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2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

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2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22-10 (12-6 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caitlin Collier
  • Mia Bell
  • Peggy Smith
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Cox Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State 15 3   .833 25 9   .735
Wyoming 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
Boise State 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
UNLV 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
New Mexico 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Utah State 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Fresno State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
San Jose State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
San Diego State 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Nevada 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Air Force 2 16   .111 4 25   .138
2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by ninth year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Roster

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2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kennedy Wharton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Grays Harbor College Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Tiara Tucker 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr San Joaquin Delta CC Stockton, CA
G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hanford HS Hanford, CA
F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Liberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Sacramento HS Sacramento, CA
F 10 Nikki Wheatley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bonita HS La Verne, CA
G 11 Dylan Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Highland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
G 12 Dakota Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Highland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Etiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Duluth HS
Arkansas
Duluth, GA
F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So C. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Bradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA
C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Edison HS Fresno, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm
Concordia (CA) W 102–46  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (845)
Paradise, NV
11/15/2016*
6:00 pm
Houston W 64–53  2–0
Cox Pavilion (1,060)
Paradise, NV
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
USC W 77–66  3–0
Thomas & Mack Center (1,301)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
Tennessee State
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 69–48  4–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/27/2016*
2:30 pm
Ole Miss
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
W 64–57  5–0
Cox Pavilion (841)
Paradise, NV
12/02/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. BYU
Maui Wahine Classic
L 54–63  5–1
War Memorial Sports Complex 
Wailuku, HI
12/03/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Maui Wahine Classic
W 73–61  6–1
War Memorial Sports Complex (487)
Wailuku, HI
12/09/2016*
1:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 68–61  7–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (538)
Malibu, CA
12/12/2016*
5:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 62–46  8–1
Bren Events Center (220)
Irvine, CA
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. No. 25 Oregon State
Play4Kay Shootout quarerfinals
L 59–62  8–2
T-Mobile Arena (1,407)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. New Mexico State
Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round
W 52–47  9–2
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 21 South Florida
Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game
L 42–77  9–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016
3:00 pm
Colorado State L 37–57  9–4
(0–1)
Cox Pavilion (1,003)
Paradise, NV
12/31/2016
1:00 pm
at Wyoming L 57–79  9–5
(0–2)
Arena-Auditorium (2,831)
Laramie, WY
01/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Boise State W 58–55  10–5
(1–2)
Taco Bell Arena (267)
Boise, ID
01/07/2017
4:00 pm
Utah State W 55–53 OT 11–5
(2–2)
Cox Pavilion (1,854)
Paradise, NV
01/11/2017
6:00 pm
New Mexico W 56–42  12–5
(3–2)
Cox Pavilion (2,236)
Paradise, NV
01/18/2017
6:30 pm
at San Diego State L 68–87  12–6
(3–3)
Viejas Arena (742)
San Diego, CA
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Air Force W 60–56  13–6
(4–3)
Clune Arena (436)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/25/2017
6:00 pm
Wyoming W 51–46  14–6
(5–3)
Cox Pavilion (865)
Paradise, NV
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
San Jose State L 65–76  14–7
(5–4)
Cox Pavilion (2,302)
Paradise, NV
02/01/2017
6:00 pm
at New Mexico W 61–52  15–7
(6–4)
The Pit (3,128)
Albuquerque, NM
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
at Colorado State L 41–44  15–8
(6–5)
Moby Arena (1,264)
Fort Collins, CO
02/08/2017
6:00 pm
Nevada W 60–41  16–8
(7–5)
Cox Pavilion (1,002)
Paradise, NV
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at San Jose State W 63–55  17–8
(8–5)
Event Center Arena (267)
San Jose, CA
02/18/2017
6:00 pm
San Diego State W 80–62  18–8
(9–5)
Cox Pavilion (1,585)
Paradise, NV
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
Air Force W 52–38  19–8
(10–5)
Cox Pavilion (825)
Paradise, NV
02/25/2017
4:00 pm
at Nevada W 64–49  20–8
(11–5)
Lawlor Events Center (2,331)
Reno, NV
02/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Utah State L 49–58  20–9
(11–6)
Smith Spectrum (477)
Logan, UT
03/03/2017
6:00 pm
Fresno State W 54–38  21–9
(12–6)
Cox Pavilion (1,531)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
9:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Utah State
Quarterfinals
W 68–43  22–9
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2017
9:00 pm
(3) vs. (7) Fresno State
Semifinals
L 51–53  22–10
Thomas & Mack Center (1,670)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV 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
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.