2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Arizona during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Adia Barnes, played their games at the McKale Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to Oregon.

2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2016–17 record14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coachAdia Barnes (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Sunny Smallwood
  • Salvo Coppa
  • Kelly Rae Finley
Home arenaMcKale Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889  315  .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833  326  .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833  296  .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722  259  .735
Arizona State99 .500  2013  .606
Oregon810 .444  2314  .622
California612 .333  2014  .588
Washington State612 .333  1620  .444
Colorado513 .278  1716  .515
Utah513 .278  1615  .516
USC513 .278  1416  .467
Arizona513 .278  1416  .467
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 44 Charise Holloway 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSt. Mary's HS Tracy, CA
G 4 Lucia Alonso 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrAron Leon Cuna Del Parlamentarismo Leon, Spain
F 0 Breanna Workman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCentennial HS Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Taryn Griffey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrDr. Phillips HS Seattle, WA
G 10 Lauren Evans 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrHamilton HS Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Cherice Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoEtiwanda HS Rancho Cucamonga, CA
C 13 Eugenie Simonet-Keller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) SoIMG Academy La Bigot, France
G 14 Malena Washington 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrCentral HS Beaumont, TX
G 20 Farrin Bell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrRichardson HS Richardson, TX
F 21 Destiny Graham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoEastside College Prep East Palo Alto, CA
G 22 Bria Rice 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrTodd Beamer HS Federal Way, WA
G 23 Michal Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoMichigan City HS Michigan City, IN
F 24 LaBrittney Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 31 Dejza James 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA
G 33 JaLea Bennett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMansfield Timberview HS Grand Prairie, 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 Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 8, 2016*
7:00 PM
Western New Mexico W 77–48 
McKale Center (1,233)
Tucson, AZ
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13, 2016*
2:00 PM
Alcorn State W 74–59  1–0
McKale Center (1,323)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 18, 2016*
5:00 PM
at George Mason W 81–70  2–0
EagleBank Arena (635)
Fairfax, VA
Nov. 22, 2016*
11:00 AM
North Texas L 58–62  2–1
McKale Center (8,442)
Tucson, AZ
Nov. 26, 2016*
2:00 PM
at Southern Utah W 77–65  3–1
Centrum Arena (225)
Cedar City, UT
Dec. 1, 2016*
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic W 77–67  4–1
McKale Center (1,084)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 4, 2016*
1:00 PM
at New Mexico State W 74–63 OT 5–1
Pan American Center (912)
Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 7, 2016*
7:00 PM
San Diego W 76–59  6–1
McKale Center (1,091)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 13, 2016*
7:00 PM
Grambling State W 73–46  7–1
McKale Center (1,060)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 18 ,2016*
11:00 AM
at Kansas L 51–75  7–2
Allen Fieldhouse (1,884)
Lawrence, KS
Dec. 21, 2016*
6:00 PM
Utah State W 61–57  8–2
McKale Center (1,133)
Tucson, AZ
Dec. 27, 2016*
7:00 PM
Portland State W 75–52  9–2
McKale Center (1,206)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 29, 2016
7:00 PM
No. 21 California L 64–74  9–3 (0–1)
McKale Center (1,274)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 1, 2017
2:00 PM
No. 13 Stanford L 55–77  9–4 (0–2)
McKale Center (1,425)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 6, 2017
7:00 PM
at Colorado L 56–65  9–5 (0–3)
Coors Events Center (2,158)
Boulder, CO
Jan. 8, 2017
12:00 PM, P12N
at Utah W 81–70  10–5 (1–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,135)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan. 13, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N
No. 8 Washington L 70–84  10–6 (1–4)
McKale Center (1,684)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 15, 2017
12:00 PM, P12N
Washington State W 56–55  11–6 (2–4)
McKale Center (1,425)
Tucson, AZ
Jan. 20, 2017
8:00 PM
at No. 10 Stanford L 46–73  11–7 (2–5)
Maples Pavilion (3,796)
Stanford, CA
Jan. 22, 2017
2:00 PM, P12N
at California L 60–71  11–8 (2–6)
Haas Pavilion (2,649)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 27, 2017
8:00 PM
at USC L 54–58  11–9 (2–7)
Galen Center (667)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 29, 2017
3:00 PM
at No. 13 UCLA L 49–69  11–10 (2–8)
Pauley Pavilion (2,013)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 3, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N
Oregon L 65–79  11–11 (2–9)
McKale Center (1,542)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 5, 2017
2:00 PM
No. 11 Oregon State L 57–65  11–12 (2–10)
McKale Center (1,249)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 10, 2017
9:00 PM, P12N
at No. 7 Washington L 55–91  11–13 (2–11)
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,088)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 12, 2017
12:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State W 70–62  12–13 (3–11)
Beasley Coliseum (802)
Pullman, WA
Feb. 17, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N
Arizona State
Rivalry
W 62–58  13–13 (4–11)
McKale Center (2,085)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 19, 2017
4:00 PM, P12N
at Arizona State
Rivalry
L 54–67  13–14 (4–12)
Wells Fargo Arena (3,772)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 24, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N
No. 15 UCLA L 56–79  13–15 (4–13)
McKale Center (1,652)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 26, 2017
2:00 PM, P12N
USC W 67–62  14–15 (5–13)
McKale Center (1,640)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
Mar. 2, 2017
9:30 PM, P12N
(11) vs. (6) Oregon
First Round
L 63–70  14–16
KeyArena (4,158)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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See also

2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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