2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball

NCAA Women's tournament, first round

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 20–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach|

* Nikki Fargas (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Tasha Butts
* Mickie DeMoss
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Home arena| Pete Maravich Assembly Center

Seasons

<- 2015–16

2017–18 ->

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 3 South Carolina† | 14 | - | 2 |  | .875 |  |  | 33 | - | 4  |  | .892
No. 7 Mississippi State | 13 | - | 3 |  | .813 |  |  | 34 | - | 5  |  | .872
No. 18 Kentucky | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 22 | - | 11  |  | .667
No. 25 Missouri | 11 | - | 5 |  | .688 |  |  | 21 | - | 11  |  | .656
Tennessee | 10 | - | 6 |  | .625 |  |  | 20 | - | 12  |  | .625
Texas A&M | 9 | - | 7 |  | .563 |  |  | 22 | - | 12  |  | .647
LSU | 8 | - | 8 |  | .500 |  |  | 20 | - | 12  |  | .625
Auburn | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438 |  |  | 17 | - | 15  |  | .531
Georgia | 7 | - | 9 |  | .438 |  |  | 16 | - | 15  |  | .516
Ole Miss | 6 | - | 10 |  | .375 |  |  | 17 | - | 14  |  | .548
Alabama | 5 | - | 11 |  | .313 |  |  | 22 | - | 14  |  | .611
Florida | 5 | - | 11 |  | .313 |  |  | 15 | - | 16  |  | .484
Vanderbilt | 4 | - | 12 |  | .250 |  |  | 14 | - | 16  |  | .467
Arkansas | 2 | - | 14 |  | .125 |  |  | 13 | - | 17  |  | .433
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by sixth year head coach Nikki Fargas, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 8–8 in SEC play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they lost to California in the first round.

## Roster[edit]

2016–17 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 0  | Chloe Jackson | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | RS So | Riverdale Baptist
NC State | Upper Marlboro, MD
G | 1  | Jenna Deemer | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Jr | Ursuline Academy | New Orleans, LA
G | 2  | Shanice Norton | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | So | Potter's House Christian Academy  | London, England
F | 5  | Ayana Mitchell | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | RS Fr | Salem HS | Conyers, GA
G | 10  | Jasmine Rhodes | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Sr | Faith Academy | Mobile, AL
G | 11  | Raigyne Moncrief | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Sr | American Heritage HS | Fort Lauderdale, FL
G | 13  | Rina Hill | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Sr | IMG Academy | Nagoya-Shi, Japan
F/C | 15  | Yasmine Bidikuindila | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | Fr | Champlain College | Montreal, QE
F | 20  | Alexis Hyder | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | RS Sr | Lyndon B. Johnson Early College HS
North Texas | Austin, TX
F | 23  | Stephanie Amichia | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Jr | North Gwinnett HS | Suwanee, GA
G | 30  | Jaelyn Richard Harris | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Fr | Dekaney HS | Houston, TX
C | 40  | Faustine Aifuwa | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Fr | Dacula HS | Dacula, GA
F | 44  | Tatum Neubert | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | RS So | Elizabeth HS
Oregon | Elizabeth, CO

Head coach

* Nikki Fargas (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

* Tasha Butts (Tennessee)
* Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech)
* Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn)

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule and Results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm |  | LeMoyne–Owen | W 81–34 |
| Maravich Center (677)
Baton Rouge, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:30 pm |  | at Louisiana Tech | W 77–73 | 1–0
| Thomas Assembly Center (4,441)
Ruston, LA
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm |  | Wake Forest | W 60–57 | 2–0
| Maravich Center (1,728)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm |  | Rice | W 66–55 | 3–0
| Maravich Center (1,602)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/20/2016*
4:30 pm, ESPN |  | No. 3 Connecticut | L 53–76 | 3–1
| Maravich Center (3,806)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/24/2016*
2:15 pm |  | vs. UTEP
Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | W 78–45 | 4–1
| Sports and Fitness Center (276)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm |  | vs. Kansas State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 54–69 | 4–2
| Sports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm |  | vs. NC State
Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 59–58 | 5–2
| Sports and Fitness Center
Saint Thomas, USVI
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm, SECN |  | TCU
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 67–61 | 6–2
| Maravich Center (1,809)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm |  | Tulane | W 69–51 | 7–2
| Maravich Center (2,164)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/14/2016*
11:00 am |  | Sam Houston State | W 89–41 | 8–2
| Maravich Center (4,777)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm |  | vs. North Carolina
Crescom Bank Holiday Invitational | W 70–43 | 9–2
| Myrtle Beach Convention Center (1,452)
Myrtle Beach, SC
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm |  | Little Rock | W 69–49 | 10–2
| Maravich Center (1,820)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/28/2016*
6:00 pm |  | Alabama State | W 93–40 | 11–2
| Maravich Center (2,037)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, SECN |  | at No. 5 Mississippi State | L 48–74 | 11–3
(0–1)  | Humphrey Coliseum (5,849)
Starkville, MS
01/05/2017
7:00 pm |  | Florida | W 78–67 | 12–3
(1–1)  | Maravich Center (1,802)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm |  | at Arkansas | W 53–52 | 13–3
(2–1)  | Bud Walton Arena (2,005)
Fayetteville, AR
01/12/2017
7:00 pm |  | Missouri | W 80–71 | 14–3
(3–1)  | Maravich Center (2,001)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm |  | No. 5 South Carolina | L 61–84 | 14–4
(3–2)  | Maravich Center (2,840)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm |  | Kentucky | L 42–55 | 14–5
(3–3)  | Maravich Center (1,875)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/22/2017
4:00 pm, SECN |  | at No. 25 Texas A&M | L 52–54 | 14–6
(3–4)  | Reed Arena (4,639)
College Station, TX
01/29/2017
1:00 pm, SECN |  | at Arkansas | W 53–46 | 15–6
(4–4)  | Maravich Center (2,182)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm |  | at Tennessee | L 58–77 | 15–7
(4–5)  | Thompson–Boling Arena (10,209)
Knoxville, TN
02/05/2017
3:00 pm, SECN |  | Alabama | W 48–41 | 16–7
(5–5)  | Maravich Center (2,383)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm |  | at Ole Miss | W 62–51 | 17–7
(6–5)  | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (729)
Oxford, MS
02/13/2017
6:00 pm, SECN |  | at Vanderbilt | L 58–60 | 17–8
(6–6)  | Memorial Gymnasium (2,324)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2017
7:00 pm |  | No. 23 Texas A&M | W 67–63 | 18–8
(7–6)  | Maravich Center (1,926)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2017
1:00 pm |  | at Georgia | L 65–70 OT | 18–9
(7–7)  | Stegeman Coliseum (4,516)
Athens, GA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm |  | at Auburn | L 49–54 | 18–10
(7–8)  | Auburn Arena (2,889)
Auburn, AL
02/26/2017
12:00 pm, SECN |  | Vanderbilt | W 64–58 | 19–10
(8–8)  | Maravich Center (2,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's tournament
03/02/2017
5:00 pm, SECN | (7)  | vs. (10) Ole Miss
Second Round | W 65–49 | 20–10
| Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
5:00 pm, SECN | (7)  | vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State
Quarterfinals | L 61–78 | 20–11
| Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,754)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's tournament
03/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (8 O)  | vs. (9 O) California
First Round | L 52–55 | 20–12
| Ferrell Center (4,169)
Waco, TX

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[1]

## Rankings[edit]

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls  Poll | Pre-
Season | Week
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14 | Week
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18 | Week
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AP  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | RV  | RV  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | RV  | NR  | NR  | NR  | N/A
Coaches  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | RV  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR  | NR
Legend |  | Increase in ranking

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(RV)  |  | Received Votes

## See also[edit]

* 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Official Team Website

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LSU Tigers women's basketball

Venues|

* Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1975–present)
* LSU Basketball Practice Facility
* LSU Strength and Conditioning facility
* LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Culture & lore|

* History
* Traditions
* Mike the Tiger

People|

* Head coaches

Seasons|

* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–00
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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