2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by third year head coach Jimmy Dykes, play their games at Bud Walton Arena and are members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 2–14 in SEC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Florida.

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
Nugget Classic Champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–17 (2–14 SEC)
Head coach	Jimmy Dykes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chenel Harris Tari Cummings Tommy Deffebaugh
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 South Carolina†	14	–	2		.875			33	–	4		.892
No. 7 Mississippi State	13	–	3		.813			34	–	5		.872
No. 18 Kentucky	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
No. 25 Missouri	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Tennessee	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
Texas A&M	9	–	7		.563			22	–	12		.647
LSU	8	–	8		.500			20	–	12		.625
Auburn	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Georgia	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Ole Miss	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Alabama	5	–	11		.313			22	–	14		.611
Florida	5	–	11		.313			15	–	16		.484
Vanderbilt	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
Arkansas	2	–	14		.125			13	–	17		.433
† 2017 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On March 3, Jimmy Dykes resigned as head coach. He finished at Arkansas with a 3-year record of 43–49.

Roster

2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 00 Jessica Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR G/F 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Muskogee HS Muskogee, OK G 3 Malica Monk 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So North Little Rock HS North Little Rock, AR G/F 4 Keiryn Swenson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Maize HS Wichita, KS F/C 10 Kiara Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Little Rock Central HS Little Rock, AR G 14 Jailyn Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr William Mason HS Mason, OH G 15 Kelsey Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Olathe Northwest HS Lenexa, KS F 20 Sydney Stout 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Bixby HS Bixby, OK G 21 Devin Cosper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Field Kindley HS Coffeyville CC Coffeyville, KS G/F 22 Bailey Zimmerman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Wonderview HS Hattieville, KS C 35 Alecia Cooley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Township HS State Fair CC Evanston, IL C 42 Yasmeen Ratliff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr St. Francis Day HS Alpharetta, GA	Head coach Jimmy Dykes (Arkansas) Assistant coach(es) Chenel Harris (Kent State) Tari Cummings (Oklahoma State) Tommy Deffebaugh (Drury) 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
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm		Oklahoma Baptist	W 79–32		Bud Walton Arena (1,238) Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 10:30 am		Sam Houston State	W 71–39	1–0	Bud Walton Arena (4,330) Fayetteville, AR
11/13/2016* 2:00 pm		Louisiana–Monroe	W 92–46	2–0	Bud Walton Arena (3,156) Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm		South Dakota	W 70–67	3–0	Bud Walton Arena (1,054) Fayetteville, AR
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Stetson	W 79–62	4–0	Bud Walton Arena (1,179) Fayetteville, AR
11/25/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. Memphis Nugget Classic semifinals	W 91–61	5–0	Lawlor Events Center (1,662) Reno, NV
11/26/2016* 6:30 pm		vs. Navy Nugget Classic championship	W 70–67	6–0	Lawlor Events Center (838) Reno, NV
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, CST		at Tulsa	W 57–50	7–0	Reynolds Center (514) Tulsa, OK
12/03/2016* 3:00 pm, SECN		Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge	W 66–60	8–0	Bud Walton Arena (1,370) Fayetteville, AR
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm		Butler	W 68–50	9–0	Bud Walton Arena (1,017) Fayetteville, AR
12/11/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 62–64	9–1	JQH Arena (3,094) Springfield, MO
12/18/2016* 2:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 65–36	10–1	Bud Walton Arena (1,025) Fayetteville, AR
12/21/2016* 1:00 pm		Oral Roberts	L 60–70	10–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,721) Fayetteville, AR
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 101–40	11–2	Bud Walton Arena (1,361) Fayetteville, AR
SEC regular season
01/01/2017 4:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	L 64–73	11–3 (0–1)	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,280) Oxford, MS
01/05/2017 7:00 pm		No. 4 Mississippi State	L 51–59	11–4 (0–2)	Bud Walton Arena (1,233) Fayetteville, AR
01/08/2017 2:00 pm		LSU	L 52–53	11–5 (0–3)	Bud Walton Arena (2,005) Fayetteville, AR
01/12/2017 7:00 pm		at Texas A&M	L 65–90	11–6 (0–4)	Reed Arena (3,796) College Station, TX
01/15/2017 4:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama	W 68–50	12–6 (1–4)	Coleman Coliseum (2,667) Tuscaloosa, AL
01/19/2017 7:00 pm		Vanderbilt	W 59–56	13–6 (2–4)	Bud Walton Arena (1,302) Fayetteville, AR
01/23/2017 6:00 pm, SECN		Missouri	L 46–60	13–7 (2–5)	Bud Walton Arena (1,250) Fayetteville, AR
01/29/2017 1:00 pm, SECN		at LSU	L 46–53	13–8 (2–6)	Maravich Center (2,182) Baton Rouge, LA
02/02/2017 8:00 pm		Georgia	L 66–69	13–9 (2–7)	Bud Walton Arena (1,603) Fayetteville, AR
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 4 South Carolina	L 49–79	13–10 (2–8)	Bud Walton Arena (1,650) Fayetteville, AR
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		at Florida	L 53–57	13–11 (2–9)	O'Connell Center (1,441) Gainesville, FL
02/12/2017 5:00 pm, SECN		at Missouri	L 56–67	13–12 (2–10)	Mizzou Arena (5,163) Columbia, MO
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		Kentucky	L 62–69	13–13 (2–11)	Bud Walton Arena (1,142) Fayetteville, AR
02/19/2017 2:00 pm, SECN		at Tennessee	L 46–59	13–14 (2–12)	Thompson–Boling Arena (10,613) Knoxville, TN
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		at Vanderbilt	L 64–66	13–15 (2–13)	Memorial Gymnasium (2,450) Nashville, TN
02/26/2017 2:00 pm, SECN		Auburn	L 64–70	13–16 (2–14)	Bud Walton Arena (1,224) Fayetteville, AR
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017 12:00 pm, SECN	(14)	vs. (11) Florida First Round	L 61–71	13–17	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507) Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Polls. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team