2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the fourth for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by ninth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 14–16, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a 4-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the American Athletic Women's Tournament to Tulsa.

2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016–17 record14–16 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Jessica Bogia
  • Lee Yerty
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †16–0 1.000  36–1  .973
Temple13–3 .813  24–8  .750
South Florida11–5 .688  24–9  .727
UCF9–7 .563  21–12  .636
SMU7–9 .438  19–15  .559
Tulane7–9 .438  18–15  .545
Cincinnati7–9 .438  16–14  .533
Memphis7–9 .438  14–16  .467
Tulsa5–11 .313  10–21  .323
Houston4–12 .250  12–19  .387
East Carolina2–14 .125  11–19  .367
† 2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrHoover Hoover, AL
G 2 Loysha Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrDownsview
Garden City CC		 Toronto, ON
G 3 Taylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrBishop Ward Kansas City, KS
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrRedan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrBlessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 15 Taylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSaint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
G 23 Alyssa Dean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCentennial HS Columbus, OH
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoUniversity School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 34 Ashia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrCovington
Tennessee–Martin		 Covington, TN
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoJoe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
F 44 Milena Bajic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoNone Podgorica, Montenegro
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm		 Lee University L 44–52 
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 Missouri State W 69–60  1–0
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (945)
Memphis, TN
11/13/2016*
2:00 pm		 at Samford L 42–48  1–1
 Pete Hanna Center (513)
Homewood, AL
11/17/2016*
12:00 pm		 Illinois W 64–54  2–1
 State Farm Center (2,358)
Champaign, IL
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm		 Kansas L 58–68  2–2
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (831)
Memphis, TN
11/25/2016*
4:30 pm		 vs. Arkansas
Nuggget Classic semifinals		 L 61–91  2–3
 Lawlor Events Center (1,662)
Reno, NV
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm		 at Nevada
Nuggget Classic 3rd place game		 L 67–75  2–4
 Lawlor Events Center (838)
Reno, NV
11/30/2016*
5:30 pm		 Northwestern State W 54–38  3–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (312)
Memphis, TN
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm		 Little Rock L 44–54  4–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (313)
Memphis, TN
12/11/2016*
7:00 pm		 at Southern Illinois L 61–69  4–5
 SIU Arena (500)
Carbondale, IL
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm		 Southeast Missouri State W 65–63  5–5
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (617)
Memphis, TN
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm		 Louisiana Tech W 56–54  5–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (542)
Memphis, TN
12/21/2016*
1:00 pm		 Nicholls State W 73–62  6–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (342)
Memphis, TN
12/28/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPNU		 Vanderbilt W 75–59  7–6
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,034)
Memphis, TN
AAC regular season
01/01/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 Temple L 67–73 OT 7–7 (0–1)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, ADN		 at Tulane L 52–57  7–8 (0–2)
 Reynolds Center (211)
Tulsa, OK
01/07/2017
1:00 pm		 at UCF W 65–62  8–8 (1–2)
 CFE Arena (2,316)
Orlando, FL
01/14/2017
1:00 pm		 Cincinnati L 59–66  8–9 (1–3)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (786)
Memphis, TN
01/17/2017
6:00 pm, CBSSN		 at No. 23 South Florida L 49–79  8–10 (1–4)
 USF Sun Dome (1,951)
Tampa, FL
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Temple L 51–66  8–11 (1–5)
 McGonigle Hall (1,117)
Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ADN		 Houston W 66–65  9–11 (2–5)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,432)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2017
11:00 am		 UCF W 65–59  10–11 (3–5)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (812)
Memphis, TN
01/31/2017
7:00 pm, ADN		 at SMU L 44–53  10–12 (3–6)
 Moody Coliseum (767)
Dallas, TX
02/05/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU		 No. 20 South Florida W 62–57  11–12 (4–6)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (174)
Memphis, TN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane W 55–52  12–12 (5–6)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,098)
New Orleans, LA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm		 East Carolina W 72–50  13–12 (6–6)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (583)
Memphis, TN
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cincinnati L 57–68  13–13 (6–7)
 Fifth Third Arena (1,170)
Cincinnati, OH
02/22/2017
7:00 pm		 SMU L 39–60  13–14 (6–8)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (873)
Memphis, TN
02/25/2017
3:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 1 Connecticut L 48–91  13–15 (6–9)
 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
02/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Tulane W 57–56  14–15 (7–9)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (818)
Memphis, TN
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 (8) vs. (9) Tulsa
First Round		 L 55–60  14–16
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References
  1. "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.
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