2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball
Air Force Classic Champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record14–16 (4–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 South Carolina† 14 – 2   .875 33 – 4   .892
No. 7 Mississippi State 13 – 3   .813 34 – 5   .872
No. 18 Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
No. 25 Missouri 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Tennessee 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
Texas A&M 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
LSU 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
Auburn 7 – 9   .438 17 – 15   .531
Georgia 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516
Ole Miss 6 – 10   .375 17 – 14   .548
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 22 – 14   .611
Florida 5 – 11   .313 15 – 16   .484
Vanderbilt 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
Arkansas 2 – 14   .125 13 – 17   .433
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commodores, led by first year head coach Stephanie White, played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in thirteenth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC women's tournament to Alabama.

Roster

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kayla Overbeck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Newbury Park Newbury Park, CA
G 1 Rebekah Dahlman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Braham Area Braham, MN
G 3 Rachel Bell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Creek Wood Cumberland Furnace, TN
G 10 Cierra Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Oregon City Oregon City, OR
G 12 Myka Dancy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Antioch Antioch, TN
G/F 21 Erin Whalen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Providence Day School Charlotte, NC
F 22 Marqu'es Webb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hoover Hoover, AL
G 23 Minta Spears 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Bullard
Texas Tech 		Bullard, TX
F/C 31 Blessing Ejiofor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Eastside Paterson, NJ
G 33 Christa Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Bay Bay St. Louis, MS
G 35 Kaleigh Clemons-Green 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN
G 41 Miaya Seawright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hillcrest HS Simpsonville, SC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2016*
2:00 pm 		Bellarmine W 97–63 
Memorial Gymnasium (2,228)
Nashville, TN
11/06/2016*
2:00 pm 		Union (KY) W 93–43 
Memorial Gymnasium (2,281)
Nashville, TN
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 86–54  1–0
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,395)
Nashville, TN
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm 		at No. 23 Indiana L 61–94  1–1
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (3,029)
Bloomington, IN
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm 		Drexel W 73–63  2–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,243)
Nashville, TN
11/20/2016*
2:00 pm 		Duke W 77–63  3–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,841)
Nashville, TN
11/22/2016*
11:30 am 		Robert Morris W 75–59  4–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (4,242)
Nashville, TN
11/27/2016*
2:00 pm 		at UT Martin W 79–77  5–1
 Skyhawk Arena (2,137)
Martin, TN
12/02/2016*
6:00 pm 		at Air Force
Air Force Classic semifinals 		W 75–49  6–1
 Clune Arena (312)
Colorado Springs, CO
12/03/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. SIU Edwardsville
Air Force Classic championship 		W 73–63  7–1
 Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, CO
12/05/2016*
7:00 pm 		Tulane W 74–63  8–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,297)
Nashville, TN
12/08/2016*
6:00 pm 		at East Tennessee State W 80–72  9–1
 Freedom Hall Civic Center (1,014)
Johnson City, TN
12/18/2016*
2:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 89–57  10–1
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,451)
Nashville, TN
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm 		No. 8 Louisville L 66–78  10–2
 Memorial Gymnasium (2,779)
Nashville, TN
12/28/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Memphis L 59–75  10–3
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,034)
Memphis, TN
SEC regular season
01/02/2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 72–77  10–4
(0–1) 		Reed Arena (4,033)
College Station, TX
01/05/2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 57–70  10–5
(0–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium (3,509)
Nashville, TN
01/08/2016
11:00 am, SECN 		at Georgia L 68–70  10–6
(0–3) 		Stegeman Coliseum (2,958)
Athens, GA
01/12/2016
7:00 pm 		Auburn L 59–64  10–7
(0–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,335)
Nashville, TN
01/15/2016
2:00 pm 		Missouri L 68–74  10–8
(0–5) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,504)
Nashville, TN
01/19/2016
7:00 pm 		at Arkansas L 56–59  10–9
(0–6) 		Bud Walton Arena (1,302)
Fayetteville, AR
01/22/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Tennessee
Rivalry 		L 63–91  10–10
(0–7) 		Thompson–Boling Arena (10,106)
Knoxville, TN
01/26/2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		Alabama W 87–80  11–10
(1–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,316)
Nashville, TN
01/29/2016
2:00 pm 		Florida L 73–93  11–11
(1–8) 		Memorial Gymnasium (4,336)
Nashville, TN
02/05/2016
11:00 am, SECN 		at No. 25 Kentucky L 63–71  11–12
(1–9) 		Memorial Coliseum (6,023)
Lexington, KY
02/09/2016
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 5 Mississippi State L 41–86  11–13
(1–10) 		Humphrey Coliseum (5,052)
Starkville, MS
02/13/2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		LSU W 70–68  12–13
(2–10) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,324)
Nashville, TN
02/16/2016
6:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 6 South Carolina L 51–82  12–14
(2–11) 		Colonial Life Arena (13,089)
Columbia, SC
02/19/2016
2:00 pm 		Ole Miss W 85–67  13–14
(3–11) 		Memorial Gymnasium (3,663)
Nashville, TN
02/23/2016
7:00 pm 		Arkansas W 66–64  14–14
(4–11) 		Memorial Gymnasium (2,450)
Nashville, TN
02/26/2016
12:00 pm, SECN 		at LSU L 58–64  14–15
(4–12) 		Maravich Center (2,005)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
03/01/2017
10:00 am, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Alabama
First Round 		L 57–77  14–16
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,507)
Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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16		 Week
17		 Week
18		 Week
19		 Final
AP NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vanderbilt Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2016.