2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

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2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3		.833			23	–	11		.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Rice	8	–	10		.444			22	–	13		.629
UAB	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Marshall	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
FIU	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UTEP Lady Miners basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by sixteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at Don Haskins Center and are members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Roeshonda Patterson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr New Way Christian Academy Odessa, TX G 2 Faith Cook 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Goose Creek Memorial HS Baytown, TX G 4 Lulu McKinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr A&M Consolidated Houston, TX F 5 Zuzanna Puc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr ZSMS Poznan Poznań, Poland F 11 Axelle Bernard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Seward County CC Awans, Belgium G 12 Sparkle Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Northwestern HS Flint, MI G/F 14 Najala Howell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So DeSoto HS DeSoto, TX G 21 Rachel Tapps 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX F 22 Jessica Barbosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Windsor HS Bissau, Guinea-Bissau F 23 Jakeira Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Port Arthur Memorial HS Port Arthur, TX G 24 Jenzel Nash 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Worthing HS Houston, TX G 32 Chanel Khammarath 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Coffeyville County CC Chicago, IL F 42 Tamara Seda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Seward County CC Maputo, Mozambique G 44 Katarina Zec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sportska gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia	Head coach Keitha Adams (Southwestern) Assistant coach(es) Ewa Laskowska (Pittsburg State) Bill Damuth (Texas–Tyler) Kelli Willingham Bagley (UTEP) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:05 PM		St. Mary's	W 72–54		Don Haskins Center (432) El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:05 PM		Northern Arizona	L 51–65	0–1	Don Haskins Center (1,328) El Paso, TX
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM		Texas Southern	L 68–89	0–2	Don Haskins Center (1,289) El Paso, TX
11/17/2016* 7:05 PM		Western New Mexico	W 93–46	1–2	Don Haskins Center (1,401) El Paso, TX
11/24/2016* 1:15 PM		vs. LSU Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 45–78	1–3	Sports and Fitness Center (276) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016* 1:15 PM		vs. NC State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 55–71	1–4	Sports and Fitness Center (132) Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016* 1:15 PM		vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	L 40–61	1–5	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2016* 7:05 PM		Houston Baptist	W 78–45	2–5	Don Haskins Center (1,304) El Paso, TX
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM		at New Mexico			The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2016* 7:05 PM		New Mexico State Battle of I-10			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
12/19/2016* 4:00 PM		vs. Pittsburgh Patrick Harrington Tournament			The Arena at NWFSC  Niceville, FL
12/20/2016* 6:00 PM		vs. Alabama Patrick Harrington Tournament			The Arena at NWFSC  Niceville, FL
12/28/2016* 1:05 PM		Cal State Bakersfield			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 PM		UTSA			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
01/05/2017 7:05 PM		Louisiana Tech			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 PM		Southern Miss			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
01/12/2017 5:00 PM		at FIU			FIU Arena  Miami, FL
01/14/2017 3:00 PM		at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
01/21/2017 1:00 PM		at UTSA			Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
01/26/2017 7:05 PM, beIN		WKU			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
01/28/2017 2:00 PM		Marshall			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
02/02/2017 6:00 PM		at UAB			Bartow Arena  Birmingham, AL
02/04/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee			Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2017 5:30 PM		at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, LA
02/11/2017 3:00 PM		at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2017 7:05 PM, beIN		North Texas			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
02/18/2017 2:00 PM		Rice			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
02/23/2017 7:05 PM		Florida Atlantic			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 PM		FIU			Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
03/02/2017 5:00 PM, beIN		at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
03/04/2017 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
C-USA Women's Tournament
03/08–11/2017		vs.			Legacy Arena  Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP																				N/A
Coaches

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

2016–17 UTEP Miners basketball team