The 2016–17 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University, is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas, United States. Established in 1912, the university spans 300 acres.
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during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 11, 2016 and ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Final Four 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, title game in Dallas ...
. The Owls, led by second year head coach
Tina Langley
Tina Michelle Langley (born September 3, 1973) is the current head coach of the Washington Huskies women's basketball team. From 2015 to 2021, she was head coach for the Rice Owls women's basketball
The Rice Owls women's basketball team repres ...
, played their home games at the
Tudor Fieldhouse
Tudor Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose arena in Houston, Texas. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice University alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. The ...
and were members of
Conference USA
Conference USA (CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference of member institutions in the Southern and Western United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports. CUSA's offices are located in Dallas, Texas.
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. They finished the season 22–13, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a 3 way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the
C-USA women's tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the
WBI where they defeat Lamar, Texas–Rio Grande Valley, Idaho and UNC Greensboro to become champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational.
Roster
Rankings
Schedule
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WBI
See also
2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, ...
References
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Rice Owls women's basketball seasons
Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...
Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...
Women's Basketball Invitational championship seasons