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
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	13–17 (9–9 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Kip Drown (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Lisa Jackson Alex Stewart Toby Wagoner Taylor Fox
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse

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

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 Kip Drown (Missouri State) Assistant coach(es) Lisa Jackson (Erskine) Kelly Mathis (Pfeiffer) Toby Wagoner (Eastern Illinois) Taylor Fox (CSU Pueblo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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 (863) 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

• 2016–17 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team