2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	25–9 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Joe Foley (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Robert Dallimore; Alicia Cash; Steve Wiedower;
Home arena	Jack Stephens Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1	.944	25	–	8	.758
UT Arlington	14	–	4	.778	22	–	8	.733
Troy †	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Texas State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	14	.533
Georgia Southern	9	–	9	.500	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Georgia State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
South Alabama	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	25	.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15	.167	6	–	24	.200

† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourteenth year head coach Joe Foley, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Ronjanae DeGray	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Mount Juliet HS	Odessa, TX
G	2	Monique Townson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Staley HS	Kansas City, MO
G	4	Kira Shepard	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Northside HS	Fort Smith, AR
F	5	Carolee Dillard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Sr	Midwest City HS	Midwest City, OK
G	10	Destinee Pointer	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Waxahachie HS	Waxachachie, TX
G	11	Alex Murray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Bearden HS	Pearcy, AR
G	12	Sydney Chastain	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Westmoore HS	Oklahoma City, OK
G	13	Sharde' Collins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Liberty-Eylau HS	Texarkana, TX
G	15	Kiara Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	A. J. Ellender HS	Houma, LA
G	15	Kyra Scott	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	North Little Rock HS	Little Rock, AR
G	24	Emily Lytle	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Evangelical Christian School	Memphis, TN
F	25	Anna Hurlburt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Southlake Carroll HS	Southlake, TX
G/F	30	Raeyana DeGray	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Mount Juliet HS	Odessa, TX
F	33	Keanna Keys	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Sumrall HS	Sumrall, MS
F	40	Kaitlyn Pratt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	McDonogh 35 College Preparatory HS	New Orleans, LA

Head coach

Joe Foley (Central Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Robert Dallimore (LSU)
Alicia Cash (Arkansas–Little Rock)
Steve Wiedower (Arkansas State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 6:30 pm		North Texas Preseason WNIT First Round	W 55–44	1–0	Jack Stephens Center (1,725) Little Rock, AR
11/13/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals	L 31–57	1–1	Kress Events Center (1,724) Green Bay, WI
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		at No. 16 Oklahoma	L 58–68	1–2	Lloyd Noble Center (3,084) Norman, OK
11/19/2016* 11:00 am		at Fordham Preseason WNIT consolation round	L 43–65	1–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473) Bronx, NY
11/23/2016* 6:30 pm		Texas A&M	L 37–55	1–4	Jack Stephens Center (1,633) Little Rock, AR
11/26/2016* 3:00 pm		Saint Louis	W 56–43	2–4	Jack Stephens Center (1,132) Little Rock, AR
11/28/2016* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	W 58–47	3–4	JQH Arena (3,133) Springfield, MO
12/01/2016* 6:30 pm		Oral Roberts	W 56–50	4–4	Jack Stephens Center (1,038) Little Rock, AR
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		at Memphis	W 54–44	5–4	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (313) Memphis, TN
12/13/2016* 6:30 pm		No. 5 Mississippi State	L 44–58	5–5	Jack Stephens Center (1,534) Little Rock, AR
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		at Tulsa	W 63–58	6–5	Reynolds Center (191) Tulsa, OK
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		at LSU	L 49–69	6–6	Maravich Center (1,820) Baton Rouge, LA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/29/2016 6:30 pm		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 64–60	7–6 (1–0)	Jack Stephens Center (828) Little Rock, AR
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 78–34	8–6 (2–0)	Jack Stephens Center (2,287) Little Rock, AR
01/05/2017 6:00 pm		at Coastal Carolina	W 74–66	9–6 (3–0)	HTC Center (282) Conway, SC
01/07/2017 12:00 pm		at Appalachian State	W 77–69	10–6 (4–0)	Holmes Center (225) Boone, NC
01/14/2017 4:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 73–59	11–6 (5–0)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		Troy	W 77–74	12–6 (6–0)	Jack Stephens Center (1,068) Little Rock, AR
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		South Alabama	W 71–54	13–6 (7–0)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
01/26/2017 6:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 92–47	14–6 (8–0)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723) Monroe, LA
01/28/2017 5:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	W 82–64	15–6 (9–0)	Cajundome (711) Lafayette, LA
02/02/2017 6:30 pm		Appalachian State	W 67–55	16–6 (10–0)	Jack Stephens Center (1,048) Little Rock, AR
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	W 79–47	17–6 (11–0)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
02/09/2017 11:30 am		at Texas–Arlington	W 58–49	18–6 (12–0)	College Park Center (5,011) Arlington, TX
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Texas State	L 47–64	18–7 (12–1)	Strahan Coliseum (2,435) San Marcos, TX
02/17/2017 5:30 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas State	W 60–35	19–7 (13–1)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
02/23/2017 6:30 pm		Georgia Southern	W 57–41	20–7 (14–1)	Jack Stephens Center (1,129) Little Rock, AR
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		Georgia State	W 52–45	21–7 (15–1)	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
03/02/2017 5:00 pm		at South Alabama	W 50–44	22–7 (16–1)	Mitchell Center (1,628) Mobile, AL
03/04/2017 2:00 pm		at Troy	W 74–63	23–7 (17–1)	Trojan Arena (837) Troy, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (9) Appalachian State Quarterfinals	W 69–53	24–7	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(1)	vs. (5) Louisiana–Lafayette Semifinals	L 71–79	24–8	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA
WNIT
03/15/2017* 6:00 pm		at Southern Miss First Round	W 72–62	25–8	Reed Green Coliseum (987) Hattiesburg, MS
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Alabama Second Round	L 53–55	25–9	Coleman Coliseum (495) Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR			N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV

References

^ http://lrtrojans.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

[1] ttp://lrtrojans.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

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v t e Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
Venues	Barton Coliseum (1978–1999) Statehouse Convention Center (alternate; 1999–2005) Alltel Arena (1999–2005) Jack Stephens Center (2005–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2024–25

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References