# 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

The 2016–17 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Rebels, led by ninth year head coach Kathy Olivier, played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center and the Cox Pavilion on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada. They were a member of the Mountain West Conference.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:00 pm | | Concordia (CA) | W 102–46 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (845) Paradise, NV |
| 11/15/2016* 6:00 pm | | Houston | W 64–53 | 2–0 | Cox Pavilion (1,060) Paradise, NV |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | USC | W 77–66 | 3–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,301) Paradise, NV |
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 pm | | Tennessee State Lady Rebel Round-Up semifinals | W 69–48 | 4–0 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 11/27/2016* 2:30 pm | | Ole Miss Lady Rebel Round-Up championship | W 64–57 | 5–0 | Cox Pavilion (841) Paradise, NV |
| 12/02/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. BYU Maui Wahine Classic | L 54–63 | 5–1 | War Memorial Sports Complex Wailuku, HI |
| 12/03/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. Idaho Maui Wahine Classic | W 73–61 | 6–1 | War Memorial Sports Complex (487) Wailuku, HI |
| 12/09/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 68–61 | 7–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (538) Malibu, CA |
| 12/12/2016* 5:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | W 62–46 | 8–1 | Bren Events Center (220) Irvine, CA |
| 12/19/2016* 8:00 pm | | vs. No. 25 Oregon State Play4Kay Shootout quarerfinals | L 59–62 | 8–2 | T-Mobile Arena (1,407) Paradise, NV |
| 12/20/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. New Mexico State Play4Kay Shootout consolation 2nd round | W 52–47 | 9–2 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. No. 21 South Florida Play4Kay Shootout 5th place game | L 42–77 | 9–3 | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 3:00 pm | | Colorado State | L 37–57 | 9–4 (0–1) | Cox Pavilion (1,003) Paradise, NV |
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 57–79 | 9–5 (0–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,831) Laramie, WY |
| 01/04/2017 6:00 pm | | at Boise State | W 58–55 | 10–5 (1–2) | Taco Bell Arena (267) Boise, ID |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | Utah State | W 55–53 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (2–2) | Cox Pavilion (1,854) Paradise, NV |
| 01/11/2017 6:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 56–42 | 12–5 (3–2) | Cox Pavilion (2,236) Paradise, NV |
| 01/18/2017 6:30 pm | | at San Diego State | L 68–87 | 12–6 (3–3) | Viejas Arena (742) San Diego, CA |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 60–56 | 13–6 (4–3) | Clune Arena (436) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/25/2017 6:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 51–46 | 14–6 (5–3) | Cox Pavilion (865) Paradise, NV |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | San Jose State | L 65–76 | 14–7 (5–4) | Cox Pavilion (2,302) Paradise, NV |
| 02/01/2017 6:00 pm | | at New Mexico | W 61–52 | 15–7 (6–4) | The Pit (3,128) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/04/2017 1:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 41–44 | 15–8 (6–5) | Moby Arena (1,264) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/08/2017 6:00 pm | | Nevada | W 60–41 | 16–8 (7–5) | Cox Pavilion (1,002) Paradise, NV |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 63–55 | 17–8 (8–5) | Event Center Arena (267) San Jose, CA |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 80–62 | 18–8 (9–5) | Cox Pavilion (1,585) Paradise, NV |
| 02/22/2017 6:00 pm | | Air Force | W 52–38 | 19–8 (10–5) | Cox Pavilion (825) Paradise, NV |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | at Nevada | W 64–49 | 20–8 (11–5) | Lawlor Events Center (2,331) Reno, NV |
| 02/28/2017 6:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 49–58 | 20–9 (11–6) | Smith Spectrum (477) Logan, UT |
| 03/03/2017 6:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 54–38 | 21–9 (12–6) | Cox Pavilion (1,531) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 9:30 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 68–43 | 22–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| 03/08/2017 9:00 pm | (3) | vs. (7) Fresno State Semifinals | L 51–53 | 22–10 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,670) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |