2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team will represent University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, play their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play to finish in a 4-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 Women's Basketball Tournament to California.

2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2016–17 record1416 (513 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889  315  .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833  326  .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833  296  .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722  259  .735
Arizona State99 .500  2013  .606
Oregon810 .444  2314  .622
California612 .333  2014  .588
Washington State612 .333  1620  .444
Colorado513 .278  1716  .515
Utah513 .278  1615  .516
USC513 .278  1416  .467
Arizona513 .278  1416  .467
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 3, Cynthia Cooper-Duke resigns.[1] She finished at USC with a 4-year record of 70–57.

Roster

2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrMater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSalesian HS Rodeo, CA
C 4 Ivana Jakubcova 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrKentucky Bratislava, Slovakia
F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrUniversity Christian HS Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrWindward School Compton, CA
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBlair Academy
Connecticut
Meriden, CT
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMyers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 22 Valerie Higgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrChaminade College Prep Granada Hills, CA
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWoodmont HS Piedmont, SC
F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrWhitney Young HS
Virginia Tech
Chicago, IL
G 30 Candela Abejon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoUniv. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrBlacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWindward School Gardena, CA
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
11/04/2016*
6:00 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 85–39 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
Hawaii W 76–44  1–0
Galen Center (611)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 67–49  2–0
Galen Center (427)
Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
at UNLV L 66–77  2–1
Thomas & Mack Center (1,301)
Paradise, NV
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Missouri State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 89–67  3–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,032)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Portland
Great Alaska Shootout championship
W 67–54  4–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,030)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
Long Beach State W 82–74  5–1
Galen Center (606)
Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2016*
9:00 am
at No. 25 Texas A&M W 66–62  6–1
Reed Arena (7,488)
College Station, TX
12/03/2016*
7:35 pm
at Sacramento State W 111–95  7–1
Hornets Nest (954)
Sacramento, CA
12/16/2016*
6:00 pm
Grambling State
Women of Troy Classic semifinals
W 75–64  8–1
Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 5 Mississippi State
Women of Troy Classic championship
L 72–76  8–2
Galen Center (1,213)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 83–45  9–2
Bren Events Center (262)
Irvine, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm
No. 20 Colorado W 79–54  10–2 (1–0)
Galen Center (616)
Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2017
12:00 pm
Utah L 53–58  10–3 (1–1)
Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Washington L 67–77  10–4 (1–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,377)
Seattle, WA
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 57–74  10–5 (1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (603)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 53–59  10–6 (1–4)
Galen Center (954)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon State L 60–74  10–7 (1–5)
Galen Center (1,476)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry
L 59–74  10–8 (1–6)
Galen Center (949)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry
L 67–71  10–9 (1–7)
Pauley Pavilion (4,415)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
Arizona W 58–54  11–9 (2–7)
Galen Center (667)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Arizona State W 65–50  12–9 (3–7)
Galen Center (2,589)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Stanford L 42–58  12–10 (3–8)
Maples Pavilion (4,490)
Stanford, CA
02/05/2017
10:30 am
at California L 56–63  12–11 (3–9)
Haas Pavilion (3,052)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Oregon State W 70–50  13–11 (4–9)
Gill Coliseum (4,286)
Corvallis, OR
02/12/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at Oregon L 50–73  13–12 (4–10)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,750)
Eugene, OR
02/17/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 80–64  14–12 (5–10)
Galen Center (910)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Washington L 74–87  14–13 (5–11)
Galen Center (1,513)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–69  14–14 (5–12)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,248)
Tempe, AZ
02/26/2017
1:00 pm
at Arizona L 62–67  14–15 (5–13)
McKale Center (1,640)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:30 am, P12N
(9) vs. (8) California
First Round
L 58–71  14–16
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 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
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

Notes

  • March 3, 2017 – Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns after 4 years as head coach.[3]

References

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