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2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland† 15 – 1   .938 32 – 3   .914
No. 11 Ohio State* 15 – 1   .938 28 – 7   .800
Michigan 11 – 5   .688 28 – 9   .757
Indiana 10 – 6   .625 23 – 11   .676
Purdue 10 – 6   .625 23 – 13   .639
Michigan State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Penn State 9 – 7   .563 21 – 11   .656
Northwestern 8 – 8   .500 20 – 11   .645
Iowa 8 – 8   .500 20 – 14   .588
Minnesota 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Illinois 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188 9 – 22   .290
Nebraska 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241
Rutgers 3 – 13   .188 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team represents Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth-year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They defeated Purdue and Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament before losing in the championship game to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 4 seed. They defeated Belmont in the First Round before losing to Mississippi State in the Second Round.

Roster

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr St. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina 		Brampton, ON
G 1 Tori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Freeland Freeland, MI
F 2 Mardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 3 Kalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
G 4 Taryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 10 Brannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Nathy Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Nia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 13 Morgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pacific Collegiate
Chabot College 		San Jose, CA
F 15 Victoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Merrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Hana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Brimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Kiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Lexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Forest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Taya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame 		Fishers, IN
C 33 Jenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Kennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 PM 		Northwood W 82–47 
Breslin Center (4,304)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM 		Davidson W 70–34  1–0
 Breslin Center (3,640)
East Lansing, MI
11/13/2016*
2:00 PM 		Wyoming W 63–51  2–0
 Breslin Center (4,138)
East Lansing, MI
11/15/2016*
7:00 PM 		Southern W 70–55  3–0
 Breslin Center (4,027)
East Lansing, MI
11/18/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 68–64 OT 4–0
 University Arena (1,788)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/22/2016*
11:00 PM, P12N 		No. 24 at Oregon L 55–88  4–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (2,056)
Eugene, OR
11/25/2016*
8:00 PM 		No. 24 vs. Delaware
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 		W 81–64  5–1
 Matadome (218)
Northridge, CA
11/26/2016*
7:00 PM 		No. 24 at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic 		W 63–59  6–1
 Matadome (399)
Northridge, CA
11/30/2016*
7:00 PM 		at No. 20 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge 		L 64–75  6–2
 Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY
12/02/2016*
7:00 PM 		Oakland W 81–76  7–2
 Breslin Center (4,638)
East Lansing, MI
12/06/2016*
7:00 PM 		at Quinnipiac W 71–54  8–2
 TD Bank Sports Center (1,293)
Hamden, CT
12/08/2016*
7:00 PM 		at Rhode Island W 85–48  9–2
 Ryan Center (205)
Kingston, RI
12/18/2016*
12:00 PM 		Northeastern W 78–44  10–2
 Breslin Center (4,018)
East Lansing, MI
12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN 		No. 2 Notre Dame L 61–79  10–3
 Breslin Center (7,924)
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017
3:00 PM 		Illinois W 71–47  11–3
(1–0) 		Breslin Center (5,757)
East Lansing, MI
01/04/2017
6:00 PM 		Purdue L 54–66  11–4
(1–1) 		Mackey Arena (5,776)
West Lafayette, IN
01/07/2017
7:00 PM 		Nebraska W 93–73  12–4
(2–1) 		Breslin Center (6,155)
East Lansing, MI
01/10/2017
8:00 PM, BTN 		No. 11 Ohio State W 94–75  13–4
(3–1) 		Breslin Center (5,538)
East Lansing, MI
01/14/2017
12:00 PM, BTN 		at Rutgers L 58–62  13–5
(3–2) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,646)
Piscataway, NJ
01/17/2017
9:00 PM, BTN 		at Northwestern L 65–76  13–6
(3–3) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena (783)
Evanston, IL
01/22/2017
5:00 PM, BTN 		at Purdue L 66–76  13–7
(3–4) 		Breslin Center (9,808)
East Lansing, MI
01/25/2017
8:00 PM 		at Wisconsin W 81–57  14–7
(4–4) 		Kohl Center (3,085)
Madison, WI
01/30/2017
8:00 PM, BTN 		at Minnesota W 93–74  15–7
(5–4) 		Williams Arena (3,490)
Minneapolis, MN
02/02/2017
6:00 PM, BTN 		Indiana W 69–60  16–7
(6–4) 		Breslin Center (6,438)
East Lansing, MI
02/09/2017
7:00 PM, BTN 		at Iowa L 83–87 OT 16–8
(6–5) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (4,384)
Iowa City, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN2 		No. 3 Maryland L 72–89  16–9
(6–6) 		Breslin Center (10,646)
East Lansing, MI
02/16/2017
7:00 PM 		Minnesota W 85–69  17–9
(7–6) 		Breslin Center (5,387)
East Lansing, MI
02/19/2017
2:00 PM, BTN 		at No. 20 Michigan W 86–68  18–9
(8–6) 		Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
02/22/2017
7:00 PM 		Penn State W 73–64  19–9
(9–6) 		Breslin Center (6,038)
East Lansing, MI
02/26/2017
2:00 PM 		at Nebraska L 74–76 OT 19–10
(9–7) 		Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,630)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
03/02/2017
9:00 PM, BTN 		(6) vs. (11) Wisconsin
Second Round 		W 70–63  20–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,431)
Indianapolis, IN
03/03/2017
9:00 PM, BTN 		(6) vs. (3) Michigan
Quarterfinals 		W 74–64  21–10
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,065)
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017
6:30 PM, BTN 		(6) vs. (2) Maryland
Semifinals 		L 89–100  21–11
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,408)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2017*
7:30 PM, ESPN2 		(9 S) vs. (8 S) Arizona State
First Round 		Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=Stockton Region Source[1][2].
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 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 RV RV 24 RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches 22 21 19 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/msu-w-baskbl-sched.html
  2. ^ http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/127
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