2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team will represent Auburn University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fifth year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, play their home games at Auburn Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tied for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Georgia. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament where lost to NC State in the first round.

2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record17–15 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ty Evans
  • Adrian Walters
  • Clairsse Garcia
Home arenaAuburn Arena
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875334  .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813345  .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .6882211  .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .6882111  .656
Tennessee106 .6252012  .625
Texas A&M97 .5632212  .647
LSU88 .5002012  .625
Auburn79 .4381715  .531
Georgia79 .4381615  .516
Ole Miss610 .3751714  .548
Alabama511 .3132214  .611
Florida511 .3131516  .484
Vanderbilt412 .2501416  .467
Arkansas214 .1251317  .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Daisa Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSouthwest DeKalb Decatur, GA
G 1 Tyra Johnson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrAustin Decatur, AL
G 2 Bria Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrEpiscopal Baton Rouge, LA
G 3 Erica Sanders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoJohnson San Antonio, TX
G 10 Brandy Montgomery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrLincoln Park Academy Port St. Lucie, FL
C 12 Justice Wright Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrHouston County
Clemson
Warner Robins, GA
G/F 13 Katie Frerking 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWesleyan School Johns Creek, GA
G 14 Tiffany Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrRiverdale
Clemson
Chattanooga, TN
F 15 Jazmine Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWest Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 20 Sira Toure Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrKamiakin
Weber State
Kennewick, WA
F 22 Ekiya Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrKlein Forest
Blinn JC
Houston, TX
G 23 Jessica Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWest Forsyth Winston-Salem, NC
G 33 Janiah McKay 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoGainesville Gainesville, FL
G 40 Ndeye Dieng 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrGatewood School Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
Troy W 61–52  1–0
Auburn Arena (2,336)
Auburn, AL
11/17/2016*
4:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 68–36  2–0
Corbett Sports Center (538)
Greensboro, NC
11/20/2016*
2:30 pm
at East Carolina W 61–52  3–0
Williams Arena (1,019)
Greenville, NC
11/22/2016*
3:30 pm
vs. Ball State
Savannah Invitational First Round
W 54–40  4–0
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, GA
11/23/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Marist
Savannah Invitational Second Round
W 52–51  5–0
Savannah Civic Center (249)
Savannah, GA
11/24/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. No. 19 West Virginia
Savannah Invitational Third Round
L 52–56  5–1
Savannah Civic Center (417)
Savannah, GA
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm, SECN
Indiana W 71–67  6–1
Auburn Arena (1,752)
Auburn, AL
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 23 at Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 66–71  6–2
Bramlage Coliseum (4,160)
Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Savannah State W 75–46  7–2
Auburn Arena (1,830)
Auburn, AL
12/14/2016*
6:30 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 76–66  8–2
Thomas Assembly Center (1,526)
Ruston, LA
12/18/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 24 Virginia Tech L 87–92 OT 8–3
Auburn Arena (2,158)
Auburn, AL
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Drake
Tulane Classic semifinals
W 85–80  9–3
Devlin Fieldhouse (439)
New Orleans, LA
12/22/2016*
5:00 pm
at Tulane
Tulane Classic championship
L 59–61  9–4
Devlin Fieldhouse (873)
New Orleans, LA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm
Jacksonville W 53–41  10–4
Auburn Arena (1,803)
Auburn, AL
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
at Florida W 82–75  11–4
(1–0)
O'Connell Center (1,720)
Gainesville, FL
01/05/2017
6:00 pm
No. 5 South Carolina L 47–73  11–5
(1–1)
Auburn Arena (2,144)
Auburn, AL
01/08/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
Ole Miss W 83–60  12–5
(2–1)
Auburn Arena (2,313)
Auburn, AL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Vanderbilt W 64–59  13–5
(3–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,335)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2017
6:00 pm
Tennessee W 79−61  14−5
(4−1)
Auburn Arena (2,290)
Auburn, AL
01/22/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Kentucky L 60–64  14–6
(4–2)
Auburn Arena (2,294)
Auburn, AL
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Missouri L 53–68  14–7
(4–3)
Mizzou Arena (3,366)
Columbia, MO
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama W 66–55  15–7
(5–3)
Coleman Coliseum (3,453)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/02/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Mississippi State L 47–77  15–8
(5–4)
Auburn Arena (1,969)
Auburn, AL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M L 61–66  15–9
(5–5)
Reed Arena (5,012)
College Station, TX
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 6 South Carolina L 41–60  15–10
(5–6)
Colonial Life Arena (13,360)
Columbia, SC
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
Georgia L 51–57  15–11
(5–7)
Auburn Arena (3,464)
Auburn, AL
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 59–63  15–12
(5–8)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,046)
Oxford, MS
02/20/2017
6:00 pm, SECN
Alabama L 61–63 OT 15–13
(5–9)
Auburn Arena (2,607)
Auburn, AL
02/23/2017
6:00 pm
LSU W 54–49  16–13
(6–9)
Auburn Arena (2,889)
Auburn, AL
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 70–64  17–13
(7–9)
Bud Walton Arena (1,685)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:00 am, SECN
(9) vs. (8) Georgia
Second Round
L 52–56  17–14
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017*
11:00 am, ESPN2
(11 L) vs. (6 L) No. 17 NC State
First Round
L 48–62  17–15
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

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