2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	5–24 (3–15 C-USA)
Head coach	Tiara Malcom (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Keunta Miles LaSondra Barrett Joe Silvestri
Home arena	FIU Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
WKU †	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Middle Tennessee	15	–	3		.833			23	–	11		.676
Southern Miss	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Charlotte	12	–	6		.667			21	–	10		.677
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Old Dominion	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
UTSA	10	–	8		.556			14	–	17		.452
Rice	8	–	10		.444			22	–	13		.629
UAB	8	–	10		.444			15	–	15		.500
North Texas	8	–	10		.444			12	–	19		.387
Marshall	5	–	13		.278			13	–	17		.433
UTEP	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
FIU	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18		.000			4	–	25		.138
† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 26, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Elizabeth Toye (I)   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lindblom Academy Wisconsin Chicago, IL G 1 Kiandre'a Pound 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Sebastian River HS Vero Beach, FL G 2 Jade Cheek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Dr. Phillips HS Orlando, FL G 3 Tianah Alvarado 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lakewood HS Gulf Coast State College St. Petersburg, FL G 5 Kayla Rogers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jean Ribault Jacksonville, FL G/F 12 Sydney Fields 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Parkview Conyers, GA G 13 Janka Hegedus 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Eotvos Jozsef HS Budapest, Hungary G 15 Kristian Hudson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Clay-Chalkville HS Birmingham, AL G 20 Aajah Hawkins 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH G 21 Alexis Gordon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Covenant Christian Palm Bay, FL G 23 Nikolina Todorovic 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Gymnasium Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina G 25 Amari Hawkins 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Pickerington Central HS Pickerington, OH G 32 Soraya Page 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College Diablo Valley College Queensland, Australia	Head coach Tiara Malcom (Delaware) Assistant coach(es) Keunta Miles (North Florida) LaSondra Barrett (LSU) Joe Silvestri (Central Florida) 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
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:00 pm		UCF	L 52–69	0–1	FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 42–89	0–2	Alico Arena (1,679) Fort Myers, FL
11/22/2016* 7:00 pm		Georgetown	L 53–66	0–3	FIU Arena (436) Miami, FL
11/25/2016* 12:00 pm		Weber State FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals	L 61–64 ^OT	0–4	FIU Arena (331) Miami, FL
11/27/2016* 2:00 pm		Robert Morris FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game	W 59–57	1–4	FIU Arena (344) Miami, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		at South Florida	L 41–91	1–5	USF Sun Dome (1,812) Tampa, FL
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm		Jacksonville	L 56–71	1–6	FIU Arena (406) Miami, FL
12/16/2016* 7:00 pm		No. 13 Miami (FL)	L 49–69	1–7	FIU Arena (470) Miami, FL
12/21/2016* 12:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 62–70	1–8	FIU Arena (252) Miami, FL
12/27/2016* 12:00 pm		Massachusetts FIU Holiday Tournament	W 58–57	2–8	FIU Arena  Miami, FL
12/28/2016* 2:00 pm		George Mason FIU Holiday Tournament	L 51–67	2–9	FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL
Conference USA regular season
12/30/2016 6:00 pm		at Marshall	L 52–70	2–10 (0–1)	Cam Henderson Center (604) Huntington, WV
01/01/2017 3:00 pm		at WKU	L 38–90	2–11 (0–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033) Bowling Green, KY
01/07/2017 2:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 74–65	3–11 (1–2)	FIU Arena (309) Miami, FL
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		UTEP	W 88–87 ^3OT	4–11 (2–2)	FIU Arena (395) Miami, FL
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		UTSA	L 61–70	4–12 (2–3)	FIU Arena (408) Miami, FL
01/19/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3		at Middle Tennessee	L 69–87	4–13 (2–4)	Murphy Center (3,017) Murfreesboro, TN
01/21/2017 3:00 pm		at UAB	L 68–82	4–14 (2–5)	Bartow Arena (629) Birmingham, AL
01/26/2017 7:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 65–60	5–14 (3–5)	FAU Arena (519) Boca Raton, FL
02/02/2017 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 64–86	5–15 (3–6)	FIU Arena (338) Miami, FL
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		Charlotte	L 54–101	5–16 (3–7)	FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL
02/09/2017 8:00 pm		at Rice	L 55–74	5–17 (3–8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (312) Houston, TX
02/11/2017 4:00 pm		at North Texas	L 49–69	5–18 (3–9)	The Super Pit (953) Denton, TX
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	L 37–75	5–19 (3–10)	FIU Arena (382) Miami, FL
02/18/2017 2:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	L 63–76	5–20 (3–11)	FIU Arena (328) Miami, FL
02/23/2017 8:00 pm		at UTSA	L 55–69	5–21 (3–12)	Convocation Center (655) San Antonio, TX
02/25/2017 4:00 pm		at UTEP	L 47–88	5–22 (3–13)	Don Haskins Center (1,532) El Paso, TX
03/02/2017 7:00 pm		Middle Tennessee	L 53–88	5–23 (3–14)	FIU Arena (303) Miami, FL
03/04/2017 2:00 pm		UAB	L 52–61	5–24 (3–15)	FIU Arena (820) Miami, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2016–17 FIU Panthers men's basketball team

References

1. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule".