2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	11–20 (5–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Terry Fowler (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Yolisha Jackson Dan Presel Mallory Luckett
Home arena	Mitchell Center

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 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth year head coach Terry Fowler, played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

Roster

2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Candice Williams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So St. Francis HS James Madison Alpharetta, GA G 2 Shaforia Kines 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Huffman HS Birmingham, AL G 3 Colby Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Wylie HS Wylie, TX G 4 Christen Carter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bolles School Jacksonville, FL G 13 Camryn London 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Shades Valley HS Birmingham, AL G 14 Savannah Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Martin HS Ocean Springs, MS F 15 LaNeetra Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pearland HS Pearland, TX G 23 Alyese Givens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Shades Valley HS Irondale, AL F 24 Erin Autio 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So St. Michael-Albertville HS St. Michael, MN F 25 Kennedi Centers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Samuel Clemens HS New Braunfels, TX G 30 Genesis Perrymond 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Parkview HS Lilburn, GA C 34 Chyna Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Arlington HS Cordova, TN F/C 44 India Hall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Brentwood Academy Antioch, TN	Head coach Terry Fowler (Lane College) Assistant coach(es) Yolisha Jackson (Jacksonville) Dan Presel (Spring Hill) Mallory Luckett (Murray State) 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
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Auburn–Montgomery	W 71–44		Mitchell Center (277) Mobile, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. No. 20 Florida	L 33–85	0–1	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,003) Jacksonville, FL
11/13/2016* 1:00 pm		at UCF	L 58–70	0–2	CFE Arena (2,303) Orlando, FL
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Spring Hill	W 38–33	1–2	Mitchell Center (397) Mobile, AL
11/19/2016* 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	W 65–62	2–2	Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA
11/25/2016* 11:00 am		vs. North Florida JU Thanksgiving Classic	W 62–55	3–2	Swisher Gymnasium (255) Jacksonville, FL
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Jacksonville JU Thanksgiving Classic	L 55–62	3–3	Swisher Gymnasium (319) Jacksonville, FL
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 48–57	3–4	Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL
12/12/2016* 7:00 pm		Southern	W 55–48	4–4	Mitchell Center (219) Mobile, AL
12/15/2016* 7:00 pm		William Carey	W 62–39	5–4	Mitchell Center (278) Mobile, AL
12/19/2016* 5:30 pm		NC State	L 31–74	5–5	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		at UAB	L 41–66	5–6	Bartow Arena (540) Birmingham, AL
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016 1:00 pm		Troy	L 57–73	5–7 (0–1)	Mitchell Center (317) Mobile, AL
01/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Georgia Southern	W 55–46	6–7 (1–1)	Hanner Fieldhouse  Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 77–47	7–7 (2–1)	GSU Sports Arena (298) Atlanta, GA
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		Texas–Arlington	L 49–73	7–8 (2–2)	Mitchell Center (356) Mobile, AL
01/14/2017 1:00 pm		Texas State	L 44–57	7–9 (2–3)	Mitchell Center (2,076) Mobile, AL
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Arkansas State	L 53–56	7–10 (2–4)	Convocation Center (747) Jonesboro, AR
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		at Little Rock	L 54–71	7–11 (2–5)	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
01/26/2017 11:00 am		Georgia State	L 45–55	7–12 (2–6)	Mitchell Center (2,473) Mobile, AL
01/28/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Georgia Southern	L 45–53	7–13 (2–7)	Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, AL
02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Troy	L 71–75	7–14 (2–8)	Trojan Arena (1,321) Troy, AL
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 38–62	7–15 (2–9)	Cajundome (612) Lafayette, LA
02/11/2017 2:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 74–44	8–15 (3–9)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, LA
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Coastal Carolina	L 45–61	8–16 (3–10)	Mitchell Center (267) Mobile, AL
02/18/2017 5:00 pm		Appalachian State	W 54–41	9–16 (4–10)	Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, AL
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas State	L 39–55	9–17 (4–11)	Strahan Coliseum (1,348) San Marcos, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 41–53	9–18 (4–12)	College Park Center  Arlington, TX
03/02/2017 5:00 pm		Little Rock	L 44–50	9–19 (4–13)	Mitchell Center (1,628) Mobile, AL
03/04/2017 1:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 71–49	10–19 (5–13)	Mitchell Center (1,838) Mobile, AL
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (7) Georgia State First round	W 49–44	11–19	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	(10)	vs. (2) Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals	L 53–65	11–20	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team