2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball

Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	23–11 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Joye Lee-McNelis (13th season)
Assistant coach	Kiley Hill
Assistant coach	Pauline Love
Assistant coach	Lauren Pittman
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
WKU †	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	23	–	11	.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Charlotte	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UTSA	10	–	8	.556	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	22	–	13	.629
UAB	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	12	–	19	.387
Marshall	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
UTEP	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
FIU	3	–	15	.167	5	–	24	.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18	.000	4	–	25	.138


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by thirteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Veiga, TajanayTajanay Veiga	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.0 !Sr	Midland College	Boston, MA
3.5 !F	2	Cotton, LashyraLashyra Cotton	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	East Side HS	Cleveland, MS
1.5 !G	3	Jewett-Giles, KeriKeri Jewett-Giles	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
1.5 !G	5	Hailes, ShonteShonte Hailes	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Quitman HS	Quitman, MS
1.5 !G	12	Dinkins, BrittannyBrittanny Dinkins	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Norland HS	Miami, FL
1.5 !G	14	Dozier, KatieKatie Dozier	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	3.0 !Jr	Walton HS	Marietta, GA
5.0 !C	15	Landing, AmberAmber Landing	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Little Rock	Sharon, MS
1.5 !G	20	Brown, MollyMolly Brown	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	South Georgia Tech	Douglasville, GA
2.5 !G/F	21	King, JaylaJayla King	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	South Florida	Pensacola, FL
1.5 !G	22	Brown, MeganMegan Brown	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Salmen HS	Slidell, LA
1.5 !G	24	Norris, BrittnyBrittny Norris	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Tyler JC	Dallas, TX
3.5 !F	34	Leaphart, RespectRespect Leaphart	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
3.5 !F	44	Wilson, ShaylaShayla Wilson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	4.0 !Sr	St. Petersburg College	Tampa, FL

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Kiley Hill (Arkansas Tech)
Pauline Love (Southern Mississippi)
Lauren Pittman (Southern Mississippi)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2016* 6:00 PM	Mississippi College	W 91–73		Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	New Orleans	W 78–53	1–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,271) Hattiesburg, MS
11/14/2015* 11:00 AM	William Carey	W 92–39	2–0	Reed Green Coliseum (2,595) Hattiesburg, MS
11/17/2016* 6:00 PM	Alabama State	W 70–43	3–0	Reed Green Coliseum (1,337) Hattiesburg, MS
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM	at Tulane	L 67–86	3–1	Devlin Fieldhouse (812) New Orleans, LA
11/25/2016* 10:00 AM	Alcorn State Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals	W 99–56	4–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,190) Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016* 4:00 PM	Louisiana–Lafayette Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship	W 71–49	5–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,169) Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016* 4:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–55	6–1	Reed Green Coliseum (1,253) Hattiesburg, MS
12/04/2016* 2:05 PM	at South Alabama	W 57–48	7–1	Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL
12/10/2016* 4:00 PM	No. 5 Mississippi State	L 50–72	7–2	Reed Green Coliseum (2,890) Hattiesburg, MS
12/19/2016* 6:30 PM	vs. California Puerto Rico Classic	L 51–71	7–3	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016* 12:00 PM	vs. Xavier Puerto Rico Classic	W 73–59	8–3	South Point Arena (83) Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016* 10:00 AM	vs. Northern Kentucky Puerto Rico Classic	L 53–58	8–4	South Point Arena (102) Enterprise, NV
Conference USA regular season
12/29/2016 6:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech	L 61–72	8–5 (0–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (1,530) Ruston, LA
01/05/2017 7:00 PM	at UTSA	W 69–68	9–5 (1–1)	Convocation Center (203) San Antonio, TX
01/07/2017 3:00 PM	at UTEP	W 79–68	10–5 (2–1)	Don Haskins Center (1,717) El Paso, TX
01/12/2017 6:00 PM	Old Dominion	W 84–69	11–5 (3–1)	Reed Green Coliseum (13) Hattiesburg, MS
01/14/2017 4:00 PM	Charlotte	L 61–78	11–6 (3–2)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,540) Hattiesburg, MS
01/19/2017 7:00 PM, beIN	at North Texas	L 62–75	11–7 (3–3)	The Super Pit (826) Denton, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 PM	at Rice	L 68–76	11–8 (3–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse (609) Houston, TX
01/26/2017 6:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	W 81–61	12–8 (4–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,333) Hattiesburg, MS
01/28/2017 4:00 PM	UAB	W 64–59	13–8 (5–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,560) Hattiesburg, MS
02/02/2017 6:00 PM	at Marshall	W 82–78	14–8 (6–4)	Cam Henderson Center (613) Huntington, WV
02/04/2017 2:05 PM	at WKU	L 53–79	14–9 (6–5)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668) Bowling Green, KY
02/09/2017 6:00 PM	UTSA	W 74–71	15–9 (7–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,360) Hattiesburg, MS
02/11/2017 4:00 PM	UTEP	W 73–48	16–9 (8–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,364) Hattiesburg, MS
02/16/2017 6:00 PM	at FIU	W 75–37	17–9 (9–5)	FIU Arena (382) Miami, FL
02/18/2017 4:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	W 82–67	18–9 (10–5)	FAU Arena (638) Boca Raton, FL
02/23/2017 6:00 PM	Rice	W 79–60	19–9 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,237) Hattiesburg, MS
02/25/2017 4:00 PM	North Texas	W 70–48	20–9 (12–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,428) Hattiesburg, MS
03/03/2017 6:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	W 72–63	21–9 (13–5)	Reed Green Coliseum (1,581) Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017 9:00 PM	vs. Old Dominion Quarterfinals	W 80–74	22–9	Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 59–54	23–9	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017 4:30 PM, CBSSN	vs. WKU Championship Game	L 56–67	23–10	Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/15/2017* 6:00 PM	Little Rock First Round	L 62–72	23–11	Reed Green Coliseum (987) Hattiesburg, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smis-w-baskbl-sched.html

Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Venues	Reed Green Coliseum (1975–present)
Culture & lore	History "Southern Mississippi to the Top"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

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2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References