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2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

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2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record21–12 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBreslin Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 1   .938 32 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 1   .938 28 7   .800
Michigan 11 5   .688 28 9   .757
Indiana 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Purdue 10 6   .625 23 13   .639
Michigan State 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Penn State 9 7   .563 21 11   .656
Northwestern 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
Iowa 8 8   .500 20 14   .588
Minnesota 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Illinois 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 13   .188 9 22   .290
Nebraska 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
Rutgers 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represented Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, played their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they beat Wisconsin and Michigan before losing in the semifinals to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed where the lost in the First Round to Arizona State. Head Coach Suzy Merchant took a medical leave of absence of January 17, 2017 after fainting on the sidelines during a game against Illinois. She also missed the following game against Purdue days after fainting.[1]

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Purdue and Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament before losing in the championship game to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed. They defeated Belmont in the First Round before losing to Mississippi State in the Second Round.

Roster

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2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr St. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
G 1 Tori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Freeland Freeland, MI
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 3 Kalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 13 Morgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pacific Collegiate
Chabot College
San Jose, CA
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Merrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Hana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Brimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Forest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Taya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Hamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame
Fishers, IN
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Northwood W 82–47 
Breslin Center (4,304)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Davidson W 70–34  1–0
Breslin Center (3,640)
East Lansing, MI
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Wyoming W 63–51  2–0
Breslin Center (4,138)
East Lansing, MI
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Southern W 70–55  3–0
Breslin Center (4,027)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 68–64 OT 4–0
University Arena (1,788)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/22/2016*
11:00 pm, P12N
No. 24 at Oregon L 55–88  4–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,056)
Eugene, OR
11/25/2016*
8:00 pm
No. 24 vs. Delaware
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic
W 81–64  5–1
Matadome (218)
Northridge, CA
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic
W 63–59  6–1
Matadome (399)
Northridge, CA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 20 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–75  6–2
Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
Oakland W 81–76  7–2
Breslin Center (4,638)
East Lansing, MI
12/06/2016*
7:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 71–54  8–2
TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 85–48  9–2
Ryan Center (205)
Kingston, RI
12/18/2016*
12:00 pm
Northeastern W 78–44  10–2
Breslin Center (4,018)
East Lansing, MI
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Notre Dame L 61–79  10–3
Breslin Center (7,924)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017
3:00 pm
Illinois W 71–47  11–3
(1–0)
Breslin Center (5,757)
East Lansing, MI
01/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Purdue L 54–66  11–4
(1–1)
Mackey Arena (5,776)
West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2017
7:00 pm
Nebraska W 93–73  12–4
(2–1)
Breslin Center (6,155)
East Lansing, MI
01/10/2017
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Ohio State W 94–75  13–4
(3–1)
Breslin Center (5,538)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2017
12:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers L 58–62  13–5
(3–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,646)
Piscataway, NJ
01/17/2017
9:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 65–76  13–6
(3–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (783)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, BTN
Purdue L 66–76  13–7
(3–4)
Breslin Center (9,808)
East Lansing, MI
01/25/2017
8:00 pm
at Wisconsin W 81–57  14–7
(4–4)
Kohl Center (3,085)
Madison, WI
01/30/2017
8:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota W 93–74  15–7
(5–4)
Williams Arena (3,490)
Minneapolis, MN
02/02/2017
6:00 pm, BTN
Indiana W 69–60  16–7
(6–4)
Breslin Center (6,438)
East Lansing, MI
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 83–87 OT 16–8
(6–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,384)
Iowa City, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Maryland L 72–89  16–9
(6–6)
Breslin Center (10,646)
East Lansing, MI
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Minnesota W 85–69  17–9
(7–6)
Breslin Center (5,387)
East Lansing, MI
02/19/2017
2:00 pm, BTN
at No. 20 Michigan W 86–68  18–9
(8–6)
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
Penn State W 73–64  19–9
(9–6)
Breslin Center (6,038)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
at Nebraska L 74–76 OT 19–10
(9–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
03/02/2017
9:00 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (11) Wisconsin
Second Round
W 70–63  20–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,431)
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017
9:00 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (3) Michigan
Quarterfinals
W 74–64  21–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,065)
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017
6:30 pm, BTN
(6) vs. (2) No. 4 Maryland
Semifinals
L 89–100  21–11
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,408)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Arizona State
First Round
L 61–73  21–12
Colonial Life Arena (8,215)
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region Source[2][3].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP RV RV 24 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 22 21 19 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 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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2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "MSU's Suzy Merchant takes medical leave of absence". Battle Creek Enquirer. USA Today. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "MSUSPARTANS.COM :: Michigan State University Official Athletic Site Michigan State University Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Michigan State Spartans Women's Basketball Schedule".