2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
	† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
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 coaches	Kiley Hill; Pauline Love; Lauren Pittman;
Home arena	Reed Green Coliseum

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
G	1	Tajanay Veiga	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Midland College	Boston, MA
F	2	Lashyra Cotton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	East Side HS	Cleveland, MS
G	3	Keri Jewett-Giles	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
G	5	Shonte Hailes	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Quitman HS	Quitman, MS
G	12	Brittanny Dinkins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Norland HS	Miami, FL
G	14	Katie Dozier	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Walton HS	Marietta, GA
C	15	Amber Landing	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Little Rock	Sharon, MS
G	20	Molly Brown	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	South Georgia Tech	Douglasville, GA
G/F	21	Jayla King	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Jr	South Florida	Pensacola, FL
G	22	Megan Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Salmen HS	Slidell, LA
G	24	Brittny Norris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Tyler JC	Dallas, TX
F	34	Respect Leaphart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Dunbar HS	Fort Myers, FL
F	44	Shayla Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	St. Petersburg College	Tampa, FL

Head coach

Joye Lee-McNelis (Southern Miss)

Assistant coach(es)

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

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.

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References

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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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

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

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References