2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball

Kentucky Classic champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 17
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Matthew Mitchell (10th year)
Assistant coach	Kyra Elzy
Assistant coach	Niya Butts
Assistant coach	Lin Dunn
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum Rupp Arena

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#6 Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#3 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Alabama	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
#17 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
#19 Florida	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#25 Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#23 Auburn	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Missouri	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
#22 Tennessee	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, play their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Halsel, LaShaeLaShae Halsel	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Warren Central	Bowling Green, KY
1.5 !G	4	Morris, MaciMaci Morris	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Bell County	Pineville, KY
1.5 !G	11	Potter, RachaelRachael Potter	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Pikeville	Pikeville, KY
3.5 !F	13	Akhator, EvelynEvelyn Akhator	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Chipola College	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	15	Hardin, JessicaJessica Hardin	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Wayne County Bellarmine	Monticello, KY
1.5 !G	20	Poffenberger, PaigePaige Poffenberger	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Morgantown	Morgantown, WV
3.5 !F	21	Anyagaligbo, OgechiOgechi Anyagaligbo	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Miami County Day Stony Brook	Miami, FL
1.5 !G	22	Cann, MakenzieMakenzie Cann	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.5 !RS So	Cincinnati	Lawrenceburg, KY
1.5 !G	24	Murray, TaylorTaylor Murray	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	2.0 !So	Annapolis Area Christian	Odenton, MD
1.5 !G	25	Epps, MakaylaMakayla Epps	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Marion County	Lebanon, KY
1.5 !G	32	Roper, JaidaJaida Roper	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	1.0 !Fr	Houston	Memphis, TN
5.0 !C	45	Rice, AlyssaAlyssa Rice	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Reynoldsburg	Reynoldsburg, OH

Head coach

Matthew Mitchell (Mississippi State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/03/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 19	Union (TN)	W 78–60		Memorial Coliseum (1,339) Lexington, KY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 19	No. 14 Miami (FL) Kentucky Classic	W 82–66	1–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY
11/12/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 19	Albany Kentucky Classic	W 70–46	2–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,667) Lexington, KY
11/17/2016* 11:00 AM	No. 15	New Hampshire	W 92–43	3–0	Memorial Coliseum (4,793) Lexington, KY
11/19/2016* 9:00 PM	No. 15	at Colorado	L 69–79	3–1	Coors Events Center (1,507) Boulder, CO
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM	No. 20	Morehead State	W 74–47	4–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,706) Lexington, KY
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM	No. 20	Samford	W 80–57	5–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,569) Lexington, KY
12/01/2016* 7:00 PM, SECN	No. 17	No. 12 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 82–68	6–1	Memorial Coliseum (4,400) Lexington, KY
12/04/2016* 2:00 PM	No. 17	at No. 7 Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass			KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
12/09/2016* 7:00 PM		Middle Tennessee			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
12/11/2016* 1:00 PM, SECN		Arizona State			Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM		Radford			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
12/21/2016* 12:00 PM		Washington State			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
12/29/2016* 7:00 PM		at Duke			Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
SEC regular season
01/01/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN2		at Tennessee			Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, SECN		Missouri			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
01/08/2017 2:00 PM, SECN		Texas A&M			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
01/12/2017 8:00 PM		at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
01/15/2017 3:00 PM, SECN		Georgia			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
01/19/2017 8:00 PM		at LSU			Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/22/2017 3:00 PM, SECN		at Auburn			Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
01/26/2017 7:00 PM		Ole Miss			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
01/30/2017 7:00 PM, SECN		at Missouri			Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, SECN		South Carolina			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/05/2017 12:00 PM, SECN		Vanderbilt			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		at Georgia			Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
02/16/2017 8:00 PM		at Vanderbilt			Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
02/19/2017 1:00 PM, SECN		Florida			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/23/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN2		Mississippi State			Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
02/26/2017 ESPNU/ESPN2		at South Carolina			Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01–05/2017		vs.			Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	19	15	20	17																N/A
Coaches	19	19	24	20

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
(RV)		Received Votes

References

↑ http://www.ukathletics.com/schedule-list/#/w-baskbl/2016

Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball

Venues	Memorial Coliseum (1971–present) Rupp Arena (Select games 2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville

Culture & lore	Basketbowl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References