2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by second year head coach Kip Drown, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–9 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to Arkansas State.

2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record13–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Jackson
  • Alex Stewart
  • Toby Wagoner
  • Taylor Fox
Home arenaHanner Fieldhouse
Seasons
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

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2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alexis Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Morgan County HS Madison, GA
G 1 Bri Reece 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Liberty County HS Hinesville, GA
G 2 Trellanie English-Lurry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Nova HS Miami, FL
G 4 Jakayvea Akins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Effingham County HS Clyo, GA
G/F 5 Alexis Foulks 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Columbia HS Columbia, SC
G/F 11 Angel McGowan 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr J. L. Mann HS Greenville, SC
G/F 13 Nakol Franks 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Wren HS Greenville, SC
G 15 Amira Atwater 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA
G 23 Alexis Sams 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Sr Lake Brantley HS Orlando, FL
G/F 24 Rhein Beamon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Stephenson HS Stone Mountain, GA
F/C 25 Sierra Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Norcross HS Norcross, GA
F 32 Hailey Dias-Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Southeast Guilford HS Greensboro, NC
F 33 Victoria Stavropoulos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carl Sandburg HS Orland Park, IL
F/C 35 Patrice Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Norcross HS
Furman
Norcross, GA
F 44 Jessica Marcus 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Berry Academy Charlotte, NC
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
11/01/2016*
7:00 pm
Coastal Georgia W 96–44 
Hanner Fieldhouse (197)
Statesboro, GA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 65–50  1–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (315)
Statesboro, GA
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm
Thomas (GA) W 106–43  2–0
Hanner Fieldhouse (224)
Statesboro, GA
11/16/2016*
6:00 pm
at Clemson L 47–58  2–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (368)
Clemson, SC
11/20/2016*
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State L 55–67  2–2
Pete Mathews Coliseum (381)
Jacksonville, AL
11/22/2016*
8:00 pm
at Alabama L 48–66  2–3
Coleman Coliseum (933)
Tuscaloosa, AL
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm
at IUPUI L 57–83  2–4
The Jungle (302)
Indianapolis, IN
11/29/2016*
11:00 am
Mercer L 56–77  2–5
Hanner Fieldhouse (772)
Statesboro, GA
12/01/2016*
6:00 pm
at Savannah State W 50–45  3–5
Tiger Arena (2,602)
Savannah, GA
12/12/2016*
7:00 pm
at Charleston Southern L 54–55  3–6
CSU Field House (105)
Charleston, SC
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
Central Florida L 54–74  3–7
Hanner Fieldhouse (141)
Statesboro, GA
12/22/2016*
1:30 pm
South Carolina State W 74–58  4–7
Hanner Fieldhouse (152)
Statesboro, GA
Sun Belt regular season
12/31/2016
10:00 am
Georgia State
Rivalry
L 54–58  4–8
(0–1)
Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356)
Statesboro, GA
01/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Alabama L 46–55  4–9
(0–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse 
Statesboro, GA
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Troy L 86–89  4–10
(0–3)
Hanner Fieldhouse (344)
Statesboro, GA
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 65–44  5–10
(1–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (505)
Monroe, LA
01/14/2017
6:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 52–79  5–11
(1–4)
Cajundome (886)
Lafayette, LA
01/19/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Coastal Carolina W 78–70  6–11
(2–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (178)
Statesboro, GA
01/21/2017
2:00 pm
Appalachian State W 53–50  7–11
(3–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (355)
Statesboro, GA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Troy L 67–77  7–12
(3–5)
Trojan Arena (594)
Troy, AL
01/28/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Alabama W 53–45  8–12
(4–5)
Mitchell Center (2,439)
Mobile, AL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette W 63–60  9–12
(5–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (408)
Statesboro, GA
02/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Louisiana–Monroe W 76–65  10–12
(6–5)
Hanner Fieldhouse (491)
Statesboro, GA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Appalachian State L 48–73  10–13
(6–6)
Holmes Center (175)
Boone, NC
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at Coastal Carolina W 65–62  11–13
(7–6)
HTC Center (400)
Conway, SC
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 60–69  11–14
(7–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (268)
Statesboro, GA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
Appalachian State W 71–69  12–14
(8–7)
Hanner Fieldhouse (702)
Statesboro, GA
02/23/2017
7:30 pm
at Little Rock L 41–57  12–15
(8–8)
Jack Stephens Center (1,129)
Little Rock, AR
02/25/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Arkansas State W 84–76  13–15
(9–8)
Convocation Center (718)
Jonesboro, AR
03/04/2016
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Georgia State
Rivalry
L 62–63  13–16
(9–9)
GSU Sports Arena (762)
Atlanta, GA
Sun Belt Women's Tournament
03/07/2017
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) Arkansas State
First round
L 50–61  13–17
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".
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