2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by sixth year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 6–12 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Texas. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Abilene Christian in the first round.

2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	17–15 (6–12 Big 12)
Head coach	Jim Littell (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Annan Ashley Davis Rebecca Kates-Taylor
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena

2016–17 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Baylor	17	–	1		.944			33	–	4		.892
No. 14 Texas	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
No. 23 Oklahoma	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
No. 24 Kansas State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Iowa State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	13		.581
No. 22 West Virginia †	8	–	10		.444			24	–	11		.686
Oklahoma State	6	–	12		.333			17	–	15		.531
Texas Tech	5	–	13		.278			14	–	17		.452
TCU	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Kansas	2	–	16		.111			8	–	22		.267
† 2017 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F/C 3 Mandy Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr McNair Stockton, CA G 5 Diana Omozee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX G 10 Shakila Small 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Medgar Evers College Prep Brooklyn, NY G 11 Areanna Combs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Putnam City West Oklahoma City, OK F 13 Jentry Holt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Elgin Elgin, OK G 15 Rodrea Echols 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Overton Memphis, TN F 20 LaTashia Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS F 22 Alexes Bryant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Steele Cibolo, TX G 23 Jaden Hobbs 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Alva Alva, OK G 24 Karli Wheeler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Plainview Plainview, TX F 45 Katelyn Loecker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr McPherson McPherson, KS C 54 Kaylee Jensen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lindsay Holy Family Genoa, NE	Head coach Jim Littell (Southwestern (KS)) Assistant coach(es) Bill Annan (Kansas State) Ashley Davis (TCU) Rebecca Kates-Taylor (Mississippi State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016* 2:00 pm		Southwestern Oklahoma State	W 97–42		Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, OK
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 am		Arkansas State	W 76–34	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,124) Stillwater, OK
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm		Tennessee State	W 86–48	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,983) Stillwater, OK
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 66–58	3–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,752) Stillwater, OK
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	W 79–72 OT	4–0	Beasley Coliseum (542) Pullman, WA
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		Northern Iowa	W 81–57	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,153) Stillwater, OK
11/26/2016* 1:00 pm		Rice	W 65–51	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,057) Stillwater, OK
12/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 71–51	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,497) Stillwater, OK
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm		Texas–Rio Grande Valley	W 86–53	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,749) Stillwater, OK
12/19/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Santa Clara Play4Kay Shootout quarterfinals	W 67–53	9–0	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/20/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. Long Beach State Play4Kay Shootout semifinals	W 63–57	10–0	T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
12/21/2016* 10:00 pm		vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout championship	L 54–73	10–1	T-Mobile Arena (1,233) Paradise, NV
Conference regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 pm		Iowa State	W 71–59	11–1 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,759) Stillwater, OK
01/01/2017 2:00 pm		at Texas Tech	L 65–70	11–2 (1–1)	United Supermarkets Arena (4,146) Lubbock, TX
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, FSSW+		at TCU	W 82–67	12–2 (2–1)	Schollmaier Arena (1,628) Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		No. 2 Baylor	L 50–86	12–3 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,612) Stillwater, OK
01/10/2017 7:00 pm, LHN		at No. 16 Texas	L 35–66	12–4 (2–3)	Frank Erwin Center (2,624) Austin, TX
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, FSOK		No. 25 Kansas State	L 43–63	12–5 (2–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,957) Stillwater, OK
01/22/2017 2:00 pm		at No. 20 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 62–68	12–6 (2–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (6,543) Norman, OK
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, FSSW+		Kansas	W 74–70	13–6 (3–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,865) Stillwater, OK
01/28/2017 3:00 pm, FSN		at No. 25 Kansas State	L 69–74	13–7 (3–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (6,000) Manhattan, TX
02/01/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK		No. 12 Texas	L 71–85	13–8 (3–7)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,846) Stillwater, OK
02/04/2017 12:00 pm, FSN		No. 18 Oklahoma Bedlam Series	L 60–66	13–9 (3–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (3,074) Stillwater, OK
02/08/2017 7:00 pm		at Kansas	L 49–67	13–10 (3–9)	Allen Fieldhouse (2,376) Lawrence, KS
02/11/2017 5:30 pm		at West Virginia	L 53–79	13–11 (3–10)	WVU Coliseum (4,024) Morgantown, WV
02/15/2017 6:00 pm, FSOK		TCU	W 88–70	14–11 (4–10)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,906) Stillwater, OK
02/18/2017 5:00 pm, FSSW+		at No. 4 Baylor	L 67–89	14–12 (4–11)	Ferrell Center (6,477) Waco, TX
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, FSOK		Texas Tech	W 75–62	15–12 (5–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,783) Stillwater, OK
02/25/2017 5:00 pm		West Virginia	W 67–63	16–12 (6–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,884) Stillwater, OK
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		at Iowa State	L 48–61	16–13 (6–12)	Hilton Coliseum (10,334) Ames, IA
Big 12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 8:30 pm, FCS		vs. Kansas First Round	W 79–75	17–13	Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,267) Oklahoma City, OK
03/04/2017 7:00 pm, FSN		vs. No. 12 Texas Quarterfinals	L 60–71	17–14	Chesapeake Energy Arena  Oklahoma City, OK
WNIT
03/16/2017* 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian First Round	L 56–66	17–15	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,423) Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR

Legend

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

See also

2016–17 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team