2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

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

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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 Movement
Legend: ██ 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

  1. ^ "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved August 3, 2017.