2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Sharon Baldwin-Tener in her seventh, were a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games on campus at the GSU Sports Arena. They finished the season 12–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament to South Alabama.

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record12–18 (8–10 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Sharon Baldwin-Tener (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Erin Batth
  • Kelly Mathis
  • Latricia Trammell
Home arenaGSU Sports Arena
2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Little Rock171 .944  258  .758
UT Arlington144 .778  228  .733
Troy126 .667  2210  .688
Louisiana–Lafayette117 .611  2011  .645
Texas State117 .611  1614  .533
Georgia Southern99 .500  1317  .433
Coastal Carolina810 .444  1316  .448
Georgia State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State612 .333  1219  .387
South Alabama513 .278  1120  .355
Arkansas State414 .222  725  .219
Louisiana–Monroe315 .167  624  .200
2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Alaysia Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrWheeler
Pensacola State
Marietta, GA
F 1 Tiffany Holston 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrTaylor County
Albany State
Butler, GA
F 2 K. K. Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoBlackman Murfreesboro, TN
G 4 Jaylyn Harrison 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrColonial Orlando, FL
G 10 Makeba Ponder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrColquitt County Moultrie, GA
F 11 Astaja Tyghter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoColonial Orlando, FL
G 13 Jada Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMcEachern Powder Springs, GA
F 20 Francesca Minali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrNortheast CC Stezzano, Italy
G 21 Kierra Henry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoPope Marietta, GA
G 23 Madison Newby 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoArcher Lawrenceville, GA
F 25 Kennesha Nichols 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEnsworth Smyrna, TN
C 30 Shaquanda Miller-McCray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrCrestwood Sumter, SC
F/C 32 Haley Gerrin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrHabersham Central Clarkesville, GA
G 33 Tattiana Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrLovett
Chattanooga
Atlanta, GA
C 44 Taleah Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSuitland Forestville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
5:30 pm
at Morehead State
Donna Murphy Classic
W 68–50  1–0
Ellis Johnson Arena (850)
Morehead, KY
November 12*
6:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
Donna Murphy Classic
L 59–69  1–1
Ellis Johnson Arena (100)
Morehead, KY
November 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Allen W 96–58  2–1
GSU Sports Arena (375)
Atlanta, GA
November 20*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
UNC Wilmington L 66–72  2–2
GSU Sports Arena (472)
Atlanta, GA
November 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 62–59  3–2
GSU Sports Arena (465)
Atlanta, GA
November 24*
3:30 pm, SportsNet
vs. Penn State
San Juan Shootout
L 42–69  3–3
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25*
5:45 pm, SportsNet
vs. American
San Juan Shootout
W 59–58 OT 4–3
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
December 3*
2:00 pm
at Georgia Tech L 42–73  4–4
Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,235)
Atlanta, GA
December 15*
11:30 am
at Alabama L 57–80  4–5
Coleman Coliseum (4,203)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Akron
GSU Holiday Classic
L 66–78  4–6
GSU Sports Arena (333)
Atlanta, GA
December 22*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Elon
GSU Holiday Classic
L 67–84  4–7
GSU Sports Arena (433)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt regular season
December 31
10:00 am
at Georgia Southern
Rivalry
W 58–54  5–7
(1–0)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356)
Statesboro, GA
January 5
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy L 69–87  5–8
(1–1)
GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
January 7
12:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 47–77  5–9
(1–2)
GSU Sports Arena (298)
Atlanta, GA
January 12
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 65-72  5–10
(1–3)
Cajundome (527)
Lafayette, LA
January 14
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 63–72  5–11
(1–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, LA
January 19
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State L 63–67  5–12
(1–5)
GSU Sports Arena (400)
Atlanta, GA
January 21
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina L 67–73  5–13
(1–6)
GSU Sports Arena (367)
Atlanta, GA
January 26
12:00 pm
at South Alabama W 55-45  6–13
(2–6)
Mitchell Center (2,473)
Mobile, AL
January 28
3:00 pm
at Troy W 68–65 (3–6)  7–13
(3–6)
Trojan Arena (713)
Troy, AL
February 2
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 87–35  8–13
(4–6)
GSU Sports Arena (386)
Atlanta, GA
February 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana L 64–70  8–14
(4–7)
GSU Sports Arena (420)
Atlanta, GA
February 9
7:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 69–48  9–14
(5–7)
HTC Center (331)
Conway, SC
February 11
1:00 pm
at Appalachian State W 59–55  10–14
(6–7)
Holmes Center (444)
Boone, NC
February 16
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State L 51–62  10–15
(6–8)
GSU Sports Arena (416)
Atlanta, GA
February 18
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington W 64–59  11–15
(7–8)
GSU Sports Arena (526)
Atlanta, GA
February 23
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State L 57–59  11–16
(7–9)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, AR
February 25
5:00 pm
at Little Rock L 45–52  11–17
(7–10)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, AR
March 4
12:00 pm, ESPN3
Georgia Southern
Rivalry
W 63–62  12–17
(8–10)
GSU Sports Arena (762)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
March 7
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) South Alabama
First round
L 44–49  12–18
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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See also

References

  1. "Women's Basketball – 2016–17". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State University. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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