2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team

2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic Champions
Conference Conference USA
2016–17 record 6–1 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach Joye Lee-McNelis (13th year)
Assistant coach Kiley Hill
Assistant coach Pauline Love
Assistant coach Lauren Pittman
Home arena Reed Green Coliseum
2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Southern Miss 0 0       6 1   .857
Marshall 0 0       5 1   .833
Rice 0 0       4 2   .667
Louisiana Tech 0 0       3 2   .600
Old Dominion 0 0       3 2   .600
UAB 0 0       3 2   .600
Charlotte 0 0       4 3   .571
WKU 0 0       4 3   .571
Florida Atlantic 0 0       3 4   .429
UTSA 0 0       3 5   .375
North Texas 0 0       2 4   .333
UTEP 0 0       2 5   .286
Middle Tennessee 0 0       1 3   .250
FIU 0 0       1 5   .167
2017 C-USA Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Southern Miss Lady Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Eagles, led by thirteenth year head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, play their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and are members of Conference USA.

Roster

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Veiga, TajanayTajanay Veiga 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Midland College Boston, MA
F 2 Cotton, LashyraLashyra Cotton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr East Side HS Cleveland, MS
G 3 Jewett-Giles, KeriKeri Jewett-Giles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
G 5 Hailes, ShonteShonte Hailes 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Quitman HS Quitman, MS
G 12 Dinkins, BrittannyBrittanny Dinkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Norland HS Miami, FL
G 14 Dozier, KatieKatie Dozier 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Walton HS Marietta, GA
C 15 Landing, AmberAmber Landing 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Little Rock Sharon, MS
G 20 Brown, MollyMolly Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr South Georgia Tech Douglasville, GA
G/F 21 King, JaylaJayla King 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr South Florida Pensacola, FL
G 22 Brown, MeganMegan Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Salmen HS Slidell, LA
G 24 Norris, BrittnyBrittny Norris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Tyler JC Dallas, TX
F 34 Leaphart, RespectRespect Leaphart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dunbar HS Fort Myers, FL
F 44 Wilson, ShaylaShayla Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Petersburg College Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Rankings

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Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/08/2016*
6:00 PM
Mississippi College W 91–73 
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2016*
2:00 PM
New Orleans W 78–53  1–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,271)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/14/2015*
11:00 AM
William Carey W 92–39  2–0
Reed Green Coliseum (2,595)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/17/2016*
6:00 PM
Alabama State W 70–43  3–0
Reed Green Coliseum (1,337)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/20/2016*
2:00 PM
at Tulane L 67–86  3–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (812)
New Orleans, LA

11/25/2016*
10:00 AM
Alcorn State
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic semifinals
W 99–56  4–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,190)
Hattiesburg, MS

11/26/2016*
4:00 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette
Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic championship
W 71–49  5–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,169)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/01/2016*
4:00 PM
Mississippi Valley State W 83–55  6–1
Reed Green Coliseum (1,253)
Hattiesburg, MS

12/04/2016*
2:05 PM
at South Alabama   
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL

12/10/2016*
4:00 PM
Mississippi State   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

12/19/2016*
6:30 PM
vs. California
Puerto Rico Classic
  
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV

12/20/2016*
12:00 PM
vs. Xavier
Puerto Rico Classic
  
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV

12/21/2016*
10:00 AM
vs. Northern Kentucky
Puerto Rico Classic
  
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
Conference USA regular season

12/29/2016
6:30 PM
at Louisiana Tech   
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA

01/05/2017
7:00 PM
at UTSA   
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX

01/07/2017
3:00 PM
at UTEP   
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX

01/12/2017
6:00 PM
Old Dominion   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

01/14/2017
4:00 PM
Charlotte   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

01/19/2017
7:00 PM, beIN
at North Texas   
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX

01/21/2017
2:00 PM
at Rice   
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX

01/26/2017
6:00 PM
Middle Tennessee   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

01/28/2017
4:00 PM
UAB   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

02/02/2017
6:00 PM
at Marshall   
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV

02/04/2017
2:05 PM
at WKU   
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY

02/09/2017
6:00 PM
UTSA   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

02/11/2017
4:00 PM
UTEP   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

02/16/2017
6:00 PM
at FIU   
FIU Arena 
Miami, FL

02/18/2017
4:00 PM
at Florida Atlantic   
FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, FL

02/23/2017
6:00 PM
Rice   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

02/25/2017
4:00 PM
North Texas   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS

03/03/2017
6:00 PM
Louisiana Tech   
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA Women's Tournament

03/08–11/2017
vs.    
Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2016–17 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

References

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