2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Garry Brodhead and played all home games at the Cajundome with a select few at Blackham Coliseum during the Cajundome renovations towards the beginning of the season, the first games played there in thirty years. This is also one of the first years that women's basketball does not play at Earl K. Long Gymnasium, their previous on-campus home, at any time during the season They were members in the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 20-11, 11–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Women's Tournament where they lost to Troy by the score of 64-78. They did not compete in any other postseason tournaments.

2016–17 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament, Championship Game (L, Troy 64–78)
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
2016–17 record20–11 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Garry Brodhead (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Deacon Jones
  • Katherine Katz
  • Amber Gregg
Home arenaCajundome
Blackham Coliseum (2 games)
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

Previous season

The Ragin' Cajuns finished the 2016–17 season 25-10, 13–7 in Sun Belt play to finish third in the conference. They made it to the 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball semifinal game after defeating UT Arlington in the first round game before losing to Little Rock in the semifinals. They would continue to be invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational for the second time in two years after previously winning the Championship, and would eventually be crowned National Champions again in the WBI after defeating Northwestern State, Stetson, Youngstown State, and Weber State in the First Round, Second Round, Semifinals, and Championship Game, respectively.

Roster

2016–17 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Kimberly Burton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRed River HS Shreveport, LA
G 2 Jasmine Thomas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrNorth Caddo HS Vivian, LA
C 3 Breionne Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWest Jefferson HS New Orleans, LA
G 4 Malachi-Seraphin Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPutnam City North HS Oklahoma City, OK
G 10 Troi Swain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrMcNeil HS
Trinity Valley CC
Round Rock, TX
G 11 Jaylyn Gordon 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrWest St. John HS Edgard, LA
G/F 15 Jodi Quinn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSt. Thomas More HS St. Martinville, LA
G/F 20 Brooke Jolivette 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoKingwood HS
North Texas
Houston, TX
F 21 Nekia Jones 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS JrOzen HS
Texas
Beaumont, TX
F 22 Gabby Alexander 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBogalusa HS Bogalusa, LA
F 32 Simone Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrConverse Judson HS San Antonio, TX
C 33 Alex Weeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoBeau Chene HS Opelousas, LA
F 35 Brittney Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFair Park HS Shreveport, LA
G/F 42 Danyale Bayonne 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrPineville HS Pineville, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 3, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 101-55 
 20  Gordon  10  Fields  3  Thomas  Blackham Coliseum (469)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/12/2016*
2:00 pm
at McNeese State W 77-70  1-0
 28  Fields  13  Fields  3  Thomas  Burton Coliseum (375)
Lake Charles, LA
Exhibition
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm
Dillard W 78-52 
 24  Fields  7  Fields  5  Gordon  Blackham Coliseum (269)
Lafayette, LA
Non-conference regular season
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 1 Notre Dame
Homecoming Game for Brianna Turner
L 51-91  1-1
 16  Gordon  5  Team  2  Swain  Tudor Fieldhouse (767)
Houston, TX
11/25/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Southeast Missouri State
Southern Miss Invitational
W 82-78 OT 2-1
 27  Fields  16  Fields  4  Gordon  Reed Green Coliseum (1,190)
Hattiesburg, MS
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Southern Miss Invitational
L 49-71  2-2
 21  Gordon  9  Fields  3  Thomas  Reed Green Coliseum (1,169)
Hattiesburg, MS
12/01/2016*
5:00 pm
Xavier (LA) W 74-55  3-2
 15  Alexander  9  Alexander  4  Gordon  Cajundome (1,007)
Lafayette, LA
12/10/2016*
5:00 pm
Southern-New Orleans W 87-57  4-2
 20  Gordon  12  Myles  5  Thomas  Cajundome (981)
Lafayette, LA
12/14/2016*
11:00 am
Houston
Third-Annual Education Game
L 64-69  4-3
 20  Fields  8  Fields  7  Thomas  Cajundome (2,203)
Lafayette, LA
12/19/2016*
6:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 86-77  5-3
 23  Swain  11  Alexander  4  Jones  Cajundome (308)
Lafayette, LA
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 80-72  6-3
 23  Swain  9  Fields  8  Jones  Cajundome (774)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt regular season
12/29/2016
6:30 pm
at Little Rock L 60-64  6-4
 16  Thomas  6  Thomas  5  Gordon  Jack Stephens Center (828)
Little Rock, AR
12/31/2016
2:30 pm
at Arkansas State W 80-72  7-4
 21  Gordon  10  Alexander  6  Gordon  First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
01/07/2017
5:00 pm
Louisiana-Monroe W 67-57  8-4
 25  Fields  10  Fields  4  Gordon  Cajundome (899)
Lafayette, LA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Georgia State W 72-65  9-4
 21  Thomas  8  Fields  4  Thomas  Cajundome (527)
Lafayette, LA
01/14/2017
5:00 pm
Georgia Southern W 79-52  10-4
 25  Gordon  12  Fields  7  Thomas  Cajundome (886)
Lafayette, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at UT Arlington L 66-79  10-5
 23  Gordon  6  Jones  3  Thomas  College Park Center (554)
Arlington, TX
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
at Texas State L 40-62  10-6
 13  Fields  10  Fields  2  Gordon  Strahan Coliseum 
San Marcos, TX
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 72-60  11-6
 21  Thomas  9  Burton  5  Gordon  Cajundome (558)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2017
5:00 pm
Little Rock W 64-28  11-7
 29  Gordon  5  Fields  2  Thomas  Cajundome (771)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2017
6:00 pm
at Georgia Southern L 60-63  11-8
 15  Williams  8  Burton  6  Gordon  Hanner Fieldhouse (408)
Stateboro, GA
02/04/2017
11:00 am
at Georgia State W 70-64  12-8
 22  Gordon  7  Swain  5  Gordon  GSU Sports Arena (420)
Atlanta, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
South Alabama W 62-38  13-8
 29  Gordon  6  Alexander  2  Jones  Cajundome (612)
Lafayette, LA
02/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Troy
Breast Cancer Awareness Game
W 80-72  14-8
 24  Fields  8  Swain  9  Gordon  Cajundome (1,024)
Lafayette, LA
02/18/2017
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Louisiana-Monroe W 65-59  15-8
 21  Fields  7  Jones  5  Jones  Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,451)
Monroe, LA
02/23/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State W 68-58  16-8
 17  Swain  7  Swain  4  Thomas  Holmes Center (174)
Boone, NC
02/25/2017
12:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina L 68-71  16-9
 18  Gordon  8  Tied  4  Swain  HTC Center (323)
Conway, SC
03/02/2017
5:00 pm
Texas State W 62-43  17-9
 20  Gordon  5  Jones  4  Swain  Cajundome (427)
Lafayette, LA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm
UT Arlington L 76-79  17-10
 19  Swain  7  Fields  4  Jones  Cajundome (1,284)
Lafayette, LA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (12) Louisiana-Monroe
First Round
W 79-72  18-10
 19  Jones  16  Fields  6  Swain  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/09/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Texas State
Quarterfinals
W 66-64  19-10
 17  Gordon  6  Burton  4  Thomas  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/11/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (1) Little Rock
Semifinals
W 79-71  20-10
 21  Gordon  8  Fields  4  Jones  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
03/12/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (3) Troy
Championship
L 64-78  20-11
 20  Swain  6  Jones  5  Gordon  Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

References

  1. "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics.
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