2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Hoosiers were led by third year head coach and 2015–2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year Teri Moren , played their home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season of 23–11, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament to their in-state rival Purdue. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State, Saint Louis and SMU in the first, second and third round before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.
Preseason
In the 2015–2016 season, the Hoosiers finished 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. 2015–2016 was one of the most successful seasons in franchise history. The Hoosiers were ranked in the AP preseason poll at #23, their first time ever being ranked in the preseason.
Roster
2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
2
Amber Deane
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Detroit Country Day Dayton
Lathrup Village, MI
G
3
Tyra Buss
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel, IL
G
5
Ria Gulley
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Tom C. Clark
San Antonio, TX
F
11
Kym Royster
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Newark
Newark, OH
F
13
Darby Foresman
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Heritage Christian
Indianapolis, IN
G
21
Karlee McBride
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sr
Villa Maria
Erie, PA
G
22
Tia Elbert
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
RS So
Tartan Marquette
Oakdale, MN
G
23
Alexis Gassion
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Fairborn
Fairborn, OH
G
24
Tyshee Towner
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
East Aurora Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
F
31
Bre Wickware
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Guyer
Denton, TX
G
32
Laken Wairau
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Christchurch Girls'
Christchurch, New Zealand
F
33
Amanda Cahill
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Clyde
Clyde, OH
C
43
Jenn Anderson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Westfield
Sheridan, IN
C
44
Danielle Williams
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
North Crowley
Fort Worth, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016 *2:00 pm
No. 23
Indianapolis
W 87–58
18 – Royster
8 – Royster
4 – Deane
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
No. 23
Presbyterian
W 71–37
1–0
15 – Buss
11 – Cahill
3 – McBride
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,422)Bloomington, IN
11/13/2016 *2:00 pm
No. 23
Vanderbilt
W 94–61
2–0
22 – Gassion
7 – Anderson
5 – Tied
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,029)Bloomington, IN
11/17/2016 *6:30 pm
No. 23
at Chattanooga
W 79–73
3–0
23 – Buss
8 – Gassion
8 – Gassion
McKenzie Arena (1,709)Chattanooga, TN
11/19/2016 *3:00 pm, FCS
No. 23
at WKU
L 74–85
3–1
24 – Buss
11 – Anderson
6 – Cahill
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,832)Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2016 *2:00 pm
UMass Lowell
W 79–45
4–1
18 – Gassion
6 – Tied
6 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,670)Bloomington, IN
11/27/2016 *2:00 pm, SECN
at Auburn
L 67–71
4–2
23 – Buss
7 – Cahill
5 – Tied
Auburn Arena (1,752)Auburn, AL
12/01/2016 *7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at NC State ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 70–84
4–3
38 – Buss
8 – Cahill
4 – Gassion
Reynolds Coliseum (2,203)Raleigh, NC
12/06/2016 *12:30 pm
at North Texas
W 94–64
5–3
21 – Buss
10 – Cahill
5 – Tied
The Super Pit (2,164)Denton, TX
12/08/2016 *7:00 pm
Northern Kentucky
W 100–49
6–3
16 – McBride
15 – Gassion
10 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,207)Bloomington, IN
12/11/2016 *2:00 pm
Valparaiso
W 87–58
7–3
19 – Gassion
11 – Cahill
6 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,611)Bloomington, IN
12/17/2016 *5:00 pm
Oakland
W 84–59
8–3
17 – Cahill
20 – Gassion
6 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,665)Bloomington, IN
12/20/2016 *7:45 pm
vs. Florida Florida Sunshine Classic
W 102–88
9–3
35 – Buss
10 – Cahill
8 – Gassion
Warden Arena (829)Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016 *7:45 pm
vs. Stony Brook Florida Sunshine Classic
W 74–60
10–3
15 – Buss
13 – Cahill
6 – Cahill
Warden Arena (304)Winter Haven, FL
Big Ten regular Season
12/28/2016 7:00 pm
at Penn State
W 89–70
11–3 (1–0)
26 – Buss
8 – Tied
5 – Tied
Bryce Jordan Center (2,736)University Park, PA
12/31/2016 3:00 pm, CBS
No. 14 Ohio State
L 82–92
11–4 (1–1)
28 – Cahill
9 – Cahill
9 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,282)Bloomington, IN
01/04/2017 7:00 pm
Minnesota
W 78–62
12–4 (2–1)
26 – Gassion
9 – Cahill
7 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,409)Bloomington, IN
01/10/2017 6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan
L 74–78
12–5 (2–2)
21 – Tied
12 – Anderson
5 – Buss
Crisler Center (1,850)Ann Arbor, MI
01/14/2017 3:00 pm
at Northwestern
L 67–80
12–6 (2–3)
17 – Tied
13 – Cahill
7 – Gassion
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,482)Evanston, IL
01/19/2017 8:00 pm, BTN
Purdue Rivalry /Crimson and Gold Cup
W 74–60
13–6 (3–3)
19 – Cahill
8 – Cahill
8 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,129)Bloomington, IN
01/23/2017 7:00 pm, BTN
Penn State
W 72–66
14–6 (4–3)
21 – Buss
11 – Cahill
7 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,404)Bloomington, IN
01/29/2017 3:00 pm
at Wisconsin
W 78–54
15–6 (5–3)
19 – Buss
9 – Cahill
3 – Tied
Kohl Center (4,430)Madison, WI
02/02/2017 6:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan State
L 60–69
15–7 (5–4)
17 – Cahill
8 – Cahill
6 – Tied
Breslin Center (6,438)East Lansing, MI
02/05/2017 12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Maryland
L 56–92
15–8 (5–5)
16 – Cahill
9 – Cahill
7 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,038)Bloomington, IN
02/08/2017 7:00 pm
at Rutgers
W 63–52
16–8 (6–5)
20 – Cahill
7 – Cahill
9 – Buss
Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,637)Piscataway, NJ
02/11/2017 12:00 pm, BTN
Northwestern
W 66–38
17–8 (7–5)
19 – Buss
11 – Anderson
6 – Cahill
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,517)Bloomington, IN
02/16/2017 6:00 pm, BTN
No. 20 Michigan
W 72–61
18–8 (8–5)
21 – Buss
12 – Cahill
7 – Buss
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,499)Bloomington, IN
02/19/2017 3:00 pm
at Nebraska
L 64–67
18–9 (8–6)
16 – Buss
11 – Cahill
6 – Buss
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,981)Lincoln, NE
02/22/2017 7:00 pm
Iowa
W 80–77 2OT
19–9 (9–6)
21 – Buss
7 – Tied
9 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,976)Bloomington, IN
02/25/2017 1:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois
W 74–60
20–9 (10–6)
21 – Buss
15 – Cahill
5 – Gassion
State Farm Center (2,550)Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 2:30 pm, BTN
(4)
vs. (5) Purdue Quarterfinals
L 60–66
20–10
19 – Buss
13 – Gassion
4 – Tied
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,004)Indianapolis, IN
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017 *7:00 pm
Ball State First Round
W 71–58
21–10
19 – Buss
6 – Tied
6 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,028)Bloomington, IN
03/19/2017 *2:00 pm
Saint Louis Second Round
W 71–53
22–10
17 – Cahill
7 – Tied
4 – Tied
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,526)Bloomington, IN
03/23/2017 *7:00 pm
SMU Third Round
W 64–44
23–10
17 – McBride
9 – Cahill
9 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,003)Bloomington, IN
03/26/2017 *2:00 pm
Villanova Quarterfinals
L 57–69
23–11
21 – Buss
12 – Gassion
4 – Gassion
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770)Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
Ranking MovementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
AP
23
23
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
N/A
Coaches
RV
RV
RV
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NR
See also
2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
References
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