# 2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team

The 2016–17 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders, led by fourth-year head coach Candi Whitaker, played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–13 in Big 12 play, to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament, where they lost to Baylor.

## 2016–17 media
### Television & radio information

Select Lady Raiders games were shown on FSN affiliates throughout the season, including FSSW, FSSW+, and FCS Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. All games were broadcast on the Lady Raiders Radio Network on either KLZK or KJTV.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Midwestern State | W 121–56 | | United Supermarkets Arena (3,251) Lubbock, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 p.m., FSSW+ | | North Dakota | W 90–80 | 1–0 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,232) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas A&M | L 90–98 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Reed Arena (3,085) College Station, TX |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 p.m., FSSW | | New Mexico | W 69–58 | 2–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,697) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/25/2016* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Fordham Miami Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | W 59–50 | 3–1 | Watsco Center (725) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 11:00 a.m., ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament championship | L 56–71 | 3–2 | Watsco Center (722) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/29/2016* 6:30 p.m. | | Prairie View A&M | W 85–43 | 4–2 | United Supermarkets Arena (3,544) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/03/2016* 3:00 p.m., SECN | | at Arkansas Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 60–66 | 4–3 | Bud Walton Arena (1,370) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/07/2016* 11:00 a.m. | | Houston | W 84–60 | 5–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (5,242) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/14/2016* 5:30 p.m. | | Central Arkansas | W 79–45 | 6–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,172) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/18/2016* 3:00 p.m. | | Alcorn State | W 90–37 | 7–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,603) Lubbock, TX |
| 12/22/2016* 2:00 p.m. | | Texas–Arlington | W 79–60 | 8–3 | United Supermarkets Arena (4,794) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at No. 16 Texas | L 47–67 | 8–4 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center (4,093) Austin, TX |
| 01/01/2017 2:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma State | W 70–65 | 9–4 (1–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,146) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/04/2017 6:00 p.m., FSSW+ | | Iowa State | W 75–66 | 10–4 (2–1) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,406) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at No. 25 Kansas State | L 54–68 | 10–5 (2–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,615) Manhattan, KS |
| 01/11/2017 6:30 p.m., FSSW+ | | No. 18 West Virginia | W 75–66 | 11–5 (3–2) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,829) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 p.m. | | at No. 22 Oklahoma | L 45-66 | 11–6 (3–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,556) Norman, OK |
| 01/21/2016 6:00 p.m. | | No. 12 Texas | L 57–77 | 11–7 (3–4) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,236) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/25/2017 6:00 p.m. | | at No. 22 West Virginia | L 79–89 | 11–8 (3–5) | WVU Coliseum (2,051) Morgantown, WV |
| 01/28/2017 11:00 a.m., FSN | | at Kansas | L 60–66 | 11–9 (3–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,047) Lawrence, KS |
| 02/01/2017 6:30 p.m., FSSW+ | | Kansas State | L 53–65 | 11–10 (3–7) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,440) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 p.m. | | No. 2 Baylor | L 61–79 | 11–11 (3–8) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,054) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 p.m., FSSW | | at TCU | L 62–76 | 11–12 (3–9) | Schollmaier Arena (2,396) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/11/2017 6:30 p.m., FSSW+ | | No. 19 Oklahoma | L 56–64 | 11–13 (3–10) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,239) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | L 68–79 | 11–14 (3–11) | Hilton Coliseum (9,927) Ames, IA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 p.m., FSSW+ | | Kansas | W 75–60 | 12–14 (4–11) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,765) Lubbock, TX |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | at Oklahoma State | L 62–75 | 12–15 (4–12) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,783) Stillwater, OK |
| 02/25/2017 12:00 p.m., FSSW | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 48-86 | 12–16 (4–13) | Ferrell Center (7,055) Waco, TX |
| 02/27/2017 7:00 p.m., FSN | | TCU | W 79–64 | 13–16 (5–13) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,784) Lubbock, TX |
| Big 12 women's tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 6:00 p.m., FCS | (8) | vs. (9) TCU First round | W 76–58 | 14–16 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| 03/04/2017 11:00 a.m., FSN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 2 Baylor Quarterfinals | L 63–95 | 14–17 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,420) Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||