# 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Alabama Jaguars women's basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fourth year head coach Terry Fowler, played their home games at the Mitchell Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in tenth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt women's tournament where they lost to Texas–Arlington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2016* 7:00 pm | | Auburn–Montgomery | W 71–44 | | Mitchell Center (277) Mobile, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. No. 20 Florida | L 33–85 | 0–1 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2,003) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/13/2016* 1:00 pm | | at UCF | L 58–70 | 0–2 | CFE Arena (2,303) Orlando, FL |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 pm | | Spring Hill | W 38–33 | 1–2 | Mitchell Center (397) Mobile, AL |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 65–62 | 2–2 | Lakefront Arena (213) New Orleans, LA |
| 11/25/2016* 11:00 am | | vs. North Florida JU Thanksgiving Classic | W 62–55 | 3–2 | Swisher Gymnasium (255) Jacksonville, FL |
| 11/26/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville JU Thanksgiving Classic | L 55–62 | 3–3 | Swisher Gymnasium (319) Jacksonville, FL |
| 12/04/2016* 2:00 pm | | Southern Miss | L 48–57 | 3–4 | Mitchell Center (491) Mobile, AL |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm | | Southern | W 55–48 | 4–4 | Mitchell Center (219) Mobile, AL |
| 12/15/2016* 7:00 pm | | William Carey | W 62–39 | 5–4 | Mitchell Center (278) Mobile, AL |
| 12/19/2016* 5:30 pm | | NC State | L 31–74 | 5–5 | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| 12/21/2016* 1:00 pm | | at UAB | L 41–66 | 5–6 | Bartow Arena (540) Birmingham, AL |
| Sun Belt regular season ||||||
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | Troy | L 57–73 | 5–7 (0–1) | Mitchell Center (317) Mobile, AL |
| 01/05/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Georgia Southern | W 55–46 | 6–7 (1–1) | Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, GA |
| 01/07/2017 11:00 am, ESPN3 | | at Georgia State | W 77–47 | 7–7 (2–1) | GSU Sports Arena (298) Atlanta, GA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | L 49–73 | 7–8 (2–2) | Mitchell Center (356) Mobile, AL |
| 01/14/2017 1:00 pm | | Texas State | L 44–57 | 7–9 (2–3) | Mitchell Center (2,076) Mobile, AL |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Arkansas State | L 53–56 | 7–10 (2–4) | Convocation Center (747) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at Little Rock | L 54–71 | 7–11 (2–5) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| 01/26/2017 11:00 am | | Georgia State | L 45–55 | 7–12 (2–6) | Mitchell Center (2,473) Mobile, AL |
| 01/28/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia Southern | L 45–53 | 7–13 (2–7) | Mitchell Center (2,439) Mobile, AL |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Troy | L 71–75 | 7–14 (2–8) | Trojan Arena (1,321) Troy, AL |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 38–62 | 7–15 (2–9) | Cajundome (612) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–44 | 8–15 (3–9) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,421) Monroe, LA |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Coastal Carolina | L 45–61 | 8–16 (3–10) | Mitchell Center (267) Mobile, AL |
| 02/18/2017 5:00 pm | | Appalachian State | W 54–41 | 9–16 (4–10) | Mitchell Center (2,786) Mobile, AL |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Texas State | L 39–55 | 9–17 (4–11) | Strahan Coliseum (1,348) San Marcos, TX |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 41–53 | 9–18 (4–12) | College Park Center Arlington, TX |
| 03/02/2017 5:00 pm | | Little Rock | L 44–50 | 9–19 (4–13) | Mitchell Center (1,628) Mobile, AL |
| 03/04/2017 1:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 71–49 | 10–19 (5–13) | Mitchell Center (1,838) Mobile, AL |
| Sun Belt Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (7) Georgia State First round | W 49–44 | 11–19 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| 03/09/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (10) | vs. (2) Texas–Arlington Quarterfinals | L 53–65 | 11–20 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||