2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
WNIT, Third Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Brandt
  • Edwina Brown
  • Amie Smith Bradley
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
South Florida 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
UCF 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
SMU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Cincinnati 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Memphis 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Tulsa 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Houston 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
East Carolina 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll
2016–17 SMU team playing against Tulsa at Moody Coliseum

The 2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by first year head coach Travis Mays, played their home games at Moody Coliseum and were fourth year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a three way tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament where they lost to South Florida. They received a bid to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they defeated Louisiana Tech and Abilene Christian in the first and second rounds before losing to Indiana in the third round.

Media

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All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

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2016–17 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Duncanville Duncanville, TX
G 1 Devri Owens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Plano West HS
Utah
Plano, TX
G 2 McKenzie Adams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Frisco Centennial
Arkansas
Frisco, TX
G 4 Mikayla Reese 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, CO
G 5 Aurmani DeGar 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
F 10 Alicia Froling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Kiran Lakhian 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Plano West
Stanford
Plano, TX
G 12 Morgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Duncanville
Arkansas–Little Rock
Duncanville, TX
C 13 Klara Bradshaw (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS Jr Rains
TCU
Emory, TX
F 15 Stephanie Collins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Australia Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 20 Dai'ja Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Skyline Dallas, TX
G 22 Tiara Davenport (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Duncanville
Louisiana Tech
Dallas, TX
G 24 Kamray Mickens 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Carroll Southlake
Trinity Valley
Westlake, TX
G 25 Amaura Brandt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Augusta
Limestone
Aiken, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
11:30 am
Texas State W 64–56  1–0
Moody Coliseum (2,617)
Dallas, TX
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas W 75–63  2–0
Allen Fieldhouse (1,714)
Lawrence, KS
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
at TCU L 67–76  2–1
Schollmaier Arena (1,841)
Fort Worth, TX
11/22/2016*
5:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 61–54  3–1
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
Dallas, TX
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm
vs. Boston College
Omni Hotels Classic semifinals
W 71–62  4–1
Coors Events Center (1,483)
Boulder, CO
11/26/2016*
8:30 pm
at Colorado
Omni Hotels Classic championship
L 50–67  4–2
Coors Events Center (1,495)
Boulder, CO
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
North Texas W 65–51  5–2
Moody Coliseum (833)
Dallas, TX
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm
at New Mexico L 49–64  5–3
The Pit (4,336)
Albuquerque, NM
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M W 54–53  6–3
Moody Coliseum (948)
Dallas, TX
12/16/2016*
10:00 pm
vs. No. 5 Mississippi State
Women of Troy Classic semifinals
L 42–91  6–4
Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Grambling State
Women of Troy Classic 3rd place game
W 56–36  7–4
Galen Center (711)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2016*
4:00 pm
Texas Southern W 61–36  8–4
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm
Seattle W 77–43  9–4
Moody Coliseum (743)
Dallas, TX
AAC regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
Cincinnati W 64–47  10–4 (1–0)
Moody Coliseum (676)
Dallas, TX
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina L 57–58  10–5 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (859)
Dallas, TX
01/11/2017
4:00 pm, ADN
Tulane L 59–71  11–5 (1–2)
Moody Coliseum (758)
Dallas, TX
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 48–88  11–6 (1–3)
Moody Coliseum (3,878)
Dallas, TX
01/17/2017
6:00 pm, ADN
at Cincinnati L 65–67  11–7 (1–4)
Fifth Third Arena (523)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
at Houston W 66–45  11–8 (2–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (957)
Houston, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
No. 23 South Florida L 51–52  11–9 (2–5)
Moody Coliseum (831)
Dallas, TX
01/28/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulsa L 59–66  11–10 (2–6)
Reynolds Center (864)
Tulsa, OK
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
Memphis W 53–44  12–10 (3–6)
Moody Coliseum (767)
Dallas, TX
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
UCF W 63–58  13–10 (4–6)
Moody Coliseum (1,011)
Dallas, TX
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–83  13–11 (4–7)
Gampel Pavilion (10,012)
Storrs, CT
02/15/2017
6:00 pm
at Temple L 52–66  13–12 (4–8)
McGonigle Hall (917)
Philadelphia, PA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
Tulsa W 62–41  14–12 (5–8)
Moody Coliseum (1,472)
Dallas, TX
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Memphis W 60–39  15–12 (6–8)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (873)
Memphis, TN
02/25/2017
1:00 pm
at UCF L 37–63  15–13 (6–9)
CFE Arena (2,348)
Orlando, FL
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
Houston W 74–45  16–13 (7–9)
Moody Coliseum (1,205)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) East Carolina
First Round
W 60–54  17–13
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/04/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) South Florida
Quarterfinals
L 55–62  17–14
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/17/2017*
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech
First Round
W 75–70 OT 18–14
Moody Coliseum (847)
Dallas, TX
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian
Second Round
W 59–52  19–14
Moody Coliseum (1,210)
Dallas, TX
03/23/2017*
6:00 pm
at Indiana
Third Round
L 44–64  19–15
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,003)
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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