# 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UTEP Miners women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Miners, led by sixteenth year head coach Keitha Adams, played their home games at Don Haskins Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–23, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Old Dominion.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 7:05 pm | St. Mary's | W 72–54 | | Don Haskins Center (432) El Paso, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:05 pm | Northern Arizona | L 51–65 | 0–1 | Don Haskins Center (1,328) El Paso, TX |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 68–89 | 0–2 | Don Haskins Center (1,289) El Paso, TX |
| 11/17/2016* 7:05 pm | Western New Mexico | W 93–46 | 1–2 | Don Haskins Center (1,401) El Paso, TX |
| 11/24/2016* 1:15 pm | vs. LSU Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | L 45–78 | 1–3 | Sports and Fitness Center (276) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/25/2016* 1:15 pm | vs. NC State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 55–71 | 1–4 | Sports and Fitness Center (132) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/26/2016* 1:15 pm | vs. Kansas State Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 40–61 | 1–5 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/30/2016* 7:05 pm | Houston Baptist | W 78–45 | 2–5 | Don Haskins Center (1,304) El Paso, TX |
| 12/11/2016* 2:00 pm | at New Mexico | L 66–79 | 2–6 | The Pit (4,596) Albuquerque, NM |
| 12/15/2016* 7:05 pm | New Mexico State Battle of I-10 | L 59–67 | 2–7 | Don Haskins Center (1,472) El Paso, TX |
| 12/19/2016* 4:00 pm | vs. Pittsburgh Patrick Harrington Tournament | L 46–71 | 2–8 | The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL |
| 12/20/2016* 6:00 pm | vs. Alabama Patrick Harrington Tournament | L 60–78 | 2–9 | The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 1:05 pm | Cal State Bakersfield | W 74–61 | 3–9 | Don Haskins Center (1,234) El Paso, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 2:00 pm | UTSA | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 3–10 (0–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,316) El Paso, TX |
| 01/05/2017 7:05 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 69–62 | 4–10 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (1,617) El Paso, TX |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 68–79 | 4–11 (1–2) | Don Haskins Center (1,717) El Paso, TX |
| 01/12/2017 5:00 pm | at FIU | L 87–88 $^{3OT}$ | 4–12 (1–3) | FIU Arena (395) Miami, FL |
| 01/14/2017 3:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 51–50 | 5–12 (2–3) | FAU Arena (425) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/21/2017 1:00 pm | at UTSA | L 76–97 | 5–13 (2–4) | Convocation Center (309) San Antonio, TX |
| 01/26/2017 7:05 pm, beIN | WKU | L 54–71 | 5–14 (2–5) | Don Haskins Center (2,469) El Paso, TX |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | Marshall | W 84–74 | 6–14 (3–5) | Don Haskins Center (1,542) El Paso, TX |
| 02/02/2017 6:00 pm | at UAB | L 61–74 | 6–15 (3–6) | Bartow Arena (376) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 53–76 | 6–16 (3–7) | Murphy Center (3,411) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 02/09/2017 5:30 pm | at Louisiana Tech | L 61–69 | 6–17 (3–8) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,809) Ruston, LA |
| 02/11/2017 3:00 pm | at Southern Miss | L 48–73 | 6–18 (3–9) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,364) Hattiesburg, MS |
| 02/16/2017 7:05 pm, beIN | North Texas | L 69–76 | 6–19 (3–10) | Don Haskins Center (1,512) El Paso, TX |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | Rice | L 76–80 | 6–20 (3–11) | Don Haskins Center (1,422) El Paso, TX |
| 02/23/2017 7:05 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 69–59 | 7–20 (4–11) | Don Haskins Center (1,473) El Paso, TX |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | FIU | W 88–47 | 8–20 (5–11) | Don Haskins Center (1,532) El Paso, TX |
| 03/02/2017 5:00 pm, beIN | at Old Dominion | L 68–87 | 8–21 (5–12) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,138) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Charlotte | L 74–84 | 8–22 (5–13) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,571) Charlotte, NC |
| C-USA Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2017 8:00 pm | vs. Old Dominion First Round | L 70–80 | 8–23 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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