2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The season marked the fourth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference . The Cougars, led by third year head coach Ronald Hughey , played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion . They finished the season 12–19 overall, 4–12 in AAC play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the AAC tournament , they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Temple .
All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal , with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games streamed on Houston All-Access . Conference home games rotated between ESPN3 , AAC Digital , and the Houston Portal. Road games typically were streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.
Roster
2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr Cy-Fair HS
Cypress, TX
G 1
Chyanne Butler 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr Junípero Serra HS USC
Costa Mesa, CA
C 2
Jacqueline Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Coral Springs Acad. Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
F 3
Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr Richardson HS
Dallas, TX
G 4
Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr Brazosport HS
Freeport, TX
G 5
Dionna Collins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sr Del City Redlands CC
Del City, OK
G 10
Cenecia Newman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So Cedar Hill HS
Cedar Hill, TX
C 11
Natasha Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Lufkin HS
Lufkin, TX
F 12
Brianne Coffman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
RS Jr Jarrell Oklahoma State
Jarrell, TX
G 14
Quatera Limbrick 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr Episcopal HS
Sugar Land, TX
G 23
Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So Southmoore
Moore, OK
G 24
Mariah Mitchell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr McKinney
McKinney, TX
G 25
Kierra Graves 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr Morgan Park Kaskaskia College
Chicago, IL
C 32
Sharayla Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So East Central
Tulsa, OK
F 35
Taylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
RS Jr Hightower
Missouri City, TX
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/06/2016 *2:00 pm
St. Edward's W 64–32 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016 *4:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 83–80 1–0
Hofheinz Pavilion (1,411)Houston, TX
11/15/2016 *8:00 pm
at UNLV
L 53–64 1–1
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV
11/20/2016 *9:00 pm
at Long Beach State
L 55–65 1–2
Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
11/23/2016 *7:00 pm
Texas State L 56–61 1–3
Hofheinz Pavilion (645)Houston, TX
11/25/2016 *7:00 pm
Mercer L 60–64 1–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (558)Houston, TX
11/30/2016 *7:00 pm
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley
W 68–52 2–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
12/04/2016 *2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 79–63 3–4
Hofheinz Pavilion (565)Houston, TX
12/07/2016 *11:00 am
at Texas Tech
L 60–84 3–5
United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
12/10/2016 *5:00 pm
Rutgers W 53–51 4–5
Hofheinz Pavilion (671)Houston, TX
12/14/2016 *11:00 am
at Louisiana–Lafayette
W 69–64 5–5
Cajundome Lafayette, LA
12/19/2016 *6:00 pm
at UTSA Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament W 56–49 6–5
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
12/20/2016 *4:00 pm
vs. Central Arkansas Rae & Craig Blair Memorial Tournament L 55–69 6–6
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
12/28/2016 *7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 85–70 7–6
Hofheinz Pavilion (704)Houston, TX
AAC regular season
01/01/2017 3:30 pm, ESPNU
Tulsa W 71–66 8–6 (1–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion (686)Houston, TX
01/07/2017 1:00 pm
at Cincinnati
L 64–85 8–7 (1–1)
Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
01/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
UCF L 48–62 8–8 (1–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion (691)Houston, TX
01/14/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Tulane
L 56–82 8–9 (1–3)
Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
01/18/2017 7:00 pm
Temple L 57–69 8–10 (1–4)
Hofheinz Pavilion (533)Houston, TX
01/21/2017 2:00 pm, ADN
SMU L 45–66 8–11 (1–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (957)Houston, TX
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ADN
at Memphis
L 65–66 8–12 (1–6)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/28/2017 11:00 am, SNY /ESPN3
at No. 1 Connecticut
L 42–91 8–13 (1–7)
XL Center Hartford, CT
01/31/2017 7:00 pm
Tulane L 49–57 8–14 (1–8)
Hofheinz Pavilion (556)Houston, TX
02/04/2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3
at East Carolina
W 73–62 9–14 (2–8)
Williams Arena Greenville, NC
02/08/2017 6:00 pm
at UCF
L 59–85 9–15 (2–9)
CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/11/2017 2:00 pm
Cincinnati L 62–71 9–16 (2–10)
Hofheinz Pavilion (698)Houston, TX
02/15/2017 7:00 pm
at Tulsa
W 65–62 10–16 (3–10)
Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
02/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Florida L 50–79 10–17 (3–11)
Hofheinz Pavilion (568)Houston, TX
02/25/2017 2:00 pm
East Carolina W 81–65 11–17 (4–11)
Hofheinz Pavilion (787)Houston, TX
02/27/2017 7:00 pm, ADN
at SMU
L 45–74 11–18 (4–12)
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(10)
vs. (7) Cincinnati First Round W 74–61 12–18
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
(10)
vs. (2) No. 25 Temple Quarterfinals L 58–67 12–19
Mohegan Sun Arena (4,559)Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
References
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