2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Jeff Mittie, played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Drake in the first round before losing to Stanford in the second round.

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
Paradise Jam Island Division Champions
NCAA Women's tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	23–11 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach	Jeff Mittie (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Ostermann Ebony Gilliam Jacie Hoyt-Capra
Home arena	Bramlage Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor	17	–	1		.944			33	–	4		.892
No. 14 Texas	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
No. 23 Oklahoma	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
No. 22 West Virginia †	8	–	10		.444			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	6	–	12		.333			17	–	15		.531
Texas Tech	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
TCU	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Kansas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

Roster

2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jessica Sheble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Olathe North Olathe, KS G 1 Kaylee Page 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wamego Nebraska Wamego, KS F 2 Erica Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Tampa Bay Tech Tampa, FL F 3 Lanie Page 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Wamego Wamego, KS G 5 Mercedes Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr S. H. Rider Wichita Falls, TX G 10 Kayla Goth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So DeForest DeForest, WI F 11 Peyton Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cair Paravel Topeka, KS G 12 Kelly Thomson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Riley County Riley, KS F 13 Eternati Willock 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St. John Paul II Catholic Scarborough, ON G 21 Karyla Middlebrook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Blue Springs HS Alabama Blue Springs, MO F 22 Breanna Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Riverside Milwaukee, WI G 23 Anna Hammaker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christian Academy Knoxville, TN G 24 Kindred Wesemann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, MO G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Salinas Central Salina, KS	Head coach Jeff Mittie (Missouri Western) Assistant coach(es) Brian Ostermann (UW–La Crosse) Ebony Gilliam (TCU) Jacie Hoyt-Capra (Wichita State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	25	25	22	25	RV	25	24	RV	24	24	24	N/A
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

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

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 5:30 pm, FCS Central		Washburn	W 66–31		Bramlage Coliseum (4,886) Manhattan, KS
11/07/2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		Newman	W 100–33		Bramlage Coliseum (3,995) Manhattan, KS
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:30 pm		Chicago State	W 83–33	1–0	Bramlage Coliseum (4,851) Manhattan, KS
11/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tulsa	W 82–62	2–0	Bramlage Coliseum (4,094) Manhattan, KS
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Lamar	W 68–43	3–0	Bramlage Coliseum (4,156) Manhattan, KS
11/24/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. NC State Paradise Jam tournament Island Division	W 67–50	4–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/25/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. LSU Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 69–54	5–0	Sports and Fitness Center  Saint Thomas, USVI
11/26/2016* 2:15 pm		vs. UTEP Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division	W 61–40	6–0	Sports and Fitness Center (242) Saint Thomas, USVI
12/02/2016* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas		No. 23 Auburn Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 71–66	7–0	Bramlage Coliseum (4,160) Manhattan, KS
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 70–57	8–0	Baxter Arena (663) Omaha, NE
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific		Texas–Arlington	W 62–49	9–0	Bramlage Coliseum (4,050) Manhattan, KS
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, FS1		No. 1 UConn	L 58–75	9–1	Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS
12/18/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Princeton	W 60–42	10–1	Bramlage Coliseum (4,193) Manhattan, KS
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm	No. 24	at Northern Iowa	L 59–67	10–2	McLeod Center (1,402) Cedar Falls, IA
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm, FSSW+		at No. 3 Baylor	L 57–87	10–3 (0–1)	Ferrell Center (7,087) Waco, TX
01/01/2017 1:00 pm, Cox Kansas		No. 12 West Virginia	W 86–71	11–3 (1–1)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,825) Manhattan, KS
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Central	No. 25	at No. 20 Oklahoma	L 80–85 OT	11–4 (1–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (3,194) Norman, OK
01/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 25	Texas Tech	W 68–54	12–4 (2–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,615) Manhattan, KS
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3	No. 25	Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 73–60	13–4 (3–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,768) Manhattan, KS
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, FSOK	No. 25	at Oklahoma State	W 63–43	14–4 (4–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,957) Stillwater, OK
01/18/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Pacific	No. 22	TCU	W 74–63	15–4 (5–2)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,735) Manhattan, KS
01/21/2017 5:00 pm	No. 22	at Iowa State	L 69–75	15–5 (5–3)	Hilton Coliseum (11,673) Ames, IA
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas/ESPN3	No. 25	No. 2 Baylor	L 49–91	15–6 (5–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,488) Manhattan, KS
01/28/2017 3:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	Oklahoma State	W 74–69	16–6 (6–4)	Bramlage Coliseum (6,000) Manhattan, KS
02/01/2017 6:30 pm, FSSW+		at Texas Tech	W 65–53	17–6 (7–4)	United Supermarkets Arena (3,440) Lubbock, TX
02/04/2017 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 12 Texas	L 58–63	17–7 (7–5)	Frank Erwin Center (3,781) Austin, TX
02/11/2017 1:00 pm, FSN	No. 25	Iowa State	W 80–68	18–7 (8–5)	Bramlage Coliseum (8,099) Manhattan, KS
02/15/2017 6:00 pm	No. 24	at West Virginia	L 59–66	18–8 (8–6)	WVU Coliseum (1,642) Morgantown, WV
02/18/2017 3:00 pm, FSN	No. 24	at TCU	W 68–65	19–8 (9–6)	Schollmaier Arena (2,042) Fort Worth, TX
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, FCS Central		No. 16 Oklahoma	W 79–71	20–8 (10–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,377) Manhattan, KS
02/25/2017 2:00 pm		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 61–54	21–8 (11–6)	Allen Fieldhouse (4,449) Lawrence, KS
02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 24	No. 12 Texas	L 61–69	21–9 (11–7)	Bramlage Coliseum (4,543) Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Women's tournament
03/04/2017 11:00 am, FSN	(4) No. 24	vs. (5) Iowa State Quarterfinals	W 74–67	22–9	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420) Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2017 1:30 pm, FS1	(4) No. 24	vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Semifinals	L 71–88	22–10	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's tournament
03/18/2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN2	(7 L) No. 24	(10 L) No. 20 Drake First Round	W 67–54	23–10	Bramlage Coliseum (4,005) Manhattan, KS
03/20/2017* 5:30 pm, ESPN2	(7 L) No. 24	vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford Second Round	L 48–69	23–11	Bramlage Coliseum (3,969) Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
2. "KSTATE Wildcats | Scores and Schedules". Archived from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2016.

External links

• Official team website