2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team

The 2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Blue Demons, led by 31st year head coach Doug Bruno, played their home games at the McGrath–Phillips Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to Marquette. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Northern Iowa in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.

2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball
Maggie Dixon Classic champions
Big East regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
2016–17 record27–8 (16–2 Big East)
Head coachDoug Bruno (31st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jill M. Pizzotti
  • Candis Blankson
  • Bart Brooks
Home arenaMcGrath-Phillips Arena
2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 DePaul*162 .889  278  .771
Creighton162 .889  248  .750
Marquette135 .722  258  .758
St. John's117 .611  2212  .647
Villanova117 .611  2014  .588
Georgetown99 .500  1713  .567
Providence414 .222  1218  .400
Xavier414 .222  1218  .400
Seton Hall414 .222  1219  .387
Butler216 .111  625  .194
2017 Big East Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

This was expected to be the Blue Demons' final season at McGrath–Phillips Arena. DePaul plans to move the women's team off campus, though still within its home city of Chicago, into the new Wintrust Arena, currently under construction at the McCormick Place convention center. The arena will also become home to the DePaul men's team.[1]

In the February 3 game against St. John's, senior guard Brooke Schulte scored her 1,000th career point.[2]

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2015–16 season 27–9, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season title. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they lost to St. John's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated James Madison in the first round, Louisville in the second round before losing to Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

Roster

2016–17 DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Ashton Millender 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMarian Catholic Glenwood, IL
G 3 Micaela Kelly 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMartin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI
F 4 Meri Bennett-Swanson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrVernon Hills Vernon Hills, IL
G 5 Lauren Prochaska 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrTrinity Chicago, IL
G 10 Amarah Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrHomewood-Flossmoor Bolingbrook, IL
G 14 Jessica January 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrRichfield Richfield, MN
G 20 Kelly Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSaint John Vianney Wall, NJ
F 21 Chante Stonewall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrUniversity Normal, IL
G 22 Brooke Schulte 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMater Dei Germantown, IL
G 24 Tanita Allen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 33 Claire McMahon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLincoln Way East Frankfort, IL
F 34 Jacqui Grant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrMaine South Park Ridge, IL
F 35 Mart'e Grays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMartin Luther King Jr. Detroit, MI
G 45 Meghan Waldron 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoWheaton Warrenville South Wheaton, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 21 Saint Xavier W 124–67 
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
11/04/2016*
6:00 PM
No. 21 St. Francis (IL) W 126–56 
McGrath-Phillips Arena 
Chicago, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 PM
No. 21 Appalachian State
Maggie Dixon Classic semifinals
W 99–58  1–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,055)
Chicago, IL
11/12/2016*
8:00 PM
No. 21 UAB
Maggie Dixon Classic championship
W 90–80  2–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,055)
Chicago, IL
11/19/2016*
7:00 PM
No. 20 Northwestern W 89–66  3–0
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,342)
Chicago, IL
11/25/2016*
12:30 PM
No. 18 vs. WKU
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 77–69  4–0
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
4:00 PM
No. 18 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 72–104  4–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
4:00 PM
No. 18 vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
W 108–84  5–1
Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/01/2016*
6:00 PM, CSNC+/ESPN3
No. 15 at No. 2 Connecticut L 46–91  5–2
Gampel Pavilion (6,716)
Storrs, CT
12/05/2016*
12:00 PM
No. 16 Prairie View A&M W 94–62  6–2
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
12/10/2016*
7:00 PM, CSNC+
No. 16 No. 2 Notre Dame L 61–75  6–3
McGrath-Phillips Arena (3,001)
Chicago, IL
12/15/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 17 at Temple L 74–84  6–4
McGonigle Hall (721)
Philadelphia, PA
12/18/2016*
2:00 PM, ESPN3
No. 17 at Loyola–Chicago W 107–46  7–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (321)
Chicago, IL
12/20/2016*
8:00 PM
UT Martin W 100–68  8–4
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,122)
Chicago, IL
Conference regular season
12/28/2016
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Georgetown W 76–53  9–4 (1–0)
McDonough Gymnasium (421)
Washington, D.C.
12/30/2016
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Villanova W 80–50  10–4 (2–0)
The Pavilion (635)
Villanova, PA
01/02/2017
1:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 23 Providence W 61–56  11–4 (2–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (1,977)
Chicago, IL
01/04/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN
No. 23 Creighton W 79–65  12–4 (4–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,082)
Chicago, IL
01/08/2017
1:00 PM, BEDN
No. 23 at Seton Hall W 96–65  13–4 (5–0)
Walsh Gymnasium (850)
South Orange, NJ
01/10/2017
6:00 PM, BEDN
No. 21 at St. John's W 78–66  14–4 (6–0)
Carnesecca Arena (565)
Queens, NY
01/13/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN/CSNC+
No. 21 Butler W 100–69  15–4 (7–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,153)
Chicago, IL
01/15/2017
2:00 PM, BEDN
No. 21 Xavier W 85–69  16–4 (8–0)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,311)
Chicago, IL
01/21/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN/CSNC+
No. 19 Marquette L 101–102 OT 16–5 (8–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,481)
Chicago, IL
01/27/2017
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 21 at Creighton W 60–56  17–5 (9–1)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,313)
Omaha, NE
01/29/2017
11:00 AM, BEDN
No. 21 at Providence W 64–55  18–5 (10–1)
Alumni Hall (578)
Providence, RI
02/03/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN/CSNC+
No. 17 St. John's W 54–51  19–5 (11–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,312)
Chicago, IL
02/05/2017
2:00 PM, BEDN/CSNC
No. 17 Seton Hall W 86–60  20–5 (12–1)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,006)
Chicago, IL
02/10/2017
6:00 PM, BEDN/CSNC
No. 18 at Xavier W 70–43  21–5 (13–1)
Cintas Center (2,770)
Cincinnati, OH
02/12/2017
12:00 PM, BEDN
No. 18 at Butler W 92–62  22–5 (14–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (587)
Indianapolis, IN
02/19/2017
1:00 PM, FS2
No. 17 at Marquette L 81–96  22–6 (14–2)
Al McGuire Center (1,733)
Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2017
7:00 PM, BEDN
No. 19 Villanova W 77–50  23–6 (15–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368)
Chicago, IL
02/26/2016
12:00 PM, FS1
No. 19 Georgetown W 79–70  24–6 (16–2)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,553)
Chicago, IL
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017
6:00 PM, FS2
(1) No. 18 vs. (8) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 92–60  25–6
Al McGuire Center 
Milwaukee, WI
03/06/2017
5:30 PM, FS1
(1) No. 17 vs. (5) St. John's
Semifinals
W 59–45  26–6
Al McGuire Center (2,511)
Milwaukee, WI
03/07/2017
8:00 PM, FS1
(1) No. 17 vs. (3) Marquette
Championship Game
L 78–86  26–7
Al McGuire Center (3,166)
Milwaukee, WI
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
(7 O) No. 19 vs. (10 O) Northern Iowa
First Round
W 88–67  27–7
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
03/19/2017*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
(7 O) No. 19 at (2 O) No. 7 Mississippi State
Second Round
L 71–92  27–8
Humphrey Coliseum (6,035)
Starkville, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. O=Oklahoma City Region.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Coaches 21 20 17 14 15 16 22 22 21 20 18 19 17 16 15 18 17 17 19 18
Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes

References

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