2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record12–18 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
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 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Sharon Baldwin-Tener in her seventh, were a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games on campus at the GSU Sports Arena. They finished the season 12–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to South Alabama.

Roster

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Alaysia Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wheeler
Pensacola State 		Marietta, GA
F 1 Tiffany Holston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Taylor County
Albany State 		Butler, GA
F 2 K. K. Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Blackman Murfreesboro, TN
G 4 Jaylyn Harrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Colonial Orlando, FL
G 10 Makeba Ponder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Colquitt County Moultrie, GA
F 11 Astaja Tyghter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Colonial Orlando, FL
G 13 Jada Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr McEachern Powder Springs, GA
F 20 Francesca Minali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Northeast CC Stezzano, Italy
G 21 Kierra Henry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Pope Marietta, GA
G 23 Madison Newby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Archer Lawrenceville, GA
F 25 Kennesha Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ensworth Smyrna, TN
C 30 Shaquanda Miller-McCray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Crestwood Sumter, SC
F/C 32 Haley Gerrin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Habersham Central Clarkesville, GA
G 33 Tattiana Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Lovett
Chattanooga 		Atlanta, GA
C 44 Taleah Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Suitland Forestville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
5:30 pm 		at Morehead State
Donna Murphy Classic 		W 68–50  1–0
 Ellis Johnson Arena (850)
Morehead, KY
November 12*
6:00 pm 		vs. Eastern Michigan
Donna Murphy Classic 		L 59–69  1–1
 Ellis Johnson Arena (100)
Morehead, KY
November 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Allen W 96–58  2–1
 GSU Sports Arena (375)
Atlanta, GA
November 20*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Wilmington L 66–72  2–2
 GSU Sports Arena (472)
Atlanta, GA
November 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kennesaw State W 62–59  3–2
 GSU Sports Arena (465)
Atlanta, GA
November 24*
3:30 pm, SportsNet 		vs. Penn State
San Juan Shootout 		L 42–69  3–3
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25*
5:45 pm, SportsNet 		vs. American
San Juan Shootout 		W 59–58 OT 4–3
 Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
December 3*
2:00 pm 		at Georgia Tech L 42–73  4–4
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,235)
Atlanta, GA
December 15*
11:30 am 		at Alabama L 57–80  4–5
 Coleman Coliseum (4,203)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Akron
GSU Holiday Classic 		L 66–78  4–6
 GSU Sports Arena (333)
Atlanta, GA
December 22*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Elon
GSU Holiday Classic 		L 67–84  4–7
 GSU Sports Arena (433)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 31
10:00 am 		at Georgia Southern
Rivalry 		W 58–54  5–7
(1–0) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356)
Statesboro, GA
January 5
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Troy L 69–87  5–8
(1–1) 		GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
January 7
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Alabama L 47–77  5–9
(1–2) 		GSU Sports Arena (298)
Atlanta, GA
January 12
7:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 65-72  5–10
(1–3) 		Cajundome (527)
Lafayette, LA
January 14
2:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe L 63–72  5–11
(1–4) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 19
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Appalachian State L 63–67  5–12
(1–5) 		GSU Sports Arena (400)
Atlanta, GA
January 21
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coastal Carolina L 67–73  5–13
(1–6) 		GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
January 26
12:00 pm 		at South Alabama W 55-45  6–13
(2–6) 		Mitchell Center (2,473)
Mobile, AL
January 28
3:00 pm 		at Troy W 68–65 (3–6)  7–13
(3–6) 		Trojan Arena (713)
Troy, AL
February 2
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana–Monroe W 87–35  8–13
(4–6) 		GSU Sports Arena (386)
Atlanta, GA
February 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Louisiana L 64–70  8–14
(4–7) 		GSU Sports Arena (420)
Atlanta, GA
February 9
7:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 69–48  9–14
(5–7) 		HTC Center (331)
Conway, SC
February 11
1:00 pm 		at Appalachian State W 59–55  10–14
(6–7) 		Holmes Center (444)
Boone, NC
February 16
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas State L 51–62  10–15
(6–8) 		GSU Sports Arena (416)
Atlanta, GA
February 18
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas–Arlington W 64–59  11–15
(7–8) 		GSU Sports Arena (526)
Atlanta, GA
February 23
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Arkansas State L 57–59  11–16
(7–9) 		Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
February 25
5:00 pm 		at Little Rock L 45–52  11–17
(7–10) 		Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
March 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		Georgia Southern
Rivalry 		W 63–62  12–17
(8–10) 		GSU Sports Arena (762)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
March 7
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		(7) vs. (10) South Alabama
First round 		L 44–49  12–18
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball – 2016–17". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2015.