2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

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2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor	17	–	1		.944			33	–	4		.892
No. 14 Texas	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
No. 23 Oklahoma	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
No. 22 West Virginia †	8	–	10		.444			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	6	–	12		.333			17	–	15		.531
Texas Tech	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
TCU	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Kansas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, led by fourth year head coach Candi Whitaker, played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and are members of the Big 12 Conference.

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	Final
AP
Coaches

Legend

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

2016–17 media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Brielle Blaire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Terra Nova Virginia Tech Salisbury, NC G 2 Ivonne Cook-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Terra Nova San Francisco, CA G 5 Recee' Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Homeschooled UCLA San Antonio, TX G 5 Larryn Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Madison Central Indiana Richmond, KY G 10 Grayson Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Fossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX G 11 Rayven Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr San Ramon Dougherty Chipola College Oakland, CA F 20 Brittany Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Wylie Abilene, TX G 23 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bellport Bellport, NY G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Vista Ridge Cedar Park, TX C 25 Leashja Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy Trinity Valley CC Nassau, BS F 30 Zuri Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Evansville Central Evansville, IN G/F 32 Dayo Olabode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX C 42 Ionna McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Dr. Phillips Gotha, FL	Head coach Candi Whitaker (Valparaiso) Assistant coach(es) Matt Corkery (West Texas A&M) Brett Schneider (West Virginia Wesleyan) Ray Caldwell (Champman) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016* 2:00 PM		Midwestern State	W 121–56		United Supermarkets Arena (3,251) Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM, FSSW+		North Dakota	W 90–80	1–0	United Supermarkets Arena (4,232) Lubbock, TX
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM		at Texas A&M	L 90–98 OT	1–1	Reed Arena (3,085) College Station, TX
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM, FSSW		New Mexico	W 69–58	2–1	United Supermarkets Arena (3,697) Lubbock, TX
11/25/2016* 1:00 PM		vs. Fordham Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	W 59–50	3–1	Watsco Center (725) Coral Gables, FL
11/27/2016* 11:00 AM, ACCN Extra		at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament championship	L 56–71	3–2	Watsco Center (722) Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2016* 6:30 PM		Prairie View A&M	W 85–43	4–2	United Supermarkets Arena (3,544) Lubbock, TX
12/03/2016* 3:00 PM, SECN		at Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	L 60–66	4–3	Bud Walton Arena (1,370) Fayetteville, AR
12/07/2016* 11:00 AM		Houston	W 84–60	5–3	United Supermarkets Arena (5,242) Lubbock, TX
12/14/2016* 5:30 PM		Central Arkansas	W 79–45	6–3	United Supermarkets Arena (4,172) Lubbock, TX
12/18/2016* 3:00 PM		Alcorn State	W 90–37	7–3	United Supermarkets Arena (4,603) Lubbock, TX
12/22/2016* 2:00 PM		Texas–Arlington	W 79–60	8–3	United Supermarkets Arena (4,794) Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM, LHN		at No. 16 Texas	L 47–67	8–4 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center (4,093) Austin, TX
01/01/2017 2:00 PM		Oklahoma State	W 70–65	9–4 (1–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,146) Lubbock, TX
01/04/2017 6:00 PM, FSSW+		Iowa State	W 75–66	10–4 (2–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (5,406) Lubbock, TX
01/07/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at No. 25 Kansas State			Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
01/11/2017 6:30 PM, FSSW+		West Virginia			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
01/14/2017 2:00 PM		at Oklahoma			Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, OK
01/21/2016 6:00 PM		Texas			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
01/25/2017 6:00 PM		at West Virginia			WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
01/28/2017 11:00 AM, FSN		at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, KS
02/01/2017 6:30 PM, FSSW+		Kansas State			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
02/04/2017 2:00 PM		Baylor			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, FSSW		at TCU			Schollmaier Arena  Fort Worth, TX
02/11/2017 6:30 PM, FSSW+		Oklahoma			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
02/15/2017 7:00 PM		at Iowa State			Hilton Coliseum  Ames, IA
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, FSSW+		Kansas			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
02/22/2017 7:00 PM, FSOK		at Oklahoma State			Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
02/25/2017 12:00 PM, FSSW		at Baylor			Ferrell Center  Waco, TX
02/27/2017 7:00 PM, FSN		TCU			United Supermarkets Arena  Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03–06/2017		vs.			Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team