2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA Women's Tournament.

2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record5–24 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFIU Arena
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  27–8  .771
Middle Tennessee15–3 .833  23–11  .676
Southern Miss13–5 .722  23–11  .676
Charlotte12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Louisiana Tech12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Old Dominion11–7 .611  17–14  .548
UTSA10–8 .556  14–17  .452
Rice8–10 .444  22–13  .629
UAB8–10 .444  15–15  .500
North Texas8–10 .444  12–19  .387
Marshall5–13 .278  13–17  .433
UTEP5–13 .278  8–23  .258
FIU3–15 .167  5–24  .172
Florida Atlantic0–18 .000  4–25  .138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Elizabeth Toye (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLindblom Academy
Wisconsin		 Chicago, IL
G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrSebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL
G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrDr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL
G 3 Tianah Alvarado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrLakewood HS
Gulf Coast State College		 St. Petersburg, FL
G 5 Kayla Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJean Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G/F 12 Sydney Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrParkview Conyers, GA
G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrEotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary
G 15 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SoClay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL
G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrPickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 21 Alexis Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCovenant Christian Palm Bay, FL
G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrGymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH
G 32 Soraya Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMatthew Flinders Girls Secondary College
Diablo Valley College		 Queensland, Australia
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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm		 UCF L 52–69  0–1
 FIU Arena (598)
Miami, FL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 42–89  0–2
 Alico Arena (1,679)
Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm		 Georgetown L 53–66  0–3
 FIU Arena (436)
Miami, FL
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm		 Weber State
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals		 L 61–64 OT 0–4
 FIU Arena (331)
Miami, FL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm		 Robert Morris
FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game		 W 59–57  1–4
 FIU Arena (344)
Miami, FL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 at South Florida L 41–91  1–5
 USF Sun Dome (1,812)
Tampa, FL
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm		 Jacksonville L 56–71  1–6
 FIU Arena (406)
Miami, FL
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 No. 13 Miami (FL) L 49–69  1–7
 FIU Arena (470)
Miami, FL
12/21/2016*
12:00 pm		 Texas Southern L 62–70  1–8
 FIU Arena (252)
Miami, FL
12/27/2016*
12:00 pm		 Massachusetts
FIU Holiday Tournament		 W 58–57  2–8
 FIU Arena 
Miami, FL
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm		 George Mason
FIU Holiday Tournament		 L 51–67  2–9
 FIU Arena (369)
Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm		 at Marshall L 52–70  2–10 (0–1)
 Cam Henderson Center (604)
Huntington, WV
01/01/2017
3:00 pm		 at WKU L 38–90  2–11 (0–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033)
Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2017
2:00 pm		 Florida Atlantic W 74–65  3–11 (1–2)
 FIU Arena (309)
Miami, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm		 UTEP W 88–87 3OT 4–11 (2–2)
 FIU Arena (395)
Miami, FL
01/14/2017
2:00 pm		 UTSA L 61–70  4–12 (2–3)
 FIU Arena (408)
Miami, FL
01/19/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Middle Tennessee L 69–87  4–13 (2–4)
 Murphy Center (3,017)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017
3:00 pm		 at UAB L 68–82  4–14 (2–5)
 Bartow Arena (629)
Birmingham, AL
01/26/2017
7:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic W 65–60  5–14 (3–5)
 FAU Arena (519)
Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm		 Old Dominion L 64–86  5–15 (3–6)
 FIU Arena (338)
Miami, FL
02/04/2017
2:00 pm		 Charlotte L 54–101  5–16 (3–7)
 FIU Arena (374)
Miami, FL
02/09/2017
8:00 pm		 at Rice L 55–74  5–17 (3–8)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (312)
Houston, TX
02/11/2017
4:00 pm		 at North Texas L 49–69  5–18 (3–9)
 The Super Pit (953)
Denton, TX
02/16/2017
7:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 37–75  5–19 (3–10)
 FIU Arena (382)
Miami, FL
02/18/2017
2:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech L 63–76  5–20 (3–11)
 FIU Arena (328)
Miami, FL
02/23/2017
8:00 pm		 at UTSA L 55–69  5–21 (3–12)
 Convocation Center (655)
San Antonio, TX
02/25/2017
4:00 pm		 at UTEP L 47–88  5–22 (3–13)
 Don Haskins Center (1,532)
El Paso, TX
03/02/2017
7:00 pm		 Middle Tennessee L 53–88  5–23 (3–14)
 FIU Arena (303)
Miami, FL
03/04/2017
2:00 pm		 UAB L 52–61  5–24 (3–15)
 FIU Arena (820)
Miami, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References
  1. http://fiusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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