2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Jonathan Tsipis, played their home games at the Kohl Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 3–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way for 11th place. They defeated Rutgers in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan State.

2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–22 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jonathan Tsipis (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Sasha Palmer Craig Carter Myia McCurdy
Home arena	Kohl Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Maryland^†	15	–	1		.938			32	–	3		.914
No. 11 Ohio State*	15	–	1		.938			28	–	7		.800
Michigan	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
Indiana	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Purdue	10	–	6		.625			23	–	13		.639
Michigan State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Penn State	9	–	7		.563			21	–	11		.656
Northwestern	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
Iowa	8	–	8		.500			20	–	14		.588
Minnesota	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Illinois	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Wisconsin	3	–	13		.188			9	–	22		.290
Nebraska	3	–	13		.188			7	–	22		.241
Rutgers	3	–	13		.188			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Suzanne Gilreath 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Fridley Brooklyn Park, MN G 4 Ashley Kelsick 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Highland Boston College Palmdale, CA G 5 Roichelle Marble 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS So East Des Moines, IA G 10 Kendra Van Leeuwen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. John's College Brantford, ON F 11 Marsha Howard 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Crete Monee Chicago, IL F 14 Abby Laszewski 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Avon Hartford, CT G 15 Lexy Richardson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Verona Area Verona, WI G 20 Taylor Kuhn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Medford Area Medford, WI G 23 Cayla McMorris 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN F/C 24 Malayna Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Montini Catholic Bellwood, IL G 30 Gabby Gregory 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr MacArthur Irving, TX F 33 Courtney Fredrickson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Minnetonka Excelsior, MN F/C 35 Kendall Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Barbers Hill Vanderbilt Mont Belvieu, TX F 40 Avyanna Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Rufus King Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI F 43 Grace Mueller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Verona Area Verona, WI	Head coach Jonathan Tsipis (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Sasha Palmer (Northern Michigan) Craig Carter (Rutgers) Myia McCurdy (Rutgers) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 4:00 pm		Winona State	W 78–71		Kohl Center (3,240) Madison, WI
11/08/2016* 7:00 pm		UW–Stout	W 103–45		Kohl Center (2,928) Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:30 pm		at Charlotte	L 48–63	0–1	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,866) Charlotte, NC
11/13/2016* 4:00 pm		Saint Francis (PA)	L 100–103	0–2	Kohl Center (3,013) Madison, WI
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Dayton	L 64–83	0–3	Kohl Center (2,944) Madison, WI
11/20/2016* 2:00 pm		Butler	W 60–55	1–3	Kohl Center (3,458) Madison, WI
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Milwaukee	L 63–80	1–4	Klotsche Center (1,183) Milwaukee, WI
11/26/2016* 4:30 pm		vs. Ole Miss Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals	L 44–69	1–5	Cox Pavilion (931) Paradise, NV
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		vs. Tennessee State Lady Rebel Round-Up 3rd place game	W 80–70	2–5	Cox Pavilion  Paradise, NV
12/01/2016* 7:00 pm		North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 59–72	2–6	Kohl Center (2,972) Madison, WI
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Illinois State	W 64–46	3–6	Redbird Arena (1,209) Normal, IL
12/06/2016* 7:00 pm		Idaho State	L 35–42	3–7	Kohl Center (2,852) Madison, WI
12/08/2016* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 103–61	4–7	Kohl Center (2,916) Madison, WI
12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, BTN		Marquette	L 75–81	4–8	Kohl Center (4,974) Madison, WI
12/18/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 54–53	5–8	Kress Events Center (3,443) Green Bay, WI
Big Ten regular season
01/01/2017 2:00 pm		Michigan	L 56–73	5–9 (0–1)	Kohl Center (4,361) Madison, WI
01/04/2017 6:00 pm		at Rutgers	L 52–68	5–10 (0–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,496) Piscataway, NJ
01/07/2017 5:00 pm		at Minnesota	L 60–88	5–11 (0–3)	Williams Arena (4,471) Minneapolis, MN
01/11/2017 7:00 pm		Purdue	L 57–79	5–12 (0–4)	Kohl Center (3,437) Madison, WI
01/16/2017 6:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	L 46–76	5–13 (0–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (2,616) University Park, PA
01/19/2017 6:00 pm		at No. 16 Ohio State	L 61–70	5–14 (0–6)	Value City Arena (4,466) Columbus, OH
01/25/2017 7:00 pm		Michigan State	L 57–81	5–15 (0–7)	Kohl Center (3,085) Madison, WI
01/29/2017 2:00 pm		Indiana	L 54–78	5–16 (0–8)	Kohl Center (4,430) Madison, WI
02/01/2017 7:00 pm		at Northwestern	L 43–63	5–17 (0–9)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (924) Evanston, IL
02/04/2017 1:00 pm, BTN		No. 14 Ohio State	L 68-96	5–18 (0–10)	Kohl Center (4,454) Madison, WI
02/09/2017 7:00 pm		Nebraska	W 82–56	6–18 (1–10)	Kohl Center (4,073) Madison, WI
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, BTN		at No. 21 Michigan	L 66–75	6–19 (1–11)	Crisler Center (3,545) Ann Arbor, MI
02/15/2017 6:00 pm		at No. 2 Maryland	L 40–89	6–20 (1–12)	Xfinity Center (5,302) College Park, MD
02/18/2017 11:00 am, BTN		Rutgers	W 53–41	7–20 (2–12)	Kohl Center (6,680) Madison, WI
02/22/2017 7:00 pm		Illinois	W 59–55	8–20 (3–12)	Kohl Center (3,255) Madison, WI
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 60–71	8–21 (3–13)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (5,603) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01/2017 3:00 pm, BTN	(11)	vs. (14) Rutgers First Round	W 61–55	9–21	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,830) Indianapolis, IN
03/02/2017 8:00 pm, BTN	(11)	vs. (6) Michigan State Second Round	L 63–70	9–22	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,431) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

See also

• 2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

References

1. "2016–17 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball Schedule". UW Badgers.