# 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented University of Kentucky during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by tenth year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at the Memorial Coliseum with one game at Rupp Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 11–5 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC women's tournament, where they lost to South Carolina. They received an at-large to the NCAA women's tournament, where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Ohio State in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Union (TN) | W 78–60 | | Memorial Coliseum (1,339) Lexington, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | No. 14 Miami (FL) Kentucky Classic | W 82–66 | 1–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,471) Lexington, KY |
| 11/12/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Albany Kentucky Classic | W 70–46 | 2–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,667) Lexington, KY |
| 11/17/2016* 11:00 am | No. 15 | New Hampshire | W 92–43 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (4,793) Lexington, KY |
| 11/19/2016* 9:00 pm | No. 15 | at Colorado | L 69–79 | 3–1 | Coors Events Center (1,507) Boulder, CO |
| 11/23/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Morehead State | W 74–47 | 4–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,706) Lexington, KY |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | No. 20 | Samford | W 80–57 | 5–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,569) Lexington, KY |
| 12/01/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 17 | No. 12 Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 82–68 | 6–1 | Memorial Coliseum (4,400) Lexington, KY |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | at No. 7 Louisville The Battle for the Bluegrass | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | KFC Yum! Center (12,245) Louisville, KY |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 15 | Middle Tennessee | W 61–48 | 7–2 | Memorial Coliseum (4,625) Lexington, KY |
| 12/11/2016* 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | Arizona State | L 71–73 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | Rupp Arena (13,225) Lexington, KY |
| 12/18/2016* 2:00 pm | No. 19 | Radford | W 59–36 | 8–3 | Memorial Coliseum (4,547) Lexington, KY |
| 12/21/2016* 12:00 pm | No. 18 | Washington State | W 69–67 | 9–3 | Memorial Coliseum (4,875) Lexington, KY |
| 12/29/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | No. 17 | at No. 15 Duke | L 54–69 | 9–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (4,121) Durham, NC |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Tennessee Rivalry | L 65–72 | 9–5 (0–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (9,709) Knoxville, TN |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | Missouri | W 64–62 | 10–5 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum (4,280) Lexington, KY |
| 01/08/2017 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 24 | Texas A&M | L 68–77 | 10–6 (1–2) | Memorial Coliseum (5,669) Lexington, KY |
| 01/12/2017 8:00 pm | | at Alabama | W 71–54 | 11–6 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum (2,437) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | W 82–61 | 12–6 (3–2) | Memorial Coliseum (5,608) Lexington, KY |
| 01/19/2017 8:00 pm | | at LSU | W 55–42 | 13–6 (4–2) | Maravich Center (1,845) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/22/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | W 64–60 | 14–6 (5–2) | Auburn Arena (2,294) Auburn, AL |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | W 89–57 | 15–6 (6–2) | Memorial Coliseum (4,272) Lexington, KY |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | at Missouri | L 67–73 | 15–7 (6–3) | Mizzou Arena (3,374) Columbia, MO |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | No. 4 South Carolina | L 63–75 | 15–8 (6–4) | Memorial Coliseum (5,533) Lexington, KY |
| 02/05/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | Vanderbilt | W 71–63 | 16–8 (7–4) | Memorial Coliseum (6,023) Lexington, KY |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Georgia | W 66–56 | 17–8 (8–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,235) Athens, GA |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | W 69–62 | 18–8 (9–4) | Bud Walton Arena (1,142) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | Florida | W 67–48 | 19–8 (10–4) | Memorial Coliseum (6,604) Lexington, KY |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | No. 3 Mississippi State | W 78–75 $^{OT}$ | 20–8 (11–4) | Memorial Coliseum (5,244) Lexington, KY |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 22 | at No. 7 South Carolina | L 87–95 | 20–9 (11–5) | Colonial Life Arena (18,000) Columbia, SC |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/03/2017 2:30 pm, SECN | (4) No. 20 | vs. (12) Alabama Quarterfinals | W 65–55 | 21–9 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,702) Greenville, SC |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) No. 20 | vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Semifinals | L 77–89 | 21–10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,554) Greenville, SC |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/17/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 L) No. 18 | (13 L) Belmont First Round | W 73–70 | 22–10 | Memorial Coliseum (3,497) Lexington, KY |
| 03/19/2017* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4 L) No. 18 | (5 L) No. 11 Ohio State Second Round | L 68–82 | 22–11 | Memorial Coliseum (2,644) Lexington, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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