2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	22-10 (12-6 Mountain West)
Head coach	Kathy Olivier (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Caitlin Collier; Mia Bell; Peggy Smith;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center; Cox Pavilion

The 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by ninth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Wyoming	13	–	5	.722	22	–	10	.688
Boise State†	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
UNLV	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Utah State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	14	.548
Fresno State	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
San Jose State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
San Diego State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Nevada	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Air Force	2	–	16	.111	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kennedy Wharton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Grays Harbor College	Las Vegas, NV
G	1	Tiara Tucker	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	San Joaquin Delta CC	Stockton, CA
G	2	Brooke Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Hanford HS	Hanford, CA
F	3	Paris Strawther	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, NV
F	5	Simone Sheppard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Sacramento HS	Sacramento, CA
F	10	Nikki Wheatley	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Bonita HS	La Verne, CA
G	11	Dylan Gonzales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Highland HS Kansas	Pocatello, ID
G	12	Dakota Gonzales	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Highland HS Kansas	Pocatello, ID
F	20	Alyssa Anderson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Etiwanda HS	Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C	21	Katie Powell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Duluth HS Arkansas	Duluth, GA
F/C	22	Destiney Lee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	C. K. McClatchy HS	Sacramento, CA
F	23	Jordyn Bell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Bradshaw Christian HS	Elk Grove, CA
C	24	Rodjanae Wade	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Edison HS	Fresno, CA

Head coach

Kathy Olivier (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Caitlin Collier (UC Davis)
Mia Bell (UNLV)
Peggy Smith

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		Concordia (CA)	W 102–46	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (845) Paradise, NV
11/15/2016* 6:00 pm		Houston	W 64–53	2–0	Cox Pavilion (1,060) Paradise, NV
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm		USC	W 77–66	3–0	Thomas & Mack Center (1,301) Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 12:00 pm		Tennessee State Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	W 69–48	4–0	Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
11/27/2016* 2:30 pm		Ole Miss Lady Rebel Round-Up championship	W 64–57	5–0	Cox Pavilion (841) Paradise, NV
12/02/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. BYU Maui Wahine Classic	L 54–63	5–1	War Memorial Sports Complex Wailuku, HI
12/03/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. Idaho Maui Wahine Classic	W 73–61	6–1	War Memorial Sports Complex (487) Wailuku, HI
12/09/2016* 1:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 68–61	7–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (538) Malibu, CA
12/12/2016* 5:00 pm		at UC Irvine	W 62–46	8–1	Bren Events Center (220) Irvine, CA
12/19/2016* 8:00 pm		vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout quarerfinals	L 59–62	8–2	T-Mobile Arena (1,407) Paradise, NV
12/20/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. New Mexico State Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round	W 52–47	9–2	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
12/21/2016* 3:00 pm		vs. No. 21 South Florida Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game	L 42–77	9–3	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 3:00 pm		Colorado State	L 37–57	9–4 (0–1)	Cox Pavilion (1,003) Paradise, NV
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 57–79	9–5 (0–2)	Arena-Auditorium (2,831) Laramie, WY
01/04/2017 6:00 pm		at Boise State	W 58–55	10–5 (1–2)	Taco Bell Arena (267) Boise, ID
01/07/2017 4:00 pm		Utah State	W 55–53 ^OT	11–5 (2–2)	Cox Pavilion (1,854) Paradise, NV
01/11/2017 6:00 pm		New Mexico	W 56–42	12–5 (3–2)	Cox Pavilion (2,236) Paradise, NV
01/18/2017 6:30 pm		at San Diego State	L 68–87	12–6 (3–3)	Viejas Arena (742) San Diego, CA
01/21/2017 3:00 pm		at Air Force	W 60–56	13–6 (4–3)	Clune Arena (436) Colorado Springs, CO
01/25/2017 6:00 pm		Wyoming	W 51–46	14–6 (5–3)	Cox Pavilion (865) Paradise, NV
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		San Jose State	L 65–76	14–7 (5–4)	Cox Pavilion (2,302) Paradise, NV
02/01/2017 6:00 pm		at New Mexico	W 61–52	15–7 (6–4)	The Pit (3,128) Albuquerque, NM
02/04/2017 1:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 41–44	15–8 (6–5)	Moby Arena (1,264) Fort Collins, CO
02/08/2017 6:00 pm		Nevada	W 60–41	16–8 (7–5)	Cox Pavilion (1,002) Paradise, NV
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 63–55	17–8 (8–5)	Event Center Arena (267) San Jose, CA
02/18/2017 6:00 pm		San Diego State	W 80–62	18–8 (9–5)	Cox Pavilion (1,585) Paradise, NV
02/22/2017 6:00 pm		Air Force	W 52–38	19–8 (10–5)	Cox Pavilion (825) Paradise, NV
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		at Nevada	W 64–49	20–8 (11–5)	Lawlor Events Center (2,331) Reno, NV
02/28/2017 6:00 pm		at Utah State	L 49–58	20–9 (11–6)	Smith Spectrum (477) Logan, UT
03/03/2017 6:00 pm		Fresno State	W 54–38	21–9 (12–6)	Cox Pavilion (1,531) Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 9:30 pm	(3)	vs. (6) Utah State Quarterfinals	W 68–43	22–9	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/08/2017 9:00 pm	(3)	vs. (7) Fresno State Semifinals	L 51–53	22–10	Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR						N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

References

"UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.

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2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References