2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
2016–17 record 72 (00 B1G)
Head coach Suzy Merchant (10th year)
Assistant coach Amaka Agugua
Assistant coach Mark Simons
Assistant coach Alysiah Bond
Home arena Breslin Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Maryland 0 0       8 0   1.000
Northwestern 0 0       7 1   .875
Michigan 0 0       7 2   .778
Michigan State 0 0       7 2   .778
Penn State 0 0       6 2   .750
Iowa 0 0       6 3   .667
#12 Ohio State 0 0       6 3   .667
Minnesota 0 0       5 3   .625
Indiana 0 0       4 3   .571
Purdue 0 0       5 4   .556
Illinois 0 0       3 5   .375
Nebraska 0 0       3 5   .375
Wisconsin 0 0       3 6   .333
Rutgers 0 0       2 7   .222
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by tenth year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Colley, ShayShay Colley 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr St. Edmund Campion Secondary
South Carolina
Brampton, ON
G 1 Jankoska, ToriTori Jankoska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Freeland Freeland, MI
F 2 Cook, MardrekiaMardrekia Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 3 Gondrezick, KalabryahKalabryah Gondrezick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, MI
G 4 McCutcheon, TarynTaryn McCutcheon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 10 Agee, BrannadaisBrannadais Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Cass Technical Detroit, MI
F 11 Dambo, NahtyNahty Dambo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Junípero Serra Fort-de-France, Martinique
F 12 Hollie, NiaNia Hollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
G 13 Green, MorganMorgan Green 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pacific Collegiate
Chabot College
San Jose, CA
F 15 Gaines, VictoriaVictoria Gaines 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Fr Merrillville Merrillville, IN
C 21 Vesela, HanaHana Vesela 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Brimley Příbor, Czech Republic
G 22 Carter, KiaraKiara Carter 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Homewood Flossmoor Homewood, IL
G/F 24 Gussert, LexiLexi Gussert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Forest Park Crystal Falls, MI
F 32 Reimer, TayaTaya Reimer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Hamilton Southeastern
Notre Dame
Fishers, IN
C 33 Allen, JennaJenna Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So North Lawrence Bedford, IN
F 55 Johnson, KennedyKennedy Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Wildwood Catholic Galloway, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2016*
2:00 PM
Northwood W 82–47 
Breslin Center (4,304)
East Lansing, MI
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
Davidson W 70–34  1–0
Breslin Center (3,640)
East Lansing, MI

11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
Wyoming W 63–51  2–0
Breslin Center (4,138)
East Lansing, MI

11/15/2016*
7:00 PM
Southern W 70–55  3–0
Breslin Center (4,027)
East Lansing, MI

11/18/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Western Michigan W 68–64 OT 4–0
University Arena (1,788)
Kalamazoo, MI

11/22/2016*
11:00 PM, P12N
No. 24 at Oregon L 55–88  4–1
Matthew Knight Arena (2,056)
Eugene, OR

11/25/2016*
8:00 PM
No. 24 vs. Delaware
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic
W 81–64  5–1
Matadome (218)
Northridge, CA

11/26/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 24 at Cal State Northridge
Radisson Thanksgiving Classic
W 63–59  6–1
Matadome (399)
Northridge, CA

11/30/2016*
7:00 PM
at No. 20 Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 64–75  6–2
Carrier Dome (768)
Syracuse, NY

12/02/2016*
7:00 PM
Oakland W 81–76  7–2
Breslin Center (4,638)
East Lansing, MI

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM
at Quinnipiac   
TD Bank Sports Center 
Hamden, CT

12/08/2016*
7:00 PM
at Rhode Island   
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI

12/18/2016*
12:00 PM
Northeastern   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

12/20/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN
Notre Dame   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Big Ten regular season

01/01/2017
3:00 PM
Illinois   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

01/04/2017
6:00 PM
Purdue   
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN

01/07/2017
7:00 PM
Nebraska   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

01/10/2017
8:00 PM, BTN
Ohio State   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

01/14/2017
12:00 PM, BTN
at Rutgers   
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ

01/17/2017
9:00 PM, BTN
at Northwestern   
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

01/22/2017
5:00 PM, BTN
at Purdue   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

01/25/2017
8:00 PM
at Wisconsin   
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

01/30/2017
8:00 PM, BTN
at Minnesota   
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN

02/02/2017
6:00 PM, BTN
Indiana   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

02/09/2017
7:00 PM, BTN
at Iowa   
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

02/12/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN2
Maryland   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Minnesota   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

02/19/2017
2:00 PM, BTN
at Michigan   
Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
Penn State   
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI

02/26/2017
at Nebraska   
Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Women's Tournament

03/01–05/2017
vs.    
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
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Final
AP RV RV 24 RV N/A
Coaches 22 21 19 22
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team

References

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