2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by sixteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, play their home games at Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Women's Tournament to Old Dominion.

2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record8–23 (5–13 C-USA)
Head coachKeitha Adams (16th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ewa Laskowska
  • Bill Damuth
  • Kelli Willingham Bagley
Home arenaDon Haskins Center
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

Roster
2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Roeshonda Patterson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNew Way Christian Academy Odessa, TX
G 2 Faith Cook 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrGoose Creek Memorial HS Baytown, TX
G 4 Lulu McKinney 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrA&M Consolidated Houston, TX
F 5 Zuzanna Puc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrZSMS Poznan Poznań, Poland
F 11 Axelle Bernard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSeward County CC Awans, Belgium
G 12 Sparkle Taylor 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNorthwestern HS Flint, MI
G/F 14 Najala Howell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoDeSoto HS DeSoto, TX
G 21 Rachel Tapps 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCypress Ranch HS Cypress, TX
F 22 Jessica Barbosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS FrWindsor HS Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
F 23 Jakeira Ford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPort Arthur Memorial HS Port Arthur, TX
G 24 Jenzel Nash 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrWorthing HS Houston, TX
G 32 Chanel Khammarath 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCoffeyville County CC Chicago, IL
F 42 Tamara Seda 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSeward County CC Maputo, Mozambique
G 44 Katarina Zec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSportska gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
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
11/04/2016*
7:05 PM		 St. Mary's W 72–54 
Don Haskins Center (432)
El Paso, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:05 PM		 Northern Arizona L 51–65  0–1
 Don Haskins Center (1,328)
El Paso, TX
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM		 Texas Southern L 68–89  0–2
 Don Haskins Center (1,289)
El Paso, TX
11/17/2016*
7:05 PM		 Western New Mexico W 93–46  1–2
 Don Haskins Center (1,401)
El Paso, TX
11/24/2016*
1:15 PM		 vs. LSU
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 L 45–78  1–3
 Sports and Fitness Center (276)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
1:15 PM		 vs. NC State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 L 55–71  1–4
 Sports and Fitness Center (132)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
1:15 PM		 vs. Kansas State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division		 L 40–61  1–5
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/30/2016*
7:05 PM		 Houston Baptist W 78–45  2–5
 Don Haskins Center (1,304)
El Paso, TX
12/11/2016*
2:00 PM		 at New Mexico L 66–79  2–6
 The Pit (4,596)
Albuquerque, NM
12/15/2016*
7:05 PM		 New Mexico State
Battle of I-10		 L 59–67  2–7
 Don Haskins Center (1,472)
El Paso, TX
12/19/2016*
4:00 PM		 vs. Pittsburgh
Patrick Harrington Tournament		 L 46–71  2–8
 The Arena at NWFSC 
Niceville, FL
12/20/2016*
6:00 PM		 vs. Alabama
Patrick Harrington Tournament		 L 60–78  2–9
 The Arena at NWFSC 
Niceville, FL
12/28/2016*
1:05 PM		 Cal State Bakersfield W 74–61  3–9
 Don Haskins Center (1,234)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 PM		 UTSA L 81–83 OT 3–10
(0–1)		 Don Haskins Center (1,316)
El Paso, TX
01/05/2017
7:05 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 69–62  4–10
(1–1)		 Don Haskins Center (1,617)
El Paso, TX
01/07/2017
2:00 PM		 Southern Miss L 68–79  4–11
(1–2)		 Don Haskins Center (1,717)
El Paso, TX
01/12/2017
5:00 PM		 at FIU L 87–88 3OT 4–12
(1–3)		 FIU Arena (395)
Miami, FL
01/14/2017
3:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 51–50  5–12
(2–3)		 FAU Arena (425)
Boca Raton, FL
01/21/2017
1:00 PM		 at UTSA L 76–97  5–13
(2–4)		 Convocation Center (309)
San Antonio, TX
01/26/2017
7:05 PM, beIN		 WKU L 54–71  5–14
(2–5)		 Don Haskins Center (2,469)
El Paso, TX
01/28/2017
2:00 PM		 Marshall W 84–74  6–14
(3–5)		 Don Haskins Center (1,542)
El Paso, TX
02/02/2017
6:00 PM		 at UAB L 61–74  6–15
(3–6)		 Bartow Arena (376)
Birmingham, AL
02/04/2017
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Middle Tennessee L 53–76  6–16
(3–7)		 Murphy Center (3,411)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/09/2017
5:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 61–69  6–17
(3–8)		 Thomas Assembly Center (1,809)
Ruston, LA
02/11/2017
3:00 PM		 at Southern Miss L 48–73  6–18
(3–9)		 Reed Green Coliseum (1,364)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2017
7:05 PM, beIN		 North Texas L 69–76  6–19
(3–10)		 Don Haskins Center (1,512)
El Paso, TX
02/18/2017
2:00 PM		 Rice L 76–80  6–20
(3–11)		 Don Haskins Center (1,422)
El Paso, TX
02/23/2017
7:05 PM		 Florida Atlantic W 69–59  7–20
(4–11)		 Don Haskins Center (1,473)
El Paso, TX
02/25/2017
2:00 PM		 FIU W 88–47  8–20
(5–11)		 Don Haskins Center (1,532)
El Paso, TX
03/02/2017
5:00 PM, beIN		 at Old Dominion L 68–87  8–21
(5–12)		 Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,138)
Norfolk, VA
03/04/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Charlotte L 74–84  8–22
(5–13)		 Dale F. Halton Arena (1,571)
Charlotte, NC
C-USA Women's Tournament
03/08/2017
8:00 PM		 vs. Old Dominion
First Round		 L 70–80  8–23
 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 UTEP Miners basketball team

References
  1. "University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Utepathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
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