2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team


The 2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal, led by 31st year head coach Tara VanDerveer, played their home games at the Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 32–6, 15–3 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Washington State, Oregon and Oregon State to win Pac-12 women's tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament.

2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Pac-12 Tournament champions
Cancún Challenge
Mayan Division champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record32–6 (15–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMaples Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oregon State 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 6 Stanford 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
No. 12 Washington 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 15 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Arizona State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Oregon 8 10   .444 23 14   .622
California 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 20   .444
Colorado 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Utah 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
Arizona 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

Earning a No. 2 seed in the Lexington region, they defeated New Mexico State and Kansas State in the first and second rounds. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Texas 77–56. In the Elite Eight, they defeated Notre Dame 76–75 to reach their 13th Final Four in school history. At the Final Four in Dallas Texas, they were defeated by South Carolina 53–62. South Carolina would go on to beat Mississippi State for the national title.

Roster

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2016–17 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 2 Shannon Coffee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Centerville Dayton, OH
G 3 Anna Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Bellevue Bellevue, WA
F 4 Nadia Fingall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Choctawhatchee Navarre, FL
F 5 Kaylee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Natrona County Casper, WY
G 10 Briana Roberson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Troy Fullerton, CA
F 11 Alanna Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Wesley College Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Brittany McPhee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount Rainier Normandy Park, WA
G 13 Marta Sniezek 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So National Cathedral McLean, VA
G 14 Mikaela Brewer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Innisdale Secondary School Barrie, ON
G 21 DiJonai Carrington 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Horizon Christian Academy San Diego, CA
G 22 Alexa Romano 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So La Cueva Albuquerque, NM
F 24 Erica McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ridgeview Bakersfield, CA
F 32 Kailee Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Central Catholic Portland, OR
F 44 Karlie Samuelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Mater Dei Huntington Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
6:00 pm
No. 11 UC San Diego W 85–41 
Maples Pavilion (2,660)
Stanford, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Cal Poly W 83–55  1–0
Maples Pavilion (2,684)
Stanford, CA
11/14/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 No. 8 Texas
College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon
W 71–59  2–0
Maples Pavilion (2,447)
Stanford, CA
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Gonzaga L 63–68  2–1
Maples Pavilion (2,654)
Stanford, CA
11/20/2016*
11:30 am
No. 11 Cal State Northridge W 88–54  3–1
Maples Pavilion (2,627)
Stanford, CA
11/24/2016*
8:00 am
No. 11 vs. Northeastern
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 74–45  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
8:00 am
No. 11 vs. Wichita State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 87–39  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/26/2016*
10:30 am
No. 11 vs. Purdue
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division
W 78–69  6–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/01/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 11 at Cal State Bakersfield W 77–56  7–1
Icardo Center (1,688)
Bakersfield, CA
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 11 UC Davis W 68–42  8–1
Maples Pavilion (2,743)
Stanford, CA
12/18/2016*
12:00 pm, SECN
No. 10 at Tennessee
Rivalry
L 51–59  8–2
Thompson–Boling Arena (9,137)
Knoxville, TN
12/21/2016*
4:00 pm
No. 14 at George Washington W 71–52  9–2
Charles E. Smith Center (1,270)
Washington, D.C.
12/28/2016*
2:00 pm
No. 13 Yale W 102–44  10–2
Maples Pavilion (3,564)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at No. 18 Arizona State W 64–57  11–2 (1–0)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,556)
Tempe, AZ
01/01/2017
1:00 pm
No. 13 at Arizona W 77–55  12–2 (2–0)
McKale Center (1,425)
Tucson, AZ
01/06/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Oregon W 81–60  13–2 (3–0)
Maples Pavilion (2,723)
Stanford, CA
01/08/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 No. 16 Oregon State L 69–72 2OT 13–3 (3–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,072)
Stanford, CA
01/13/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at Utah W 77–58  14–3 (4–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,340)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at Colorado W 84–70  15–3 (5–1)
Coors Events Center (2,126)
Boulder, CO
01/20/2017
7:00 pm
No. 10 Arizona W 73–46  16–3 (6–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,796)
Stanford, CA
01/22/2017
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 No. 18 Arizona State W 66–56  17–3 (7–1)
Maples Pavilion (3,280)
Stanford, CA
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 at Washington State W 76–54  18–3 (8–1)
Beasley Coliseum (626)
Pullman, WA
01/29/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 at No. 7 Washington W 72–68  19–3 (9–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/03/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 USC W 58–42  20–3 (10–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,490)
Stanford, CA
02/06/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 No. 15 UCLA L 76–85  20–4 (10–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,846)
Stanford, CA
02/10/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Colorado W 64–51  21–4 (11–2)
Maples Pavilion (2,546)
Stanford, CA
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 Utah W 87–51  22–4 (12–2)
Maples Pavilion (3,601)
Stanford, CA
02/16/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 at California W 72–66  23–4 (13–2)
Haas Pavilion (4,965)
Berkeley, CA
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 California W 72–54  24–4 (14–2)
Maples Pavilion (4,327)
Stanford, CA
02/24/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at No. 10 Oregon State L 47–50  24–5 (14–3)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, OR
02/26/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at Oregon W 65–59  25–5 (15–3)
Matthew Knight Arena (4,286)
Eugene, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
(2) No. 10 vs. (7) Washington State
Quarterfinals
W 66–36  26–5
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
03/04/2017
8:30 pm, P12N
(2) No. 10 vs. (6) Oregon
Semifinals
W 71–56  27–5
KeyArena (8,384)
Seattle, WA
03/05/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 10 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State
Championship Game
W 48–43  28–5
KeyArena (6,829)
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
10:30 am, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6 vs. (15 L) New Mexico State
First Round
W 72–64  29–5
Bramlage Coliseum (4,005)
Manhattan, KS
03/20/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6 at (7 L) No. 24 Kansas State
Second Round
W 69–48  30–5
Bramlage Coliseum (3,969)
Manhattan, KS
03/24/2017*
6:00 pm, ESPN
(2 L) No. 6 vs. (3 L) No. 14 Texas
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–66  31–5
Rupp Arena (3,163)
Lexington, KY
03/26/2017*
9:00 am, ESPN
(2 L) No. 6 vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame
Elite Eight
W 76–75  32–5
Rupp Arena (2,527)
Lexington, KY
03/31/2017*
4:30 pm, ESPN2
(2 L) No. 6 vs. (1 S) No. 3 South Carolina
Final Four
L 53–62  32–6
American Airlines Center 
Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 11 11 11т 11 10 10 14 13 10 13 10 10 8 8 10 10 6 6 N/A
Coaches 10 7 11 11 10 10 14 14 10 10 12 10 9 11 10 6 9 6 6 4
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

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2016–17 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".