2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the fourth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 12–19 overall, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the AAC Tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Temple.

2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016–17 record12–19 (4–12 The American)
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
Temple13–3 .813  24–8  .750
South Florida11–5 .688  24–9  .727
UCF9–7 .563  21–12  .636
SMU7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Tulane7–9 .438  18–15  .545
Cincinnati7–9 .438  16–14  .533
Memphis7–9 .438  14–16  .467
Tulsa5–11 .313  10–21  .323
Houston4–12 .250  12–19  .387
East Carolina2–14 .125  11–19  .367
† 2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
G 1 Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrJunípero Serra HS
USC		 Costa Mesa, CA
C 2 Jacqueline Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrCoral Springs Acad.
Miami Dade College		 Miami, FL
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrRichardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrBrazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrDel City
Redlands CC		 Del City, OK
G 10 Cenecia Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoCedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
C 11 Natasha Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrLufkin HS Lufkin, TX
F 12 Brianne Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrJarrell
Oklahoma State		 Jarrell, TX
G 14 Quatera Limbrick 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrEpiscopal HS Sugar Land, TX
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSouthmoore Moore, OK
G 24 Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMcKinney McKinney, TX
G 25 Kierra Graves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMorgan Park
Kaskaskia College		 Chicago, IL
C 32 Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoEast Central Tulsa, OK
F 35 Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrHightower Missouri City, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm		 St. Edward's W 64–32 
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
4:00 pm		 Southeastern Louisiana W 83–80  1–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (1,411)
Houston, TX
11/15/2016*
8:00 pm		 at UNLV L 53–64  1–1
 Cox Pavilion (1,060)
Paradise, NV
11/20/2016*
9:00 pm		 at Long Beach State L 55–65  1–2
 Walter Pyramid (1,018)
Long Beach, CA
11/23/2016*
7:00 pm		 Texas State L 56–61  1–3
 Hofheinz Pavilion (645)
Houston, TX
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm		 Mercer L 60–64  1–4
 Hofheinz Pavilion (558)
Houston, TX
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 68–52  2–4
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (836)
Edinburg, TX
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 79–63  3–4
 Hofheinz Pavilion (565)
Houston, TX
12/07/2016*
11:00 am		 at Texas Tech L 60–84  3–5
 United Supermarkets Arena (5,242)
Lubbock, TX
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm		 Rutgers W 53–51  4–5
 Hofheinz Pavilion (671)
Houston, TX
12/14/2016*
11:00 am		 at Louisiana–Lafayette W 69–64  5–5
 Cajundome (2,203)
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm		 at UTSA
Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament		 W 56–49  6–5
 Convocation Center (200)
San Antonio, TX
12/20/2016*
4:00 pm		 vs. Central Arkansas
Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament		 L 55–69  6–6
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm		 Alcorn State W 85–70  7–6
 Hofheinz Pavilion (704)
Houston, TX
AAC regular season
01/01/2017
3:30 pm, ESPNU		 Tulsa W 71–66  8–6 (1–0)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (686)
Houston, TX
01/07/2017
1:00 pm		 at Cincinnati L 64–85  8–7 (1–1)
 Fifth Third Arena (643)
Cincinnati, OH
01/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 UCF L 48–62  8–8 (1–2)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (691)
Houston, TX
01/14/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane L 56–82  8–9 (1–3)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (815)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2017
7:00 pm		 Temple L 57–69  8–10 (1–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (533)
Houston, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ADN		 SMU L 45–66  8–11 (1–5)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (957)
Houston, TX
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ADN		 at Memphis L 65–66  8–12 (1–6)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,432)
Houston, TX
01/28/2017
11:00 am, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 42–91  8–13 (1–7)
 XL Center (12,316)
Hartford, CT
01/31/2017
7:00 pm		 Tulane L 49–57  8–14 (1–8)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (556)
Houston, TX
02/04/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 at East Carolina W 73–62  9–14 (2–8)
 Williams Arena (1,014)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2017
6:00 pm		 at UCF L 59–85  9–15 (2–9)
 CFE Arena (2,901)
Orlando, FL
02/11/2017
2:00 pm		 Cincinnati L 62–71  9–16 (2–10)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (698)
Houston, TX
02/15/2017
7:00 pm		 at Tulsa W 65–62  10–16 (3–10)
 Reynolds Center (391)
Tulsa, OK
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 South Florida L 50–79  10–17 (3–11)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (568)
Houston, TX
02/25/2017
2:00 pm		 East Carolina W 81–65  11–17 (4–11)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (787)
Houston, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ADN		 at SMU L 45–74  11–18 (4–12)
 Moody Coliseum (1,205)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (7) Cincinnati
First Round		 W 74–61  12–18
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) vs. (2) No. 25 Temple
Quarterfinals		 L 58–67  12–19
 Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/hou-w-baskbl-sched.html
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