2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian in the first and second rounds before losing to Indiana in the third round.

2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016–17 record19–15 (7–9 The American)
Head coachTravis Mays (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Edwina Brown
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
Temple13–3 .813  24–8  .750
South Florida11–5 .688  24–9  .727
UCF9–7 .563  21–12  .636
SMU7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Tulane7–9 .438  18–15  .545
Cincinnati7–9 .438  16–14  .533
Memphis7–9 .438  14–16  .467
Tulsa5–11 .313  10–21  .323
Houston4–12 .250  12–19  .387
East Carolina2–14 .125  11–19  .367
† 2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016–17 SMU team playing against Tulsa at Moody Coliseum

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 1 Devri Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrPlano West HS
Utah		 Plano, TX
G 2 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrFrisco Centennial
Arkansas		 Frisco, TX
G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrAustralia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Kiran Lakhian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrPlano West
Stanford		 Plano, TX
G 12 Morgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SrDuncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock		 Duncanville, TX
C 13 Klara Bradshaw (I)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS JrRains
TCU		 Emory, TX
F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrAustralia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSkyline Dallas, TX
G 22 Tiara Davenport (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrDuncanville
Louisiana Tech		 Dallas, TX
G 24 Kamray Mickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCarroll Southlake
Trinity Valley		 Westlake, TX
G 25 Amaura Brandt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrAugusta
Limestone		 Aiken, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
11:30 AM		 Texas State W 64–56  1–0
 Moody Coliseum (2,617)
Dallas, TX
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Kansas W 75–63  2–0
 Allen Fieldhouse (1,714)
Lawrence, KS
11/19/2016*
2:00 PM		 at TCU L 67–76  2–1
 Schollmaier Arena (1,841)
Fort Worth, TX
11/22/2016*
5:30 PM		 Prairie View A&M W 61–54  3–1
 Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
11/25/2016*
6:00 PM		 vs. Boston College
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals		 W 71–62  4–1
 Coors Events Center (1,483)
Boulder, CO
11/26/2016*
8:30 PM		 at Colorado
Omni Hotels Classic championship		 L 50–67  4–2
 Coors Events Center (1,495)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM		 North Texas W 65–51  5–2
 Moody Coliseum (833)
Dallas, TX
12/03/2016*
3:00 PM		 at New Mexico L 49–64  5–3
 The Pit (4,336)
Albuquerque, NM
12/05/2016*
7:00 PM		 Texas A&M W 54–53  6–3
 Moody Coliseum (948)
Dallas, TX
12/16/2016*
10:00 PM		 vs. No. 5 Mississippi State
Women of Troy Classic semifinals		 L 42–91  6–4
 Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
1:00 PM		 vs. Grambling State
Women of Troy Classic 3rd place game		 W 56–36  7–4
 Galen Center (711)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2016*
4:00 PM		 Texas Southern W 61–36  8–4
 Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
12/21/2016*
1:00 PM		 Seattle W 77–43  9–4
 Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 PM, ADN		 Cincinnati W 64–47  10–4 (1–0)
 Moody Coliseum (676)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2017
7:00 PM, ADN		 East Carolina L 57–58  10–5 (1–1)
 Moody Coliseum (859)
Dallas, TX
01/11/2017
4:00 PM, ADN		 Tulane L 59–71  11–5 (1–2)
 Moody Coliseum (758)
Dallas, TX
01/14/2017
2:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 No. 1 Connecticut L 48–88  11–6 (1–3)
 Moody Coliseum (3,878)
Dallas, TX
01/17/2017
6:00 PM, ADN		 at Cincinnati L 65–67  11–7 (1–4)
 Fifth Third Arena (523)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2017
2:00 PM, ADN		 at Houston W 66–45  11–8 (2–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (957)
Houston, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 23 South Florida L 51–52  11–9 (2–5)
 Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
01/28/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Tulsa L 59–66  11–10 (2–6)
 Reynolds Center (864)
Tulsa, OK
01/31/2017
7:00 PM, ADN		 Memphis W 53–44  12–10 (3–6)
 Moody Coliseum (767)
Dallas, TX
02/04/2017
2:00 PM, ADN		 UCF W 63–58  13–10 (4–6)
 Moody Coliseum (1,011)
Dallas, TX
02/11/2017
1:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–83  13–11 (4–7)
 Gampel Pavilion (10,012)
Storrs, CT
02/15/2017
6:00 PM		 at Temple L 52–66  13–12 (4–8)
 McGonigle Hall (917)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2017
2:00 PM		 Tulsa W 62–41  14–12 (5–8)
 Moody Coliseum (1,472)
Dallas, TX
02/22/2017
7:00 PM		 at Memphis W 60–39  15–12 (6–8)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (873)
Memphis, TN
02/25/2017
1:00 PM		 at UCF L 37–63  15–13 (6–9)
 CFE Arena (2,348)
Orlando, FL
02/27/2017
7:00 PM, ADN		 Houston W 74–45  16–13 (7–9)
 Moody Coliseum (1,205)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (11) East Carolina
First Round		 W 60–54  17–13
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/04/2017
8:00 PM, ESPN3		 (6) vs. (3) South Florida
Quarterfinals		 L 55–62  17–14
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech
First Round		 W 75–70 OT 18–14
 Moody Coliseum (847)
Dallas, TX
03/20/2017*
7:00 PM		 Abilene Christian
Second Round		 W 59–52  19–14
 Moody Coliseum (1,210)
Dallas, TX
03/23/2017*
6:00 PM		 at Indiana
Third Round		 L 44–64  19–15
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,003)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.smumustangs.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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