2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team represented the University of South Carolina during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gamecocks, led by ninth-year head coach Dawn Staley, played their home games at the Colonial Life Arena and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 33–4, 11–2 in SEC play to win their fourth consecutive SEC regular season and third consecutive tournament championship to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They defeated UNC Ashville and Arizona State in the first and second rounds, Quinnipiac in the sweet sixteen and Florida State in the elite eight to advance to their second final four in school history. In the national semifinal in Dallas they defeated Stanford and beat SEC rival Mississippi State in the final to win their first NCAA National Championship. A'ja Wilson was named the Most Outstanding Player in the National Championship Game.

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | SEC women's tournament

!colspan=9 style="background:#73000A; color:#FFFFFF;" | NCAA women's tournament

Rankings

+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final AP 4 4 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 6 6 7 5 4 3 N/A Coaches 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 6 6 5 7 5 4 4 1

Team players drafted into the WNBA Round Pick Player WNBA club 1 2 Alaina Coates Chicago Sky 1 4 Allisha Gray Dallas Wings 1 10 Kaela Davis Dallas Wings

See also 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball team

References