2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22-10 (12-6 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Caitlin Collier
  • Mia Bell
  • Peggy Smith
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Cox Pavilion
2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State153 .833259  .735
Wyoming135 .7222210  .688
Boise State126 .667258  .758
UNLV126 .6672211  .667
New Mexico108 .5561515  .500
Utah State99 .5001714  .548
Fresno State810 .4441815  .545
San Jose State711 .3891121  .344
San Diego State612 .3331119  .367
Nevada513 .2781119  .367
Air Force216 .111425  .138
2017 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team will represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by ninth year head coach Kathy Olivier. They play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They are a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Roster

2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kennedy Wharton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrGrays Harbor College Las Vegas, NV
G 1 Tiara Tucker 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrSan Joaquin Delta CC Stockton, CA
G 2 Brooke Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrHanford HS Hanford, CA
F 3 Paris Strawther 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLiberty HS Las Vegas, NV
F 5 Simone Sheppard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSacramento HS Sacramento, CA
F 10 Nikki Wheatley 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrBonita HS La Verne, CA
G 11 Dylan Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrHighland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
G 12 Dakota Gonzales 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrHighland HS
Kansas
Pocatello, ID
F 20 Alyssa Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrEtiwanda HS Ranch Cucamonga, CA
C 21 Katie Powell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS SoDuluth HS
Arkansas
Duluth, GA
F/C 22 Destiney Lee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoC. K. McClatchy HS Sacramento, CA
F 23 Jordyn Bell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrBradshaw Christian HS Elk Grove, CA
C 24 Rodjanae Wade 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEdison HS Fresno, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm
Concordia (CA) W 102–46  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (845)
Paradise, NV
11/15/2016*
6:00 pm
Houston W 64–53  2–0
Cox Pavilion (1,060)
Paradise, NV
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
USC W 77–66  3–0
Thomas & Mack Center (1,301)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2016*
12:00 pm
Tennessee State
Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals
W 69–48  4–0
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
11/27/2016*
2:30 pm
Ole Miss
Lady Rebel Round-Up championship
W 64–57  5–0
Cox Pavilion (841)
Paradise, NV
12/02/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. BYU
Maui Wahine Classic
L 54–63  5–1
War Memorial Sports Complex 
Wailuku, HI
12/03/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Idaho
Maui Wahine Classic
W 73–61  6–1
War Memorial Sports Complex (487)
Wailuku, HI
12/09/2016*
1:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 68–61  7–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (538)
Malibu, CA
12/12/2016*
5:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 62–46  8–1
Bren Events Center (220)
Irvine, CA
12/19/2016*
8:00 pm
vs. No. 25 Oregon State
Play4Kay Shootout quarerfinals
L 59–62  8–2
T-Mobile Arena (1,407)
Paradise, NV
12/20/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. New Mexico State
Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round
W 52–47  9–2
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 21 South Florida
Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game
L 42–77  9–3
T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016
3:00 pm
Colorado State L 37–57  9–4
(0–1)
Cox Pavilion (1,003)
Paradise, NV
12/31/2016
1:00 pm
at Wyoming L 57–79  9–5
(0–2)
Arena-Auditorium (2,831)
Laramie, WY
01/04/2017
6:00 pm
at Boise State W 58–55  10–5
(1–2)
Taco Bell Arena (267)
Boise, ID
01/07/2017
4:00 pm
Utah State W 55–53 OT 11–5
(2–2)
Cox Pavilion (1,854)
Paradise, NV
01/11/2017
6:00 pm
New Mexico W 56–42  12–5
(3–2)
Cox Pavilion (2,236)
Paradise, NV
01/18/2017
6:30 pm
at San Diego State L 68–87  12–6
(3–3)
Viejas Arena (742)
San Diego, CA
01/21/2017
3:00 pm
at Air Force W 60–56  13–6
(4–3)
Clune Arena (436)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/25/2017
6:00 pm
Wyoming W 51–46  14–6
(5–3)
Cox Pavilion (865)
Paradise, NV
01/28/2017
4:00 pm
San Jose State L 65–76  14–7
(5–4)
Cox Pavilion (2,302)
Paradise, NV
02/01/2017
6:00 pm
at New Mexico W 61–52  15–7
(6–4)
The Pit (3,128)
Albuquerque, NM
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
at Colorado State L 41–44  15–8
(6–5)
Moby Arena (1,264)
Fort Collins, CO
02/08/2017
6:00 pm
Nevada W 60–41  16–8
(7–5)
Cox Pavilion (1,002)
Paradise, NV
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at San Jose State W 63–55  17–8
(8–5)
Event Center Arena (267)
San Jose, CA
02/18/2017
6:00 pm
San Diego State W 80–62  18–8
(9–5)
Cox Pavilion (1,585)
Paradise, NV
02/22/2017
6:00 pm
Air Force W 52–38  19–8
(10–5)
Cox Pavilion (825)
Paradise, NV
02/25/2017
4:00 pm
at Nevada W 64–49  20–8
(11–5)
Lawlor Events Center (2,331)
Reno, NV
02/28/2017
6:00 pm
at Utah State L 49–58  20–9
(11–6)
Smith Spectrum (477)
Logan, UT
03/03/2017
6:00 pm
Fresno State W 54–38  21–9
(12–6)
Cox Pavilion (1,531)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
9:30 pm
(3) vs. (6) Utah State
Quarterfinals
W 68–43  22–9
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
03/08/2017
9:00 pm
(3) vs. (7) Fresno State
Semifinals
L 51–53  22–10
Thomas & Mack Center (1,670)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. "UNLVREBELS.COM - University of Nevada Las Vegas Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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