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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–23 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Drake 18 0   1.000 28 4   .875
Northern Iowa 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Missouri State 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Wichita State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Evansville 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Indiana State 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Illinois State 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Loyola–Chicago 1 17   .056 2 28   .067
2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Barb Smith, played their home games at Redbird Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 in MVC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley women's tournament, where they lost to Northern Iowa.

On March 13, the school fired Barb Smith. She finish at Illinois State with 4 year record of 28–93.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Zakiya Beckles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Middlesex Middlesex, NJ
G 2 Deja Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Plant Tampa, FL
G 5 Brechelle Beachum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mexia
Western Texas College
Mexia, TX
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Whitney Young Chicago, IL
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Hopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 25 Hannah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr West Ranch
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
G 30 Amaria Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Colerain Cincinnati, OH
G 32 Taylor Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Lakeville North Lakeville, MN
G 33 Morgan VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Annawan Annawan, IL
F 42 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Barrington Barrington, IL
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, ESPN3
Lindenwood W 64–46 
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:00 pm
at No. 18 Arizona State L 40–76  0–1
Wells Fargo Arena (1,748)
Tempe, AZ
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
at UIC W 59–52  1–1
UIC Pavilion (402)
Chicago, IL
11/19/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 77–52  2–1
Redbird Arena (614)
Normal, IL
11/22/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Yale L 45–59  2–2
Redbird Arena (656)
Normal, IL
11/26/2016*
6:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 66–108  2–3
Convocation Center (1,308)
DeKalb, IL
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois W 60–49  3–3
Redbird Arena (509)
Normal, IL
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Wisconsin L 46–64  3–4
Redbird Arena (1,209)
Normal, IL
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 60–68  3–5
Redbird Arena (509)
Normal, IL
12/11/2016*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
George Mason L 46–72  3–6
Redbird Arena (718)
Normal, IL
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 50–80  3–7
Western Hall (573)
Macomb, IL
12/23/2016*
1:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 80–92  3–8
Vadalabene Center (442)
Macomb, IL
Missouri Valley regular season
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Bradley W 71–63  4–8 (1–0)
Redbird Arena (784)
Normal, IL
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 61–64  4–9 (1–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (307)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State L 49–63  4–10 (1–2)
Hulman Center (1,421)
Terre Haute, IN
01/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Iowa L 40–78  4–11 (1–3)
Redbird Arena (576)
Normal, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake L 36–87  4–12 (1–4)
Redbird Arena (518)
Normal, IL
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Missouri State L 60–65  4–13 (1–5)
JQH Arena (2,193)
Springfield, MO
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wichita State L 45–67  4–14 (1–6)
Charles Koch Arena (1,623)
Wichita, KS
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Evansville W 71–58  5–14 (2–6)
Redbird Arena (647)
Normal, IL
01/29/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern Illinois L 56–63  5–15 (2–7)
Redbird Arena (1,089)
Normal, IL
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Indiana State L 47–65  5–16 (2–8)
Redbird Arena (1,120)
Normal, IL
02/05/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Loyola–Chicago W 63–51  6–16 (3–8)
Redbird Arena (548)
Normal, IL
02/10/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Drake L 49–101  6–17 (3–9)
Knapp Center (2,563)
Des Moines, IA
02/12/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa L 51–82  6–18 (3–10)
McLeod Center (1,701)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State W 54–50  7–18 (4–10)
Redbird Arena (618)
Normal, IL
02/19/2017
11:30 am, ESPN3
Missouri State L 44–77  7–19 (4–11)
Redbird Arena (537)
Normal, IL
02/24/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 48–57  7–20 (4–12)
SIU Arena (806)
Carbondale, IL
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Evansville L 56–60  7–21 (4–13)
Ford Center (719)
Evansville, IN
03/04/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley L 59–70  7–22 (4–14)
Renaissance Coliseum (636)
Peoria, IL
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (8) Indiana State
First Round
W 51–45  8–22
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
03/10/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(9) vs. (2) Northern Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 39–69  8–23
iWireless Center 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State fires Barb Smith after four seasons". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule".