2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by eighth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 16–14, 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 Houston.

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record16–14 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Katie Rokus
  • Geoff Lanier
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
Seasons
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
Temple 13 3   .813 24 8   .750
South Florida 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
UCF 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
SMU 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Cincinnati 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Memphis 7 9   .438 14 16   .467
Tulsa 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Houston 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
East Carolina 2 14   .125 11 19   .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Media

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All games will have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

Roster

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2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Osborne Marietta, GA
G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Lawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr East Wake Zebulon, NC
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Lakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Southfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 13 Brandey Tarver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Bogan Computer Technical Chicago, IL
G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Osborne Doulgasville, GA
F 21 Brianna Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Luella Locust Grove, GA
G 22 Bianca Quisenberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Tecumseh Springfield, OH
F 23 Sydney Petty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Rogers Toledo, OH
F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Red Oak Red Oak, TX
G 32 Tinee'sha Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Marshall Chicago, IL
C 35 I'Liyah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Male Louisville, KY
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, BearcatsTV
Kentucky Wesleyan W 79–50 
Fifth Third Arena (386)
Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 83–75  1–0
Show Me Center (1,267)
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/15/2016*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 68–58  2–0
Stroh Center (1,085)
Bowling Green, OH
11/19/2016*
6:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Indiana State L 55–63  2–1
Fifth Third Arena (734)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016*
12:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 49–43  3–1
Millett Hall (1,111)
Oxford, OH
11/26/2016*
5:30 pm, Bearcats TV
Howard W 66–56  4–1
Fifth Third Arena (483)
Cincinnati, OH
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 72–42  5–1
Fifth Third Arena (307)
Cincinnati, OH
12/02/2016*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Tennessee Tech W 60–38  6–1
Fifth Third Arena (494)
Cincinnati, OH
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
at No. 9 Ohio State L 38–80  6–2
Value City Arena (5,850)
Columbus, OH
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Xavier
Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout
L 62–71  6–3
Fifth Third Arena (1,362)
Cincinnati, OH
12/15/2016*
12:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Georgia L 48–51  6–4
Fifth Third Arena (569)
Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Clarion W 92–54  7–4
Fifth Third Arena (439)
Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2016*
3:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Eastern Illinois W 78–64  8–4
Fifth Third Arena (271)
Cincinnati, OH
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Chicago State W 81–53  9–4
Fifth Third Arena (466)
Cincinnati, OH
AAC regular season
12/31/2016
2:00 pm, ADN
at SMU L 47–64  9–5 (0–1)
Moody Coliseum (676)
Dallas, TX
01/04/2017
7:00 pm, Bearcats TV
UCF W 63–57  10–5 (1–1)
Fifth Third Arena (360)
Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, Bearcats TV
Houston W 85–64  11–5 (2–1)
Fifth Third Arena (643)
Cincinnati, OH
01/14/2017
2:00 pm
at Memphis W 66–59  12–5 (3–1)
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (786)
Memphis, TN
01/17/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
SMU W 67–65  13–5 (4–1)
Fifth Third Arena (523)
Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
East Carolina W 74–64  14–5 (5–1)
Fifth Third Arena (679)
Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
at UCF L 44–64  14–6 (5–2)
CFE Arena (2,406)
Orlando, FL
01/28/2017
2:00 pm, ADN
Tulane L 68–74  14–7 (5–3)
Fifth Third Arena (909)
Cincinnati, OH
02/01/2017
7:00 pm, ADN
at No. 20 South Florida L 52–72  14–8 (5–4)
USF Sun Dome (1,931)
Tampa, FL
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN3
No. 1 Connecticut L 49–96  14–9 (5–5)
Fifth Third Arena (4,029)
Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2017
3:00 pm
at Houston W 71–62  15–9 (6–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (698)
Houston, TX
02/15/2017
8:00 pm
at Tulane L 51–62  15–10 (6–6)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,013)
New Orleans, LA
02/18/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Memphis W 68–57  16–10 (7–6)
Fifth Third Arena (1,170)
Cincinnati, OH
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at East Carolina L 69–80  16–11 (7–7)
Williams Arena (1,099)
Greenville, NC
02/25/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 23 Temple L 64–88  16–12 (7–8)
McGonigle Hall (1,312)
Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2017
7:00 pm
Tulsa L 61–78  16–13 (7–9)
Fifth Third Arena (624)
Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) vs. (10) Houston
First Round
L 61–74  16–14
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in EST.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GoBEARCATS.COM - University Of Cincinnati Official Athletic Site University Of Cincinnati". Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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