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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Tamisha Augustin
  • Gail Striegler
Home arenaWilliams Arena
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 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Gophers, led by third year head coach Marlene Stollings, played their home games at Williams Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Maryland.

Roster

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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 5 Taiye Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
C 10 Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Western Australia Leeming, Australia
G 12 Sue Key 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dubach
Chipola College
Dubach, LA
C 14 Bryanna Fernstrom (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Chisago Lakes
Iowa State
Center City, MN
G 15 Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr DeLaSalle HS
Auburn
Minneapolis, MN
F 20 Kehinde Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Southfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
G 21 Jasmine Brunson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Mary Louis Academy Queens, NY
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Minnetonka Minnetonka, MN
G 23 Kenisha Bell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Kennedy HS
Marquettte
Minneapolis, MN
F 25 Palma Kaposi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So None Pécs, Hungary
G 30 Whitney Tinjum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Chisago Lakes
Bradley
Stacy, MN
C 32 Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Vincent HS
Tallahassee CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr NRHEG HS New Richland, MN
G 34 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Princess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
C 41 Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI
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
Non conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
2:00 pm
Harvard W 103–87  1–0
Williams Arena (3,056)
Minneapolis, MN
November 15, 2016*
5:00 pm
at VCU W 79–69  2–0
Siegel Center (943)
Richmond, VA
November 18, 2016*
4:00 pm
Georgetown W 68–60  3–0
Williams Arena (3,011)
Minneapolis, MN
November 20, 2016*
2:00 pm
Seton Hall W 90–57  4–0
Williams Arena (3,022)
Minneapolis, MN
November 24, 2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Georgia
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals
L 58–70  4–1
St. George HS Gymnasium (229)
Freeport, BAH
November 25, 2016*
4:45 pm
vs. North Carolina
Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division 3rd place game
L 77–91  4–2
St. George HS Gymnasium (486)
Freeport, BAH
November 30, 2016*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 8 Florida State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 61–75  4–3
Williams Arena (2,213)
Minneapolis, MN
December 3, 2016*
2:00 pm
Detroit W 111–91  5–3
Williams Arena (2,256)
Minneapolis, MN
December 6, 2016*
8:00 pm
at New Mexico W 69–65  6–3
The Pit (4,387)
Albuquerque, NM
December 8, 2016*
8:00 pm, BTN
Army W 70–52  7–3
Williams Arena (2,003)
Minneapolis, MN
December 11, 2016*
2:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 South Carolina L 58–98  7–4
Colonial Life Arena (12,461)
Columbia, SC
December 14, 2016*
12:00 pm
Belmont W 75–74  8–4
Williams Arena (3,342)
Minneapolis, MN
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm
Kent State W 92–62  9–4
Williams Arena (2,389)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten regular season
December 28, 2016
6:00 pm
at No. 14 Ohio State L 62–87  9–5 (0–1)
Value City Arena (7,105)
Columbus, OH
January 1, 2017
5:00 pm
No. 4 Maryland L 72–83  9–6 (0–2)
Williams Arena (4,884)
Minneapolis, MN
January 4, 2017
6:00 pm
at Indiana L 62–78  9–7 (0–3)
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,409)
Bloomington, IN
January 7, 2017
5:00 pm
Wisconsin W 88–60  10–7 (1–3)
Williams Arena (4,471)
Minneapolis, MN
January 11, 2017
7:00 pm
Northwestern
Postponed, rescheduled for 02/13/2017[1]
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
January 15, 2017
3:30 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 67–80  10–8 (1–4)
Crisler Center (2,482)
Ann Arbor MI
January 18, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 78–50  11–8 (2–4)
Williams Arena (2,781)
Minneapolis, MN
January 21, 2017
2:00 pm
at Iowa L 65–80  11–9 (2–5)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,191)
Iowa City, IA
January 26, 2017
7:00 pm
No. 15 Ohio State L 76–88  11–10 (2–6)
Williams Arena (2,896)
Minneapolis, MN
January 30, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
Michigan State L 74–93  11–11 (2–7)
Williams Arena (3,490)
Minneapolis, MN
February 4, 2017
5:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 79–69 OT 12–11 (3–7)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,793)
Lincoln, NE
February 8, 2017
6:00 pm
at Penn State L 66–77  12–12 (3–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (2,542)
University Park, PA
February 11, 2017
2:00 pm
Rutgers W 80–46  13–12 (4–8)
Williams Arena (4,726)
Minneapolis, MN
February 13, 2017
6:00 pm
Northwestern W 71–61  14–12 (5–8)
Williams Arena (3,764)
Minneapolis, MN
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm
at Michigan State L 69–85  14–13 (5–9)
Breslin Center (5,387)
East Lansing, MI
February 23, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN
Purdue L 54–67  14–14 (5–10)
Williams Arena (2,832)
Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2017
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 2 Maryland L 60–93  14–15 (5–11)
Xfinity Center (10,107)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 2, 2017
5:30 pm, BTN
(10) vs. (7) Penn State
Second Round
W 70–64  15–15
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 3, 2017
5:30 pm, BTN
(10) vs. (2) No. 4 Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 80–92  15–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP N/A
Coaches

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Northwestern Game Scheduled for Feb. 13". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.