2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to California in the first round.

2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA Women's tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 7 Mississippi State 13 3   .813 34 5   .872
No. 18 Kentucky 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 25 Missouri 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
LSU 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Auburn 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Georgia 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Alabama 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Florida 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Arkansas 2 14   .125 13 17   .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chloe Jackson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Riverdale Baptist
NC State
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Jenna Deemer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ursuline Academy New Orleans, LA
G 2 Shanice Norton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Potter's House Christian Academy London, England
F 5 Ayana Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Salem HS Conyers, GA
G 10 Jasmine Rhodes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Faith Academy Mobile, AL
G 11 Raigyne Moncrief 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr American Heritage HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 13 Rina Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr IMG Academy Nagoya-Shi, Japan
F/C 15 Yasmine Bidikuindila 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Champlain College Montreal, QE
F 20 Alexis Hyder 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Lyndon B. Johnson Early College HS
North Texas
Austin, TX
F 23 Stephanie Amichia 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr North Gwinnett HS Suwanee, GA
G 30 Jaelyn Richard Harris 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Dekaney HS Houston, TX
C 40 Faustine Aifuwa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Dacula HS Dacula, GA
F 44 Tatum Neubert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Elizabeth HS
Oregon
Elizabeth, 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
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
LeMoyne–Owen W 81–34 
Maravich Center (677)
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 77–73  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (4,441)
Ruston, LA
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm
Wake Forest W 60–57  2–0
Maravich Center (1,728)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Rice W 66–55  3–0
Maravich Center (1,602)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/20/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Connecticut L 53–76  3–1
Maravich Center (3,806)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/24/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. UTEP
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division
W 78–45  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (276)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Kansas State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
L 54–69  4–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. NC State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 59–58  5–2
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm, SECN
TCU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 67–61  6–2
Maravich Center (1,809)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Tulane W 69–51  7–2
Maravich Center (2,164)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/14/2016*
11:00 am
Sam Houston State W 89–41  8–2
Maravich Center (4,777)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. North Carolina
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational
W 70–43  9–2
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,452)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Little Rock W 69–49  10–2
Maravich Center (1,820)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm
Alabama State W 93–40  11–2
Maravich Center (2,037)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 Mississippi State L 48–74  11–3
(0–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,849)
Starkville, MS
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Florida W 78–67  12–3
(1–1)
Maravich Center (1,802)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
at Arkansas W 53–52  13–3
(2–1)
Bud Walton Arena (2,005)
Fayetteville, AR
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Missouri W 80–71  14–3
(3–1)
Maravich Center (2,001)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
No. 5 South Carolina L 61–84  14–4
(3–2)
Maravich Center (2,840)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
Kentucky L 42–55  14–5
(3–3)
Maravich Center (1,875)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/22/2017
4:00 pm, SECN
at No. 25 Texas A&M L 52–54  14–6
(3–4)
Reed Arena (4,639)
College Station, TX
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 53–46  15–6
(4–4)
Maravich Center (2,182)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
at Tennessee L 58–77  15–7
(4–5)
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,209)
Knoxville, TN
02/05/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
Alabama W 48–41  16–7
(5–5)
Maravich Center (2,383)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at Ole Miss W 62–51  17–7
(6–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (729)
Oxford, MS
02/13/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 58–60  17–8
(6–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,324)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
No. 23 Texas A&M W 67–63  18–8
(7–6)
Maravich Center (1,926)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm
at Georgia L 65–70 OT 18–9
(7–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,516)
Athens, GA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
at Auburn L 49–54  18–10
(7–8)
Auburn Arena (2,889)
Auburn, AL
02/26/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 64–58  19–10
(8–8)
Maravich Center (2,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's tournament
03/02/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (10) Ole Miss
Second Round
W 65–49  20–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
(7) vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 61–78  20–11
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,754)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's tournament
03/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(8 O) vs. (9 O) California
First Round
L 52–55  20–12
Ferrell Center (4,169)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
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