2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team represented Arizona State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sun Devils, led by 20th year head coach Charli Turner Thorne, played their games at the Wells Fargo Arena and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to UCLA. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Michigan State in the first round before losing to South Carolina in the second round.

2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
ASU Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Charli Turner Thorne (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Amanda Levens Meg Sanders Jackie Moore
Home arena	Wells Fargo Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Oregon State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 6 Stanford †	15	–	3		.833			32	–	6		.842
No. 12 Washington	15	–	3		.833			29	–	6		.829
No. 15 UCLA	13	–	5		.722			25	–	9		.735
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			20	–	13		.606
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			23	–	14		.622
California	6	–	12		.333			20	–	14		.588
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			16	–	20		.444
Colorado	5	–	13		.278			17	–	16		.515
Utah	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
Arizona	5	–	13		.278			14	–	16		.467
† 2017 Pac-12 tournament winner As of March 31, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Reili Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Brea Olinda Brea, CA G 2 Courtney Ekmark (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Mary's Connecticut Arcadia, AZ G 3 Sabrina Haines 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Desert Vista Phoenix, AZ G 4 Kiara Russell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Osseo Minneapolis, MN G 11 Robbi Ryan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sheridan Sheridan, WY G 13 Sydney Goodson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Liberty Christian Argyle, TX F 21 Sophie Brunner 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Aquin Freeport, IL C 22 Quinn Dornstauder 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr LeBoldus Regina, SK F 24 Kelsey Moos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Reardan Edwall, WA C 33 Charnea Johnson-Chapman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Canyon Springs Moreno Valley, CA F 42 Kianna Ibis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Benson Omaha, NE F 44 Sara Hattis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Cleveland Texas Rio Rancho, NM G 50 Armani Hawkins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mountain View Mesa, AZ F 52 Jamie Ruden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr John Marshall Rochester, MN	Head coach Charli Turner Thorne (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Amanda Levens (Arizona State) Meg Sanders (Fresno State) Jackie Moore (Armstrong State) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm	No. 18	Illinois State	W 76–40	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (1,748) Tempe, AZ
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 18	San Jose State	W 82–37	2–0	Wells Fargo Arena (1,380) Tempe, AZ
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm	No. 18	at Marquette	L 63–75	2–1	Al McGuire Center (2,109) Milwaukee, WI
11/25/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 23	vs. No. 6 Maryland South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	L 42–83	2–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
11/26/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 23	vs. St. John's South Point Thanksgiving Shootout	W 54–41	3–2	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
12/03/2016* 12:00 pm		Boston University ASU Classic semifinals	W 71–42	4–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,428) Tempe, AZ
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		No. 19 Florida ASU Classic championship	W 69–63	5–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,773) Tempe, AZ
12/11/2016* 11:00 am, SECN		at No. 15 Kentucky	W 73–71 OT	6–2	Rupp Arena (13,225) Lexington, KY
12/13/2016* 5:30 pm	No. 23	at Middle Tennessee	W 69–48	7–2	Murphy Center (2,717) Murfreesboro, TN
12/17/2016* 2:00 pm	No. 23	Oral Roberts	W 79–52	8–2	Wells Fargo Arena (2,015) Tempe, AZ
12/21/2016* 5:00 pm	No. 21	Holy Cross	W 63–33	9–2	Wells Fargo Arena (1,659) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016 4:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	No. 13 Stanford	L 57–64	9–3 (0–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,556) Tempe, AZ
01/01/2017 3:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	No. 21 California	W 72–62	10–3 (1–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,682) Tempe, AZ
01/06/2017 7:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	at Utah	W 66–44	11–3 (2–1)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,662) Salt Lake City, UT
01/08/2017 4:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	at Colorado	W 71–52	12–3 (3–1)	Coors Events Center (1,886) Boulder, CO
01/13/2017 11:00 am	No. 19	Washington State	W 68–49	13–3 (4–1)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,725) Tempe, AZ
01/15/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 19	No. 8 Washington	L 54–65	13–4 (4–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,314) Tempe, AZ
01/20/2017 9:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	at California	W 54–45	14–4 (5–2)	Haas Pavilion (1,622) Berkeley, CA
01/22/2016 4:00 pm, P12N	No. 18	at No. 10 Stanford	L 56–66	14–5 (5–3)	Maples Pavilion (3,280) Stanford, CA
01/27/2017 9:00 pm, P12N	No. 16	at No. 13 UCLA	L 60–69	14–6 (5–4)	Pauley Pavilion (1,493) Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2017 9:00 pm, P12N	No. 16	at USC	L 50–65	14–7 (5–5)	Galen Center (2,589) Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2017 8:00 pm, P12N	No. 23	No. 11 Oregon State	L 45–54	14–8 (5–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (4,025) Tempe, AZ
02/05/2017 12:00 pm, P12N	No. 23	Oregon	W 68–63	15–8 (6–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (1,986) Tempe, AZ
02/10/2017 8:00 pm	No. 23	at Washington State	W 61–58	16–8 (7–6)	Beasley Coliseum (779) Pullman, WA
02/12/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	No. 23	at No. 10 Washington	L 57–70	16–9 (7–7)	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,248) Seattle, WA
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona	L 58–62	16–10 (7–8)	McKale Center (2,085) Tucson, AZ
02/19/2017 4:00 pm, P12N		Arizona	W 67–54	17–10 (8–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (3,772) Tempe, AZ
02/24/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		USC	W 69–62	18–10 (9–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,248) Tempe, AZ
02/26/2017 12:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 UCLA	L 52–55	18–11 (9–9)	Wells Fargo Arena (2,136) Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 3:00 pm, P12N	(5)	vs. (12) Utah First Round	W 72–54	19–11	KeyArena (3,061) Seattle, WA
03/03/2017 3:00 pm, P12N	(5)	vs. (4) No. 15 UCLA Quarterfinals	L 68–77	19–12	KeyArena (4,659) Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017* 4:30 pm, ESPN2	(8 S)	vs. (9 S) Michigan State First Round	W 73–61	20–12	Colonial Life Arena (8,215) Columbia, SC
03/19/2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN	(8 S)	at (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina Second Round	L 68–71	20–13	Colonial Life Arena (8,276) Columbia, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region. All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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	18	18	23	RV	RV	23	21т	18	19	19	18	16	23	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	N/A
Coaches	16	16	21	24	23	21	19	19	19	18	19	16	18	21	23	23	25	RV	RV	RV

Legend

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

See also

2016–17 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team

References

1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".