2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represents Illinois State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by fourth year head coach Barb Smith, play 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.

2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–23 (5–13 The Valley)
Head coach
  • Barb Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRedbird Arena
2016–17 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Drake †18–0 1.00028–4  .875
Northern Iowa15–3 .83324–8  .750
Missouri State12–6 .66716–14  .533
Southern Illinois10–8 .55616–15  .516
Wichita State9–9 .50015–16  .484
Evansville8–10 .44414–17  .452
Bradley7–11 .38912–19  .387
Indiana State6–12 .33312–18  .400
Illinois State4–14 .2228–23  .258
Loyola–Chicago1–17 .0562–28  .067
† 2017 MVC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

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

Roster
2016–17 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zakiya Beckles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMiddlesex Middlesex, NJ
G 2 Deja Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPlant Tampa, FL
G 5 Brechelle Beachum 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMexia
Western Texas College		 Mexia, TX
F 12 Millie Stevens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoSevenoaks Suns (WBBL team) Surrey, England
G 13 Katrina Beck 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
G 15 Frannie Corrigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLyons Township LaGrange, IL
G 23 Viria Livingston 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoHopkins Minnetonka, MN
F 25 Hannah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWest Ranch
College of the Canyons		 Santa Clarita, CA
G 30 Amaria Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrColerain Cincinnati, OH
G 32 Taylor Stewart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrLakeville North Lakeville, MN
G 33 Morgan VanHyfte 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAnnawan Annawan, IL
F 42 Megan Talbot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBarrington Barrington, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[2]

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

References
  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".
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