2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record15–16 (5–11 Big Ten)
Head coachMarlene Stollings (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nikita Lowry Dawkins
  • Tamisha Augustin
  • Gail Striegler
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 5 Taiye Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSouthfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
C 10 Jessie Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrWestern Australia Leeming, Australia
G 12 Sue Key 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrDubach
Chipola College		 Dubach, LA
C 14 Bryanna Fernstrom (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrChisago Lakes
Iowa State		 Center City, MN
G 15 Allina Starr 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrDeLaSalle HS
Auburn		 Minneapolis, MN
F 20 Kehinde Bello 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSouthfield-Lathrup Southfield, MI
G 21 Jasmine Brunson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMary Louis Academy Queens, NY
G 22 Joanna Hedstrom 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrMinnetonka Minnetonka, MN
G 23 Kenisha Bell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoKennedy HS
Marquettte		 Minneapolis, MN
F 25 Palma Kaposi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNone Pécs, Hungary
G 30 Whitney Tinjum 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrChisago Lakes
Bradley		 Stacy, MN
C 32 Karley Barnes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrVincent HS
Tallahassee CC		 Milwaukee, WI
G 33 Carlie Wagner 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNRHEG HS New Richland, MN
G 34 Gadiva Hubbard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPrincess Anne Virginia Beach, VA
C 41 Annalese Lamke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoGale-Ettrick-Trempealeau HS Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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
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.
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Coaches
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See also

References
  1. http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/011417aaa.html
  2. "2016-17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball Schedule". Gophers Athletics.
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