2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 21–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Suzy Merchant (10th season)
Assistant coach Amaka Agugua
Assistant coach Mark Simons
Assistant coach Alysiah Bond
Home arena Breslin Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
#11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Purdue and Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament before losing in the championship game to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed. They defeated Belmont in the First Round before losing to Mississippi State in the Second Round.

Roster

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrSt. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina		 Brampton, ON
G 1 Tori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrFreeland Freeland, MI
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMuskegon Muskegon, MI
G 3 Kalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS FrBenton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrEast Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrCass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrJunípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 13 Morgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPacific Collegiate
Chabot College		 San Jose, CA
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrMerrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Hana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBrimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) JrHomewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrForest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Taya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrHamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame		 Fishers, IN
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNorth Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 PM		 Northwood W 82–47 
Breslin Center (4,304)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM		 Davidson W 70–34  1–0
 Breslin Center (3,640)
East Lansing, MI
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 Wyoming W 63–51  2–0
 Breslin Center (4,138)
East Lansing, MI
11/15/2016*
7:00 PM		 Southern W 70–55  3–0
 Breslin Center (4,027)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan W 68–64 OT 4–0
 University Arena (1,788)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/22/2016*
11:00 PM, P12N		 No. 24 at Oregon L 55–88  4–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,056)
Eugene, OR
11/25/2016*
8:00 PM		 No. 24 vs. Delaware
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic		 W 81–64  5–1
 Matadome (218)
Northridge, CA
11/26/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 24 at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic		 W 63–59  6–1
 Matadome (399)
Northridge, CA
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM		 at No. 20 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 64–75  6–2
 Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY
12/02/2016*
7:00 PM		 Oakland W 81–76  7–2
 Breslin Center (4,638)
East Lansing, MI
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Quinnipiac W 71–54  8–2
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
12/08/2016*
7:00 PM		 at Rhode Island W 85–48  9–2
 Ryan Center (205)
Kingston, RI
12/18/2016*
12:00 PM		 Northeastern W 78–44  10–2
 Breslin Center (4,018)
East Lansing, MI
12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN		 No. 2 Notre Dame L 61–79  10–3
 Breslin Center (7,924)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017
3:00 PM		 Illinois W 71–47  11–3
(1–0)		 Breslin Center (5,757)
East Lansing, MI
01/04/2017
6:00 PM		 at Purdue L 54–66  11–4
(1–1)		 Mackey Arena (5,776)
West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2017
7:00 PM		 Nebraska W 93–73  12–4
(2–1)		 Breslin Center (6,155)
East Lansing, MI
01/10/2017
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 11 Ohio State W 94–75  13–4
(3–1)		 Breslin Center (5,538)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 at Rutgers L 58–62  13–5
(3–2)		 Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,646)
Piscataway, NJ
01/17/2017
9:00 PM, BTN		 at Northwestern L 65–76  13–6
(3–3)		 Welsh-Ryan Arena (783)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2017
5:00 PM, BTN		 Purdue L 66–76  13–7
(3–4)		 Breslin Center (9,808)
East Lansing, MI
01/25/2017
8:00 PM		 at Wisconsin W 81–57  14–7
(4–4)		 Kohl Center (3,085)
Madison, WI
01/30/2017
8:00 PM, BTN		 at Minnesota W 93–74  15–7
(5–4)		 Williams Arena (3,490)
Minneapolis, MN
02/02/2017
6:00 PM, BTN		 Indiana W 69–60  16–7
(6–4)		 Breslin Center (6,438)
East Lansing, MI
02/09/2017
7:00 PM, BTN		 at Iowa L 83–87 OT 16–8
(6–5)		 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,384)
Iowa City, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 3 Maryland L 72–89  16–9
(6–6)		 Breslin Center (10,646)
East Lansing, MI
02/16/2017
7:00 PM		 Minnesota W 85–69  17–9
(7–6)		 Breslin Center (5,387)
East Lansing, MI
02/19/2017
2:00 PM, BTN		 at No. 20 Michigan W 86–68  18–9
(8–6)		 Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/22/2017
7:00 PM		 Penn State W 73–64  19–9
(9–6)		 Breslin Center (6,038)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017
2:00 PM		 at Nebraska L 74–76 OT 19–10
(9–7)		 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
03/02/2017
9:00 PM, BTN		 (6) vs. (11) Wisconsin
Second Round		 W 70–63  20–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,431)
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017
9:00 PM, BTN		 (6) vs. (3) Michigan
Quarterfinals		 W 74–64  21–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,065)
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017
6:30 PM, BTN		 (6) vs. (2) No. 4 Maryland
Semifinals		 L 89–100  21–11
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,408)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2017*
7:30 PM, ESPN2		 (9 S) vs. (8 S) Arizona State
First Round		 L 61–73  21–12
 Colonial Life Arena (8,215)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region

Source[1][2].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
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5		Week
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17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP RV RV 24 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 22 21 19 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/msu-w-baskbl-sched.html
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/127
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