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2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

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2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–15 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ty Evans
  • Adrian Walters
  • Clairsse Garcia
Home arenaAuburn Arena
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

The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tied for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where lost to NC State in the first round.

Roster

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2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Daisa Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Southwest DeKalb Decatur, GA
G 1 Tyra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Austin Decatur, AL
G 2 Bria Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Episcopal Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Erica Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Johnson San Antonio, TX
G 10 Brandy Montgomery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Lincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL
C 12 Justice Wright Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Houston County
Clemson
Warner Robins, GA
G/F 13 Katie Frerking 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wesleyan School Johns Creek, GA
G 14 Tiffany Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Riverdale
Clemson
Chattanooga, TN
F 15 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr West Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 20 Sira Toure Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Kamiakin
Weber State
Kennewick, WA
F 22 Ekiya Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Klein Forest
Blinn JC
Houston, TX
G 23 Jessica Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr West Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 33 Janiah McKay 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Gainesville Gainesville, FL
G 40 Ndeye Dieng 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Gatewood School Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
Troy W 61–52  1–0
Auburn Arena (2,336)
Auburn, AL
11/17/2016*
4:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 68–36  2–0
Corbett Sports Center (538)
Greensboro, NC
11/20/2016*
2:30 pm
at East Carolina W 61–52  3–0
Williams Arena (1,019)
Greenville, NC
11/22/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Ball State
Savannah Invitational First Round
W 54–40  4–0
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/23/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Marist
Savannah Invitational Second Round
W 52–51  5–0
Savannah Civic Center (249)
Savannah, GA
11/24/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. No. 19 West Virginia
Savannah Invitational Third Round
L 52–56  5–1
Savannah Civic Center (417)
Savannah, GA
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm, SECN
Indiana W 71–67  6–1
Auburn Arena (1,752)
Auburn, AL
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 66–71  6–2
Bramlage Coliseum (4,160)
Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Savannah State W 75–46  7–2
Auburn Arena (1,830)
Auburn, AL
12/14/2016*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 76–66  8–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,526)
Ruston, LA
12/18/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 24 Virginia Tech L 87–92 OT 8–3
Auburn Arena (2,158)
Auburn, AL
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Drake
Tulane Classic semifinals
W 85–80  9–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (439)
New Orleans, LA
12/22/2016*
5:00 pm
at Tulane
Tulane Classic championship
L 59–61  9–4
Devlin Fieldhouse (873)
New Orleans, LA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm
Jacksonville W 53–41  10–4
Auburn Arena (1,803)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
at Florida W 82–75  11–4
(1–0)
O'Connell Center (1,720)
Gainesville, FL
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
No. 5 South Carolina L 47–73  11–5
(1–1)
Auburn Arena (2,144)
Auburn, AL
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 83–60  12–5
(2–1)
Auburn Arena (2,313)
Auburn, AL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 64–59  13–5
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,335)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2017
6:00 pm
Tennessee W 79−61  14−5
(4−1)
Auburn Arena (2,290)
Auburn, AL
01/22/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Kentucky L 60–64  14–6
(4–2)
Auburn Arena (2,294)
Auburn, AL
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Missouri L 53–68  14–7
(4–3)
Mizzou Arena (3,366)
Columbia, MO
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 66–55  15–7
(5–3)
Coleman Coliseum (3,453)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Mississippi State L 47–77  15–8
(5–4)
Auburn Arena (1,969)
Auburn, AL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 61–66  15–9
(5–5)
Reed Arena (5,012)
College Station, TX
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 6 South Carolina L 41–60  15–10
(5–6)
Colonial Life Arena (13,360)
Columbia, SC
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
Georgia L 51–57  15–11
(5–7)
Auburn Arena (3,464)
Auburn, AL
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 59–63  15–12
(5–8)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,046)
Oxford, MS
02/20/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Alabama L 61–63 OT 15–13
(5–9)
Auburn Arena (2,607)
Auburn, AL
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
LSU W 54–49  16–13
(6–9)
Auburn Arena (2,889)
Auburn, AL
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 70–64  17–13
(7–9)
Bud Walton Arena (1,685)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:00 am, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Georgia
Second Round
L 52–56  17–14
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(11 L) vs. (6 L) No. 17 NC State
First Round
L 48–62  17–15
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball schedule". Auburn University Athletics.