2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record 23–11 (10–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Teri Moren (3rd season)
Assistant coach Rhet Wierzba
Assistant coach Janese Banks
Assistant coach Glenn Box
Home arena Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland 15 1   .938     32 3   .914
#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 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hoosiers were led by third year head coach and 2015–2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year Teri Moren, played their home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 23–11, 10–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to their in-state rival Purdue. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ball State, Saint Louis and SMU in the first, second and third round before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

Preseason

In the 2015–2016 season, the Hoosiers finished 21–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in fourth place. 2015–2016 was one of the most successful seasons in franchise history. The Hoosiers were ranked in the AP preseason poll at #23, their first time ever being ranked in the preseason.

Roster

2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Deane, AmberAmber Deane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Detroit Country Day
Dayton
Lathrup Village, MI
G 3 Buss, TyraTyra Buss 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mount Carmel Mount Carmel, IL
G 5 Gulley, RiaRia Gulley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tom C. Clark San Antonio, TX
F 11 Royster, KymKym Royster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Newark Newark, OH
F 13 Foresman, DarbyDarby Foresman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN
G 21 McBride, KarleeKarlee McBride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Villa Maria Erie, PA
G 22 Elbert, TiaTia Elbert 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Tartan
Marquette
Oakdale, MN
G 23 Gassion, AlexisAlexis Gassion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Fairborn Fairborn, OH
G 24 Towner, TysheeTyshee Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr East Aurora
Wabash Valley College
Aurora, IL
F 31 Wickware, BreBre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Guyer Denton, TX
G 32 Wairau, LakenLaken Wairau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christchurch Girls' Christchurch, New Zealand
F 33 Cahill, AmandaAmanda Cahill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Clyde Clyde, OH
C 43 Anderson, JennJenn Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Westfield Sheridan, IN
C 44 Williams, DanielleDanielle Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So North Crowley Fort Worth, TX
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/06/2016*
2:00 PM
No. 23 Indianapolis W 87–58 
 18  Royster  8  Royster  4  Deane  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 23 Presbyterian W 71–37  1–0
 15  Buss  11  Cahill  3  McBride  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,422)
Bloomington, IN

11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
No. 23 Vanderbilt W 94–61  2–0
 22  Gassion  7  Anderson  5  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,029)
Bloomington, IN

11/17/2016*
6:30 PM
No. 23 at Chattanooga W 79–73  3–0
 23  Buss  8  Gassion  8  Gassion  McKenzie Arena (1,709)
Chattanooga, TN

11/19/2016*
3:00 PM, FCS
No. 23 at WKU L 74–85  3–1
 24  Buss  11  Anderson  6  Cahill  E. A. Diddle Arena (1,832)
Bowling Green, KY

11/23/2016*
2:00 PM
UMass Lowell W 79–45  4–1
 18  Gassion  6  Tied  6  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,670)
Bloomington, IN

11/27/2016*
2:00 PM, SECN
at Auburn L 67–71  4–2
 23  Buss  7  Cahill  5  Tied  Auburn Arena (1,752)
Auburn, AL

12/01/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN Extra
at NC State
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 70–84  4–3
 38  Buss  8  Cahill  4  Gassion  Reynolds Coliseum (2,203)
Raleigh, NC

12/06/2016*
12:30 PM
at North Texas W 94–64  5–3
 21  Buss  10  Cahill  5  Tied  The Super Pit (2,164)
Denton, TX

12/08/2016*
7:00 PM
Northern Kentucky W 100–49  6–3
 16  McBride  15  Gassion  10  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,207)
Bloomington, IN

12/11/2016*
2:00 PM
Valparaiso W 87–58  7–3
 19  Gassion  11  Cahill  6  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,611)
Bloomington, IN

12/17/2016*
5:00 PM
Oakland W 84–59  8–3
 17  Cahill  20  Gassion  6  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,665)
Bloomington, IN

12/20/2016*
7:45 PM
vs. Florida
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 102–88  9–3
 35  Buss  10  Cahill  8  Gassion  Warden Arena (829)
Winter Haven, FL

12/21/2016*
7:45 PM
vs. Stony Brook
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 74–60  10–3
 15  Buss  13  Cahill  6  Cahill  Warden Arena (304)
Winter Haven, FL
Big Ten regular Season

12/28/2016
7:00 PM
at Penn State W 89–70  11–3 (1–0)
 26  Buss  8  Tied  5  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (2,736)
University Park, PA

12/31/2016
3:00 PM, CBS
No. 14 Ohio State L 82–92  11–4 (1–1)
 28  Cahill  9  Cahill  9  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,282)
Bloomington, IN

01/04/2017
7:00 PM
Minnesota W 78–62  12–4 (2–1)
 26  Gassion  9  Cahill  7  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,409)
Bloomington, IN

01/10/2017
6:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan L 74–78  12–5 (2–2)
 21  Tied  12  Anderson  5  Buss  Crisler Center (1,850)
Ann Arbor, MI

01/14/2017
3:00 PM
at Northwestern L 67–80  12–6 (2–3)
 17  Tied  13  Cahill  7  Gassion  Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,482)
Evanston, IL

01/19/2017
8:00 PM, BTN
Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup
W 74–60  13–6 (3–3)
 19  Cahill  8  Cahill  8  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,129)
Bloomington, IN

01/23/2017
7:00 PM, BTN
Penn State W 72–66  14–6 (4–3)
 21  Buss  11  Cahill  7  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,404)
Bloomington, IN

01/29/2017
3:00 PM
at Wisconsin W 78–54  15–6 (5–3)
 19  Buss  9  Cahill  3  Tied  Kohl Center (4,430)
Madison, WI

02/02/2017
6:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan State L 60–69  15–7 (5–4)
 17  Cahill  8  Cahill  6  Tied  Breslin Center (6,438)
East Lansing, MI

02/05/2017
12:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 3 Maryland L 56–92  15–8 (5–5)
 16  Cahill  9  Cahill  7  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,038)
Bloomington, IN

02/08/2017
7:00 PM
at Rutgers W 63–52  16–8 (6–5)
 20  Cahill  7  Cahill  9  Buss  Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,637)
Piscataway, NJ

02/11/2017
12:00 PM, BTN
Northwestern W 66–38  17–8 (7–5)
 19  Buss  11  Anderson  6  Cahill  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,517)
Bloomington, IN

02/16/2017
6:00 PM, BTN
No. 20 Michigan W 72–61  18–8 (8–5)
 21  Buss  12  Cahill  7  Buss  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,499)
Bloomington, IN

02/19/2017
3:00 PM
at Nebraska L 64–67  18–9 (8–6)
 16  Buss  11  Cahill  6  Buss  Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,981)
Lincoln, NE

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
Iowa W 80–77 2OT 19–9 (9–6)
 21  Buss  7  Tied  9  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,976)
Bloomington, IN

02/25/2017
1:00 PM, BTN
at Illinois W 74–60  20–9 (10–6)
 21  Buss  15  Cahill  5  Gassion  State Farm Center (2,550)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/03/2017
2:30 PM, BTN
(4) vs. (5) Purdue
Quarterfinals
L 60–66  20–10
 19  Buss  13  Gassion  4  Tied  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,004)
Indianapolis, IN
Women's National Invitation Tournament

03/16/2017*
7:00 PM
Ball State
First Round
W 71–58  21–10
 19  Buss  6  Tied  6  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,028)
Bloomington, IN

03/19/2017*
2:00 PM
Saint Louis
Second Round
W 71–53  22–10
 17  Cahill  7  Tied  4  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (2,526)
Bloomington, IN

03/23/2017*
7:00 PM
SMU
Third Round
W 64–44  23–10
 17  McBride  9  Cahill  9  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,003)
Bloomington, IN

03/26/2017*
2:00 PM
Villanova
Quaterfinals
L 57–69  23–11
 21  Buss  12  Gassion  4  Gassion  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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 23 23 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV

See also

2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References

  1. "2017-18 Women's Basketball Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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