2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by fourth year head coach Kristy Curry, played their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–14, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of SEC women's tournament, where they lost to Kentucky. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Mercer, Little Rock and Tulane in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Georgia Tech in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–14 (5–11 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Kelly Curry Brooks Donald-Williams Shereka Wright
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Roster

2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 LaKyesha Stennis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Bryan Station HS SW Tennessee CC Lexington, KY F 1 Quanetria Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Anniston HS Anniston, AL G 3 Jordan Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL G 10 DaiJia Ruffin (I)  5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Sacred Heart Academy Tennessee–Martin Lexington, KY G 11 Hannah Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Ozark HS Ozark, MO G 13 Coco Knight 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Baldwin County HS Shelton State CC Bay Minette, AL G 15 Meoshonti Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Central Catholic HS Morgan City, LA F 20 Ashley Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Alcovy HS Covington, GA G 21 Taylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA G 23 Shquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Huntsville HS Huntsville, AL F 25 Ashley Knight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Lyndon B. Johnson HS Austin, TX	Head coach Kristy Curry (Louisiana–Monroe) Assistant coach(es) Kelly Curry (Texas A&M) Brooks Donald-Williams (Mississippi State) Shereka Wright (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 7:00 pm		West Alabama	W 86–34	–	Coleman Coliseum (922) Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm		New Orleans	W 78–57	1–0	Coleman Coliseum (7,042) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 93–44	2–0	Coleman Coliseum (1,016) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Lipscomb	W 82–35	3–0	Coleman Coliseum (1,082) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Georgia Southern	W 66–48	4–0	Coleman Coliseum (933) Tuscaloosa, AL
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Alabama A&M	W 97–29	5–0	Coleman Coliseum (2,054) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		Alcorn State	W 93–43	6–0	Coleman Coliseum (1,967) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/04/2016* 11:00 am, SECN		Kansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 71–65 OT	7–0	Coleman Coliseum (1,176) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm		at Georgetown	L 59–70	7–1	McDonough Gymnasium (819) Washington, D.C.
12/15/2016* 11:30 am		Georgia State	W 80–57	8–1	Coleman Coliseum (4,203) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm		Georgia Tech	W 67–65	9–1	Coleman Coliseum (2,214) Tuscaloosa, AL
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. McNeese State Patrick Harrington Tournament	W 84–63	10–1	The Arena at NWFSC (498) Niceville, FL
12/20/2016* 7:00 pm		vs. UTEP Patrick Harrington Tournament	W 78–60	11–1	The Arena at NWFSC (502) Niceville, FL
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Florida A&M	W 81–46	12–1	Coleman Coliseum (2,213) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
01/01/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 6 South Carolina	L 45–93	12–2 (0–1)	Colonial Life Arena (12,069) Columbia, SC
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		Ole Miss	W 90–80	13–2 (1–1)	Coleman Coliseum (2,588) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		at Missouri	W 59–58	14–2 (2–1)	Mizzou Arena (4,287) Columbia, MO
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		Kentucky	L 54–71	14–3 (2–2)	Coleman Coliseum (2,437) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/15/2017 4:00 pm, SECN		Arkansas	L 50–68	14–4 (2–3)	Coleman Coliseum (2,667) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		No. 4 Mississippi State	L 54–67	14–5 (2–4)	Coleman Coliseum (2,605) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at Ole Miss	W 65–57	15–5 (3–4)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,596) Oxford, MS
01/26/2017 8:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	L 80–87	15–6 (3–5)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,316) Nashville, TN
01/29/2017 5:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	L 55–66	15–7 (3–6)	Coleman Coliseum (3,453) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/05/2017 3:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 41–48	15–8 (3–7)	Maravich Center (2,383) Baton Rouge, LA
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 48–69	15–9 (3–8)	Reed Arena (4,062) College Station, TX
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, SECN		Florida	L 56–66	15–10 (3–9)	Coleman Coliseum (1,721) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Tennessee	W 65–57	16–10 (4–9)	Coleman Coliseum (2,221) Tuscaloosa, AL
02/20/2017 6:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	W 63–61 OT	17–10 (5–9)	Auburn Arena (2,607) Auburn, AL
02/23/2017 6:00 pm		at Georgia	L 65–71 OT	17–11 (5–10)	Stegeman Coliseum (2,787) Athens, GA
02/26/2017 2:00 pm		No. 24 Missouri	L 56–65	17–12 (5–11)	Coleman Coliseum (2,467) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017 10:00 am, SECN	(12)	vs. (13) Vanderbilt First Round	W 77–57	18–12	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507) Greenville, SC
03/02/2017 1:30 pm, SECN	(12)	vs. (5) Tennessee Second Round	W 72–64	19–12	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,746) Greenville, SC
03/03/2017 1:30 pm, SECN	(12)	vs. (4) No. 20 Kentucky Quarterfinals	L 55–65	19–13	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,702) Greenville, SC
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		Mercer First Round	W 81–57	20–13	Coleman Coliseum (508) Tuscaloosa, AL
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		Little Rock Second Round	W 55–53	21–13	Coleman Coliseum (495) Tuscaloosa, AL
03/23/2017* 7:00 pm		Tulane Third Round	W 72–64	22–13	Coleman Coliseum (1,054) Tuscaloosa, AL
03/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	L 66–76	22–14	Hank McCamish Pavilion (821) Atlanta, GA
*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

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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

See also

• 2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

References

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