2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 3–4 (0–0 The American)
Head coach Melissa McFerrin (9th year)
Assistant coach Danielle O'Banion
Assistant coach Jessica Bogia
Assistant coach Lee Yerty
Home arena Elma Roane Fieldhouse
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Connecticut 0 0       6 0   1.000
South Florida 0 0       6 0   1.000
Cincinnati 0 0       6 1   .857
UCF 0 0       6 2   .750
Tulane 0 0       5 2   .714
East Carolina 0 0       6 3   .667
SMU 0 0       5 3   .625
Temple 0 0       3 2   .600
Memphis 0 0       3 4   .429
Tulsa 0 0       3 5   .375
Houston 0 0       2 4   .333
American Tournament winner
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent 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, plays their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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 Home town
G 1 Wilder-Cochran, BreighaBreigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hoover Hoover, AL
G 2 Morris, LoyshaLoysha Morris 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Downsview
Garden City CC
Toronto, ON
G 3 Williams, TaylorTaylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Bishop Ward Kansas City, KS
G 5 Elmore, BreaBrea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Redan Stone Mountain, GA
F 10 Creighton, CheyenneCheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Blessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, ON
G 15 Barnes, TaylorTaylor Barnes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Saint Benedict at Auburndale Memphis, TN
G 23 Dean, AlyssaAlyssa Dean 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Centennial HS Columbus, OH
C 25 Porter, BriannaBrianna Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So University School of Nashville Nashville, TN
F 34 Jones, AshiaAshia Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Covington
Tennessee–Martin
Covington, TN
G 40 Miller, DamoniqueDamonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Joe T. Robinson Little Rock, AR
F 44 Bajic, MilenaMilena 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   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

12/11/2016*
7:00 PM
at Southern Illinois   
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL

12/16/2016*
7:00 PM
Southeast Missouri State   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

12/19/2016*
7:00 PM
Louisiana Tech   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

12/21/2016*
1:00 PM
Nicholls State   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

12/28/2016*
4:00 PM, ESPNU
Vanderbilt   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
AAC regular season

01/01/2017
5:00 PM, ESPN2
Temple   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

01/04/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
at Tulane   
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK

01/07/2017
1:00 PM
at UCF   
CFE Arena 
Orlando, FL

01/14/2017
1:00 PM
Cincinnati   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

01/17/2017
6:00 PM, CBSSN
at South Florida   
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL

01/21/2017
1:00 PM, ESPN3
at Temple   
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, PA

01/25/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
Houston   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

01/28/2017
11:00 AM
UCF   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

01/31/2017
7:00 PM, ADN
at SMU   
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX

02/05/2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU
South Florida   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Tulane   
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
East Carolina   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

02/18/2017
2:00 PM, ESPN3
at Cincinnati   
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
SMU   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN

02/25/2017
3:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3
at Connecticut   
Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT

02/27/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Tulane   
Elma Roane Fieldhouse 
Memphis, TN
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament

03/03–06/2017
vs.    
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

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

External links

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