2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team

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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
Georgien	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 will represent Vanderbilt University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Commondores, led by first year head coach Stephanie White, play their home games at Memorial Gymnasium and are members of the Southeastern Conference.

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) RS Fr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN G 41 Miaya Seawright 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Hillcrest HS Simpsonville, SC	Head coach Stephanie White (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Carolyn Peck (Vanderbilt) Joy Cheek (Duke) Kelly Komara (Purdue) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Zeitplan

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	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	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- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 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			K.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

2016–17 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team