2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represents the University of Texas at Austin in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's fifth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and play their home games at the Frank Erwin Center. They finished the season 25–9, 15–3 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to West Virginia. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they defeated Central Arkansas and NC State in the first and second rounds before losing to Stanford in the sweet sixteen.

2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
2016–17 record25–9 (15–3 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944  334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833  259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .722  2310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .611  2311  .676
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .444  2411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .333  1715  .531
Texas Tech513 .278  1417  .452
TCU414 .222  1218  .400
Kansas216 .111  822  .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

Roster

2016–17 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Alecia Sutton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrParkway North St. Louis, MO
F 5 Jordan Hosey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoManvel Pearland, TX
G 10 Lashann Higgs 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoCedar Ridge Round Rock, TX
G 11 Brooke McCarty 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrClear Springs League City, TX
G/F 12 Jada Underwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHorn Mesquite, TX
F 14 Christina Aborowa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoNeumann-Goretti Ondo, Nigeria
G 20 Brianna Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrSpring Dekaney Houston, TX
G 22 Tasia Forman 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 23 Ariel Atkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G/F 24 Joyner Holmes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCedar Hill Cedar Hill, TX
F 30 Khaléann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoIMG Academy
Vanderbilt
Gatineau, QE
F 31 Audrey-Ann Caron-Goudreau 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoIMG Academy
Gulf Coast State College
Gatineau, QE
C 40 Kelsey Lang 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrThe Woodlands The Woodlands, TX
F/C Jatarie White (I)  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrProvidence Day
South Carolina
Charlotte, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 8 8 14 14 17 16 16 16 15 16 12 12 12 11 8 6 12 14 14 N/A
Coaches 10 14 15 17 17 17 16 17 17 14 13 13 10 8 10 14 15 15 14
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

201617 media

Television & Radio information

Most University of Texas home games will be shown on the Longhorn Network, and select games will be available through FSN affiliates. Women's basketball games will also be carried on the radio via KVET.

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm, LHN
No. 8 Tarleton State W 93–43 
Gregory Gymnasium (1,258)
Austin, TX
Regular season
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 11 Stanford
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
L 59–71  0–1
Maples Pavilion (2,447)
Stanford, CA
11/16/2016*
11:00 am, LHN
No. 8 Houston Baptist W 98–46  1–1
Frank Erwin Center (6,378)
Austin, TX
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 8 at No. 10 Mississippi State L 68–79  1–2
Humphrey Coliseum (7,764)
Starkville, MS
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 14 Northwestern State W 86–39  2–2
Frank Erwin Center (2,756)
Austin, TX
12/01/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 No. 3 South Carolina
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 67–76  2–3
Frank Erwin Center (3,330)
Austin, TX
12/04/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 vs. No. 2 Connecticut
Jimmy V Classic
L 54–72  2–4
Mohegan Sun Arena (9,014)
Uncasville, CT
12/11/2016*
3:30 pm, FS1
No. 17 Tennessee W 72–67  3–4
Frank Erwin Center (4,386)
Austin, TX
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 16 Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 85–61  4–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,496)
Austin, TX
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm, LHN
No. 16 UTSA W 85–61  5–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,962)
Austin, TX
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 16 New Orleans W 80–48  6–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,567)
Austin, TX
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 16 Texas Tech W 67–47  7–4
(1–0)
Frank Erwin Center (4,093)
Austin, TX
01/01/2017
12:00 pm, FSN
No. 16 at Iowa State W 75–68  8–4
(2–0)
Hilton Coliseum (7,915)
Ames, IA
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15 at Kansas W 66–54  9–4
(3–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (1,817)
Lawrence, KS
01/07/2017
6:00 pm, LHN
No. 15 TCU W 83–54  10–4
(4–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,864)
Austin, TX
01/10/2017
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 16 Oklahoma State W 66–35  11–4
(5–0)
Frank Erwin Center (2,624)
Austin, TX
01/14/2017
3:00 pm
No. 16 at No. 18 West Virginia W 73–63  12–4
(6–0)
WVU Coliseum (4,118)
Morgantown, WV
01/17/2017
6:00 pm, FS1
No. 12 No. 20 Oklahoma W 86–68  13–4
(7–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,259)
Austin, TX
01/21/2017
6:00 pm
No. 12 at Texas Tech W 77–57  14–4
(8–0)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,236)
Lubbock, TX
01/25/2017
8:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 12 at TCU W 77–69  15–4
(9–0)
Schollmaier Arena (2,230)
Fort Worth, TX
01/29/2017
3:00 pm, FS1
No. 12 No. 22 West Virginia W 69–54  16–4
(10–0)
Frank Erwin Center (4,123)
Austin, TX
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, FSOK
No. 12 at Oklahoma State W 85–71  17–4
(11–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,846)
Stillwater, OK
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, LHN
No. 12 Kansas State W 63–58  18–4
(12–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,781)
Austin, TX
02/06/2017
7:00 pm, FS1
No. 10 at No. 2 Baylor W 85–79  19–4
(13–0)
Ferrell Center (7,054)
Waco, TX
02/11/2017
1:30 pm, LHN
No. 10 Kansas W 75–42  20–4
(14–0)
Frank Erwin Center (3,974)
Austin, TX
02/13/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 at No. 4 Florida State W 92–88 2OT 21–4
Donald L. Tucker Center (3,621)
Tallahassee, FL
02/18/2017
1:00 pm, FSN
No. 8 at No. 19 Oklahoma L 73–74  21–5
(14–1)
Lloyd Noble Center (6,038)
Norman, OK
02/20/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 4 Baylor L 67–70  21–6
(14–2)
Frank Erwin Center (7,103)
Austin, TX
02/24/2017
7:30 pm, LHN
No. 6 Iowa State L 66–70  21–7
(14–3)
Frank Erwin Center (4,555)
Austin, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 12 at No. 24 Kansas State W 69–61  22–7
(15–3)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,541)
Manhattan, KS
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, FSN
(2) No. 12 vs. (7) Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
W 71–60  23–7
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/05/2017
4:00 pm, FS1
(2) No. 12 vs. (6) West Virginia
Semifinals
L 59–62  23–8
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,475)
Oklahoma City, OK
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 L) No. 14 (14 L) Central Arkansas
First Round
W 78–50  24–8
Frank Erwin Center (2,908)
Austin, TX
03/19/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(3 L) No. 14 (6 L) No. 14 NC State
Second Round
W 84–80  25–8
Frank Erwin Center (3,476)
Austin, TX
03/24/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN
(3 L) No. 14 vs. (2 L) No. 15 Stanford
Sweet Sixteen
L 66–77  25–9
Rupp Arena (3,163)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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