2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to California.

2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–16 (5–13 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oregon State 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 6 Stanford 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
No. 12 Washington 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 15 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Arizona State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Oregon 8 10   .444 23 14   .622
California 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 20   .444
Colorado 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Utah 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
Arizona 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

On March 3, Cynthia Cooper-Duke resigned.[1] She finished at USC with a four-year record of 70–57.

Roster

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2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jordan Adams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Mater Dei HS Irvine, CA
G 3 Minyon Moore 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Salesian HS Rodeo, CA
C 4 Ivana Jakubcova 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Kentucky Bratislava, Slovakia
F 5 Ja'Tavia Tapley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr University Christian HS Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Courtney Jaco 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Windward School Compton, CA
F 13 Marguerite Effa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Fairfax Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Sadie Edwards 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Blair Academy
Connecticut
Meriden, CT
G 21 Aliyah Mazyck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Myers Park HS Charlotte, NC
G 22 Valerie Higgins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Chaminade College Prep Granada Hills, CA
F 23 Asiah Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Woodmont HS Piedmont, SC
F 25 Alexis Lloyd 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Whitney Young HS
Virginia Tech
Chicago, IL
G 30 Candela Abejon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Univ. de Ovideo Asturias, Spain
F 32 Dani Milisic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Blacktown Girls HS Sydney, Australia
F 35 Kristen Simon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Windward School Gardena, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
6:00 pm
Cal State Los Angeles W 85–39 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
Hawaii W 76–44  1–0
Galen Center (611)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 67–49  2–0
Galen Center (427)
Los Angeles, CA
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm
at UNLV L 66–77  2–1
Thomas & Mack Center (1,301)
Paradise, NV
11/22/2016*
6:30 pm
vs. Missouri State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 89–67  3–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,032)
Anchorage, AK
11/23/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. Portland
Great Alaska Shootout championship
W 67–54  4–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,030)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2016*
4:00 pm
Long Beach State W 82–74  5–1
Galen Center (606)
Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2016*
9:00 am
at No. 25 Texas A&M W 66–62  6–1
Reed Arena (7,488)
College Station, TX
12/03/2016*
7:35 pm
at Sacramento State W 111–95  7–1
Hornets Nest (954)
Sacramento, CA
12/16/2016*
6:00 pm
Grambling State
Women of Troy Classic semifinals
W 75–64  8–1
Galen Center (717)
Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 5 Mississippi State
Women of Troy Classic championship
L 72–76  8–2
Galen Center (1,213)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 83–45  9–2
Bren Events Center (262)
Irvine, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
6:00 pm
No. 20 Colorado W 79–54  10–2 (1–0)
Galen Center (616)
Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2017
12:00 pm
Utah L 53–58  10–3 (1–1)
Galen Center (592)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Washington L 67–77  10–4 (1–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,377)
Seattle, WA
01/08/2017
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 57–74  10–5 (1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (603)
Pullman, WA
01/13/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
Oregon L 53–59  10–6 (1–4)
Galen Center (954)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon State L 60–74  10–7 (1–5)
Galen Center (1,476)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry
L 59–74  10–8 (1–6)
Galen Center (949)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 UCLA
Rivalry
L 67–71  10–9 (1–7)
Pauley Pavilion (4,415)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
7:00 pm
Arizona W 58–54  11–9 (2–7)
Galen Center (667)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Arizona State W 65–50  12–9 (3–7)
Galen Center (2,589)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 Stanford L 42–58  12–10 (3–8)
Maples Pavilion (4,490)
Stanford, CA
02/05/2017
10:30 am
at California L 56–63  12–11 (3–9)
Haas Pavilion (3,052)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 9 Oregon State W 70–50  13–11 (4–9)
Gill Coliseum (4,286)
Corvallis, OR
02/12/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at Oregon L 50–73  13–12 (4–10)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,750)
Eugene, OR
02/17/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 80–64  14–12 (5–10)
Galen Center (910)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Washington L 74–87  14–13 (5–11)
Galen Center (1,513)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2017
7:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–69  14–14 (5–12)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,248)
Tempe, AZ
02/26/2017
1:00 pm
at Arizona L 62–67  14–15 (5–13)
McKale Center (1,640)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 women's tournament
03/02/2017
11:30 am, P12N
(9) vs. (8) California
First Round
L 58–71  14–16
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 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
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received votes

See also

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Notes

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  • March 3, 2017 – Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns after four years as head coach.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns as USC women's basketball coach". ESPN.com. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016-17 USC Women's Basketball Schedule". USCTrojans.com. University of Southern California. Archived from the original on May 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Cynthia Cooper-Dyke resigns as USC women's basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2024.