2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by fourth year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 15–1 in Big Ten play to win a share of the Big Ten regular season title with Maryland. They defeated Northwestern in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament before losing to Purdue. They received at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Lexington region. There they defeated Western Kentucky and Kentucky to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Notre Dame.

2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball
Big Ten regular season co-champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
2016–17 record28–7 (15–1 Big Ten)
Head coachKevin McGuff (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick Klein
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Carrie Banks
Home arenaValue City Arena
2016–17 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†15–1 .938  32–3  .914
No. 11 Ohio State*15–1 .938  28–7  .800
Michigan11–5 .688  28–9  .757
Indiana10–6 .625  23–11  .676
Purdue10–6 .625  23–13  .639
Michigan State9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Penn State9–7 .563  21–11  .656
Northwestern8–8 .500  20–11  .645
Iowa8–8 .500  20–14  .588
Minnesota5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Illinois3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Wisconsin3–13 .188  9–22  .290
Nebraska3–13 .188  7–22  .241
Rutgers3–13 .188  6–24  .200
† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2016–17 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Tori McCoy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSt. Thomas More Champaign, Illinois
F 1 Stephanie Mavunga 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrBrownsburg
North Carolina		 Brownsburg, IN
G 3 Kelsey Mitchell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrPrinceton Cincinnati, OH
G 4 Sierra Calhoun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoChrist the King
Duke		 Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Chelsea Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoPrinceton Cincinnati, OH
G 12 Kianna Holland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSeneca Seneca, SC
G 15 Linnae Harper 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrWhitney Young
Kentucky		 Chicago, IL
G 20 Asia Doss 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrCountry Day School Detroit, MI
F 22 Alexa Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrAfricentric Columbus, OH
G 23 Kiara Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrWhitney Young Chicago, IL
F 24 Makayla Waterman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoFairmont Kettering, OH
F 32 Shayla Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrNorcross Norcross, GA
G 33 Jensen Caretti 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRiver Clarington, OH
C 34 Theresa Ekhelar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SoLife Center Academy Woodbridge, NJ
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
11/06/2016*
1:00 PM		 No. 7 Ashland W 88–79 
Value City Arena (4,831)
Columbus, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
12:00 PM		 No. 7 Duquesne W 89–69  1–0
 St. John Arena (3,434)
Columbus, OH
11/14/2016*
6:00 PM		 No. 7 No. 4 South Carolina L 80–92  1–1
 Value City Arena (6,683)
Columbus, OH
11/16/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 7 Cleveland State W 96–78  2–1
 Value City Arena (4,023)
Columbus, OH
11/19/2016*
12:00 PM		 No. 7 LIU Brooklyn W 113–54  3–1
 Value City Arena (4,296)
Columbus, OH
11/25/2016*
5:00 PM		 No. 8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals		 W 79–66  4–1
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/26/2016*
7:30 PM		 No. 8 vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals		 W 77–72  5–1
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
11/27/2016*
7:30 PM		 No. 8 vs. No. 5 Baylor
Gulf Coast Showcase championship		 L 68–85  5–2
 Germain Arena 
Estero, FL
12/01/2016*
7:00 PM, BTN		 No. 9 No. 18 Miami (FL)
ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge		 L 89–94 OT 5–3
 Value City Arena (4,165)
Columbus, OH
12/04/2016*
2:00 PM		 No. 9 Cincinnati W 80–38  6–3
 Value City Arena (5,850)
Columbus, OH
12/07/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 12 Southern W 108–73  7–3
 Value City Arena (3,973)
Columbus, OH
12/11/2016*
2:00 PM		 No. 12 Canisius W 89–56  8–3
 Value City Arena (4,598)
Columbus, OH
12/16/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 12 Alabama State W 118–61  9–3
 Value City Arena (4,469)
Columbus, OH
12/19/2016*
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 No. 12 at No. 1 Connecticut L 63–82  9–4
 XL Center (9,379)
Hartford, CT
12/21/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 12 Winthrop W 88–48  10–4
 Value City Arena (4,347)
Columbus, OH
Big Ten regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 14 Minnesota W 87–62  11–4 (1–0)
 Value City Arena (7,105)
Columbus, OH
12/31/2016
3:00 PM, CBS		 No. 14 at Indiana W 92–82  12–4 (2–0)
 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,281)
Bloomington, IN
01/03/2017
9:00 PM, BTN		 No. 11 at Northwestern W 94–87  13–4 (3–0)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (971)
Evanston, IL
01/07/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 No. 11 Michigan W 96–87  14–4 (4–0)
 Value City Arena (6,636)
Columbus, OH
01/10/2017
8:00 PM, BTN		 No. 11 at Michigan State L 75–94  14–5 (4–1)
 Breslin Center (5,538)
East Lansing, MI
01/15/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN2		 No. 11 at Purdue W 61–56  15–5 (5–1)
 Mackey Arena (6,803)
West Lafayette, IN
01/19/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 16 Wisconsin W 70–61  16–5 (6–1)
 Value City Arena (4,466)
Columbus, OH
01/22/2017
5:00 PM		 No. 16 Illinois W 88–64  17–5 (7–1)
 Value City Arena (5,694)
Columbus, OH
01/26/2016
8:00 PM		 No. 15 at Minnesota W 88–76  18–5 (8–1)
 Williams Arena (2,896)
Minneapolis, MN
01/29/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 No. 15 Nebraska W 95–75  19–5 (9–1)
 Value City Arena (6,457)
Columbus, OH
02/01/2017
7:00 PM		 No. 14 Penn State W 87–72  20–5 (10–1)
 Value City Arena (4,541)
Columbus, OH
02/04/2017
2:00 PM, BTN		 No. 14 at Wisconsin W 96–68  21–5 (11–1)
 Kohl Center (4,454)
Madison, WI
02/12/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 No. 13 Iowa W 88–81  22–5 (12–1)
 Value City Arena (6,679)
Columbus, OH
02/16/2017
8:00 PM		 No. 12 at Nebraska W 87–69  23–5 (13–1)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,278)
Lincoln, NE
02/20/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 12 No. 2 Maryland W 98–87  24–5 (14–1)
 Value City Arena (6,505)
Columbus, OH
02/26/2017
3:00 PM, ESPN2		 No. 12 at Rutgers W 75–43  25–5 (15–1)
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,061)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
12:00 PM, BTN		 (1) No. 9 vs. (9) Northwestern
Quarterfinals		 W 99–68  26–5
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
03/04/2017
3:00 PM, BTN		 (1) No. 9 vs. (5) Purdue
Semifinals		 L 60–71  26–6
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/17/2017*
5:30 PM, ESPN2		 (5 L) No. 11 vs. (12 L) Western Kentucky
First Round		 W 70–63  27–6
 Memorial Coliseum (3,557)
Lexington, KY
03/19/2017*
12:00 PM, ESPN2		 (5) No. 11 L at (4) No. 18 Kentucky
Second Round		 W 82–68  28–6
 Memorial Coliseum (2,644)
Lexington, KY
03/24/2017*
7:00 PM, ESPN		 (5 L) No. 11 vs. (1 L) No. 2 Notre Dame
Sweet Sixteen		 L 76–99  28–7
 Rupp Arena (2,527)
Lexington, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. L=Lexington Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19Final
AP 7 7 8 9 12 12 12 14 11 11 16 15 14 13 12 12 9 11 11 N/A
Coaches 6т 8 8 10 12 13 13 13 13 11 13 14 14 13 12 9 8 10 10 10

See also

References
  1. "The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site The Ohio State University Official Athletic Site : Women's Basketball". OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
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