2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

The 2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers, led by fourth year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were third year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Ohio State in the first round.

2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record27–8 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Collins
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Brittany Parker
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU162 .889  278  .771
Middle Tennessee153 .833  2311  .676
Southern Miss135 .722  2311  .676
Charlotte126 .667  2110  .677
Louisiana Tech126 .667  1814  .563
Old Dominion117 .611  1714  .548
UTSA108 .556  1417  .452
Rice810 .444  2213  .629
UAB810 .444  1515  .500
North Texas810 .444  1219  .387
Marshall513 .278  1317  .433
UTEP513 .278  823  .258
FIU315 .167  524  .172
Florida Atlantic018 .000  425  .138
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Naomi Mayes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS SoJoliet JC Crest Hill, IL
G 3 Sidnee Bopp 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoMarmaduke HS Marmaduke, AR
F 4 Dee Givens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLafayette HS Lexington, KY
G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrGreen County HS Greensburg, KY
F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLowndes HS Lake Park, GA
G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrPerry County Central HS Hazard, KY
G 13 Malaka Frank 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrFranklin County HS Frankfort, KY
G 15 Whitney Creech 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJenkins HS Jenkins, KY
G 20 Ima Akpan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrHamilton Christian Academy
Kilgore College
Calabar, Nigeria
G 21 Sarah Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBath County HS Owingsville, KY
F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLaRue County HS Hodgenville. KY
G 24 Jaycee Coe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoJackson County HS
Kentucky
Gainesboro, TN
F 25 Kyvin Goodin-Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrMarion County
Kentucky
Lebanon, KY
G/F 32 Kayla Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoFayette County HS Fayetteville, GA
C Raneem Elgedawy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrNone Alexandria, Egypt
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
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Young Harris W 98–51 
E. A. Diddle Arena (811)
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&M W 96–32  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,138)
Bowling Green, KY
11/16/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
Texas–Arlington L 68–71  1–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,712)
Bowling Green, KY
11/19/2016*
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU
No. 23 Indiana W 85–74  2–1
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,832)
Bowling Green, KY
11/25/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. No. 18 DePaul
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
L 69–77  2–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
10:00 am
vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round
W 79–73 OT 3–2
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
12:30 pm
vs. George Washington
Gulf Coast Showcase 5th place game
L 49–68  3–3
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/30/2016*
4:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
at Eastern Kentucky W 90–63  4–3
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
12/03/2016*
12:30 pm
at Austin Peay W 85–65  5–3
Dunn Center (1,165)
Clarksville, TN
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 8 Louisville L 61–68  5–4
KFC Yum! Center (9,168)
Louisville, KY
12/15/2016*
7:00 pm
Lipscomb W 87–35  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,120)
Bowling Green, KY
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 89–76  7–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,051)
Bowling Green, KY
12/21/2016*
5:30 pm, FCS/WKYU
Ball State W 68–61  8–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,759)
Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 76–55  9–4 (1–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,324)
Bowling Green, KY
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
FIU W 90–38  10–4 (2–0)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033)
Bowling Green, KY
01/05/2017
10:30 am
at Charlotte L 85–89 OT 10–5 (2–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,518)
Charlotte, NC
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Old Dominion W 67–62  11–5 (3–1)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,290)
Norfolk, VA
01/12/2017
11:00 am
UAB W 60–48  12–5 (4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,215)
Bowling Green, KY
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU
Middle Tennessee W 66–51  13–5 (5–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,064)
Bowling Green, KY
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Marshall W 73–57  14–5 (6–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,756)
Bowling Green, KY
01/26/2017
8:05 pm, beIN
at UTEP W 71–54  15–5 (7–1)
Don Haskins Center (2,469)
El Paso, TX
01/28/2017
2:00 pm
at UTSA L 77–80  15–6 (7–2)
Convocation Center (359)
San Antonio, TX
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 67–58  16–6 (8–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,127)
Bowling Green, KY
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 79–53  17–6 (9–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,668)
Bowling Green, KY
02/11/2017
12:00 pm
at Marshall W 78–64  18–6 (10–2)
Cam Henderson Center (717)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2017
6:30 pm, beIN
at Middle Tennessee W 82–75  19–6 (11–2)
Murphy Center (4,027)
Murfreesboro, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
at UAB W 62–52  20–6 (12–2)
Bartow Arena (399)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2017
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 75–74  21–6 (13–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,344)
Bowling Green, KY
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
Old Dominion W 79–73  22–6 (14–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,217)
Bowling Green, KY
03/02/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Texas W 75–55  23–6 (15–2)
The Super Pit (1,037)
Denton, TX
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
at Rice W 80-75  24–6 (16–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (829)
Houston, TX
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
1:30 pm
vs. North Texas
Quarterfinals
W 78–51  25–6
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/10/2017
4:30 pm, ASN
vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
W 77–53  26–6
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/11/2017
4:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Southern Miss
Championship
W 67–56  27-6
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(12 L) vs. (5 L) No. 11 Ohio State
First Round
L 63–70  27–7
Memorial Coliseum (3,557)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV N/A
Coaches RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

2016–17 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

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