# 2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia State Panthers women's basketball team represented Georgia State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, coached by Sharon Baldwin-Tener in her seventh, were a member of the Sun Belt Conference, and played their home games on campus at the GSU Sports Arena. They finished the season 12–18, 8–10 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt women's tournament to South Alabama.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11* 5:30 pm | | at Morehead State Donna Murphy Classic | W 68–50 | 1–0 | Ellis Johnson Arena (850) Morehead, KY |
| November 12* 6:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Michigan Donna Murphy Classic | L 59–69 | 1–1 | Ellis Johnson Arena (100) Morehead, KY |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Allen | W 96–58 | 2–1 | GSU Sports Arena (375) Atlanta, GA |
| November 20* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UNC Wilmington | L 66–72 | 2–2 | GSU Sports Arena (472) Atlanta, GA |
| November 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 62–59 | 3–2 | GSU Sports Arena (465) Atlanta, GA |
| November 24* 3:30 pm, SportsNet | | vs. Penn State San Juan Shootout | L 42–69 | 3–3 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 25* 5:45 pm, SportsNet | | vs. American San Juan Shootout | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 3* 2:00 pm | | at Georgia Tech | L 42–73 | 4–4 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (1,235) Atlanta, GA |
| December 15* 11:30 am | | at Alabama | L 57–80 | 4–5 | Coleman Coliseum (4,203) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 20* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron GSU Holiday Classic | L 66–78 | 4–6 | GSU Sports Arena (333) Atlanta, GA |
| December 22* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Elon GSU Holiday Classic | L 67–84 | 4–7 | GSU Sports Arena (433) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| December 31 10:00 am | | at Georgia Southern Rivalry | W 58–54 | 5–7 (1–0) | Hanner Fieldhouse (2,356) Statesboro, GA |
| January 5 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Troy | L 69–87 | 5–8 (1–1) | GSU Sports Arena (367) Atlanta, GA |
| January 7 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | South Alabama | L 47–77 | 5–9 (1–2) | GSU Sports Arena (298) Atlanta, GA |
| January 12 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 65-72 | 5–10 (1–3) | Cajundome (527) Lafayette, LA |
| January 14 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 63–72 | 5–11 (1–4) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA |
| January 19 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Appalachian State | L 63–67 | 5–12 (1–5) | GSU Sports Arena (400) Atlanta, GA |
| January 21 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coastal Carolina | L 67–73 | 5–13 (1–6) | GSU Sports Arena (367) Atlanta, GA |
| January 26 12:00 pm | | at South Alabama | W 55-45 | 6–13 (2–6) | Mitchell Center (2,473) Mobile, AL |
| January 28 3:00 pm | | at Troy | W 68–65 (3–6) | 7–13 (3–6) | Trojan Arena (713) Troy, AL |
| February 2 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 87–35 | 8–13 (4–6) | GSU Sports Arena (386) Atlanta, GA |
| February 4 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Louisiana | L 64–70 | 8–14 (4–7) | GSU Sports Arena (420) Atlanta, GA |
| February 9 7:00 pm | | at Coastal Carolina | W 69–48 | 9–14 (5–7) | HTC Center (331) Conway, SC |
| February 11 1:00 pm | | at Appalachian State | W 59–55 | 10–14 (6–7) | Holmes Center (444) Boone, NC |
| February 16 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas State | L 51–62 | 10–15 (6–8) | GSU Sports Arena (416) Atlanta, GA |
| February 18 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas–Arlington | W 64–59 | 11–15 (7–8) | GSU Sports Arena (526) Atlanta, GA |
| February 23 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 57–59 | 11–16 (7–9) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR |
| February 25 5:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 45–52 | 11–17 (7–10) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| March 4 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern Rivalry | W 63–62 | 12–17 (8–10) | GSU Sports Arena (762) Atlanta, GA |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 7 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | vs. (10) South Alabama First round | L 44–49 | 12–18 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||