 
Huntsville, AL

02/27/17
7:30 pm
at Alabama State   
[Dunn–Oliver Acadome]] 
Montgomery, AL

03/02/17
7:30 pm
Southern   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX

03/04/17
5:00 pm
Alcorn State   
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, TX
SWAC Tournament

03/07–03/11/17
vs.    
Toyota Center 
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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