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2016–17 Akron Zips Women's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Akron Zips women's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 11th year head coach Jodi Kest, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament, 2017 MAC tournament, they were defeated by 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team, Toledo 37–65 in the opening round. Schedule , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", Non-conference regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", MAC regular season , - !colspan=9 style="background:#C29C41; color:#000E41;", 2017 MAC women's basketball tournament, MAC Tournament See also *2016–17 Akron Zips men's basketball team References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodi Kest
Jodi Kest (born March 30, 1962) is the former head women's basketball coach for the University of Akron. Slippery Rock football Coaching career Kest started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Northwest Missouri State from 1984 until 1986. In her first season at Akron, the Zips posted double digit wins for the first time in more than eight years. That included a six-game winning streak, which was the longest in several years. Prior to coaching at Akron, she coached at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. She posted a 73–40 () record there, and was named Independent Coach of the Year in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She announced her resignation from Akron on April 21, 2018 after 12 years at the school. In the 2004 season, the Islanders went 23–7, setting school records for wins, and winning percentage. She also served as the head women's basketball coach at Gannon University in Pennsylvania for six seasons. She has a career record of 236–172 () as a college head coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |