2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2016–17 record16–14 (7–9 The American)
Head coachJamelle Elliott (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Katie Rokus
  • Geoff Lanier
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2016–17 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn160 1.000  361  .973
Temple133 .813  248  .750
South Florida115 .688  249  .727
UCF97 .563  2112  .636
SMU79 .438  1915  .559
Tulane79 .438  1815  .545
Cincinnati79 .438  1614  .533
Memphis79 .438  1416  .467
Tulsa511 .313  1021  .323
Houston412 .250  1219  .387
East Carolina214 .125  1119  .367
2017 The American Tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Nikira Goings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoOsborne Marietta, GA
G 3 Ana Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrLawrence North Indianapolis, IN
F 4 Angel Rizor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEast Wake Zebulon, NC
G 11 Sam Rodgers 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLakota East Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Antoinette Miller 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrSouthfield-Lathrup Detroit, MI
G 13 Brandey Tarver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrBogan Computer Technical Chicago, IL
G 20 Maya Benham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoOsborne Doulgasville, GA
F 21 Brianna Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLuella Locust Grove, GA
G 22 Bianca Quisenberry 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrTecumseh Springfield, OH
F 23 Sydney Petty 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrRogers Toledo, OH
F 25 Chelsea Warren 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoRed Oak Red Oak, TX
G 32 Tinee'sha Coleman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrMarshall Chicago, IL
C 35 I'Liyah Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrMale Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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.

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