2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	15–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Marlene Stollings (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Nikita Lowry Dawkins
Assistant coach	Tamisha Augustin
Assistant coach	Gail Striegler
Home arena	Williams Arena

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 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

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
3.5 !F	5	Bello, TaiyeTaiye Bello	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Southfield-Lathrup	Southfield, MI
5.0 !C	10	Edwards, JessieJessie Edwards	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Western Australia	Leeming, Australia
1.5 !G	12	Key, SueSue Key	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Dubach Chipola College	Dubach, LA
5.0 !C	14	Fernstrom, BryannaBryanna Fernstrom (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	3.0 !Jr	Chisago Lakes Iowa State	Center City, MN
1.5 !G	15	Starr, AllinaAllina Starr	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	DeLaSalle HS Auburn	Minneapolis, MN
3.5 !F	20	Bello, KehindeKehinde Bello	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Southfield-Lathrup	Southfield, MI
1.5 !G	21	Brunson, JasmineJasmine Brunson	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Mary Louis Academy	Queens, NY
1.5 !G	22	Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Minnetonka High School	Minnetonka, MN
1.5 !G	23	Bell, KenishaKenisha Bell	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.5 !RS So	Kennedy HS Marquettte	Minneapolis, MN
3.5 !F	25	Kaposi, PalmaPalma Kaposi	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	None	Pécs, Hungary
1.5 !G	30	Tinjum, WhitneyWhitney Tinjum	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.5 !RS Sr	Chisago Lakes Bradley	Stacy, MN
5.0 !C	32	Barnes, KarleyKarley Barnes	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	Vincent HS Tallahassee CC	Milwaukee, WI
1.5 !G	33	Wagner, CarlieCarlie Wagner	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	NRHEG HS	New Richland, MN
1.5 !G	34	Hubbard, GadivaGadiva Hubbard	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Princess Anne High School	Virginia Beach, VA
5.0 !C	41	Lamke, AnnaleseAnnalese Lamke	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Marlene Stollings (Ohio)

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry Dawkins (Ohio State)
Tamisha Augustin (Alabama A&M)
Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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

References

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
Venues	Williams Arena (1971–present)
Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References