2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team

2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball
Sun Belt regular season champions
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record25–9 (17–1 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Dallimore
  • Alicia Cash
  • Steve Wiedower
Home arenaJack Stephens Center
Seasons
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 – 1   .944 25 – 8   .758
UT Arlington 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Troy † 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
Louisiana–Lafayette 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Texas State 11 – 7   .611 16 – 14   .533
Georgia Southern 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Georgia State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400
Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
South Alabama 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Arkansas State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Louisiana–Monroe 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas at Little Rock during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourteenth year head coach Joe Foley, played their home games at the Jack Stephens Center and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 17–1 in Sun Belt play to win the Sun Belt regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament, where they lost to Louisiana–Lafayette. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Southern Miss in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Roster

2016–17 Little Rock Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Ronjanae DeGray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Mount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
G 2 Monique Townson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Staley HS Kansas City, MO
G 4 Kira Shepard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Northside HS Fort Smith, AR
F 5 Carolee Dillard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Midwest City HS Midwest City, OK
G 10 Destinee Pointer 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Waxahachie HS Waxachachie, TX
G 11 Alex Murray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Bearden HS Pearcy, AR
G 12 Sydney Chastain 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westmoore HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 13 Sharde' Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Liberty-Eylau HS Texarkana, TX
G 15 Kiara Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So A. J. Ellender HS Houma, LA
G 15 Kyra Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr North Little Rock HS Little Rock, AR
G 24 Emily Lytle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Evangelical Christian School Memphis, TN
F 25 Anna Hurlburt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Southlake Carroll HS Southlake, TX
G/F 30 Raeyana DeGray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Mount Juliet HS Odessa, TX
F 33 Keanna Keys 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Sumrall HS Sumrall, MS
F 40 Kaitlyn Pratt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr McDonogh 35 College Preparatory HS New Orleans, LA
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:30 pm 		North Texas
Preseason WNIT First Round 		W 55–44  1–0
 Jack Stephens Center (1,725)
Little Rock, AR
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Green Bay
Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals 		L 31–57  1–1
 Kress Events Center (1,724)
Green Bay, WI
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		at No. 16 Oklahoma L 58–68  1–2
 Lloyd Noble Center (3,084)
Norman, OK
11/19/2016*
11:00 am 		at Fordham
Preseason WNIT consolation round 		L 43–65  1–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
Bronx, NY
11/23/2016*
6:30 pm 		Texas A&M L 37–55  1–4
 Jack Stephens Center (1,633)
Little Rock, AR
11/26/2016*
3:00 pm 		Saint Louis W 56–43  2–4
 Jack Stephens Center (1,132)
Little Rock, AR
11/28/2016*
7:05 pm, ESPN3 		at Missouri State W 58–47  3–4
 JQH Arena (3,133)
Springfield, MO
12/01/2016*
6:30 pm 		Oral Roberts W 56–50  4–4
 Jack Stephens Center (1,038)
Little Rock, AR
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Memphis W 54–44  5–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (313)
Memphis, TN
12/13/2016*
6:30 pm 		No. 5 Mississippi State L 44–58  5–5
 Jack Stephens Center (1,534)
Little Rock, AR
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Tulsa W 63–58  6–5
 Reynolds Center (191)
Tulsa, OK
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		at LSU L 49–69  6–6
 Maravich Center (1,820)
Baton Rouge, LA
Sun Belt Conference regular season
12/29/2016
6:30 pm 		Louisiana–Lafayette W 64–60  7–6
(1–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (828)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2016
1:00 pm 		Louisiana–Monroe W 78–34  8–6
(2–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (2,287)
Little Rock, AR
01/05/2017
6:00 pm 		at Coastal Carolina W 74–66  9–6
(3–0) 		HTC Center (282)
Conway, SC
01/07/2017
12:00 pm 		at Appalachian State W 77–69  10–6
(4–0) 		Holmes Center (225)
Boone, NC
01/14/2017
4:00 pm 		Arkansas State W 73–59  11–6
(5–0) 		Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/19/2017
6:30 pm 		Troy W 77–74  12–6
(6–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,068)
Little Rock, AR
01/21/2017
4:00 pm 		South Alabama W 71–54  13–6
(7–0) 		Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
01/26/2017
6:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Monroe W 92–47  14–6
(8–0) 		Fant–Ewing Coliseum (723)
Monroe, LA
01/28/2017
5:00 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette W 82–64  15–6
(9–0) 		Cajundome (711)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2017
6:30 pm 		Appalachian State W 67–55  16–6
(10–0) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,048)
Little Rock, AR
02/04/2017
4:00 pm 		Coastal Carolina W 79–47  17–6
(11–0) 		Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
02/09/2017
11:30 am 		at Texas–Arlington W 58–49  18–6
(12–0) 		College Park Center (5,011)
Arlington, TX
02/11/2017
2:00 pm 		at Texas State L 47–64  18–7
(12–1) 		Strahan Coliseum (2,435)
San Marcos, TX
02/17/2017
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Arkansas State W 60–35  19–7
(13–1) 		Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
02/23/2017
6:30 pm 		Georgia Southern W 57–41  20–7
(14–1) 		Jack Stephens Center (1,129)
Little Rock, AR
02/25/2017
4:00 pm 		Georgia State W 52–45  21–7
(15–1) 		Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
03/02/2017
5:00 pm 		at South Alabama W 50–44  22–7
(16–1) 		Mitchell Center (1,628)
Mobile, AL
03/04/2017
2:00 pm 		at Troy W 74–63  23–7
(17–1) 		Trojan Arena (837)
Troy, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
11:00 am, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (9) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals 		W 69–53  24–7
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		(1) vs. (5) Louisiana–Lafayette
Semifinals 		L 71–79  24–8
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
WNIT
03/15/2017*
6:00 pm 		at Southern Miss
First Round 		W 72–62  25–8
 Reed Green Coliseum (987)
Hattiesburg, MS
03/19/2017*
2:00 pm 		at Alabama
Second Round 		L 53–55  25–9
 Coleman Coliseum (495)
Tuscaloosa, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre-
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AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".