2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	16–14 (7–9 The American)
Head coach	Jamelle Elliott (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Tasha Brown; Katie Rokus; Geoff Lanier;
Home arena	Fifth Third Arena
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by eighth year head coach Jamelle Elliott, played their home games at Fifth Third Arena. They finished the season 16–14, 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 Houston.

Media

All games wil have a video stream on Bearcats TV, ESPN3, or AAC Digital Network

Roster

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Nikira Goings	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Osborne	Marietta, GA
G	3	Ana Owens	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Lawrence North	Indianapolis, IN
F	4	Angel Rizor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	East Wake	Zebulon, NC
G	11	Sam Rodgers	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lakota East	Cincinnati, OH
G	12	Antoinette Miller	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Southfield-Lathrup	Detroit, MI
G	13	Brandey Tarver	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Bogan Computer Technical	Chicago, IL
G	20	Maya Benham	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Osborne	Doulgasville, GA
F	21	Brianna Moore	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Luella	Locust Grove, GA
G	22	Bianca Quisenberry	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tecumseh	Springfield, OH
F	23	Sydney Petty	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rogers	Toledo, OH
F	25	Chelsea Warren	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Red Oak	Red Oak, TX
G	32	Tinee'sha Coleman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Marshall	Chicago, IL
C	35	I'Liyah Green	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Male	Louisville, KY

Head coach

Jamelle Elliott (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Tasha Brown (St. Ambrose)
Katie Rokus (South Carolina-Aiken)
Geoff Lanier (Southeastern Connecticut 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, BearcatsTV		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 79–50		Fifth Third Arena (386) Cincinnati, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 PM		at Southeast Missouri State	W 83–75	1–0	Show Me Center (1,267) Cape Girardeau, MO
11/15/2016* 12:00 PM, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 68–58	2–0	Stroh Center (1,085) Bowling Green, OH
11/19/2016* 6:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Indiana State	L 55–63	2–1	Fifth Third Arena (734) Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2016* 12:00 PM		at Miami (OH)	W 49–43	3–1	Millett Hall (1,111) Oxford, OH
11/26/2016* 5:30 PM, Bearcats TV		Howard	W 66–56	4–1	Fifth Third Arena (483) Cincinnati, OH
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 72–42	5–1	Fifth Third Arena (307) Cincinnati, OH
12/02/2016* 7:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Tennessee Tech	W 60–38	6–1	Fifth Third Arena (494) Cincinnati, OH
12/04/2016* 2:00 PM		at No. 9 Ohio State	L 38–80	6–2	Value City Arena (5,850) Columbus, OH
12/11/2016* 2:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Xavier Skyline Chili Crosstown Shootout	L 62–71	6–3	Fifth Third Arena (1,362) Cincinnati, OH
12/15/2016* 12:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Georgia	L 48–51	6–4	Fifth Third Arena (569) Cincinnati, OH
12/18/2016* 2:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Clarion	W 92–54	7–4	Fifth Third Arena (439) Cincinnati, OH
12/21/2016* 3:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Eastern Illinois	W 78–64	8–4	Fifth Third Arena (271) Cincinnati, OH
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Chicago State	W 81–53	9–4	Fifth Third Arena (466) Cincinnati, OH
AAC regular season
12/31/2016 2:00 PM, ADN		at SMU	L 47–64	9–5 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (676) Dallas, TX
01/04/2017 7:00 PM, Bearcats TV		UCF	W 63–57	10–5 (1–1)	Fifth Third Arena (360) Cincinnati, OH
01/07/2017 2:00 PM, Bearcats TV		Houston	W 85–64	11–5 (2–1)	Fifth Third Arena (643) Cincinnati, OH
01/14/2017 2:00 PM		at Memphis	W 66–59	12–5 (3–1)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (786) Memphis, TN
01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		SMU	W 67–65	13–5 (4–1)	Fifth Third Arena (523) Cincinnati, OH
01/21/2017 2:00 PM, ADN		East Carolina	W 74–64	14–5 (5–1)	Fifth Third Arena (679) Cincinnati, OH
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		at UCF	L 44–64	14–6 (5–2)	CFE Arena (2,406) Orlando, FL
01/28/2017 2:00 PM, ADN		Tulane	L 68–74	14–7 (5–3)	Fifth Third Arena (909) Cincinnati, OH
02/01/2017 7:00 PM, ADN		at No. 20 South Florida	L 52–72	14–8 (5–4)	USF Sun Dome (1,931) Tampa, FL
02/07/2017 7:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		No. 1 Connecticut	L 49–96	14–9 (5–5)	Fifth Third Arena (4,029) Cincinnati, OH
02/11/2017 3:00 PM		at Houston	W 71–62	15–9 (6–5)	Hofheinz Pavilion (698) Houston, TX
02/15/2017 8:00 PM		at Tulane	L 51–62	15–10 (6–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,013) New Orleans, LA
02/18/2017 3:00 PM, ESPN3		Memphis	W 68–57	16–10 (7–6)	Fifth Third Arena (1,170) Cincinnati, OH
02/22/2017 7:00 PM		at East Carolina	L 69–80	16–11 (7–7)	Williams Arena (1,099) Greenville, NC
02/25/2017 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at No. 23 Temple	L 64–88	16–12 (7–8)	McGonigle Hall (1,312) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2017 7:00 PM		Tulsa	L 61–78	16–13 (7–9)	Fifth Third Arena (624) Cincinnati, OH
American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament
03/03/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	(7)	vs. (10) Houston First Round	L 61–74	16–14	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST.

References

^ http://www.gobearcats.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/cinn-w-baskbl-sched.html

External links

Official website

[1] ttp://www.gobearcats.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/cinn-w-baskbl-sched.html

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
Venues	Armory Fieldhouse (1971–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Cincinnati Gardens (1987–1989) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) St. Ursula Academy Gymnasium & Convocation Center (2017–18)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Media

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References

External links