2016–17 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

The 2016–17 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Lady Vols, led by 5th year head coach Holly Warlick, play their games at Thompson–Boling Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 10–6 in SEC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Alabama. They received an at-large to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Dayton in the first round before losing to Louisville in the second round.

2016–17 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2016–17 record20–12 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling 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 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jordan Reynolds 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrCentral Catholic HS Portland, OR
F 4 Schaquilla Nunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SrFayetteville HS
Winthop
Fayetteville, GA
C 5 Kamera Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS FrDutchdown HS Hampton, GA
G 10 Meme Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoBlackman HS Murfreesboro, TN
G 11 Diamond DeShields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrNorcross HS
North Carolina
Norcross, GA
G/F 13 Kortney Dunbar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrEdwardsville HS Edwardsville, IL
F 15 Cheridene Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrHarris Academy Beckenham 6th Form
ASA College
London, England
C 21 Mercedes Russell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) RS JrSpringfield HS Springfield, OR
G/F 31 Jaime Nared 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrWestview HS Portland, OR
G 33 Alexa Middleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRiverdale HS Murfreesboro, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

Regular season ranking movement
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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
No. 13 Carson–Newman College W 95–56 
 24  DeShields  11  Reynolds  7  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,481)
Knoxville, TN
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 13 at James Madison W 81–69  1–0
 19  Nared  11  Russell  5  DeShields  JMU Convocation Center (3,471)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 13 Navy W 85–55  2–0
 21  Middleton  10  Russell  7  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,212)
Knoxville, TN
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 13 at East Tennessee State W 83–58  3–0
 28  DeShields  10  DeShields  6  DeShields  Freedom Hall Civic Center (6,072)
Johnson City, TN
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm, BTN
No. 13 at Penn State L 56–70  3–1
 19  Russell  11  Russell  5  DeShields  Bryce Jordan Center (3,754)
University Park, PA
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
No. 17 at Virginia Tech L 63–67  3–2
 17  Russell  14  Russell  10  DeShields  Cassell Coliseum (3,159)
Blacksburg, VA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 22 Tennessee State W 86–36  4–2
 16  Tied  15  Nunn  3  DeShields  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,845)
Knoxville, TN
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 No. 4 Baylor
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 66–88  4–3
 22  Russell  12  Russell  4  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,244)
Knoxville, TN
12/11/2016*
4:30 pm, FS1
at No. 17 Texas L 67–72  4–4
 22  Nared  7  Reynolds  5  Reynolds  Frank Erwin Center (4,386)
Austin, TX
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Appalachian State W 86–36  5–4
 16  Tied  15  Nunn  11  Middleton  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,826)
Knoxville, TN
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 Stanford W 59–51  6–4
 15  DeShields  15  Russell  3  Tied  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,137)
Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Troy W 110–84  7–4
 29  Middleton  14  Nared  13  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (7,827)
Knoxville, TN
12/29/2016*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 90–54  8–4
 21  Nared  14  Reynolds  10  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,109)
Knoxville, TN
01/01/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 17 Kentucky W 72–65  9–4
(1–0)
 22  Russell  9  Russell  4  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709)
Knoxville, TN
01/05/2017
9:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 70–57  10–4
(2–0)
 16  DeShields  13  Russell  4  DeShields  Memorial Gymnasium (3,509)
Nashville, TN
01/08/2017
2:00 pm
No. 5 Mississippi State L 64–74  10–5
(2–1)
 25  DeShields  14  Russell  15  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,553)
Knoxville, TN
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Ole Miss L 62–67  10–6
(2–2)
 23  Nared  12  DeShields  3  DeShields  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,503)
Oxford, MS
01/16/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Notre Dame W 71–69  11–6
 20  DeShields  7  Reynolds  4  DeShields  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,517)
Knoxville, TN
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at Auburn L 61–79  11–7
(2–3)
 26  Russell  11  Russell  8  DeShields  Auburn Arena (2,290)
Auburn, AL
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
Vanderbilt W 91–63  12–7
(3–3)
 23  DeShields  9  Russell  7  Middleton  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,106)
Knoxville, TN
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at Florida W 84–75  13–7
(4–3)
 27  DeShields  9  Reynolds  5  Reynolds  O'Connell Center (2,059)
Gainesville, FL
01/30/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 South Carolina W 76–74  14–7
(5–3)
 27  Nared  10  Russell  5  DeShields  Colonial Life Arena (13,690)
Columbia, SC
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
LSU W 77–58  15–7
(6–3)
 26  Nared  11  DeShields  8  DeShields  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,209)
Knoxville, TN
02/05/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN
at Georgia L 78–81 2OT 15–8
(6–4)
 34  DeShields  17  Russell  7  Reynolds  Stegeman Coliseum (3,885)
Athens, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 24 Missouri W 77–66  16–8
(7–4)
 22  DeShields  6  Tied  8  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (8,041)
Knoxville, TN
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 Texas A&M L 59–61  16–9
(7–5)
 17  Russell  11  Russell  5  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,032)
Knoxville, TN
02/16/2017
8:00 pm
at Alabama L 57–65  16–10
(7–6)
 17  Russell  15  Nunn  5  Reynolds  Coleman Coliseum (2,221)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, SECN
Arkansas W 59–46  17–10
(8–6)
 19  Nared  10  Russell  7  Reynolds  Thompson–Boling Arena (10,613)
Knoxville, TN
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, SECN
Florida W 74–70  18–10
(9–6)
 17  Russell  10  Russell  9  DeShields  Thompson–Boling Arena (9,968)
Knoxville, TN
02/26/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 3 Mississippi State W 82–64  19–10
(10–6)
 30  Nared  9  Nared  6  DeShields  Humphrey Coliseum (10,500)
Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
2:30 pm, SECN
(5) vs. (12) Alabama
Second round
L 64–72  19–11
 16  Russell  12  Russell  2  Tied  Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,746)
Greenville, SC
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
(5 O) vs. (12 O) Dayton
First Round
W 66–57  20–11
 24  DeShields  15  Nunn  5  DeShields  KFC Yum! Center (5,441)
Louisville, KY
03/20/2017*
6:45 pm, ESPN2
(5 O) at (4 O) No. 13 Louisville
Second Round
L 64–75  20–12
 28  Nared  13  Russell  4  Reynolds  KFC Yum! Center (5,698)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[1]

See also

References

  1. "2016-17 Tennessee Women's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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