2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach	Adia Barnes (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood; Salvo Coppa; Kelly Rae Finley;
Home arena	McKale Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	6	.842
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3	.833	29	–	6	.829
No. 15 UCLA	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Arizona State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	23	–	14	.622
California	6	–	12	.333	20	–	14	.588
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	16	–	20	.444
Colorado	5	–	13	.278	17	–	16	.515
Utah	5	–	13	.278	16	–	15	.516
USC	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
Arizona	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467


† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale 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 ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to Oregon.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	44	Charise Holloway	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	St. Mary's HS	Tracy, CA
G	4	Lucia Alonso	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Aron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo	Leon, Spain
F	0	Breanna Workman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Centennial HS	Las Vegas, NV
G	3	Taryn Griffey	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Dr. Phillips HS	Seattle, WA
G	10	Lauren Evans	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Sr	Hamilton HS	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Cherice Harris	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Etiwanda HS	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C	13	Eugenie Simonet-Keller	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	So	IMG Academy	La Bigot, France
G	14	Malena Washington	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Central HS	Beaumont, TX
G	20	Farrin Bell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Richardson HS	Richardson, TX
F	21	Destiny Graham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Eastside College Prep	East Palo Alto, CA
G	22	Bria Rice	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Todd Beamer HS	Federal Way, WA
G	23	Michal Miller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Michigan City HS	Michigan City, IN
F	24	LaBrittney Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Cedar Hill HS	Cedar Hill, TX
F	31	Dejza James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Pleasant Grove HS	Elk Grove, CA
G	33	JaLea Bennett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Prairie, TX

Head coach

Adia Barnes (Arizona)

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood (Boise State)
Salvo Coppa (IULM)
Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 8, 2016* 7:00 pm		Western New Mexico	W 77–48		McKale Center (1,233) Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13, 2016* 2:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 74–59	1–0	McKale Center (1,323) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 18, 2016* 5:00 pm		at George Mason	W 81–70	2–0	EagleBank Arena (635) Fairfax, VA
Nov. 22, 2016* 11:00 am		North Texas	L 58–62	2–1	McKale Center (8,442) Tucson, AZ
Nov. 26, 2016* 2:00 pm		at Southern Utah	W 77–65	3–1	Centrum Arena (225) Cedar City, UT
Dec. 1, 2016* 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 77–67	4–1	McKale Center (1,084) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 4, 2016* 1:00 pm		at New Mexico State	W 74–63 ^OT	5–1	Pan American Center (912) Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 7, 2016* 7:00 pm		San Diego	W 76–59	6–1	McKale Center (1,091) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 13, 2016* 7:00 pm		Grambling State	W 73–46	7–1	McKale Center (1,060) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 18 ,2016* 11:00 am		at Kansas	L 51–75	7–2	Allen Fieldhouse (1,884) Lawrence, KS
Dec. 21, 2016* 6:00 pm		Utah State	W 61–57	8–2	McKale Center (1,133) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 27, 2016* 7:00 pm		Portland State	W 75–52	9–2	McKale Center (1,206) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 29, 2016 7:00 pm		No. 21 California	L 64–74	9–3 (0–1)	McKale Center (1,274) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 1, 2017 2:00 pm		No. 13 Stanford	L 55–77	9–4 (0–2)	McKale Center (1,425) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 6, 2017 7:00 pm		at Colorado	L 56–65	9–5 (0–3)	Coors Events Center (2,158) Boulder, CO
Jan. 8, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	W 81–70	10–5 (1–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,135) Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 13, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 8 Washington	L 70–84	10–6 (1–4)	McKale Center (1,684) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 15, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	W 56–55	11–6 (2–4)	McKale Center (1,425) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 20, 2017 8:00 pm		at No. 10 Stanford	L 46–73	11–7 (2–5)	Maples Pavilion (3,796) Stanford, CA
Jan. 22, 2017 2:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 60–71	11–8 (2–6)	Haas Pavilion (2,649) Berkeley, CA
Jan. 27, 2017 8:00 pm		at USC	L 54–58	11–9 (2–7)	Galen Center (667) Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 29, 2017 3:00 pm		at No. 13 UCLA	L 49–69	11–10 (2–8)	Pauley Pavilion (2,013) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 3, 2017 6:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 65–79	11–11 (2–9)	McKale Center (1,542) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 5, 2017 2:00 pm		No. 11 Oregon State	L 57–65	11–12 (2–10)	McKale Center (1,249) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 10, 2017 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 7 Washington	L 55–91	11–13 (2–11)	Alaska Airlines Arena (4,088) Seattle, WA
Feb. 12, 2017 12:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 70–62	12–13 (3–11)	Beasley Coliseum (802) Pullman, WA
Feb. 17, 2017 7:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State Rivalry	W 62–58	13–13 (4–11)	McKale Center (2,085) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19, 2017 4:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State Rivalry	L 54–67	13–14 (4–12)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,772) Tempe, AZ
Feb. 24, 2017 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 UCLA	L 56–79	13–15 (4–13)	McKale Center (1,652) Tucson, AZ
Feb. 26, 2017 2:00 pm, P12N		USC	W 67–62	14–15 (5–13)	McKale Center (1,640) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
Mar. 2, 2017 9:30 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (6) Oregon First Round	L 63–70	14–16	KeyArena (4,158) Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".

[1] "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".

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v t e Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
Venues	Bear Down Gym (1972–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)
Culture & lore	Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Roster

Schedule

See also

References