2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team will represent Texas Tech University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, led by fourth year head coach Candi Whitaker, played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Baylor.

2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2016–17 record14–17 (5–13 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Corkery
  • Brandi Poole
  • Ray Caldwell
Home arenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Baylor171 .944  334  .892
No. 14 Texas153 .833  259  .735
No. 23 Oklahoma135 .722  2310  .697
No. 24 Kansas State117 .611  2311  .676
Iowa State99 .500  1813  .581
No. 22 West Virginia810 .444  2411  .686
Oklahoma State612 .333  1715  .531
Texas Tech513 .278  1417  .452
TCU414 .222  1218  .400
Kansas216 .111  822  .267
2017 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

201617 media

Television & Radio information

Select Lady Raiders games will be shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games will be broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

Roster

2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Brielle Blaire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrTerra Nova
Virginia Tech
Salisbury, NC
G 2 Ivonne Cook-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrTerra Nova San Francisco, CA
G 5 Recee' Caldwell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoHomeschooled
UCLA
San Antonio, TX
G 5 Larryn Brooks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS JrMadison Central
Indiana
Richmond, KY
G 10 Grayson Bright 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrFossil Ridge Fort Worth, TX
G 11 Rayven Brooks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSan Ramon Dougherty
Chipola College
Oakland, CA
C 12 Jada Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrCedar Hill
Texas A&M
Cedar Hill, TX
F 20 Brittany Brewer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrWylie Abilene, TX
G 23 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrBellport Bellport, NY
G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoVista Ridge Cedar Park, TX
C 25 Leashja Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrSunrise Christian Academy
Trinity Valley CC
Nassau, BS
F 30 Zuri Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoEvansville Central Evansville, IN
G/F 32 Dayo Olabode 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMansfield Timberview Arlington, TX
C 42 Ionna McKenzie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDr. Phillips Gotha, FL
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
11/07/2016*
2:00 pm
Midwestern State W 121–56 
United Supermarkets Arena (3,251)
Lubbock, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm, FSSW+
North Dakota W 90–80  1–0
United Supermarkets Arena (4,232)
Lubbock, TX
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M L 90–98 OT 1–1
Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm, FSSW
New Mexico W 69–58  2–1
United Supermarkets Arena (3,697)
Lubbock, TX
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Fordham
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals
W 59–50  3–1
Watsco Center (725)
Coral Gables, FL
11/27/2016*
11:00 am, ACCN Extra
at Miami (FL)
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament championship
L 56–71  3–2
Watsco Center (722)
Coral Gables, FL
11/29/2016*
6:30 pm
Prairie View A&M W 85–43  4–2
United Supermarkets Arena (3,544)
Lubbock, TX
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas
Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
L 60–66  4–3
Bud Walton Arena (1,370)
Fayetteville, AR
12/07/2016*
11:00 am
Houston W 84–60  5–3
United Supermarkets Arena (5,242)
Lubbock, TX
12/14/2016*
5:30 pm
Central Arkansas W 79–45  6–3
United Supermarkets Arena (4,172)
Lubbock, TX
12/18/2016*
3:00 pm
Alcorn State W 90–37  7–3
United Supermarkets Arena (4,603)
Lubbock, TX
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
Texas–Arlington W 79–60  8–3
United Supermarkets Arena (4,794)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, LHN
at No. 16 Texas L 47–67  8–4
(0–1)
Frank Erwin Center (4,093)
Austin, TX
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
Oklahoma State W 70–65  9–4
(1–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,146)
Lubbock, TX
01/04/2017
6:00 pm, FSSW+
Iowa State W 75–66  10–4
(2–1)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,406)
Lubbock, TX
01/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 25 Kansas State L 54–68  10–5
(2–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,615)
Manhattan, KS
01/11/2017
6:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 18 West Virginia W 75–66  11–5
(3–2)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,829)
Lubbock, TX
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at No. 22 Oklahoma L 45-66  11–6
(3–3)
Lloyd Noble Center (3,556)
Norman, OK
01/21/2016
6:00 pm
No. 12 Texas L 57–77  11–7
(3–4)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,236)
Lubbock, TX
01/25/2017
6:00 pm
at No. 22 West Virginia L 79–89  11–8
(3–5)
WVU Coliseum (2,051)
Morgantown, WV
01/28/2017
11:00 am, FSN
at Kansas L 60–66  11–9
(3–6)
Allen Fieldhouse (2,047)
Lawrence, KS
02/01/2017
6:30 pm, FSSW+
Kansas State L 53–65  11–10
(3–7)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,440)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2017
2:00 pm
No. 2 Baylor L 61–79  11–11
(3–8)
United Supermarkets Arena (5,054)
Lubbock, TX
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, FSSW
at TCU L 62–76  11–12
(3–9)
Schollmaier Arena (2,396)
Fort Worth, TX
02/11/2017
6:30 pm, FSSW+
No. 19 Oklahoma L 56–64  11–13
(3–10)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,239)
Lubbock, TX
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at Iowa State L 68–79  11–14
(3–11)
Hilton Coliseum (9,927)
Ames, IA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, FSSW+
Kansas W 75–60  12–14
(4–11)
United Supermarkets Arena (4,765)
Lubbock, TX
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, FSOK
at Oklahoma State L 62–75  12–15
(4–12)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,783)
Stillwater, OK
02/25/2017
12:00 pm, FSSW
at No. 4 Baylor L 48-86  12–16
(4–13)
Ferrell Center (7,055)
Waco, TX
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, FSN
TCU W 79–64  13–16
(5–13)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,784)
Lubbock, TX
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, FCS
(8) vs. (9) TCU
First Round
W 76–58  14–16
Chesapeake Energy Arena 
Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2017
11:00 am, FSN
(8) vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 63–95  14–17
Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420)
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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