2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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.
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 Homewood, AL
11/17/2016 *12:00 pm
Illinois W 64–54 2–1
State Farm Center 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 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 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 Tulsa, OK
01/07/2017 1:00 pm
at UCF
W 65–62 8–8 (1–2)
CFE Arena 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 Tampa, FL
01/21/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple
L 51–66 8–11 (1–5)
McGonigle Hall 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 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 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 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 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
References
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