2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Jeff Mittie, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 24
2016–17 record23–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coachJeff Mittie (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Jacie Hoyt-Capra
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944  334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833  259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .722  2310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .611  2311  .676
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .444  2411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .333  1715  .531
Texas Tech513 .278  1417  .452
TCU414 .222  1218  .400
Kansas216 .111  822  .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Jessica Sheble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrOlathe North Olathe, KS
G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWamego
Nebraska
Wamego, KS
F 2 Erica Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTampa Bay Tech Tampa, FL
F 3 Lanie Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrWamego Wamego, KS
G 5 Mercedes Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrS. H. Rider Wichita Falls, TX
G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDeForest DeForest, WI
F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCair Paravel Topeka, KS
G 12 Kelly Thomson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrRiley County Riley, KS
F 13 Eternati Willock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSt. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON
G 21 Karyla Middlebrook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrBlue Springs HS
Alabama
Blue Springs, MO
F 22 Breanna Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRiverside Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Anna Hammaker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoChristian Academy Knoxville, TN
G 24 Kindred Wesemann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrPleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, MO
G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSalinas Central Salina, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Legend
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(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS Central
Washburn W 66–31 
Bramlage Coliseum (4,886)
Manhattan, KS
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Newman W 100–33 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,995)
Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
Chicago State W 83–33  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (4,851)
Manhattan, KS
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tulsa W 82–62  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (4,094)
Manhattan, KS
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Lamar W 68–43  3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (4,156)
Manhattan, KS
11/24/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. NC State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 67–50  4–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. LSU
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 69–54  5–0
Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. UTEP
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division
W 61–40  6–0
Sports and Fitness Center (242)
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 23 Auburn
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 71–66  7–0
Bramlage Coliseum (4,160)
Manhattan, KS
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha W 70–57  8–0
Baxter Arena (663)
Omaha, NE
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, FCS Pacific
Texas–Arlington W 62–49  9–0
Bramlage Coliseum (4,050)
Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, FS1
No. 1 Connecticut L 58–75  9–1
Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Princeton W 60–42  10–1
Bramlage Coliseum (4,193)
Manhattan, KS
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 24 at Northern Iowa L 59–67  10–2
McLeod Center (1,402)
Cedar Falls, IA
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, FSSW+
at No. 3 Baylor L 57–87  10–3
(0–1)
Ferrell Center (7,087)
Waco, TX
01/01/2017
1:00 pm, Cox Kansas
No. 12 West Virginia W 86–71  11–3
(1–1)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,825)
Manhattan, KS
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, FCS Central
No. 25 at No. 20 Oklahoma L 80–85 OT 11–4
(1–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,194)
Norman, OK
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25 Texas Tech W 68–54  12–4
(2–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,615)
Manhattan, KS
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3
No. 25 Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 73–60  13–4
(3–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,768)
Manhattan, KS
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, FSOK
No. 25 at Oklahoma State W 63–43  14–4
(4–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,957)
Stillwater, OK
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, FCS Pacific
No. 22 TCU W 74–63  15–4
(5–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,735)
Manhattan, KS
01/21/2017
5:00 pm
No. 22 at Iowa State L 69–75  15–5
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum (11,673)
Ames, IA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3
No. 25 No. 2 Baylor L 49–91  15–6
(5–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,488)
Manhattan, KS
01/28/2017
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 Oklahoma State W 74–69  16–6
(6–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,000)
Manhattan, KS
02/01/2017
6:30 pm, FSSW+
at Texas Tech W 65–53  17–6
(7–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,440)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 12 Texas L 58–63  17–7
(7–5)
Frank Erwin Center (3,781)
Austin, TX
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 25 Iowa State W 80–68  18–7
(8–5)
Bramlage Coliseum (8,099)
Manhattan, KS
02/15/2017
6:00 pm
No. 24 at West Virginia L 59–66  18–8
(8–6)
WVU Coliseum (1,642)
Morgantown, WV
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, FSN
No. 24 at TCU W 68–65  19–8
(9–6)
Schollmaier Arena (2,042)
Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, FCS Central
No. 16 Oklahoma W 79–71  20–8
(10–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,377)
Manhattan, KS
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 61–54  21–8
(11–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (4,449)
Lawrence, KS
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 24 No. 12 Texas L 61–69  21–9
(11–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,543)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
11:00 AM, FSN
(4) No. 24 vs. (5) Iowa State
Quarterfinals
W 74–67  22–9
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420)
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2017
1:30 PM, FS1
(4) No. 24 vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Semifinals
L 71–88  22–10
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
3:00 PM, ESPN2
(7 L) No. 24 (10 L) No. 20 Drake
First Round
W 67–54  23–10
Bramlage Coliseum (4,005)
Manhattan, KS
03/20/2017*
5:30 PM, ESPN2
(7 L) No. 24 vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford
Second Round
L 48–69  23–11
Bramlage Coliseum (3,969)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
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See also

References

  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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