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
Record14–16 (7–9 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Danielle O'Banion
  • Jessica Bogia
  • Lee Yerty
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
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 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

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2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hoover Hoover, AL
G 2 Loysha Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Downsview
Garden City CC
Toronto, ON
G 3 Taylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bishop Ward Kansas City, KS
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Redan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Blessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 15 Taylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Saint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
G 23 Alyssa Dean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Centennial HS Columbus, OH
C 25 Brianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So University School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 34 Ashia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Covington
Tennessee–Martin
Covington, TN
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Joe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
F 44 Milena Bajic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So None 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

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.