2016–17 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Texas State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Zenarae Antoine, played their home games at Strahan Coliseum and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–7 in Sun Belt play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette. They were invited to the WBI where they lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

2016–17 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball
WBI, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	16–14 (11–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Zenarae Antoine (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Chandra Dorsey Addie Lees Rodney Hill
Home arena	Strahan Coliseum

2016–17 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Little Rock	17	–	1		.944			25	–	8		.758
UT Arlington	14	–	4		.778			22	–	8		.733
Troy †	12	–	6		.667			22	–	10		.688
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Texas State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
Georgia Southern	9	–	9		.500			13	–	17		.433
Coastal Carolina	8	–	10		.444			13	–	16		.448
Georgia State	8	–	10		.444			12	–	18		.400
Appalachian State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
South Alabama	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Arkansas State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	15		.167			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 15, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Texas State Bobcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Toshua Leavitt 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Nixa HS Nixa, MO G 12 Kiani Lurry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Nova HS Miami, FL F 13 Zandra Emanuel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr C.E. King HS Coastal Bend College Houston, TX G 14 McKinley Bostad 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Kennedale HS Kennedale, TX G/F 15 Ericka May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Allen HS Allen, TX F 22 Ti'Aira Pitts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cedar Ridge HS Austin, TX G 23 Taeler Deer 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Channelview HS Houston, TX G 24 Brooke Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westlake HS Austin, TX F 25 Whitney Apari 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Frisco Lone Star HS Frisco, TX G 32 Kaitlin Walla 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Georgetown HS Georgetown, TX G 33 Bailey Holle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Westlake HS Austin, TX G 35 Erin Peoples 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Parkview HS Little Rock, AR F 40 Amber Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Ben Davis HS Florida State College at Jacksonville Indianapolis, IN F 55 De'Jionae Calloway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lee's Summit West HS Lee's Summit, MO	Head coach Zenarae Antoine (Colorado State) Assistant coach(es) Chandra Dorsey (Mississippi) Addie Lees (Arkansas–Monticello) Rodney Hill (Texas A&M) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 1, 2016* 11:30 a.m.		at SMU	L 56–64	0–1	Moody Coliseum (2,617) Dallas, TX
November 5, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Incarnate Word	W 67–50	1–1	Strahan Coliseum (1,267) San Marcos, TX
November 8, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 57–50	2–1	Strahan Coliseum (1,175) San Marcos, TX
November 20, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		Texas Southern	L 53–66	2–2	Strahan Coliseum (1,065) San Marcos, TX
November 23, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		at Houston	W 61–56	3–2	Hofheinz Pavilion (645) Houston, TX
December 1, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		at UTSA I-35 Rivalry	L 47–72	3–3	Convocation Center (345) San Antonio, TX
December 6, 2016* 7:00 p.m., FSSW+		at No. 3 Baylor	L 24–90	3–4	Ferrell Center (5,362) Waco, TX
December 10, 2016* 2:00 p.m.		St. Edward's	L 51–65	3–5	Strahan Coliseum (2,117) San Marcos, TX
December 16, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		at Prairie View A&M	L 60–64	3–6	William Nicks Building (203) Prairie View, TX
December 19, 2016* 7:00 p.m.		Sam Houston State	W 69–46	4–6	Strahan Coliseum (1,164) San Marcos, TX
December 22, 2016* 5:00 p.m.		at North Texas	W 59–58	5–6	The Super Pit (725) Denton, TX
Sun Belt regular season
December 29, 2016 7:00 p.m.		Coastal Carolina	W 83–62	6–6 (1–0)	Strahan Coliseum (1,119) San Marcos, TX
12/31, 2016 2:00 p.m.		Appalachian State	L 64–66	6–7 (1–1)	Strahan Coliseum (1,318) San Marcos, TX
January 7, 2017 2:00 p.m., SPCSN		Texas–Arlington	L 39–61	6–8 (1–2)	Strahan Coliseum (1,667) San Marcos, TX
January 12, 2017 6:00 p.m.		at Troy	L 54–65	6–9 (1–3)	Trojan Arena (634) Troy, AL
January 14, 2017 1:00 p.m.		at South Alabama	W 57–44	7–9 (2–3)	Mitchell Center (2,076) Mobile, AL
January 19, 2017 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Monroe	W 63–50	8–9 (3–3)	Strahan Coliseum (1,251) San Marcos, TX
January 21, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 62–40	9–9 (4–3)	Strahan Coliseum (2,826) San Marcos, TX
January 26, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Appalachian State	W 53–37	10–9 (5–3)	Holmes Center (286) Boone, NC
January 28, 2017 12:00 p.m.		at Coastal Carolina	L 48–64	10–10 (5–4)	HTC Center (415) Conway, SC
February 4, 2017 2:00 p.m., SPEC		at Texas–Arlington	W 75–69	11–10 (6–4)	College Park Center (1,218) Arlington, TX
February 9, 2017 12:00 p.m.		Arkansas State	W 63–43	12–10 (7–4)	Strahan Coliseum (3,042) San Marcos, TX
February 9, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Little Rock	W 64–47	13–10 (8–4)	Strahan Coliseum (2,435) San Marcos, TX
February 16, 2017 6:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Georgia State	W 62–51	14–10 (9–4)	GSU Sports Arena (416) Atlanta, GA
February 18, 2017 1:00 p.m.		at Georgia Southern	L 69–71	14–11 (9–5)	Hanner Fieldhouse (702) Statesboro, GA
February 23, 2017 7:00 p.m.		South Alabama	W 55–39	15–11 (10–5)	Strahan Coliseum (1,348) San Marcos, TX
February 25, 2017 2:00 p.m.		Troy	W 74–72	16–11 (11–5)	Strahan Coliseum (3,057) San Marcos, TX
March 2, 2017 5:00 p.m.		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 43–62	16–12 (11–6)	Cajundome (427) Lafayette, LA
March 4, 2017 12:00 p.m.		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 59–61	16–13 (11–7)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,843) Monroe, LA
Sun Belt women's tournament
March 9, 2017 1:30 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals	L 64–66	16–14	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, LA
WBI
March 16, 2017* 7:00 p.m.		Eastern Washington First round	L 62–66 OT	16–15	Strahan Coliseum (1,255) San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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See also

• 2016–17 Texas State Bobcats men's basketball team