2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team
{{short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Women's Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=USC Upstate Spartans
|image=USC Upstate Spartans logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Atlantic Sun Conference
|division=
|short_conf= A-Sun
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=9–21
|conf_record=2–12
|head_coach= Tammy George
|hc_year = 12th
|asst_coach1=Jason Rasnake
|asst_coach2=Johnette Walker
|asst_coach3=Tobias Pinson
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=G. B. Hodge Center
|champion=
|bowl =
|bowl_result =
}}
{{2016–17 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings}}
The 2016–17 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by twelfth year head coach Tammy George, played their games at G. B. Hodge Center and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 2–12 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Stetson.
Media
All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website.
Roster
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South Georgia Tech College}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Breanna|last=Jefferson|link=n|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=FR|rs=|home=Lynchburg, VA|high_school=Virginia Episcopal School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Rylie|last=Parkhurst|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=FR|rs=|home=Miamisburg, OH|high_school=Miamisburg HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Raven|last=Jefferson|link=n|num=13|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=SR|rs=|home=Lynchburg, VA|high_school=Liberty Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Vanessa|last=Agrusa|link=n|num=14|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Franklin, NC|high_school=Franklin HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Coco|last=Ritter|link=n|num=15|pos=C|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Orangeburg, SC|high_school=Orangeburg-Wilkerson HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Bailey|last=Wensler|link=n|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=SO|rs=|home=Stillwater, OK|high_school=Perkins-Tryon HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Riley|last=Popplewell|link=n|num=21|pos=C|ft=5|in=11|class=FR|rs=|home=Union Mills, IN|high_school=South Central HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=DeNisha|last=Swain|link=n|num=23|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SO|rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=Potter's House Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=A'Lexxus|last=Davis|link=n|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=Potter's House Christian Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Morgan|last=Williams|link=n|num=30|pos=C|ft=5|in=9|class=SO|rs=y|home=Irmo, SC|high_school=Dutch Fork HS
Coker College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Victoria|last=Hadler|link=n|num=35|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|class=SO|rs=|home=Deerfield Beach, FL|high_school=Deerfield HS}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tammy George ({{college|Charlotte}})
|asst_coach=
- Jason Rasnake ({{college|NC State}})
- Johnette Walker ({{college|Radford}})
- Tobias Pinson ({{college|Winthrop}})
|roster_url=http://upstatespartans.com/sports/w-baskbl/2016-17/roster
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule
{{cite web |url=https://upstatespartans.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2016-17 |title=2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule |website=UpstateSpartans.com |publisher=University of South Carolina Upstate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425142400/https://upstatespartans.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2016-17 |archive-date=2022-04-25}}
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes |attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 8:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Converse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 615
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 93–35
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Presbyterian
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Templeton Center
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 212
| tv =
| score = 55–48
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename =
| attend = 5,611
| tv =
| score = 41–71
| overtime =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/20/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = State Farm Center
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,133
| tv =
| score = 57–77
| overtime =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 201
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 46–49
| overtime =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/23/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Warren Wilson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 210
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 91–53
| overtime =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 228
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 53–57
| overtime =
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Furman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Timmons Arena
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 207
| tv =
| score = 37–57
| overtime =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2016
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bob Jones
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 201
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 92–50
| overtime =
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/2016
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank = 13
| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum
| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV
| gamename =
| attend = 1,435
| tv =
| score = 33–91
| overtime =
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 107
| tv =
| score = 73–67
| overtime = OT
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Campbell
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 235
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 41–56
| overtime =
| record = 5–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/2016
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 356
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 59–70
| overtime =
| record = 5–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 271
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–63
| overtime =
| record = 6–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2017
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Carolina Central
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename =
| attend = 277
| tv =
| score = 68–58
| overtime =
| record = 7–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Atlantic Sun regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 237
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 75–58
| overtime =
| record = 8–8 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 325
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 47–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–9 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/16/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 317
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–78
| overtime =
| record = 8–10 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/21/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 588
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–80
| overtime =
| record = 8–11 (1–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/23/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alico Arena
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 1,821
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 43–93
| overtime =
| record = 8–12 (1–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/28/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 289
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 71–79
| overtime = OT
| record = 8–13 (1–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/02/2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lipscomb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| gamename =
| attend = 592
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–84
| overtime =
| record = 8–14 (1–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = KSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA
| gamename =
| attend = 723
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 67–74
| overtime =
| record = 8–15 (1–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/08/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lipscomb
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 402
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 89–75
| overtime =
| record = 9–15 (2–7)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Florida
| opprank =
| site_stadium = UNF Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 336
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–77
| overtime = 3OT
| record = 9–16 (2–8)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/13/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Jacksonville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename =
| attend = 301
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 46–59
| overtime =
| record = 9–17 (2–9)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2017
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 418
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 50–80
| overtime =
| record = 9–18 (2–10)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/20/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = G. B. Hodge Center
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| gamename =
| attend = 328
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–77
| overtime =
| record = 9–19 (2–11)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/25/2017
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = NJIT
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Fleisher Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| gamename =
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 66–70
| overtime =
| record = 9–20 (2–12)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#085435; color:#ffffff;"| Atlantic Sun Women's Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/03/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 8
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Edmunds Center
| site_cityst = DeLand, FL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 640
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 49–70
| overtime =
| record = 9–21
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 USC Upstate Spartans women's basketball team}}