2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by fourth year head coach Kristy Curry, played their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament defeat Mercer, Little Rock and Tulane in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2016–17 record22–14 (5–11 SEC)
Head coachKristy Curry (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kelly Curry
  • Brooks Donald-Williams
  • Shereka Wright
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875  334  .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813  345  .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .688  2211  .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .688  2111  .656
Tennessee106 .625  2012  .625
Texas A&M97 .563  2212  .647
LSU88 .500  2012  .625
Auburn79 .438  1715  .531
Georgia79 .438  1615  .516
Ole Miss610 .375  1714  .548
Alabama511 .313  2214  .611
Florida511 .313  1516  .484
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Arkansas214 .125  1317  .433
2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 LaKyesha Stennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrBryan Station HS
SW Tennessee CC
Lexington, KY
F 1 Quanetria Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrAnniston HS Anniston, AL
G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrLake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 10 DaiJia Ruffin (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrSacred Heart Academy
Tennessee–Martin
Lexington, KY
G 11 Hannah Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrOzark HS Ozark, MO
G 13 Coco Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBaldwin County HS
Shelton State CC
Bay Minette, AL
G 15 Meoshonti Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCentral Catholic HS Morgan City, LA
F 20 Ashley Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrAlcovy HS Covington, GA
G 21 Taylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA
G 23 Shquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoHuntsville HS Huntsville, AL
F 25 Ashley Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrLyndon B. Johnson HS Austin, 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
11/04/2016*
7:00 PM
West Alabama W 86–34 
Coleman Coliseum (922)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 PM
New Orleans W 78–57  1–0
Coleman Coliseum (7,042)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
Mississippi Valley State W 93–44  2–0
Coleman Coliseum (1,016)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/17/2016*
7:00 PM
Lipscomb W 82–35  3–0
Coleman Coliseum (1,082)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/22/2016*
7:00 PM
Georgia Southern W 66–48  4–0
Coleman Coliseum (933)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/27/2016*
2:00 PM
Alabama A&M W 97–29  5–0
Coleman Coliseum (2,054)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM
Alcorn State W 93–43  6–0
Coleman Coliseum (1,967)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/04/2016*
11:00 AM, SECN
Kansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 71–65 OT 7–0
Coleman Coliseum (1,176)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/11/2016*
1:00 PM
at Georgetown L 59–70  7–1
McDonough Gymnasium (819)
Washington, D.C.
12/15/2016*
11:30 AM
Georgia State W 80–57  8–1
Coleman Coliseum (4,203)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/17/2016*
2:00 PM
Georgia Tech W 67–65  9–1
Coleman Coliseum (2,214)
Tuscaloosa, AL
12/19/2016*
7:00 PM
vs. McNeese State
Patrick Harrington Tournament
W 84–63  10–1
The Arena at NWFSC (498)
Niceville, FL
12/20/2016*
7:00 PM
vs. UTEP
Patrick Harrington Tournament
W 78–60  11–1
The Arena at NWFSC (502)
Niceville, FL
12/28/2016*
7:00 PM
Florida A&M W 81–46  12–1
Coleman Coliseum (2,213)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN2
at No. 6 South Carolina L 45–93  12–2
(0–1)
Colonial Life Arena (12,069)
Columbia, SC
01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Ole Miss W 90–80  13–2
(1–1)
Coleman Coliseum (2,588)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/08/2017
2:00 PM
at Missouri W 59–58  14–2
(2–1)
Mizzou Arena (4,287)
Columbia, MO
01/12/2017
7:00 PM
Kentucky L 54–71  14–3
(2–2)
Coleman Coliseum (2,437)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/15/2017
4:00 PM, SECN
Arkansas L 50–68  14–4
(2–3)
Coleman Coliseum (2,667)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/19/2017
7:00 PM
No. 4 Mississippi State L 54–67  14–5
(2–4)
Coleman Coliseum (2,605)
Tuscaloosa, AL
01/22/2017
2:00 PM
at Ole Miss W 65–57  15–5
(3–4)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,596)
Oxford, MS
01/26/2017
8:00 PM, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 80–87  15–6
(3–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (2,316)
Nashville, TN
01/29/2017
5:00 PM, SECN
Auburn L 55–66  15–7
(3–6)
Coleman Coliseum (3,453)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/05/2017
3:00 PM, SECN
at LSU L 41–48  15–8
(3–7)
Maravich Center (2,383)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2017
7:00 PM
at Texas A&M L 48–69  15–9
(3–8)
Reed Arena (4,062)
College Station, TX
02/12/2017
1:00 PM, SECN
Florida L 56–66  15–10
(3–9)
Coleman Coliseum (1,721)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Tennessee W 65–57  16–10
(4–9)
Coleman Coliseum (2,221)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/20/2017
6:00 PM, SECN
at Auburn W 63–61 OT 17–10
(5–9)
Auburn Arena (2,607)
Auburn, AL
02/23/2017
6:00 PM
at Georgia L 65–71 OT 17–11 (5–10)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,787)
Athens, GA
02/26/2017
2:00 PM
No. 24 Missouri L 56–65  17–12 (5–11)
Coleman Coliseum (2,467)
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
10:00 AM, SECN
(12) vs. (13) Vanderbilt
First Round
W 77–57  18–12
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507)
Greenville, SC
03/02/2017
1:30 PM, SECN
(12) vs. (5) Tennessee
Second Round
W 72–64  19–12
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,746)
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
1:30 PM, SECN
(12) vs. (4) No. 20 Kentucky
Quarterfinals
L 55–65  19–13
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,702)
Greenville, SC
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017*
7:00 PM
Mercer
First Round
W 81–57  20–13
Coleman Coliseum (508)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/19/2017*
2:00 PM
Little Rock
Second Round
W 55–53  21–13
Coleman Coliseum (495)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/23/2017*
7:00 PM
Tulane
Third Round
W 72–64  22–13
Coleman Coliseum (1,054)
Tuscaloosa, AL
03/26/2017*
2:00 PM
at Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
L 66–76  22–14
Hank McCamish Pavilion (821)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

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