# 2016–17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team

The 2016–17 Georgia Lady Bulldogs women's basketball team represented the University of Georgia in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bulldogs, led by second year head coach Joni Taylor, played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC women's tournament where they lost to South Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 64–50 | 1–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,864) Athens, GA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | Mercer | W 72–64 | 2–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,497) Athens, GA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | BYU | W 81–51 | 3–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,239) Athens, GA |
| 11/20/2016* 2:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Georgia Tech | L 45–52 | 3–1 | Hank McCamish Pavilion (2,206) Athens, GA |
| 11/24/2016* 2:00 pm | | vs. Minnesota Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division semifinals | W 70–58 | 4–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium Freeport, BAH |
| 11/26/2016* 5:45 pm | | vs. South Florida Junkanoo Jam Lucaya Division championship | L 65–81 | 4–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (543) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 82–40 | 5–2 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,056) Athens, GA |
| 12/03/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 51–71 | 5–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,497) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/05/2016* 7:00 pm | | Furman | W 67–62 | 6–3 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,078) Athens, GA |
| 12/15/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | W 51–48 | 7–3 | Fifth Third Arena (569) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/19/2016* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Virginia | L 43–66 | 7–4 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,631) Athens, GA |
| 12/22/2016* 1:00 pm | | Samford | L 59–65 | 7–5 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,509) Athens, GA |
| 12/28/2016* 2:00 pm | | Western Carolina | W 78–43 | 8–5 | Stegeman Coliseum (2,754) Athens, GA |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/01/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | at Missouri | L 45–63 | 8–6 (0–1) | Mizzou Arena (3,879) Columbia, MO |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Texas A&M | W 69–59 | 9–6 (1–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,222) Athens, GA |
| 01/08/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | | Vanderbilt | W 70–68 | 10–6 (2–1) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,958) Athens, GA |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 5 South Carolina | L 63–66 | 10–7 (2–2) | Colonial Life Arena (12,043) Columbia, SC |
| 01/15/2017 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Kentucky | L 61–82 | 10–8 (2–3) | Memorial Coliseum (5,608) Lexington, KY |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm, SECN | | Florida | L 68–76 | 10–9 (2–4) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,181) Athens, GA |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, SECN | | No. 5 South Carolina | L 44–62 | 10–10 (2–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,540) Athens, GA |
| 01/29/2017 3:00 pm | | at Ole Miss | L 62–69 | 10–11 (2–6) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,460) Oxford, MS |
| 02/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Arkansas | W 69–66 | 11–11 (3–6) | Bud Walton Arena (1,603) Fayetteville, AR |
| 02/05/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN | | Tennessee | W 81–78 | 12–11 (4–6) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,885) Athens, GA |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Kentucky | L 56–66 | 12–12 (4–7) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,235) Athens, GA |
| 02/12/2017 3:00 pm | | at Auburn | W 57–51 | 13–12 (5–7) | Auburn Arena (3,464) Auburn, AL |
| 02/16/2017 8:00 pm | | at No. 3 Mississippi State | L 49–58 | 13–13 (5–8) | Humphrey Coliseum (5,431) Starkville, MS |
| 02/19/2017 2:00 pm | | LSU | W 70–65 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (6–8) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,516) Athens, GA |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | Alabama | W 71–65 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (7–8) | Stegeman Coliseum (2,787) Athens, GA |
| 02/26/2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Florida | L 58-65 | 15–14 (7–9) | O'Connell Center (3,809) Gainesville, FL |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) Auburn Second Round | W 56–52 | 16–14 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 03/03/2017 12:00 pm, SECN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 5 South Carolina Quarterfinals | L 48–72 | 16–15 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |