# 2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team

The 2016–17 USC Trojans women's basketball team represented University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Trojans, led by fourth year head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 5–13 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a four-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round Pac-12 women's basketball tournament to California.
On March 3, Cynthia Cooper-Duke resigned. She finished at USC with a four-year record of 70–57.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2016* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 85–39 | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 76–44 | 1–0 | Galen Center (611) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 67–49 | 2–0 | Galen Center (427) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm | | at UNLV | L 66–77 | 2–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (1,301) Paradise, NV |
| 11/22/2016* 6:30 pm | | vs. Missouri State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 89–67 | 3–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,032) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/23/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. Portland Great Alaska Shootout championship | W 67–54 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,030) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2016* 4:00 pm | | Long Beach State | W 82–74 | 5–1 | Galen Center (606) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/30/2016* 9:00 am | | at No. 25 Texas A&M | W 66–62 | 6–1 | Reed Arena (7,488) College Station, TX |
| 12/03/2016* 7:35 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 111–95 | 7–1 | Hornets Nest (954) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/16/2016* 6:00 pm | | Grambling State Women of Troy Classic semifinals | W 75–64 | 8–1 | Galen Center (717) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | No. 5 Mississippi State Women of Troy Classic championship | L 72–76 | 8–2 | Galen Center (1,213) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/21/2016* 6:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | W 83–45 | 9–2 | Bren Events Center (262) Irvine, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | | No. 20 Colorado | W 79–54 | 10–2 (1–0) | Galen Center (616) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/01/2017 12:00 pm | | Utah | L 53–58 | 10–3 (1–1) | Galen Center (592) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/06/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 12 Washington | L 67–77 | 10–4 (1–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,377) Seattle, WA |
| 01/08/2017 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 57–74 | 10–5 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (603) Pullman, WA |
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | L 53–59 | 10–6 (1–4) | Galen Center (954) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 Oregon State | L 60–74 | 10–7 (1–5) | Galen Center (1,476) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/18/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 13 UCLA Rivalry | L 59–74 | 10–8 (1–6) | Galen Center (949) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/22/2017 5:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 13 UCLA Rivalry | L 67–71 | 10–9 (1–7) | Pauley Pavilion (4,415) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | Arizona | W 58–54 | 11–9 (2–7) | Galen Center (667) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Arizona State | W 65–50 | 12–9 (3–7) | Galen Center (2,589) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/03/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 Stanford | L 42–58 | 12–10 (3–8) | Maples Pavilion (4,490) Stanford, CA |
| 02/05/2017 10:30 am | | at California | L 56–63 | 12–11 (3–9) | Haas Pavilion (3,052) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/10/2017 8:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 9 Oregon State | W 70–50 | 13–11 (4–9) | Gill Coliseum (4,286) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/12/2017 11:00 am, P12N | | at Oregon | L 50–73 | 13–12 (4–10) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,750) Eugene, OR |
| 02/17/2017 6:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 80–64 | 14–12 (5–10) | Galen Center (910) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/19/2017 3:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Washington | L 74–87 | 14–13 (5–11) | Galen Center (1,513) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 62–69 | 14–14 (5–12) | Wells Fargo Arena (2,248) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm | | at Arizona | L 62–67 | 14–15 (5–13) | McKale Center (1,640) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 women's tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 11:30 am, P12N | (9) | vs. (8) California First Round | L 58–71 | 14–16 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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