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2016–17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

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2016–17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–15 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaStegeman Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 7 Mississippi State 13 3   .813 34 5   .872
No. 18 Kentucky 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 25 Missouri 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
LSU 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Auburn 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Georgia 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Alabama 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Florida 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Arkansas 2 14   .125 13 17   .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina.

Roster

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2016–17 Georgia Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Taja Cole (I) Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Salesian
Louisville
Richmond, Virginia
G 1 Shanea Armbrister 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr South Broward HS
Darton College
Nassau, Bahamas
F 3 Stephanie Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Community School of Naples Naples, FL
F 4 Caliya Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So McEachern HS Marietta, GA
G/F 11 Pachis Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr McEachern HS
Syracuse
Powder Springs, Ga
G 12 Haley Clark 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Edgewater HS Orlando, FL
F 23 Halle Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Parkway HS Bossier City, LA
G 24 Simone Costa 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr XXXX
Independence CC
Lisbon, Portugal
F 30 Kortney Eisenman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Upper Arlington HS Columbus, OH
F 33 Mackenzie Engram 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Hillgrove HS Powder Springs, GA
F 51 Bianca Blanaru (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr XXXX
Washington State
Timișoara, Romania
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 64–50  1–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,864)
Athens, GA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Mercer W 72–64  2–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,497)
Athens, GA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
BYU W 81–51  3–0
Stegeman Coliseum (2,239)
Athens, GA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Georgia Tech L 45–52  3–1
Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,206)
Athens, GA
11/24/2016*
2:00 pm
vs. Minnesota
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals
W 70–58  4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium 
Freeport, BAH
11/26/2016*
5:45 pm
vs. South Florida
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship
L 65–81  4–2
St. George HS Gymnasium (543)
Freeport, BAH
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State W 82–40  5–2
Stegeman Coliseum (2,056)
Athens, GA
12/03/2016*
8:00 pm
at Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 51–71  5–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,497)
Stillwater, OK
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Furman W 67–62  6–3
Stegeman Coliseum (2,078)
Athens, GA
12/15/2016*
12:00 pm
at Cincinnati W 51–48  7–3
Fifth Third Arena (569)
Cincinnati, OH
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
Virginia L 43–66  7–4
Stegeman Coliseum (2,631)
Athens, GA
12/22/2016*
1:00 pm
Samford L 59–65  7–5
Stegeman Coliseum (2,509)
Athens, GA
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm
Western Carolina W 78–43  8–5
Stegeman Coliseum (2,754)
Athens, GA
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 45–63  8–6
(0–1)
Mizzou Arena (3,879)
Columbia, MO
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
Texas A&M W 69–59  9–6
(1–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,222)
Athens, GA
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 70–68  10–6
(2–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,958)
Athens, GA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 5 South Carolina L 63–66  10–7
(2–2)
Colonial Life Arena (12,043)
Columbia, SC
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 61–82  10–8
(2–3)
Memorial Coliseum (5,608)
Lexington, KY
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, SECN
Florida L 68–76  10–9
(2–4)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,181)
Athens, GA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 South Carolina L 44–62  10–10
(2–5)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,540)
Athens, GA
01/29/2017
3:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 62–69  10–11
(2–6)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,460)
Oxford, MS
02/02/2017
8:00 pm
at Arkansas W 69–66  11–11
(3–6)
Bud Walton Arena (1,603)
Fayetteville, AR
02/05/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN
Tennessee W 81–78  12–11
(4–6)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,885)
Athens, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
Kentucky L 56–66  12–12
(4–7)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,235)
Athens, GA
02/12/2017
3:00 pm
at Auburn W 57–51  13–12
(5–7)
Auburn Arena (3,464)
Auburn, AL
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
at No. 3 Mississippi State L 49–58  13–13
(5–8)
Humphrey Coliseum (5,431)
Starkville, MS
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
LSU W 70–65 OT 14–13
(6–8)
Stegeman Coliseum (4,516)
Athens, GA
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Alabama W 71–65 OT 15–13
(7–8)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,787)
Athens, GA
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida L 58-65  15–14
(7–9)
O'Connell Center (3,809)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
(8) vs. (9) Auburn
Second Round
W 56–52  16–14
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
(8) vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina
Quarterfinals
L 48–72  16–15
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Georgiadogs.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014.