2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by fifth-year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament by beating Wisconsin before they lost to Purdue.

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2016–17 record922 (313 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • LaKale Malone
  • Tianna Kirkland
  • Jody Martinez
Home arenaState Farm Center
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland151 .938  323  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*151 .938  287  .800
Michigan115 .688  289  .757
Indiana106 .625  2311  .676
Purdue106 .625  2313  .639
Michigan State97 .563  2112  .636
Penn State97 .563  2111  .656
Northwestern88 .500  2011  .645
Iowa88 .500  2014  .588
Minnesota511 .313  1516  .484
Illinois313 .188  922  .290
Wisconsin313 .188  922  .290
Nebraska313 .188  722  .241
Rutgers313 .188  624  .200
2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 14, 2017, head coach Matt Bollant was fired. He finished at Illinois with a five-year record of 61–94.[1] On March 22, the school hired five-time Division III national champion and two-time Division III coach of the year recipient Nancy Fahey as head coach.[2]

Roster

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Brandi Beasley 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrRidgeway Memphis, TN
G 5 Cierra Rice 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoGrosse Point South Grosse Pointe, MI
F 11 Cydnee Kinslow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrFreedom
Pepperdine
Oakley, CA
G 12 Ashley McConnell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrFremd Palatine, IL
G 13 Peca Holešínská 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSportovni Ludvika Danka Vracov, Czech Republic
F 20 Sarah Overcash 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSt. John's College Chevy Chase, MD
G 23 Jaelyne Kirkpatrick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSt. Ignatius of Loyola Oakville, ON
G 25 Kennedy Cattenhead 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrBolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL
G 30 Courtney Joens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrIowa City Iowa City, IA
F 35 Alex Wittinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoDelano Delano, MN
F 50 Ali Andrews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHuntley Lake in the Hills, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
Drury L 60–66 
State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
11:00 am
Marshall L 53–55  0–1
State Farm Center (969)
Champaign, IL
11/13/2016*
12:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–58  1–1
State Farm Center (1,180)
Champaign, IL
11/17/2016*
12:00 pm
Memphis L 54–64  1–2
State Farm Center (2,358)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2016*
12:00 pm
USC Upstate W 77–57  2–2
State Farm Center (1,133)
Champaign, IL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Mercer L 33–51  2–3
State Farm Center (1,051)
Champaign, IL
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
L 70–79  2–4
State Farm Center (1,243)
Champaign, IL
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm
IPFW W 56–33  3–4
State Farm Center (1,173)
Champaign, IL
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm
at George Washington L 56–72  3–5
Charles E. Smith Center (466)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016*
6:00 pm
at South Dakota L 68–77  3–6
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,262)
Vermillion, SD
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
Wright State W 76–72  4–6
State Farm Center (1,238)
Champaign, IL
12/17/2017*
2:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 82–73  5–6
State Farm Center (1,051)
Champaign, IL
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 52–81  5–7
McGuirk Arena (1,389)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/22/2016*
6:00 pm
at Ohio L 68–80  5–8
Convocation Center (1,211)
Athens, OH
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
3:00 pm, BTN
Iowa W 70–65  6–8 (1–0)
State Farm Center (1,584)
Champaign, IL
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
at Michigan State L 47–71  6–9 (1–1)
Breslin Center (5,757)
East Lansing, MI
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, BTN
Rutgers W 78–41  7–9 (2–1)
State Farm Center (1,482)
Champaign, IL
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Iowa L 58–78  7–10 (2–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (3,834)
Iowa City, IA
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
Nebraska W 79–59  8–10 (3–2)
State Farm Center (2,675)
Champaign, IL
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Minnesota L 50–78  8–11 (3–3)
Williams Arena (3,009)
Minneapolis, MN
01/22/2017
4:00 pm
at No. 16 Ohio State L 64–88  8–12 (3–4)
Value City Arena (5,694)
Columbus, OH
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
No. 3 Maryland L 49–94  8–13 (3–5)
State Farm Center (1,126)
Champaign, IL
01/29/2017
1:00 pm
at Penn State L 66–82  8–14 (3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (3,570)
University Park, MD
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
Michigan L 70–86  8–15 (3–7)
State Farm Center (1,156)
Champaign, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 pm
Purdue L 64–72  8–16 (3–8)
State Farm Center (1,889)
Champaign, IL
02/09/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 3 Maryland L 59–84  8–17 (3–9)
Xfinity Center (4,160)
College Park, MD
02/14/2017
7:00 pm
Penn State L 62–80  8–18 (3–10)
State Farm Center (1,288)
Champaign, IL
02/19/2017
2:00 pm
at Northwestern L 53–66  8–19 (3–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (2,233)
Evanston, IL
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Wisconsin L 55–59  8–20 (3–12)
Kohl Center (3,255)
Madison, WI
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, BTN
Indiana L 60–74  8–21 (3–13)
State Farm Center (2,550)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
12:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (13) Nebraska
First Round
W 79–70  9–21
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830)
Indianapolis, IN
03/02/2017
1:30 pm, BTN
(12) vs. (5) Purdue
Second Round
L 58–72  9–22
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,570)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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