2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–24 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
Seasons
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 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

Roster

2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Elizabeth Toye (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lindblom Academy
Wisconsin 		Chicago, IL
G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Tianah Alvarado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lakewood HS
Gulf Coast State College 		St. Petersburg, FL
G 5 Kayla Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jean Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G/F 12 Sydney Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Parkview Conyers, GA
G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 15 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL
G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Alexis Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Covenant Christian Palm Bay, FL
G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 32 Soraya Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Diablo Valley College 		Queensland, Australia
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*
5:00 pm 		UCF L 52–69  0–1
 FIU Arena (598)
Miami, FL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 42–89  0–2
 Alico Arena (1,679)
Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm 		Georgetown L 53–66  0–3
 FIU Arena (436)
Miami, FL
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm 		Weber State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals 		L 61–64 OT 0–4
 FIU Arena (331)
Miami, FL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm 		Robert Morris
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game 		W 59–57  1–4
 FIU Arena (344)
Miami, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm 		at South Florida L 41–91  1–5
 USF Sun Dome (1,812)
Tampa, FL
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm 		Jacksonville L 56–71  1–6
 FIU Arena (406)
Miami, FL
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 13 Miami (FL) L 49–69  1–7
 FIU Arena (470)
Miami, FL
12/21/2016*
12:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 62–70  1–8
 FIU Arena (252)
Miami, FL
12/27/2016*
12:00 pm 		Massachusetts
FIU Holiday Tournament 		W 58–57  2–8
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm 		George Mason
FIU Holiday Tournament 		L 51–67  2–9
 FIU Arena (369)
Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm 		at Marshall L 52–70  2–10 (0–1)
 Cam Henderson Center (604)
Huntington, WV
01/01/2017
3:00 pm 		at WKU L 38–90  2–11 (0–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033)
Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2017
2:00 pm 		Florida Atlantic W 74–65  3–11 (1–2)
 FIU Arena (309)
Miami, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm 		UTEP W 88–87 3OT 4–11 (2–2)
 FIU Arena (395)
Miami, FL
01/14/2017
2:00 pm 		UTSA L 61–70  4–12 (2–3)
 FIU Arena (408)
Miami, FL
01/19/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Middle Tennessee L 69–87  4–13 (2–4)
 Murphy Center (3,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017
3:00 pm 		at UAB L 68–82  4–14 (2–5)
 Bartow Arena (629)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2017
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 65–60  5–14 (3–5)
 FAU Arena (519)
Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Old Dominion L 64–86  5–15 (3–6)
 FIU Arena (338)
Miami, FL
02/04/2017
2:00 pm 		Charlotte L 54–101  5–16 (3–7)
 FIU Arena (374)
Miami, FL
02/09/2017
8:00 pm 		at Rice L 55–74  5–17 (3–8)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (312)
Houston, TX
02/11/2017
4:00 pm 		at North Texas L 49–69  5–18 (3–9)
 The Super Pit (953)
Denton, TX
02/16/2017
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 37–75  5–19 (3–10)
 FIU Arena (382)
Miami, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech L 63–76  5–20 (3–11)
 FIU Arena (328)
Miami, FL
02/23/2017
8:00 pm 		at UTSA L 55–69  5–21 (3–12)
 Convocation Center (655)
San Antonio, TX
02/25/2017
4:00 pm 		at UTEP L 47–88  5–22 (3–13)
 Don Haskins Center (1,532)
El Paso, TX
03/02/2017
7:00 pm 		Middle Tennessee L 53–88  5–23 (3–14)
 FIU Arena (303)
Miami, FL
03/04/2017
2:00 pm 		UAB L 52–61  5–24 (3–15)
 FIU Arena (820)
Miami, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".