2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third year head coach Angel Elderkin, played their home games at George M. Holmes Convocation Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 6–12 in Sun Belt play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Little Rock.

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record13–19 (6–12 Sun Belt)
Head coachAngel Elderkin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Emily Roberts
  • Jessica Jackson
  • Kate Dempsey
Home arenaHolmes Center
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  258  .758
Texas–Arlington144 .778  228  .733
Troy126 .667  2210  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2011  .645
Texas State117 .611  1614  .533
Georgia Southern99 .500  1317  .433
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1316  .448
Georgia State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State612 .333  1219  .387
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Arkansas State414 .222  725  .219
Louisiana–Monroe315 .167  624  .200
2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jasmine Ogunjimi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrWhitney Young HS
Hutchinson CC
Chicago, IL
G 2 Qierra Murray 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoMilford Mill Academy
George Mason
Baltimore, MD
G 3 Bria Carter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSpotsylvania Spotsylvania, VA
G 4 Elizabeth Norregaard 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoMiddleton Vedbæk, Denmark
G 5 Mikaya Wilson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrKnightdale Raleigh, NC
G 10 Joi Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrDuluth Duluth, GA
G 11 Kaila Craven 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSouthwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G/F 14 Armani Hampton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrAtkins Winston-Salem, NC
G 15 Amber Driver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrDekaney
Tyler JC
Houston, TX
G/F 20 Katelyn Doub 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrSouthwestern Randolph Asheboro, NC
G 21 Julia Buehler 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoJohn T. Hoggard Wilmington, NC
G 22 Cydni Cole 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS SoIndian Creek
George Mason
Glen Burnie, MD
F 30 Ashley Bassett-Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrPickerington North
UT Martin
Pickerington, OH
G 32 Brooklyn Allen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrPisgah Canton, NC
G 34 Madi Story 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBandys Maiden, NC
F/C 42 Mia Marshall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrParkview Lilburn, GA
F/C 44 Bayley Plummer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEast Davidson Thomasville, NC
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
11/02/2016*
7:00 PM
Coker W 77–51 
Holmes Center (231)
Boone, NC
11/07/2016*
7:00 PM
Lenoir–Rhyne W 56–40 
Holmes Center (275)
Boone, NC
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:30 PM
at No. 21 DePaul
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals
L 58–99  0–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,055)
Chicago, IL
11/12/2016*
7:00 PM
vs. Gardner–Webb
Maggie Dixon Classic 3rd place game
W 72–67  1–1
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
11/17/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Liberty W 66–57  2–1
Vines Center (822)
Lynchburgh, VA
11/20/2016*
5:00 PM
at Richmond L 46–55  2–2
Robins Center (473)
Richmond, VA
11/23/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at East Tennessee State W 71–68  3–2
Freedom Hall Civic Center (712)
Johnson City, TN
11/27/2016*
2:00 PM
College of Charleston L 62–65  3–3
Holmes Center (206)
Boone, NC
11/30/2016*
12:00 PM
North Carolina A&T W 71–58  4–3
Holmes Center (519)
Boone, NC
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
Radford L 54–57  4–4
Holmes Center (314)
Boone, NC
12/11/2016*
2:00 PM
at Georgia Tech L 52–81  4–5
Hank McCamish Pavilion (718)
Atlanta, GA
12/14/2016*
7:00 PM
at Tennessee L 36–86  4–6
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,845)
Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016*
1:00 PM
UNC Asheville W 81–51  5–6
Holmes Center (189)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016
8:00 PM
at Texas–Arlington L 63–74  5–7
(0–1)
College Park Center (591)
Arlington, TX
12/31/2016
3:00 PM
at Texas State W 66–64  6–7
(1–1)
Strahan Coliseum (1,318)
San Marcos, TX
01/05/2017
7:00 PM
Arkansas State W 76–50  7–7
(2–1)
Holmes Center (227)
Boone, NC
01/07/2017
1:00 PM
Little Rock L 69–77  7–8
(2–2)
Holmes Center (225)
Boone, NC
01/14/2017
1:00 PM
at Coastal Carolina L 55–60  7–9
(2–3)
HTC Center (332)
Conway, SC
01/19/2017
7:00 PM
at Georgia State W 67–63  8–9
(3–3)
GSU Sports Arena (400)
Atlanta, GA
01/21/2017
2:00 PM
at Georgia Southern L 50–53  8–10
(3–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (355)
Statesboro, GA
01/26/2016
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Texas State L 37–53  8–11
(3–5)
Holmes Center (286)
Boone, NC
01/28/2016
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington L 62–73  9–12
(3–6)
Holmes Center (477)
Boone, NC
02/02/2017
7:30 PM
at Little Rock L 55–67  9–13
(3–7)
Jack Stephens Center (1,048)
Little Rock, AR
02/04/2017
4:00 PM
at Arkansas State W 81–72 OT 10–13
(4–7)
Convocation Center (797)
Jonesboro, AR
02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Georgia Southern W 73–48  11–13
(5–7)
Holmes Center (175)
Boone, NC
02/11/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Georgia State L 55–59  11–14
(5–8)
Holmes Center (444)
Boone, NC
02/16/2017
7:00 PM
at Troy L 77–86  11–15
(5–9)
Trojan Arena (578)
Troy, AL
02/18/2017
6:00 PM
at South Alabama L 41–54  11–16
(5–10)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
02/23/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Louisiana–Lafayette L 58–68  11–17
(5–11)
Holmes Center (240)
Boone, NC
02/25/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–61  12–17
(6–11)
Holmes Center (434)
Boone, NC
03/04/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 53–56  12–18
(6–12)
Holmes Center (469)
Boone, NC
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Coastal Carolina
First round
W 79–58  13–18
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (1) Little Rock
Quarterfinals
L 53–69  13–19
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

References

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