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2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

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2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–12 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina 14 2   .875 33 4   .892
No. 7 Mississippi State 13 3   .813 34 5   .872
No. 18 Kentucky 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
No. 25 Missouri 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Tennessee 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Texas A&M 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
LSU 8 8   .500 20 12   .625
Auburn 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Georgia 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Ole Miss 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Alabama 5 11   .313 22 14   .611
Florida 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
Arkansas 2 14   .125 13 17   .433
2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represented Texas A&M University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team's head coach was Gary Blair, who is in his fourteenth season at Texas A&M. The team plays their home games at the Reed Arena in College Station, Texas and will play in its fifth season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Florida and Missouri before losing to Mississippi State in the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they defeated Penn in the first round after rallying from 21 points down, before losing to UCLA in the second round.

Roster

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2016–17 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Khaalia Hillsman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 1 Aahliyah Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Northside Fort Smith, AR
F 3 Taylor Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Oral Roberts
Shawnee
Shawnee, OK
F 5 Anriel Howard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Westlake Atlanta, GA
G 11 Curtyce Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Sr Atascocita Humble, TX
G 12 Danni Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Clovis Clovis, NM
G 13 Chelsea Jennings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr North Crowley Fort Worth, TX
G 15 Jasmine Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Cy-Woods Cypress, TX
G/F 21 Jasmine Lumpkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Cabrini Bolingbrook, IL
C 24 Walnaita Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Butler
Midland College
Augusta, GA
G 25 Rakell Spencer 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Butler
Midland College
New Orleans, LA
F 52 Caylinne Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Langham Creek
McLennan CC
Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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AP RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV 23 RV NR RV RV N/A
Coaches 23 24 25 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV NR NR NR NR
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
5:00 pm
Oklahoma City W 75–65 
Reed Arena (2,786)
College Station, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016*
6:00 pm
Central Arkansas W 74–49  1–0
Reed Arena (3,030)
College Station, TX
11/17/2016*
7:00 pm
Texas Tech W 98–90 OT 2–0
Reed Arena (3,085)
College Station, TX
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 63–48  3–0
Reed Arena (3,376)
College Station, TX
11/23/2016*
6:30 pm
at Little Rock W 55–37  4–0
Jack Stephens Center (1,633)
Little Rock, AR
11/26/2016*
6:00 pm
Abilene Christian W 71–45  5–0
Reed Arena (3,339)
College Station, TX
11/30/2016*
11:00 am
No. 25 USC L 62–66  5–1
Reed Arena (7,488)
College Station, TX
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm
at SMU L 53–54  5–2
Moody Coliseum (948)
Dallas, TX
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, FS1
at TCU W 75–67  6–2
Schollmaier Arena (2,058)
Fort Worth, TX
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 84–55  7–2
Reed Arena (3,140)
College Station, TX
12/17/2016*
2:30 pm
vs. Southern W 81–58  8–2
Campbell Center (681)
Houston, TX
12/20/2016*
12:00 pm
vs. Dayton
Florida Sunshine Classic
L 57–74  8–3
Worden Arena (319)
Winter Haven, FL
12/21/2016*
2:15 pm
vs. No. 19 Syracuse
Florida Sunshine Classic
W 105–84  9–3
Worden Arena (418)
Winter Haven, FL
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 90–62  10–3
Reed Arena (3,532)
College Station, TX
Conference Games
01/02/2016
6:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 77–72  11–3
(1–0)
Reed Arena (4,033)
College Station, TX
01/05/2016
6:00 pm
at Georgia L 59–69  11–4
(1–1)
Stegeman Coliseum (2,222)
Athens, GA
01/08/2016
1:00 pm, SECN
at No. 24 Kentucky W 77–68  12–4
(2–1)
Memorial Coliseum (5,669)
Lexington, KY
01/12/2016
7:00 pm
Arkansas W 90–65  13–4
(3–1)
Reed Arena (3,796)
College Station, TX
01/15/2016
12:00 pm, SECN
at Florida W 67–59  14–4
(4–1)
O'Connell Center (2,133)
Gainesville, FL
01/19/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 at Missouri L 76–78 OT 14–5
(4–2)
Mizzou Arena (3,587)
Columbia, MO
01/22/2016
4:00 pm
No. 25 LSU W 54–52  15–5
(5–2)
Reed Arena (4,639)
College Station, TX
01/29/2016
3:00 pm, SECN
at No. 4 Mississippi State L 61–71  15–6
(5–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,780)
Starkville, MS
02/02/2016
7:00 pm
Florida W 84–76  16–6
(6–3)
Reed Arena (3,206)
College Station, TX
02/05/2016
1:00 pm, SECN
Auburn W 66–61  17–6
(7–3)
Reed Arena (5,012)
College Station, TX
02/09/2016
7:00 pm
Alabama W 69–48  18–6
(8–3)
Reed Arena (4,062)
College Station, TX
02/12/2016
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Tennessee W 61–59  19–6
(9–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (10,132)
Knoxville, TN
02/16/2016
7:00 pm
No. 23 at LSU L 63–67  19–7
(9–4)
Maravich Center (1,926)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/19/2016
4:00 pm, SECN
No. 23 No. 3 Mississippi State L 67–72  19–8
(9–5)
Reed Arena (5,243)
College Station, TX
02/23/2016
8:00 pm, SECN
No. 7 South Carolina L 64–80  19–9
(9–6)
Reed Arena (6,402)
College Station, TX
02/26/2016
4:00 pm, SECN
at Ole Miss L 49–62  19–10
(9–7)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,704)
Oxford, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
(6) vs. (11) Florida
Second Round
W 67–48  20–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,568)
Greenville, SC
03/03/2017
7:30 pm, SECN
(6) vs. (3) No. 23 Missouri
Quarterfinals
W 62–48  21–10
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,330)
Greenville, SC
03/04/2017
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(6) vs. (2) No. 6 Mississippi State
Semifinals
L 50–66  21–11
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554)
Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
03/18/2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
(5 B) vs. (12 B) Penn
First Round
W 63–61  22–11
Pauley Pavilion (2,256)
Los Angeles, CA
03/20/2017*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
(5 B) at (4 B) No. 15 UCLA
Second Round
L 43–75  22–12
Pauley Pavilion (2,077)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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