2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball team

2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	16–15 (5–13 Pac–12)
Head coach	Lynne Roberts (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Gavin Petersen Danyelle Snelgro Wesley Brooks
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
No. 15 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
California	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	20		.444
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Utah	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Arizona	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball team will represent the University of Utah during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, led by second year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4 way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament to Arizona State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UC Davis in the first round.

Roster

2016–17 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kiana Moore 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Vanden HS Fairfield, CA F 3 Malia Nawahine 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Springville HS Springville, UT F 5 Megan Huff (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Todd Beamer HS Hawaii Federal Way, WA G/F 10 Megan Jacobs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV G 11 Erika Bean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Bradshaw Christian HS Sacramento, CA F 12 Emily Potter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Jr Glenlawn Collegiate Winnipeg, MB G 14 Paige Crozon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Humboldt Collegiate Institute Humboldt, SK F 21 Wendy Anae 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, CA G/F 23 Daneesha Provo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Kent School Clemson Dartmouth, NS G 24 Tilar Clark 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Skyline HS Salt Lake CC Idaho Falls, ID G/F 32 Tanaeya Boclair 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Brennan HS San Antonio, TX C 33 Joeseta Fatuesi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Wilcox HS Santa Clara, CA	Head coach Lynne Roberts (Seattle Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Gavin Petersen (Hawaiʻi) Danyelle Snelgro (Utah State) Wesley Brooks (West Virginia) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 11:00 am		South Dakota School of Mines	W 96–42		Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,820) Salt Lake City, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016* 2:00 pm		Montana State	W 74–64	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,211) Salt Lake City, UT
11/15/2016* 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	W 65–55	2–0	Save Mart Center (1,887) Fresno, CA
11/19/2016* 5:30 pm		Utah Valley	W 100–52	3–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,237) Salt Lake City, UT
11/25/2016* 1:00 pm		vs. Charlotte Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 81–68	4–0	McKeon Pavilion (160) Moraga, CA
11/26/2016* 3:00 pm		at Saint Mary's Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 63–62	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 69–43	6–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,146) Salt Lake City, UT
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		Utah State	W 65–58	7–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,190) Salt Lake City, UT
12/06/2016* 7:30 pm		at Nevada	W 80–50	8–0	Lawlor Events Center (893) Reno, NV
12/10/2016* 5:30 pm, P12N		BYU Deseret First Duel	W 77–60	9–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,033) Salt Lake City, UT
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Weber State	W 71–52	10–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (925) Salt Lake City, UT
12/21/2016* 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 78–65	11–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center (978) Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016 8:00 pm		at No. 10 UCLA	L 56–67	11–1 (0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (1,186) Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2016 1:00 pm		at USC	W 58–53	12–1 (1–1)	Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 19 Arizona State	L 44–66	12–2 (1–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,662) Salt Lake City, UT
01/08/2016 12:00 pm, P12N		Arizona	L 70–81	12–3 (1–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,135) Salt Lake City, UT
01/13/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 13 Stanford	L 58–77	12–4 (1–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,340) Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2016 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 24 California	W 63–57	13–4 (2–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,250) Salt Lake City, UT
01/20/2016 9:00 pm, P12N		at No. 11 Oregon State	L 44–70	13–5 (2–5)	Gill Coliseum (3,747) Corvallis, OR
01/22/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 66–84	13–6 (2–6)	Matthew Knight Arena (2,657) Eugene, OR
01/25/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 49–54	13–7 (2–7)	Coors Events Center (1,457) Boulder, CO
01/28/2016 12:30 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 58–53	14–7 (3–7)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,449) Salt Lake City, UT
02/03/2016 8:00 pm, P12N		No. 10 Washington	L 53–82	14–8 (3–8)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,375) Salt Lake City, UT
02/05/2016 2:00 pm		Washington State	L 55–61	14–9 (3–9)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,152) Salt Lake City, UT
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 73–64	15–9 (4–9)	Haas Pavilion (1,537) Berkeley, CA
02/12/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		at No. 8 Stanford	L 51–87	15–10 (4–10)	Maples Pavilion (3,601) Stanford, CA
02/17/2016 6:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 61–73	15–11 (4–11)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,683) Salt Lake City, UT
02/19/2016 2:00 pm, P12N		No. 11 Oregon State	L 49–63	15–12 (4–12)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,949) Salt Lake City, UT
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 74–57	16–12 (5–12)	Beasley Coliseum (611) Pullman, WA
02/25/2016 3:00 pm, P12N		at No. 11 Washington	L 77–84	16–13 (5–13)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,775) Seattle, WA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 3:00 pm, P12N	(12)	vs. (5) Arizona State First Round	L 54–72	16–14	KeyArena (3,061) Seattle, WA
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/17/2017* 6:00 pm		UC Davis First Round	L 62–72	16–15	Jon M. Huntsman Center (456) Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR						N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

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

See also

2016–17 Utah Utes men's basketball team