2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They play their home games at Charles Koch Arena, which has a capacity of 10,506. The Shockers, led by ninth year head coach Jody Adams-Birch through January 18 and then Linda Hargrove as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, are members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 9–9 in MVC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Drake.

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record15–16 (9–9 MVC)
Head coachJody Adams-Birch (18 games)
Linda Hargrove (interim)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena (10,506)
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000  284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833  248  .750
Missouri State126 .667  1614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .556  1615  .516
Wichita State99 .500  1516  .484
Evansville810 .444  1417  .452
Bradley711 .389  1219  .387
Indiana State612 .333  1218  .400
Illinois State414 .222  823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056  228  .067
2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Shockers' final season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference as the school announced on April 7, 2017 that it would be joining the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2017.[1]

Roster

2016–17 Wichita State Shockers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 1 Keke Thompson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrShelton State Tuscaloosa, AL
G 2 Hannah Mortimer 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SrSoutheast Saline HS
Brown Mackie
Salina, KS
G 3 Aundra Stovall 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) JrSeguin HS Arlington, TX
G 4 Diamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS JrRed Oak HS Red Oak, TX
G 5 Jeliah Preston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrKlein Forest HS
Blinn JC
Houston, TX
G 10 Tamara Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrEdmond Santa Fe HS
Butler CC/Denver
Edmond, OK
F 11 Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSanta Fe HS Santa Fe, NM
F 12 Jyar Francis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPonchatoula HS Hammond, LA
F 13 Kayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrOverton HS Memphis, TN
G 14 Marija Pacar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNew Hope Christian Academy
Tallahassee CC
Podstrana, Croatia
C 20 Brittany Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrBishop Ford HS
NW Florida State
Queens Village, NY
G 23 TaQuandra Mike 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGroves HS
South Georgia Tech College
Savannah, GA
G 25 Jaleesa Chapel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDekaney HS Spring, TX
F 34 Ellie Lehne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoByron HS Byron, IL
F 35 Rangie Bessard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoManvel HS Rosharon, TX
F 40 Angiee Tompkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrCharlotte HS
South Georgia Tech
Americus, GA
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
11/02/2016*
7:05 PM
Newman W 58–49 
Charles Koch Arena (1,221)
Wichita, KS
11/06/2016*
2:05 PM
Cameron W 67–65 
Charles Koch Arena (1,071)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:05 PM, Cox Kansas
Creighton W 62–54  1–0
Charles Koch Arena (2,003)
Wichita, KS
11/15/2016*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
UMKC L 54–56  1–1
Charles Koch Arena (1,362)
Wichita, KS
11/20/2016*
5:00 PM
at Texas–Arlington L 70–74  1–2
College Park Center (525)
Arlington, TX
11/24/2016*
12:30 PM
vs. Purdue
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 49–86  1–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
10:00 AM
vs. No. 11 Stanford
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
L 39–87  1–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016*
10:00 AM
vs. Northeastern
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 87–73  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/02/2016*
12:05 PM, Cox Kansas
Arkansas State W 69–51  3–4
Charles Koch Arena (9,534)
Wichita, KS
12/09/2016*
7:00 PM
at Missouri L 57–64  3–5
Mizzou Arena (2,068)
Columbia, MO
12/16/2016*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
Abilene Christian
Shocker Winter Classic
W 81–62  4–5
Charles Koch Arena (1,470)
Wichita, KS
12/17/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Incarnate Word
Shocker Winter Classic
W 73–63  5–5
Charles Koch Arena (1,427)
Wichita, KS
12/21/2016*
7:05 PM, ESPN3
South Dakota State L 58–78  5–6
Charles Koch Arena (1,577)
Wichita, KS
Missouri Valley Conference regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Drake L 78–83  5–7 (0–1)
Charles Koch Arena (1,670)
Wichita, KS
01/01/2017
3:30 PM, Cox Kansas
Northern Iowa L 61–63  5–8 (0–2)
Charles Koch Arena (1,564)
Wichita, KS
01/06/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 62–73  5–9 (0–3)
JQH Arena (2,706)
Springfield, MO
01/13/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 54–77  5–10 (0–4)
SIU Arena (476)
Carbondale, IL
01/15/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Evansville W 65–54  6–10 (1–4)
Ford Center (1,198)
Evansville, IN
01/20/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Bradley W 65–54  7–10 (2–4)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)
Wichita, KS
01/22/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Illinois State W 67–45  8–10 (3–4)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Indiana State W 56–42  9–10 (4–4)
Hulman Center (1,669)
Terre Haute, IN
01/29/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago W 83–64  10–10 (5–4)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (301)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Missouri State L 60–65  10–11 (5–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,237)
Wichita, KS
02/10/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Evansville W 69–68  11–11 (6–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,412)
Wichita, KS
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 58–61  11–12 (6–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,624)
Wichita, KS
02/17/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Illinois State L 50–54  11–13 (6–7)
Redbird Arena (618)
Normal, IL
02/19/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Bradley W 76–69  12–13 (7–7)
Renaissance Coliseum (792)
Peoria, IL
02/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 65–43  13–13 (8–7)
Charles Koch Arena (1,337)
Wichita, KS
02/26/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Indiana State W 67–43  14–13 (9–7)
Charles Koch Arena (2,244)
Wichita, KS
03/02/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 37–62  14–14 (9–8)
McLeod Center (1,239)
Cedar Falls, IA
03/04/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at No. 22 Drake L 89–105  14–15 (9–9)
Knapp Center (3,271)
Des Moines, IA
Missouri Valley Tournament
03/10/2017
2:30 PM, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Southern Illinois
Quarterfinals
W 73–60  15–15
iWireless Center (1,360)
Moline, IL
03/11/2017
1:30 PM, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) Drake
Semifinals
L 68–86  15–16
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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