2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Barb Smith, play their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Women's Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa.

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2016–17 record8–23 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Barb Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Drake180 1.000  284  .875
Northern Iowa153 .833  248  .750
Missouri State126 .667  1614  .533
Southern Illinois108 .556  1615  .516
Wichita State99 .500  1516  .484
Evansville810 .444  1417  .452
Bradley711 .389  1219  .387
Indiana State612 .333  1218  .400
Illinois State414 .222  823  .258
Loyola–Chicago117 .056  228  .067
2017 MVC Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 13, the school fired Barb Smith. She finish at Illinois State with 4 year record of 28–93.[1]

Roster

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zakiya Beckles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMiddlesex Middlesex, NJ
G 2 Deja Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPlant Tampa, FL
G 5 Brechelle Beachum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMexia
Western Texas College
Mexia, TX
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 25 Hannah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWest Ranch
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
G 30 Amaria Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrColerain Cincinnati, OH
G 32 Taylor Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLakeville North Lakeville, MN
G 33 Morgan VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAnnawan Annawan, IL
F 42 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBarrington Barrington, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lindenwood W 64–46 
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
at No. 18 Arizona State L 40–76  0–1
Wells Fargo Arena (1,748)
Tempe, AZ
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at UIC W 59–52  1–1
UIC Pavilion (402)
Chicago, IL
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 77–52  2–1
Redbird Arena (614)
Normal, IL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Yale L 45–59  2–2
Redbird Arena (656)
Normal, IL
11/26/2016*
6:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 66–108  2–3
Convocation Center (1,308)
DeKalb, IL
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois W 60–49  3–3
Redbird Arena (509)
Normal, IL
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wisconsin L 46–64  3–4
Redbird Arena (1,209)
Normal, IL
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 60–68  3–5
Redbird Arena (509)
Normal, IL
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
George Mason L 46–72  3–6
Redbird Arena (718)
Normal, IL
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 50–80  3–7
Western Hall (573)
Macomb, IL
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 80–92  3–8
Vadalabene Center (442)
Macomb, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 71–63  4–8 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (784)
Normal, IL
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 61–64  4–9 (1–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 49–63  4–10 (1–2)
Hulman Center (1,421)
Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 40–78  4–11 (1–3)
Redbird Arena (576)
Normal, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 36–87  4–12 (1–4)
Redbird Arena (518)
Normal, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 60–65  4–13 (1–5)
JQH Arena (2,193)
Springfield, MO
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 45–67  4–14 (1–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 71–58  5–14 (2–6)
Redbird Arena (647)
Normal, IL
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 56–63  5–15 (2–7)
Redbird Arena (1,089)
Normal, IL
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State L 47–65  5–16 (2–8)
Redbird Arena (1,120)
Normal, IL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 63–51  6–16 (3–8)
Redbird Arena (548)
Normal, IL
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 49–101  6–17 (3–9)
Knapp Center (2,563)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 51–82  6–18 (3–10)
McLeod Center (1,701)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 54–50  7–18 (4–10)
Redbird Arena (618)
Normal, IL
02/19/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3
Missouri State L 44–77  7–19 (4–11)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
02/24/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 48–57  7–20 (4–12)
SIU Arena (806)
Carbondale, IL
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 56–60  7–21 (4–13)
Ford Center (719)
Evansville, IN
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 59–70  7–22 (4–14)
Renaissance Coliseum (636)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Indiana State
First Round
W 51–45  8–22
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/10/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (2) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 39–69  8–23
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team

References

  1. "Illinois State fires Barb Smith after four seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. http://goredbirds.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball
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