2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team

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.

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 coaches	Rhet Wierzba Janese Banks 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
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

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 Amber Deane 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Detroit Country Day Dayton Lathrup Village, MI G 3 Tyra Buss 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mount Carmel Mount Carmel, IL G 5 Ria Gulley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Tom C. Clark San Antonio, TX F 11 Kym Royster 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Newark Newark, OH F 13 Darby Foresman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Heritage Christian Indianapolis, IN G 21 Karlee McBride 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Villa Maria Erie, PA G 22 Tia Elbert 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So Tartan Marquette Oakdale, MN G 23 Alexis Gassion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Fairborn Fairborn, OH G 24 Tyshee Towner 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr East Aurora Wabash Valley College Aurora, IL F 31 Bre Wickware 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Guyer Denton, TX G 32 Laken Wairau 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christchurch Girls' Christchurch, New Zealand F 33 Amanda Cahill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Clyde Clyde, OH C 43 Jenn Anderson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Westfield Sheridan, IN C 44 Danielle Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So North Crowley Fort Worth, TX	Head coach Teri Moren (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Rhet Wierzba (Austin Peay) Janese Banks (Oral Roberts) Glenn Box (Southeast Missouri State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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 Quarterfinals	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

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	NR

See also

2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

References

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