2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team

2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	8–22 (2–16 Big 12)
Head coach	Brandon Schneider (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Aqua Franklin; Katie O'Connor; Damitria Buchanan;
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Baylor	17	–	1	.944	33	–	4	.892
No. 14 Texas	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
No. 23 Oklahoma	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
No. 24 Kansas State	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Iowa State	9	–	9	.500	18	–	13	.581
No. 22 West Virginia †	8	–	10	.444	24	–	11	.686
Oklahoma State	6	–	12	.333	17	–	15	.531
Texas Tech	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
TCU	4	–	14	.222	12	–	18	.400
Kansas	2	–	16	.111	8	–	22	.267

† 2017 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 8–22, 2–16 in Big 12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Oklahoma State.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Sydney Umeri	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Lovett School	Acworth, GA
C	1	Chelsea Lott	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Fort Bend Hightower	Fresno, TX
G	2	McKenzie Calvert	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Byron P. Steele USC	Schertz, TX
G	3	Jessica Washington	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Jr	Jenks North Carolina	Tulsa, OK
F	4	Jada Brown	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Centennial	Las Vegas, NV
G	12	Timeka O'Neal	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	RS Sr	Raytown	Raytown, MO
G	15	Aisia Robertson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Bishop O'Dowd	San Francisco, CA
G	20	Jayde Christopher	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Cleveland	Federal Way, WA
C	21	Lisa Blair	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Nazareth Regional	Brooklyn, NY
G	22	Chayla Cheadle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Rock Bridge	Columbia, MO
G	23	Eboni Watts	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Rutland	Macon, GA
G	24	Sydney Benoit	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Smith Center Hutchinson CC	Smith Center, KS
F	25	Caelynn Manning-Allen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	Curie	Chicago, IL
G	33	Kylee Kopatich	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Olathe South	Olathe, KS
F	55	Tyler Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Leavenworth	Leavenworth, KS

Head coach

Brandon Schneider (Wayland Baptist)

Assistant coach(es)

Aqua Franklin (Texas A&M)
Katie O'Connor (Virginia Tech)
Steve Wallace (Texas A&M)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Fort Hays State	W 98–71		Allen Fieldhouse (2,412) Lawrence, KS
11/06/2016* 1:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Washburn	W 81–57		Allen Fieldhouse (2,103) Lawrence, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Missouri State	L 64–87	0–1	Allen Fieldhouse (2,277) Lawrence, KS
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	SMU	L 63–75	0–2	Allen Fieldhouse (1,714) Lawrence, KS
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm	at Memphis	W 68–58	1–2	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (831) Memphis, TN
11/23/2016* 6:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Oral Roberts	W 64–56 ^2OT	2–2	Allen Fieldhouse (1,963) Lawrence, KS
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	North Dakota	W 76–71 ^OT	3–2	Allen Fieldhouse (1,992) Lawrence, KS
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm	at Creighton	L 49–69	3–3	D. J. Sokol Arena (1,008) Omaha, NE
12/04/2016* 11:00 am, SECN	at Alabama Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 65–71 ^OT	3–4	Coleman Coliseum (1,176) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Harvard	W 69–59	3–5	Allen Fieldhouse (1,679) Lawrence, KS
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Rhode Island	W 72–36	4–5	Allen Fieldhouse (1,995) Lawrence, KS
12/17/2016* 12:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Arizona	W 75–51	5–5	Allen Fieldhouse (1,884) Lawrence, KS
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	UC Riverside	W 90–84 ^OT	6–5	Allen Fieldhouse (1,910) Lawrence, KS
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	No. 24 Oklahoma	L 54–84	6–6 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,574) Lawrence, KS
01/01/2017 2:00 pm, FSSW	at No. 3 Baylor	L 43–90	6–7 (0–2)	Ferrell Center (6,501) Waco, TX
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	No. 15 Texas	L 54–66	6–8 (0–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,817) Lawrence, KS
01/08/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa State	L 58–87	6–9 (0–4)	Hilton Coliseum (7,573) Ames, IA
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, COX/ESPN3	at No. 25 Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 60–73	6–10 (0–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,768) Manhattan, KS
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 2 Baylor	L 43–92	6–11 (0–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,655) Lawrence, KS
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	No. 24 West Virginia	L 51–62	6–12 (0–7)	Allen Fieldhouse (1,833) Lawrence, KS
01/22/2017 6:00 pm, FSSW	at TCU	L 68–83	6–13 (0–8)	Schollmaier Arena (1,998) Fort Worth, TX
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK+	at Oklahoma State	L 70–74	6–14 (0–9)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,865) Stillwater, OK
01/28/2017 11:00 am, FSN	Texas Tech	W 66–60	7–14 (1–9)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,047) Lawrence, KS
02/01/2017 10:30 am	at No. 18 Oklahoma	L 52–89	7–15 (1–10)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
02/05/2017 1:30 pm, JTV/ESPN3	TCU	L 68–80	7–16 (1–11)	Allen Fieldhouse (3,823) Lawrence, KS
02/08/2017 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Oklahoma State	W 67–49	8–16 (2–11)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,376) Lawrence, KS
02/11/2017 1:30 pm, LHN	at No. 11 Texas	L 42–75	8–17 (2–12)	Frank Erwin Center (3,974) Austin, TX
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, FSSW+	at Texas Tech	L 60–75	8–18 (2–13)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,765) Lubbock, TX
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Iowa State	L 75–90	8–19 (2–14)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,043) Lawrence, KS
02/25/2017 2:00 pm, JTV/ESPN3	Kansas State Sunflower Showdown	L 54–61	8–20 (2–15)	Allen Fieldhouse (4,449) Lawrence, KS
02/27/2017 6:00 pm	at West Virginia	L 54–73	8–21 (2–16)	WVU Coliseum (2,661) Morgantown, WV
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 8:30 pm, FCS	vs. Oklahoma State First Round	L 75–79	8–22	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,267) Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

x- All JTV games will air on Metro Sports, ESPN3 and local affiliates.

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
^ "Women's Basketball". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.

[2] "Women's Basketball". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved December 21, 2020.

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v t e Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
Venues	Allen Fieldhouse (1968–present)
Rivalries	Kansas State Missouri (dormant)
Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References