2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	3–4 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Bollant (5th year)
Assistant coach	LaKale Malone
Assistant coach	Tianna Kirkland
Assistant coach	Jody Martinez
Home arena	State Farm Center

2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Maryland	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
Michigan	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
#9 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Indiana	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Purdue	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team will represent University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by fifth year head coach Matt Bollant, play their home games at the State Farm Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Beasley, BrandiBrandi Beasley	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Ridgeway	Memphis, TN
1.5 !G	5	Rice, CierraCierra Rice	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Grosse Point South	Grosse Pointe, MI
3.5 !F	11	Kinslow, CydneeCydnee Kinslow	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Freedom Pepperdine	Oakley, CA
1.5 !G	12	McConnell, AshleyAshley McConnell	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Fremd	Palatine, IL
1.5 !G	13	Holešínská, PecaPeca Holešínská	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	1.0 !Fr	Sportovni Ludvika Danka	Vracov, Czech Republic
3.5 !F	20	Overcash, SarahSarah Overcash	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. John's College	Chevy Chase, MD
1.5 !G	23	Kirkpatrick, JaelyneJaelyne Kirkpatrick	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	St. Ignatius of Loyola	Oakville, ON
1.5 !G	25	Cattenhead, KennedyKennedy Cattenhead	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook, IL
1.5 !G	30	Joens, CourtneyCourtney Joens	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Iowa City	Iowa City, IA
3.5 !F	35	Wittinger, AlexAlex Wittinger	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Delano	Delano, MN
3.5 !F	50	Andrews, AliAli Andrews	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Huntley	Lake in the Hills, IL

Head coach

Matt Bollant (Winona State)

Assistant coach(es)

LaKale Malone (Indiana)
Tianna Kirkland (Bethel College)
Jody Martinez (Ferris State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 2:00 PM	Drury	L 60–66		State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 11:00 AM	Marshall	L 53–55	0–1	State Farm Center (969) Champaign, IL
11/13/2016* 12:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 70–58	1–1	State Farm Center (1,180) Champaign, IL
11/17/2016* 12:00 PM	Memphis	L 54–64	1–2	State Farm Center (2,358) Champaign, IL
11/20/2016* 12:00 PM	USC Upstate	W 77–57	2–2	State Farm Center (1,133) Champaign, IL
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Mercer	L 33–51	2–3	State Farm Center (1,051) Champaign, IL
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge	L 70–79	2–4	State Farm Center (1,243) Champaign, IL
12/02/2016* 7:00 PM	IPFW	W 56–33	3–4	State Farm Center (1,173) Champaign, IL
12/04/2016* 1:00 PM	at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016* 6:00 PM	at South Dakota			DakotaDome Vermillion, SD
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM	Wright State			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
12/19/2016* 6:00 PM	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/22/2016* 6:00 PM	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016 3:00 PM, BTN	Iowa			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
01/01/2017 2:00 PM	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
01/07/2017 3:00 PM, BTN	Rutgers			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
01/11/2017 7:00 PM	at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
01/15/2017 2:00 PM	Nebraska			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
01/18/2017 7:00 PM	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
01/22/2017 4:00 PM	at Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
01/26/2017 7:00 PM	Maryland			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
01/29/2017 1:00 PM	at Penn State			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, MD
02/01/2017 7:00 PM	Michigan			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
02/05/2017 2:00 PM	Purdue			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
02/09/2017 6:00 PM	at Maryland			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
02/14/2017 7:00 PM	Penn State			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
02/19/2017 2:00 PM	at Northwestern			Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
02/22/2017 7:00 PM	at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
02/25/2017 BTN	Indiana			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/01–05/2017	vs.			Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.fightingillini.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball

Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

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Culture & lore	Fighting Illini Sports Network

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule

See also

References