2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 23–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (13th season)
Assistant coach Kiley Hill
Assistant coach Pauline Love
Assistant coach Lauren Pittman
Home arena Reed Green Coliseum
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Middle Tennessee15–3 .833  23–11  .676
Southern Miss13–5 .722  23–11  .676
Charlotte12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Louisiana Tech12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Old Dominion11–7 .611  17–14  .548
UTSA10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Rice8–10 .444  22–13  .629
UAB8–10 .444  15–15  .500
North Texas8–10 .444  12–19  .387
Marshall5–13 .278  13–17  .433
UTEP5–13 .278  8–23  .258
FIU3–15 .167  5–24  .172
Florida Atlantic0–18 .000  4–25  .138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by thirteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tajanay Veiga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMidland College Boston, MA
F 2 Lashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEast Side HS Cleveland, MS
G 3 Keri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoDunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
G 5 Shonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrQuitman HS Quitman, MS
G 12 Brittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrNorland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Katie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrWalton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Amber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrLittle Rock [[Sharon, Madison County, Mississippi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia|Sharon, MS]]
G 20 Molly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSouth Georgia Tech Douglasville, GA
G/F 21 Jayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrSouth Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Megan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSalmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Brittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrTyler JC Dallas, TX
F 34 Respect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
F 44 Shayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrSt. Petersburg College Tampa, FL
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
Exhibition
11/08/2016*
6:00 PM		 Mississippi College W 91–73 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 New Orleans W 78–53  1–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,271)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2015*
11:00 AM		 William Carey W 92–39  2–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,595)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2016*
6:00 PM		 Alabama State W 70–43  3–0
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,337)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/20/2016*
2:00 PM		 at Tulane L 67–86  3–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (812)
New Orleans, LA
11/25/2016*
10:00 AM		 Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals		 W 99–56  4–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,190)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016*
4:00 PM		 Louisiana–Lafayette
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship		 W 71–49  5–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,169)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016*
4:00 PM		 Mississippi Valley State W 83–55  6–1
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,253)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016*
2:05 PM		 at South Alabama W 57–48  7–1
 Mitchell Center (491)
Mobile, AL
12/10/2016*
4:00 PM		 No. 5 Mississippi State L 50–72  7–2
 Reed Green Coliseum (2,890)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016*
6:30 PM		 vs. California
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 51–71  7–3
 South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016*
12:00 PM		 vs. Xavier
Puerto Rico Classic		 W 73–59  8–3
 South Point Arena (83)
Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016*
10:00 AM		 vs. Northern Kentucky
Puerto Rico Classic		 L 53–58  8–4
 South Point Arena (102)
Enterprise, NV
Conference USA regular season
12/29/2016
6:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 61–72  8–5 (0–1)
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,530)
Ruston, LA
01/05/2017
7:00 PM		 at UTSA W 69–68  9–5 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (203)
San Antonio, TX
01/07/2017
3:00 PM		 at UTEP W 79–68  10–5 (2–1)
 Don Haskins Center (1,717)
El Paso, TX
01/12/2017
6:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 84–69  11–5 (3–1)
 Reed Green Coliseum (13)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/14/2017
4:00 PM		 Charlotte L 61–78  11–6 (3–2)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,540)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/19/2017
7:00 PM, beIN		 at North Texas L 62–75  11–7 (3–3)
 The Super Pit (826)
Denton, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 PM		 at Rice L 68–76  11–8 (3–4)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (609)
Houston, TX
01/26/2017
6:00 PM		 Middle Tennessee W 81–61  12–8 (4–4)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,333)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017
4:00 PM		 UAB W 64–59  13–8 (5–4)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,560)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/02/2017
6:00 PM		 at Marshall W 82–78  14–8 (6–4)
 Cam Henderson Center (613)
Huntington, WV
02/04/2017
2:05 PM		 at WKU L 53–79  14–9 (6–5)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668)
Bowling Green, KY
02/09/2017
6:00 PM		 UTSA W 74–71  15–9 (7–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,360)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2017
4:00 PM		 UTEP W 73–48  16–9 (8–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,364)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2017
6:00 PM		 at FIU W 75–37  17–9 (9–5)
 FIU Arena (382)
Miami, FL
02/18/2017
4:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 82–67  18–9 (10–5)
 FAU Arena (638)
Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017
6:00 PM		 Rice W 79–60  19–9 (11–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,237)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/25/2017
4:00 PM		 North Texas W 70–48  20–9 (12–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,428)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2017
6:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 72–63  21–9 (13–5)
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,581)
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
9:00 PM		 vs. Old Dominion
Quarterfinals		 W 80–74  22–9
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
7:00 PM, ASN		 vs. Middle Tennessee
Semifinals		 W 59–54  23–9
 Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017
4:30 PM, CBSSN		 vs. WKU
Championship Game		 L 56–67  23–10
 Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2017*
6:00 PM		 Little Rock
First Round		 L 62–72  23–11
 Reed Green Coliseum (987)
Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html
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