2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team

2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record 14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (4th season)
Assistant coach Beth Burns
Assistant coach Jualeah Woods
Assistant coach Taja Edwards
Home arena Galen Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State16–2 .889  31–5  .861
No. 6 Stanford †15–3 .833  32–6  .842
No. 12 Washington15–3 .833  29–6  .829
No. 15 UCLA13–5 .722  25–9  .735
Arizona State9–9 .500  20–13  .606
Oregon8–10 .444  23–14  .622
California6–12 .333  20–14  .588
Washington State6–12 .333  16–20  .444
Colorado5–13 .278  17–16  .515
Utah5–13 .278  16–15  .516
USC5–13 .278  14–16  .467
Arizona5–13 .278  14–16  .467
† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team will represent University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to California.

On March 3, Cynthia Cooper-Duke resigns.[1] She finished at USC with a 4-year record of 70–57.

Roster

2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSalesian HS Rodeo, CA
C 4 Ivana Jakubcova 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrKentucky Bratislava, Slovakia
F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrUniversity Christian HS Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWindward School Compton, CA
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBlair Academy
Connecticut		 Meriden, CT
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMyers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 22 Valerie Higgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrChaminade College Prep Granada Hills, CA
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWoodmont HS Piedmont, SC
F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrWhitney Young HS
Virginia Tech		 Chicago, IL
G 30 Candela Abejon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoUniv. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrBlacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWindward School Gardena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
6:00 PM		 Cal State Los Angeles W 85–39 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 PM		 Hawaii W 76–44  1–0
 Galen Center (611)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM		 UC Riverside W 67–49  2–0
 Galen Center (427)
Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2016*
4:00 PM		 at UNLV L 66–77  2–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (1,301)
Paradise, NV
11/22/2016*
6:30 PM		 vs. Missouri State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals		 W 89–67  3–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,032)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/2016*
5:30 PM		 vs. Portland
Great Alaska Shootout championship		 W 67–54  4–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,030)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2016*
4:00 PM		 Long Beach State W 82–74  5–1
 Galen Center (606)
Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2016*
9:00 AM		 at No. 25 Texas A&M W 66–62  6–1
 Reed Arena (7,488)
College Station, TX
12/03/2016*
7:35 PM		 at Sacramento State W 111–95  7–1
 Hornets Nest (954)
Sacramento, CA
12/16/2016*
6:00 PM		 Grambling State
Women of Troy Classic semifinals		 W 75–64  8–1
 Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
1:00 PM		 No. 5 Mississippi State
Women of Troy Classic championship		 L 72–76  8–2
 Galen Center (1,213)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2016*
6:00 PM		 at UC Irvine W 83–45  9–2
 Bren Events Center (262)
Irvine, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 PM		 No. 20 Colorado W 79–54  10–2 (1–0)
 Galen Center (616)
Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2017
12:00 PM		 Utah L 53–58  10–3 (1–1)
 Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2017
8:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 12 Washington L 67–77  10–4 (1–2)
 Alaska Airlines Arena (2,377)
Seattle, WA
01/08/2017
12:00 PM, P12N		 at Washington State L 57–74  10–5 (1–3)
 Beasley Coliseum (603)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2017
8:00 PM, P12N		 Oregon L 53–59  10–6 (1–4)
 Galen Center (954)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017
3:00 PM, P12N		 No. 10 Oregon State L 60–74  10–7 (1–5)
 Galen Center (1,476)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2017
8:00 PM, P12N		 No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 59–74  10–8 (1–6)
 Galen Center (949)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2017
5:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry		 L 67–71  10–9 (1–7)
 Pauley Pavilion (4,415)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
7:00 PM		 Arizona W 58–54  11–9 (2–7)
 Galen Center (667)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
3:00 PM, P12N		 No. 16 Arizona State W 65–50  12–9 (3–7)
 Galen Center (2,589)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2017
6:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 8 Stanford L 42–58  12–10 (3–8)
 Maples Pavilion (4,490)
Stanford, CA
02/05/2017
10:30 AM		 at California L 56–63  12–11 (3–9)
 Haas Pavilion (3,052)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2017
8:00 PM, P12N		 at No. 9 Oregon State W 70–50  13–11 (4–9)
 Gill Coliseum (4,286)
Corvallis, OR
02/12/2017
12:00 PM, P12N		 at Oregon L 50–73  13–12 (4–10)
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,750)
Eugene, OR
02/17/2017
6:00 PM, P12N		 Washington State W 80–64  14–12 (5–10)
 Galen Center (910)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2017
3:00 PM, P12N		 No. 9 Washington L 74–87  14–13 (5–11)
 Galen Center (1,513)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2017
7:00 PM, P12N		 at Arizona State L 62–69  14–14 (5–12)
 Wells Fargo Arena (2,248)
Tempe, AZ
02/26/2017
1:00 PM		 at Arizona L 62–67  14–15 (5–13)
 McKale Center (1,640)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:30 AM, P12N		 (9) vs. (8) California
First Round		 L 58–71  14–16
 KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
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9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Week
19		Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR 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

Notes

  • March 3, 2017 – Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns after 4 years as head coach.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns as USC women's basketball coach". ESPN.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/usc-w-baskbl-sched.html
  3. ↑ Associated Press, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns as USC women's basketball coach, Los Angeles Times, March 3, 2017
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