2016–17 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

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

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	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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Missouri State	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM	at Samford	Pete Hanna Center Homewood, AL
11/17/2016* 12:00 PM	Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
11/20/2016* 2:00 PM	Kansas	Elma Roane Fieldhouse Memphis, TN
11/25/2016* 4:30 PM	vs. Arkansas Nuggget Classic semifinals	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
11/26/2016*	Navy or Nevada Nuggget Classic	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
11/30/2016* 5:30 PM	Northwestern State	Elma Roane Fieldhouse 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.

References

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

External links

Official website

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

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Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

External links