# 2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 FIU Panthers women's basketball team represented Florida International University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first year head coach Tiara Malcom, played their home games at FIU Arena, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place. They failed to qualify for the Conference USA women's tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 5:00 pm | UCF | L 52–69 | 0–1 | FIU Arena (598) Miami, FL |
| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 42–89 | 0–2 | Alico Arena (1,679) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | Georgetown | L 53–66 | 0–3 | FIU Arena (436) Miami, FL |
| 11/25/2016* 12:00 pm | Weber State FIU Thanksgiving Tournament semifinals | L 61–64 $^{OT}$ | 0–4 | FIU Arena (331) Miami, FL |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | Robert Morris FIU Thanksgiving Tournament 3rd place game | W 59–57 | 1–4 | FIU Arena (344) Miami, FL |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | at South Florida | L 41–91 | 1–5 | USF Sun Dome (1,812) Tampa, FL |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | Jacksonville | L 56–71 | 1–6 | FIU Arena (406) Miami, FL |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 13 Miami (FL) | L 49–69 | 1–7 | FIU Arena (470) Miami, FL |
| 12/21/2016* 12:00 pm | Texas Southern | L 62–70 | 1–8 | FIU Arena (252) Miami, FL |
| 12/27/2016* 12:00 pm | Massachusetts FIU Holiday Tournament | W 58–57 | 2–8 | FIU Arena Miami, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 2:00 pm | George Mason FIU Holiday Tournament | L 51–67 | 2–9 | FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 6:00 pm | at Marshall | L 52–70 | 2–10 (0–1) | Cam Henderson Center (604) Huntington, WV |
| 01/01/2017 3:00 pm | at WKU | L 38–90 | 2–11 (0–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,033) Bowling Green, KY |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 74–65 | 3–11 (1–2) | FIU Arena (309) Miami, FL |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | UTEP | W 88–87 $^{3OT}$ | 4–11 (2–2) | FIU Arena (395) Miami, FL |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | UTSA | L 61–70 | 4–12 (2–3) | FIU Arena (408) Miami, FL |
| 01/19/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Middle Tennessee | L 69–87 | 4–13 (2–4) | Murphy Center (3,017) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/21/2017 3:00 pm | at UAB | L 68–82 | 4–14 (2–5) | Bartow Arena (629) Birmingham, AL |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 65–60 | 5–14 (3–5) | FAU Arena (519) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | Old Dominion | L 64–86 | 5–15 (3–6) | FIU Arena (338) Miami, FL |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | Charlotte | L 54–101 | 5–16 (3–7) | FIU Arena (374) Miami, FL |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm | at Rice | L 55–74 | 5–17 (3–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse (312) Houston, TX |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | at North Texas | L 49–69 | 5–18 (3–9) | The Super Pit (953) Denton, TX |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 37–75 | 5–19 (3–10) | FIU Arena (382) Miami, FL |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | L 63–76 | 5–20 (3–11) | FIU Arena (328) Miami, FL |
| 02/23/2017 8:00 pm | at UTSA | L 55–69 | 5–21 (3–12) | Convocation Center (655) San Antonio, TX |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | at UTEP | L 47–88 | 5–22 (3–13) | Don Haskins Center (1,532) El Paso, TX |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 53–88 | 5–23 (3–14) | FIU Arena (303) Miami, FL |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | UAB | L 52–61 | 5–24 (3–15) | FIU Arena (820) Miami, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||