2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team


The 2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent University of California, Berkeley during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by sixth year head coach Lindsay Gottlieb, play their home games at the Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated LSU in the first round before getting blown out by Baylor in the second round.

2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Cal Classic Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, second round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record20–14 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Charmin Smith
  • Kai Felton
  • Wendale Farrow
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Oregon State162 .889315 .861
No. 6 Stanford153 .833326 .842
No. 12 Washington153 .833296 .829
No. 15 UCLA135 .722259 .735
Arizona State99 .5002013 .606
Oregon810 .4442314 .622
California612 .3332014 .588
Washington State612 .3331620 .444
Colorado513 .2781716 .515
Utah513 .2781615 .516
USC513 .2781416 .467
Arizona513 .2781416 .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2016–17 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Asha Thomas5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)SoBishop O'DowdOakland, CA
F3Mikayla Cowling6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrSaint Mary's College (HS)Benicia, CA
C5Chen Yue6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)SoTsinghua UniversityBeijing, China
G11Sara Anastasieska  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoMonte Sant Angelo Mercy
UTSA
Sydney, Australia
F12Penina Davidson6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrRangitoto CollegeAuckland, New Zealand
F20MeAne Mosley5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoSaint Mary's College HSOakland, CA
G21Mi'Cole Cayton5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoSaint Mary's College HSStockton, CA
F24Courtney Range5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)SrMantecaManteca, CA
F30Celeste West6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)FrGarces MemorialBakersfield, CA
F31Kristine Anigwe6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoDesert VistaPhoenix, AZ
G33Jaelyn Brown6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrVista MurrietaMurrieta, CA
F44KC Waters6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrBishop O'DowdSan Ramon, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm
WestmontW 87–48 
Haas Pavilion (457)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm
at Saint Mary'sW 74–67 1–0
McKeon Pavilion (1,248)
Moraga, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Santa ClaraW 73–58 2–0
Haas Pavilion (1,816)
Berkeley, CA
11/18/2016*
11:30 am
UC RiversideW 71–56 3–0
Haas Pavilion (4,223)
Berkeley, CA
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm
Cal State BakersfieldW 86–63 4–0
Haas Pavilion (2,253)
Berkeley, CA
11/25/2016*
1:00 pm
San Francisco
Cal Classic semifinals
W 75–52 5–0
Haas Pavilion (2,637)
Berkeley, CA
11/26/2016*
3:15 pm
Duquesne
Cal Classic championship game
W 88–66 6–0
Haas Pavilion (1,358)
Berkeley, CA
12/04/2016*
1:00 pm, BTN
at NebraskaW 86–65 7–0
Pinnacle Bank Arena (5,573)
Lincoln, NE
12/08/2016*
7:00 pm
Sacramento StateW 97–73 8–0
Haas Pavilion (1,484)
Berkeley, CA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
LehighW 96–63 9–0
Haas Pavilion (1,561)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2016*
4:30 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Puerto Rico Classic
W 71–51 10–0
South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
12/20/2016*
6:45 pm
vs. No. 20 Oklahoma
Puerto Rico Classic
W 82–74 11–0
South Point Arena (185)
Enterprise, NV
12/21/2016*
9:15 pm
vs. Arkansas State
Puerto Rico Classic
W 80–55 12–0
South Point Arena (95)
Enterprise, NV
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm
No. 21 at ArizonaW 74–64 13–0 (1–0)
McKale Center (1,274)
Tuscson, AZ
01/01/2017
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at No. 18 Arizona StateL 62–72 2OT13–1 (1–1)
Wells Fargo Arena (1,682)
Tempe, AZ
01/06/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 No. 16 Oregon StateL 56–66 13–2 (1–2)
Haas Pavilion (2,021)
Berkeley, CA
01/08/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 20 OregonL 66–69 13–3 (1–3)
Haas Pavilion (4,273)
Berkeley, CA
01/13/2017
7:00 pm
No. 24 at ColoradoW 65–53 14–3 (2–3)
Coors Events Center (1,571)
Boulder, CO
01/15/2017
11:00 am, P12N
No. 24 at UtahL 57–63 14–4 (2–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,250)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/20/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 Arizona StateL 45–54 14–5 (2–5)
Haas Pavilion (1,622)
Berkeley, CA
01/22/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
ArizonaW 71–60 15–5 (3–5)
Haas Pavilion (2,649)
Berkeley, CA
01/27/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 7 WashingtonL 67–90 15–6 (3–6)
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,608)
Seattle, WA
01/29/2017
1:00 pm
at Washington StateL 79–84 15–7 (3–7)
Beasley Coliseum (639)
Pullman, WA
02/03/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 UCLAW 80–77 16–7 (4–7)
Haas Pavilion (2,461)
Berkeley, CA
02/05/2017
10:30 am
USCW 63–56 17–7 (5–7)
Haas Pavilion (3,052)
Berkeley, CA
02/10/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
UtahL 64–73 17–8 (5–8)
Haas Pavilion (1,537)
Berkeley, CA
02/12/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
ColoradoL 59–64 17–9 (5–9)
Haas Pavilion (3,024)
Berkeley, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 StanfordL 66–72 17–10 (5–10)
Haas Pavilion (4,965)
Berkeley, CA
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 StanfordL 54–72 17–11 (5–11)
Maples Pavilion (4,327)
Stanford, CA
02/24/2017
6:00 pm
at OregonW 61–55 18–11 (6–11)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,691)
Eugene, OR
02/26/2017
11:00 am, P12N
at No. 10 Oregon StateL 56–71 18–12 (6–12)
Gill Coliseum (4,704)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
11:30 am, P12N
(8) vs. (9) USC
First Round
W 71–58 19–12
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/03/2017
11:30 am, P12N
(8) vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State
Quarterfinals
L 49–65 19–13
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 O) vs. (8 O) LSU
First Round
W 55–52 20–13
Ferrell Center (4,169)
Waco, TX
03/20/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(9 O) at (1 O) No. 5 Baylor
Second Round
L 46–86 20–14
Ferrell Center (3,910)
Waco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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APNRRVRVRVRVRVRV2120т24RVRVNRRVNRNRNRNRNRN/A
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV2421182023RVNRRV24RVNRNRNRNRNR
Legend
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 Not ranked previous week
(RV) Received Votes

See also

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2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "W Basketball - Schedule - California Golden Bears - University of California Official Athletic Site". calbears.com.