2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team

The 2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team represented University of Tennessee at Martin during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Skyhawks, led by eighth year head coach Kevin McMillan, played their home games at Skyhawk Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The team finished the season with a 12–19 overall, 8–8 OVC record in a fourth-place tie.

2016–17 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record12–19 (8–8 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Russell (7th season)
  • David Hart (6th season)
  • Jasmine Newsome (2nd season)
Home arenaSkyhawk Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 0   1.000 27 5   .844
Morehead State 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
SIU Edwardsville 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 8   .500 14 16   .467
UT Martin 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Murray State 7 9   .438 15 14   .517
Southeast Missouri State 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Eastern Kentucky 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Tennessee Tech 7 9   .438 10 20   .333
Jacksonville State 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Tennessee State 5 11   .313 10 16   .385
Eastern Illinois 5 11   .313 9 19   .321
2017 OVC tournament winner
As of March 4, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm, OVCDN
Louisville W 100-57  0–1
Skyhawk Arena (5,754)
Martin, TN
11/14/2017*
5:30 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 74-59  0–2
Corbett Sports Center (517)
Greensboro, NC
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Western Carolina W 84-72  1-2
Ramsey Center (791)
Cullowhee, NC
11/18/2016*
11:00 am
at Ohio L 55-72  1-3
Convocation Center (3,241)
Athens, OH
11/23/2016*
12:00 pm
at Samford W 69-62  1-4
Pete Hanna Center (223)
Birmingham, AL
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm, OVCDN
Vanderbilt W 79-77  1-5
Skyhawk Arena (2,137)
Martin, TN
11/29/2016*
5:30 pm, OVCDN
Southern Illinois W 76-68  2-5
Skyhawk Arena (1,647)
Martin, TN
12/03/2016*
6:00 pm, OVCDN
Chattanooga W 80-60  2-6
Skyhawk Arena (1,123)
Martin, TN
12/10/2016*
12:30 pm
at Oral Roberts W 82-53  2-7
Mabee Center (415)
Tulsa, OK
12/14/2016*
11:00 am, OVCDN
Arkansas State W 68-63  3-7
Skyhawk Arena (4,114)
Martin, TN
12/17/2016*
11:30 am
at Missouri W 80-69  3-8
Mizzou Arena (2,545)
Columbia, MO
12/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at #22 DePaul W 100-68  3-9
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,122)
Chicago, IL
12/22/2016*
2:00 pm
at Northwestern W 82-59  3-10
Welsh-Ryan Arena (709)
Evanston, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/29/2016
5:30 pm, OVCDN
Jacksonville State W 94-83  4-10
(1-0)
Skyhawk Arena (1,877)
Martin, TN
12/31/2016
4:00 pm, OVCDN
Morehead State W 89-68  4-11
(1-1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,841)
Martin, TN
01/05/2017
4:00 pm, OVCDN
at Belmont W 71-66  4-12
(1-2)
Curb Event Center (1,046)
Nashville, TN
01/06/2017
5:00 pm, OVCDN
at Tennessee State W 85-80 OT  4-13
(1-3)
Gentry Center (623)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, OVCDN
Southeast Missouri W 82-79  4-14
(1-4)
Skyhawk Arena (2,377)
Martin, TN
01/18/2017
6:00 pm, OVCDN
at Eastern Illinois W 80-70 OT  4-15
(1-5)
Lantz Arena (228)
Charleston, Illinois
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, OVCDN
at SIU Edwardsville W 70-68 OT  4-16
(1-6)
Skyhawk Arena (2,101)
Martin, TN
01/25/2017
6:00 pm, OVCDN
Austin Peay W 83-80  5-16
(2-6)
Skyhawk Arena (1,097)
Martin, TN
01/28/2017
5:00 pm, OVCDN
at Murray State W 90-70  6-16
(3-6)
CFSB Center (817)
Murray, KY
02/01/2017
5:30 pm, OVCDN
Tennessee Tech W 81-71  6-17
(3-7)
Eblen Center (792)
Cookeville, Tennessee
02/03/2017
4:00 pm, OVCDN
Eastern Kentucky W 66-56  7-17
(4-7)
Skyhawk Arena (2,005)
Martin, TN
02/08/2018
4:30 pm, OVCDN
Eastern Illinois W 74-72  8-17
(5-7)
Skyhawk Arena (1,014)
Martin, TN
02/11/2017
4:00 pm, OVCDN
SIU Edwardsville W 82-72  9-17
(6-7)
Vadalabene Center (688)
Edwardsville, Illinois
02/18/2018
1:30 pm, OVCDN
Southeast Missouri State W 82-73  10-17
(7-7)
Show Me Center (1,003)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, OVCDN
at Austin Peay W 85-60  10-18
(7-8)
Dunn Center (1,561)
Clarksville, TN
02/24/2018
2:00 pm, OVCDN
Murray State W 83-82  11-18
(8-8)
Skyhawk Arena (2,901)
Martin, TN
Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/2/2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN
(#4) vs. (#5) Austin Peay
First Round
W 59-43  12-18
Municipal Auditorium (645)
Nashville, TN
03/03/2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3/OVCDN
(#4) vs. (#1) Belmont
Semifinals
W 83-62  12-19
Municipal Auditorium (730)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Home". utmsports.com.