# 2016–17 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by second-year head coach Jalie Mitchell, played their home games UNT Coliseum, also known as The Super Pit, and were fourth-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 12–19, 8–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA women's tournament, where they lost to WKU.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2016* 4:00 p.m. | Texas Woman's | W 59–47 | | The Super Pit (547) Denton, TX |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 11, 2016* 6:30 p.m. | at Little Rock Preseason WNIT first round | L 44–55 | 0–1 | Jack Stephens Center (1,725) Little Rock, AR |
| November 18, 2016* 8:00 p.m. | vs. Texas–Rio Grande Valley Preseason WNIT consolation round | L 69–74 | 0–2 | Moody Coliseum (892) Abilene, TX |
| November 19, 2016* 4:00 p.m. | vs. Nebraska–Omaha Preseason WNIT consolation round | L 57–85 | 0–3 | Moody Coliseum Abilene, TX |
| November 22, 2016* 12:00 p.m. | at Arizona | W 62–58 | 1–3 | McKale Center (8,442) Tucson, AZ |
| November 26, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | Iona | W 66–55 | 2–3 | The Super Pit (1,178) Denton, TX |
| November 30, 2016* 7:00 p.m. | at SMU | L 51–65 | 2–4 | Moody Coliseum (833) Dallas, TX |
| December 3, 2016* 2:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | L 58–63 | 2–5 | Reynolds Center (211) Tulsa, OK |
| December 6, 2016* 11:30 a.m. | Indiana | L 64–94 | 2–6 | The Super Pit (2,164) Denton, TX |
| December 10, 2016* 3:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | W 84–61 | 3–6 | The Super Pit (363) Denton, TX |
| December 17, 2016* 2:05 p.m., ESPN3 | at Missouri State | L 54–63 | 3–7 | JQH Arena (2,176) Springfield, MO |
| December 22, 2016* 5:00 p.m. | Texas State | L 58–59 | 3–8 | The Super Pit (725) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2016 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte | L 63–78 | 3–9 (0–1) | The Super Pit (1,283) Denton, TX |
| January 1, 2017 3:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | W 65–55 | 4–9 (1–1) | The Super Pit (811) Denton, TX |
| January 5, 2017 7:00 p.m. | at UAB | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (2–1) | Bartow Arena (522) Birmingham, AL |
| January 7, 2017 6:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | L 52–60 | 5–10 (2–2) | Murphy Center (3,632) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 14, 2017 3:00 p.m. | Rice | L 49–54 | 5–11 (2–3) | The Super Pit (1,073) Denton, TX |
| January 19, 2017 7:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | W 75–62 | 6–11 (3–3) | The Super Pit (609) Denton, TX |
| January 21, 2017 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Louisiana Tech | L 65–72 | 6–12 (3–4) | The Super Pit (1,098) Denton, TX |
| January 26, 2017 6:00 p.m. | at Charlotte | L 49–66 | 6–13 (3–5) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,163) Charlotte, NC |
| January 28, 2017 6:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion | L 47–62 | 6–14 (3–6) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,827) Norfolk, VA |
| February 4, 2017 2:00 p.m. | at Rice | W 77–69 $^{OT}$ | 7–14 (4–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (510) Houston, TX |
| February 9, 2017 7:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | W 79–57 | 8–14 (5–6) | The Super Pit (667) Denton, TX |
| February 11, 2017 3:00 p.m. | FIU | W 69–49 | 9–14 (6–6) | The Super Pit (953) Denton, TX |
| February 16, 2017 8:05 p.m., beIN | at UTEP | W 76–69 | 10–14 (7–6) | Don Haskins Center (1,512) El Paso, TX |
| February 18, 2017 2:00 p.m. | at UTSA | W 58–55 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (8–6) | Convocation Center (606) San Antonio, TX |
| February 23, 2017 6:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | L 49–65 | 11–15 (8–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,648) Ruston, LA |
| February 25, 2017 4:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | L 48–70 | 11–16 (8–8) | Reed Green Coliseum (1,428) Hattiesburg, MS |
| March 2, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | WKU | L 55–75 | 11–17 (8–9) | The Super Pit (1,037) Denton, TX |
| March 4, 2017 3:00 p.m. | Marshall | L 57–60 | 11–18 (8–10) | The Super Pit (976) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA women's tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2017 12:30 p.m. | vs. UAB First round | W 65–62 $^{2OT}$ | 12–18 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| March 9, 2017 12:30 p.m. | vs. WKU Quarterfinals | L 51–78 | 12–19 | Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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