2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represents the University of South Carolina during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by ninth year head coach Dawn Staley, play their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 11–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season and tournament championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament. They defeated UNC Ashville and Arizona State in the first and second rounds, Quinnipiac in the sweet sixteen and Florida State in the elite eight to advanced to their 2nd final four in school history. In the national semi final in Dallas they defeated Stanford and beat SEC rival Mississippi State in the final to win their first NCAA National Championship. A'ja Wilson was named the Most Outstanding Player in the National Championship Game.

2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
SEC Tournament champions
SEC regular season champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 3
2016–17 record33–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColonial Life Arena
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 South Carolina142 .875  334  .892
No. 7 Mississippi State133 .813  345  .872
No. 18 Kentucky115 .688  2211  .667
No. 25 Missouri115 .688  2111  .656
Tennessee106 .625  2012  .625
Texas A&M97 .563  2212  .647
LSU88 .500  2012  .625
Auburn79 .438  1715  .531
Georgia79 .438  1615  .516
Ole Miss610 .375  1714  .548
Alabama511 .313  2214  .611
Florida511 .313  1516  .484
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Arkansas214 .125  1317  .433
2017 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Victoria Patrick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrEdgewater Orlando, FL
G 1 Bianca Cuevas-Moore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrNazareth Regional Bronx, NY
G 3 Kaela Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrBuford
Georgia Tech
Suwanee, GA
G 4 Doniyah Cliney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMalcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
G 10 Allisha Gray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrWashington County
North Carolina
Sandersville, GA
G 12 Araion Bradshaw 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrTabor Academy Hyde Park, MA
G 15 Tiffany Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS JrWestbury Christian Houston, TX
F 21 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrFlanagan Pembroke Pines, FL
F 22 A'ja Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) JrHeathwood Hall Hopkins, SC
F 35 Alexis Jennings  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSparkman
Kentucky
Madison, AL
C 41 Alaina Coates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDutch Fork Irmo, SC
G 44 India Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNorth Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach, SC
G 52 Tyasha Harris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHeritage Christian Noblesville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
1:30 pm
No. 4 Benedict W 120–49 
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
Regular season
11/14/2016*
6:00 pm
No. 4 at No. 7 Ohio State W 92–80  1–0
Value City Arena (6,683)
Columbus, OH
11/20/2016*
3:00 pm
No. 4 Hampton
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 92–38  2–0
Colonial Life Arena (11,795)
Columbia, SC
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Maine
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 79–42  3–0
Colonial Life Arena (11,057)
Columbia, SC
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 3 Saint Peter's
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 93–38  4–0
Colonial Life Arena (11,455)
Columbia, SC
11/27/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 vs. No. 4 Louisville
Hall of Fame Women's Challenge
W 83–59  5–0
MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 at No. 14 Texas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
W 76–67  6–0
Frank Erwin Center (3,330)
Austin, TX
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 3 at Duke L 63–74  6–1
Cameron Indoor Stadium (6,036)
Durham, NC
12/11/2016*
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 Minnesota W 98–58  7–1
Colonial Life Arena (12,461)
Columbia, SC
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 Clemson
Rivalry
W 83–61  8–1
Colonial Life Arena (11,916)
Columbia, SC
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 No. 9 UCLA W 66–57  9–1
Colonial Life Arena (13,367)
Columbia, SC
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm
No. 6 at Savannah State W 70–30  10–1
Tiger Arena (1,411)
Savannah, GA
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Alabama W 93–45  11–1
(1–0)
Colonial Life Arena (12,069)
Columbia, SC
01/05/2017
7:00 pm
No. 5 at Auburn W 73–47  12–1
(2–0)
Auburn Arena (2,144)
Auburn, AL
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 5 at Florida W 81–62  13–1
(3–0)
O'Connell Center (2,232)
Gainesville, FL
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Georgia W 66–63  14–1
(4–0)
Colonial Life Arena (12,043)
Columbia, SC
01/15/2017
3:00 pm
No. 5 at LSU W 84–61  15–1
(5–0)
Maravich Center (2,840)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Ole Miss W 65–46  16–1
(6–0)
Colonial Life Arena (12,518)
Columbia, SC
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 5 No. 4 Mississippi State W 64–61  17–1
(7–0)
Colonial Life Arena (13,120)
Columbia, SC
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 5 Georgia W 62–44  18–1
(8–0)
Stegeman Coliseum (3,540)
Athens, GA
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 Tennessee L 74–76  18–2
(8–1)
Colonial Life Arena (13,690)
Columbia, SC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 4 at No. 25 Kentucky W 75–63  19–2
(9–1)
Memorial Coliseum (5,533)
Lexington, KY
02/05/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 at Arkansas W 79–49  20–2
(10–1)
Bud Walton Arena (1,650)
Fayetteville, AR
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
No. 6 Auburn W 60–41  21–2
(11–1)
Colonial Life Arena (13,360)
Columbia, SC
02/13/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at No. 1 Connecticut L 55–66  21–3
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 Vanderbilt W 82–51  22–3
(12–1)
Colonial Life Arena (13,089)
Columbia, SC
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 at Missouri L 60–62  22–4
(12–2)
Mizzou Arena (5,789)
Columbia, MO
02/23/2017
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 at Texas A&M W 80–64  23–4
(13–2)
Reed Arena (6,402)
College Station, TX
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 7 No. 22 Kentucky W 95–87  24–4
(14–2)
Colonial Life Arena (18,000)
Columbia, SC
SEC Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
12:00 pm, SECN
(1) No. 5 vs. (8) Georgia
Quarterfinals
W 72–48  25–4
Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) No. 20 Kentucky
Semifinals
W 89–77  26–4
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554)
Greenville, SC
03/05/2017
2:30 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 5 vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State
Championship Game
W 59–49  27–4
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,715)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
(1 S) No. 3 (16 S) UNC Asheville
First Round
W 90–40  28–4
Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
03/19/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 3 (8 S) Arizona State
Second Round
W 71–68  29–4
Colonial Life Arena (8,276)
Columbia, SC
03/25/2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (12 S) Quinnipiac
Sweet Sixteen
W 100–58  30–4
Stockton Arena 
Stockton, CA
03/27/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (3 S) No. 10 Florida State
Elite Eight
W 71–64  31–4
Stockton Arena (3,134)
Stockton, CA
03/31/2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (2 L) No. 6 Stanford
Final Four
W 62–53  32–4
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
04/02/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(1 S) No. 3 vs. (2 O) No. 7 Mississippi State
Championship Game
W 67–55  33–4
American Airlines Center (19,229)
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=Stockton Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 4 4 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 7 5 4 3 N/A
Coaches 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 6 6 5 7 5 4 4 1

Team players drafted into the WNBA

RoundPickPlayerWNBA Club
12Alaina CoatesChicago Sky
14Allisha GrayDallas Wings
110Kaela DavisDallas Wings

See also

References

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