2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	14–16 (7–9 The American)
Head coach	Melissa McFerrin (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle O'Banion; Jessica Bogia; Lee Yerty;
Home arena	Elma Roane Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

Melissa McFerrin (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle O'Banion (Boston College)
Jessica Bogia (Lafayette)
Lee Yerty (Washington State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

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

[1] "University of Memphis Athletics". University of Memphis.

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2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

Contents

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References